PRESORTED Inside this Sota Sota Per Copy STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE SWO declares state of emergency due to blizzard, power outages, flooding risk PAID Council suspends Chairwoman Robertson; Removal hearing Friday, March 29 ORTONVILLE, MN PERMIT NO. 3 Chairwoman, Tribal Secretary February 2019 reports; news from Council meetings Change service requested Emergency aid needed for Santee, Pine Ridge reservations Sota Iya Ye Yapi, P.O. Box 5, Wilmot, SD 57279 ¢ Sandbag operation underway at SWHA garage at Sisseton; Flood risk levels high Contents – Time-Dated News/Do Not Delay Correcting a misunderstanding: There is no current Tribal justice center plan Mailed at Ortonville, MN, Monday, March 25, 2019 75 Historical look at Sisseton-Wahpeton alcohol prevention/recovery resources Publication of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation since 1968

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Last Tuesday morning, March to perform the duties of office. payout and therefore … in violation requirement to provide the Tribal 19th, following an executive session, The Council alleges gross of Section 4(b)2, Misuse of office; Chairwoman with written statement Tribal Council passed resolution neglect of duties by failing to Code of Ethics of the SWO Revised of charges against her at least five SWO-19-014 suspending Ella follow the Accounting Policy when Constitution and By-Laws. (5) days prior to the hearing date Robertson from the Tribal Chair Chairwoman Robertson obtained 4. Section 4(b)4. Malfeasance of March 29, 2019, and that this TRIBAL COUNCIL Tribal funds or other resources for position, with pay, until a removal an unbudgeted leave payout without of Office. resolution shall be served to the RESOLUTION NO. SWO-19-016 such purposes; (d) to make rules hearing which will take place in authorization and therefore … in Based on the above-described Tribal Chairwoman within the time Declare a State of Emergency on governing the relationship of the Council chambers this Friday, violation of Section 4(a)1, Gross charges, the Council alleges that required. the Lake Traverse Reservation members of the Tribe, to Tribal March 29th. incompetency: unable or unwilling Tribal Chairwoman Robertson, (RESOLVED) … Tribal Passed by Tribal Council Tuesday, property, and to one another as Here are highlights: to perform the duties of office; in her official capacity, committed Council determines the need March 19, 2019 members of the Tribe; (e) to hire *Tribal Council has been made Code of Ethics of the SWO Revised a wrongful act by initiating, to suspend, with pay, Tribal WHEREAS, The Sisseton- employees and agents, including aware of alleged misconduct of Constitution and By-Laws. processing, and receiving the 2017 Chairwoman Robertson from her Wahpeton Oyate is organized under legal counsel, directly or as Tribal Chairwoman Robertson. 2. Section 4(b)1. Converting leave payout. And further allege an elected position until the outcome a Constitution and By-laws adopted independent contractors, and to *Due to the nature of the tribal property or monies without act of self-interest by expediting the of the hearing; and nothing in by the members of the compensate them for alleged misconduct, Tribal Council authorization through omission or issuance of payment to herself and this Resolution shall be construed Tribe on August 1-2, their services; (f) to has determined that suspension misrepresentation of facts. therefore … in violation of Section to deny the Tribal Chairwoman 1966, and approved deposit Tribal funds to is warranted, pending a removal The Council alleges 4(b)4, Malfeasance of Office; Code access to all official Oyate records by the Commissioner the credit of the Tribe, hearing, for Gross Neglect and Chairwoman Robertson by- of Ethics of the SWO Revised needed to defend herself against of Indian Affairs on without limitations Improper Conduct. passed the prescribed signature Constitution and By-Laws. the charges; and nothing in this August 25, 1966, and of the amount in any *It is the goal of the Tribal process and administered the leave *Section 55-01-09 of the Resolution shall be construed last amended effective account; (g) to take any Council to ensure that Tribal payout without authorization Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribal to make any conclusions of fact November 15, 2006; and action by ordinance, resolution, Chairwoman Robertson’s suspension and therefore she is in violation Code states: “A person so accused or law, or otherwise prejudge, WHEREAS, The Constitution or otherwise which are reasonably is followed promptly by removal of Section 4(b)1, Converting may be suspended from his/her whether or not, Tribal Chairwoman ARTICLE Ill, Section 1, states necessary through committees, proceedings where she shall be tribal property or monies without position with or without pay until Robertson’s conduct constitutes that, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate boards, agents or otherwise, to carry afforded the full opportunity to authorization through omission or such time guilt or innocence has improper conduct, malfeasance of shall be governed by a Council, and into effect the for-going purposes; defend herself against the charges misrepresentation of facts; Code been established. If the allegations office or violations of policy; that ARTICLE VII, Section 1, states (h) to promote public health, of Gross Neglect and Improper of Ethics of the SWO Revised are not substantiated, the person/ effective immediately Chairwoman that, the Council shall have the education, charity, and such other Conduct. Constitution and By-Laws. defendant should be restored to full Robertson is suspended, with following powers: (a) to represent services as may contribute to the *The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate 3. Section 4(b)2. Misuse of duties and responsibilities.” pay, pending a Removal Hearing the Tribe in all negotiations social advancement of the members Constitution and By-Laws grants office. *In addition to its express scheduled for March 29, 2019, at with Federal, State and local of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate; the DCA and/or the Tribal Council The Council alleges misuse Constitutional duties and 10:00 a.m., in the Tribal Council governments; (b) to acquire, own, (i) adopt resolutions regulating the the authority to determine improper of office when she obtained an responsibilities, Chapter 55 clearly chambers. use, manage, lease and otherwise procedures of the Tribal Council, conduct and the Tribal Council has unbudgeted leave payout after permits the Tribal Council to All voted in favor of the encumber and to dispose of Tribal its officials and committees in the determined the following charges having been denied by the former suspend members of the Tribal resolution, which was signed by property, both real and personal, conduct of Tribal Affairs; and support the alleged Gross Neglect Tribal Chairman and Tribal Council pending a final removal Tribal Vice-Chairman Floyd Kirk wherever situated; (c) to engage WHEREAS, beginning in and Improper Conduct of office: Council. Tribal Council alleges hearing. Jr. and Tribal Secretary Myrna in any business that will further 1. Section 4(a)1. Gross that she used her position as Tribal *The Tribal Council Thompson. the economic development of the Emergency declaration incompetency: unable or unwilling Chairwoman to obtain the leave acknowledges their constitutional Tribe and its Members, and to use Continued on Page 20

Tribal Council went into Chairwoman’s written report.) from elderly Tribal members. It is an option being explored added to the discussion. Tribal Attorney Deb Flute regular session last Tuesday After the Chairwoman’s report, And she asked for changes by the Tribal Secretary’s office and There was consensus that the was called to Council chambers morning, March 19th, with an Council went into executive session. made to Tribal code. Dakotah Pride Center. process needs to be overhauled for to give a legal opinion on what is agenda that had been postponed When coming out of executive Audrey German, Manager of Sara provided Council with a the sake of “fairness.” public information and what is twice due to winter storms. session, Council suspended the the Community Health Education 50-year history of alcohol/recovery Lorraine added “outside and confidential. Milton “Nippy” Owen, Old Chairwoman and Tribal Vice- program, reported on a Great Plains treatment provided on the Lake objective” to whoever assumes Council decided to release Agency District Councilman, gave Chairman Floyd Kirk Jr. began Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board Traverse Reservation (which is being responsibility for grievance hearing the resolution passed that morning the opening prayer. chairing. (GPTCHB) grant for $20,000. published elsewhere in this Sota). outcomes. which suspended the Chairwoman, First on the agenda was Council reviewed and approved The funding is for a Tribal The Judicial Committee was on The District Chairmen’s but no supporting evidence – approval of the requests for budget women’s health initiative and mini the morning agenda. Association (DCA) was on the which had been shared with the February draft modifications before health fair. Lorraine Rosseau introduced afternoon agenda. Chairwoman – would be released. minutes. Tribal Secretary (Editor’s note: See notices and members to Council. After giving their reports, DCA members received copies Chairwoman Myrna Thompson news elsewhere in this Sota about Following a noon break, District executives engaged with of the resolution. Ella Robertson gave gave her monthly the initiative and April 17th fair.) Tribal Council heard from DeVon Tribal Council in a long discussion The Sota editor requested a her monthly report. report. Health Coordinator Sara Bursheim, who gave the Human about suspension of the Tribal copy and received it for publication She talked The Tribal DeCoteau spoke next, asking that Resources report. Chairwoman in this, the next edition of the Sota. about her US Secretary said that Council approve an MOU with the There was a very lengthy The Tribal Vice-Chairman House testimony despite the weather- GPTCHB and a resolution adopting discussion about HR and the said that Council did not want to Council meetings in Washington, related closings, of the recovery/Good Samaritan code grievance process. prevent Ella Robertson from due Continued on Page 2 DC with input into the next DOI all programs under her office – with (see highlights of the code elsewhere Lorraine Rousseau and others process. budget, and updated Council on several new ones added – only one in this issue). talks with Emergency Management. was missing from the reports. The MOU for a “health board She said, “Yesterday we met She said that highlights of these consortium” would provide access on flooding (with Emergency monthly program reports would be to “(federal government) funding Big Coulee District Councilwoman Lisa Jackson Lisa submitted the statement which Chairwoman Coordinator Jim Pearson).” reported in the Sota. opportunities,” she said. represented the SWO Tribe at a U.S. Congressional field Robertson had provided in Washington, DC (published Planning was ongoing, she Myrna told Council about It would also give the Tribe hearing last Wednesday, March 20th, at Bismarck, ND. in its entirety in the March 6th Sota). reported, for setting up sandbag- an upcoming conference call to access to “(projects having) The five North Dakota tribes were invited to Purpose of the hearing was to get the tribes’ input filling operations in preparation for HHS in Washington, DC. This experience working with people who attend the hearing, which was conducted by the three in planning next year’s Department of Interior/BIA potential flooding. will give the Tribe an opportunity have addictions.” Congressional delegates representing the state in budget. There was discussion about to update funding sources on how Council approved both Washington, DC. Public safety is at the top of the list of concerns. wording for a declaration of a state its addiction/recovery programs are requests. of emergency. working. There was discussion on the Tribal Attorney Deb Flute She gave Council a heads- transfer of the old hospital site from was brought in and asked to add up that Lake Area Vo-Tech in IHS to the Tribe. “flooding” to the language. Watertown is requesting support for The property was transferred in (Editor’s note: See the an upcoming pow wow. fall 2018 under a quit claim deed, declaration in its final form here on For $4,000, the Tribe would with the stipulation that the land be page one.) become a sponsor, with its logo used by the Tribe within the scope There was a discussion of needs featured in advertisements and of its IHS master contract. of members of the Santee Sioux exhibit space provided for the event. The site is nearly “cleaned up,” sister tribe in Nebraska impacted by (Editor’s note: See the Tribal with the exception of two houses severe flooding. Secretary’s written report.) originally built as staff housing. These included “water and Martha Renville spoke to Vine Marks asked a question baby items.” Council on behalf of the Tribal about the water system at the site. A request was made to get into Elderly Advisory Board. There was discussion of the contact with Santee law enforcement Martha called attention property being considered as the Big Coulee District Councilwoman Lisa Jackson (second from left) testifies on behalf of the and emergency management. to elderly abuse – children, possible site for a new treatment SWO Tribe on March 20th in a public hearing conducted by the three ND Congressional delegates at (Editor’s note: See the grandchildren demanding money facility. Bismarck. Photo courtesy of Lorraine Shepherd-Davis. Page 2 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - March 27, 2019

SWO Emergency Tribal personnel and Potential for flooding is high emergencies, call Tribal Law Management, in cooperation with volunteers, including Tiospa Zina as this year’s near-record snowfall Enforcement at 605-698-7661 the Sisseton-Wahpeton Housing Tribal School students, began filling melts. and/or Emergency Management Authority, has set up sandbagging bags Thursday afternoon. Check out KXSW-FM and Coordinator Jim Pearson at 605- operations at the SWHA The sandbagging will continue Facebook for updates. 742-0919. maintenance garage east of Sisseton. while needed. To report flooding or other

Tiospa Zina youth helping shoulder the work load. John Heminger Photography.

SWO Emergency Management and Sisseton-Wahpeton Emergency Management Coordinator Jim Pearson lends a hand filling Housing Authority have set up sandbagging operations at the sandbags alongside these Tiospa Zina students, brought to the SWHA garage SWHA maintenance garage. John Heminger Photography. by Tribal Youth Director Derrick McCauley. John Heminger Photography. The discussion centered on which would have five varieties…. Council meetings Dakota DOT Heavy Construction Continued from Page 1 how to “draw-down” funding for a “(We) would like to expand as Training First afternoon's work, sandbags loaded onto pallets ready to Tribal Council resumed on Planning Department project. soon as possible.” - South Dakota Department be taken where needed. John Heminger Photography. Thursday morning, March 21, for a Christine Fineday, Executive A motion was made and of Transportation Heavy half-day session. Administrative Assistance, answered approved. Construction Training. This is are five (5) parolees that are listed for the Treasured Elders has been Curtis Bissonette, Long Hollow questions. Council discussed the overall a one-day seminar introducing as absconders and three (3) parolees on the database. Hutch continues Councilman, offered the morning While details were kept budget. individuals to the employment listed as attempt to locate. There are working on the graphic design prayer. confidential, Council did move The Vice-Chairman said that opportunities and employers on four (4) parolees in custody; two (2) needs for the workbook which was Jerry Eastman, manager, gave to make the payment with “across the board cuts” are necessary. the Heavy Construction industry. parolees on extended confinement. brought in by Rebecca Theisen, as the Realty report. reimbursement coming from the He said program managers This seminar is being hosted by the Thirty-four (34) parolees are in well as a storybook of an ehanna Heipa District Councilman draw-down account. have been asked to consider how Sisseton-Wahpeton TERO office on compliance. story told by Phyllis Roberts and, Winfield Rondell JR requested that Vice-Chairman Kirk called it much of the cuts they can take. April 11, 2019 from 8:30 to 4:00 SWO SORO currently has in addition, on flashcards which Realty come back with an expense “our only option,” and Lake Traverse “We need to be fair in cuts,” pm. thirty-sex (37) registered Sex feature original art by Hutch. We and revenue report. District Councilman Francis he said. *South Dakota Native Offenders on the registry. Five are getting ready to ship samples Harold “Sonny” Hill, EDA Crawford moved to “go ahead and Charnelle Gill was next on the Homeownership Coalition (5) registered Sex Offenders were to Shakopee, who funded Hutch’s Planner, presented the Planning pay, with reimbursement from agenda, with the Early Childhood Construction Internship Program. seen for mandatory visits. Three position for this year after I applied Department report. (draw-down).” Intervention Program report. At this time the Construction (3) investigations were completed to them for funding. Council approved an invoice There was discussion of Council approved a request Internship Program will not be for the month. Thirteen (13) Recording Elders. We continue for the University of Minnesota for “Dakota Hemp” as a possible name for on-site training pending legal initiated here on the Lake Traverse compliance checks were conducted. to video and/or audio record elders. contract work with the SWO on its for the Tribe’s hemp business. review. Reservation for lack of funding Ninety (90) employment checks Some recordings are of one elder industrial hemp project. Discussion of hiring an Other monthly reports were participation. were completed for the month. doing the talking and some are with There was discussion on need additional grants writer resumed given by the Education Office, Head Dept. of Transportation The director attended one two or more elders talking with for another grants writer in the when LeeAnn TallBear, Planning Start, and Enrollment before the Cliff Eberhardt, Director webinar on February 13, 2019, each other. Our purpose for these Planning office. Department Manager, came into session adjourned at noon. Projects/Consultant “Women who Molest Children.” recordings is simply to archive them Another topic was a contract Council chambers. Next scheduled Tribal Council Agreement. On February 15, 2019, the Director for the future. We would like to with BastCore of Omaha, Nebraska, Heipa Councilman Winfield session is this Wednesday, March Task Orders: attended budget training sponsored work on these videos, by subtitling for planting industrial hemp in this Rondell JR asked, “Didn’t we 28, for gaming and for-profit a. Task order #1911-00273-1 by the SWO budget office. On and documenting the content, but year’s growing season. approve another grants writer?” reports. Safety Plan Update. February 21, 2019, the SORO staff we do not have the staff which can The grow site will be in North LeeAnn responded, “Yes … but On Friday morning, Council The SWO DOT Safety plan viewed a 17 minute video created do this. Dakota. we never did get the money….” meets for the Chairwoman’s removal is required by the BIA DOT to be and produced by the Watertown Database. Work continues on A big concern was a deadline “And we have less money now hearing. updated every 4 years. The SWO Initiative to Prevent Sex Trafficking our database, which is starting out looming on Friday, March 22nd, for than we had last year,” she said. Oyate are reminded that these DOT had completed a grant regarding “Reach to End Sex as a spreadsheet while we decide a large transfer of funds from one LeeAnn requested a budget meetings are open. proposal to the TTP safety funds Trafficking in Native American which database software to use. This account to another. modification for the hemp project, grant NOFO for the updating Communities.” The video is a is probably at least one or two more process and were awarded the resource to support efforts to end years of work to finish. We received funding to move forward with the sex trafficking in Native American delivery of the recording station update. This update will be TTPSF communities. equipment which was purchased for grant funding. The SWO SORO office is us by Carleton College on February b. Task order #1911-00272-1 working on a billboard on Hwy 10 12th. We are grateful to receive this March 19, 2019 Standard Operating Procedures. contractor built and half prebuilt Long Range transportation Plan for Sexual Assault Awareness month equipment which is at no cost to us. Submitted by Ella Robertson Programs were also required to homes Update. in April 2019. The equipment includes a computer, Tribal Chairwoman provide our office with a SWOT *Future IHS Projects 2018- The LRTP is a federally Lake Traverse Utility Commission with recording related software Request Approval for Analysis of their program which 2019. submitted 20 year plan required John Cloud, Director already installed; microphone with resolutions: will assist in future development of *Peever Flats Water System in by the BIA DOT. This is a LTUC continues to inspect accessories; soundproofing barriers 1. Approval for SWHA short and long term goals. Programs the planning process. Bid Closed comprehensive plan and will bring community systems (water storages, and a portable stand-alone recorder. to apply for ICDBG Grant as that receive “program support” not Awarded. all our transportation needs into booster & lift stations) through the We are planning on recording of requested by Eric Shepherd, from Gaming, Tax, TERO or Lease *Veblen Flats Waste Water perspective. Giving the Tribe and closed working days, some of the entries to the database Housing Director. Income were directed to make System in the planning process. the SWO DOT a clear idea of all which were caused from the when the college is on Spring break 2. Approval of Disaster appropriate cuts to their budget *Old Agency Water System in our transportation needs for the heavy snow falls or the very cold during the month of March. Declaration as requested by Jim to alleviate our deficit and reliance the planning process. Lake Traverse Reservation. Federal days. Our plan is to record the Pearson, EMS Coordinator. on projected income which is not *Individual tribal member TTP funded. Repair water leaks and sewer entire database so that in the future 3. Approval of contract renewal guaranteed. Did not schedule a homes along WEB system that need c. Task order #1911-00492-1 lines that were froze up due to our people will be able to hear the for Mark Van Norman. program managers meeting for to be connected, in the planning SWO Grant Applications. unoccupied units without heat or correct pronunciation of the words 4. Approval of RFP for Debt February as individual meetings process. - The SWO DOT is dedicated trailer homes not skirted up good and phrases as they are said today, Consolidation. were being held; next program *Red Iron water storage tank to being prepared for any grant or people forgetting to plug in their by our first language elders. 5. Approval of Great Plains managers meeting will be scheduled -Bids Closed not Awarded. opportunity that is made public. risers with heat tape. One needs new Language Classes. We have Tribal Chairman’s Association for March. Roundtables were held *Phase II Sisseton tribal One of the project plans is a new sewer system (there will be I.H.S. cancelled our language classes, both MOU. with DNGE, RPC/Hemp & Code, member sewer service line SWO DOT facility. This is a fairly work order for spring installation) the intermediate on Wednesdays and Calendar of Events Legal, and Tax Office. replacement - Funded working aggressive plan and being prepared Two I.H.S. work orders were the beginners on Fridays. I’m sure February 16th - Treaty Day (The Chairwoman’s report on design Bid Winter 2019 for the each NOFO when it comes partially done: you have all heard that our teacher, Round Dance. includes severance packages paid construction 2019. out will put the SWO ahead of the 1. Morgan Redday Sr.- sewer Phyllis Roberts, had a stroke. Please February 22nd - Guest Speaker to the outgoing Council and *Tribal Projects. game. In looking forward there are service line added on. continue to pray for her continued at Dakota Sioux Casino Awards Executives, which she wanted made *Elderly complex. On hold engineering aspects such as land 2. Jesse Chanku - new home - healing. We still need her. Banquet. public, but by direction of the SWO seeking financing and new plan survey and basic building designs installed water line and sewer service Animation Project. The February 27th - Tribal and Legal Department that information development. to have prepared. Also keeping line, septic tank. Ground work will grant application to the Kellogg State Relations Day, Pierre, SD. is not being published.) *Barker Hill Water project the annual transit grants in our be competed in spring, ground Foundation was sent out. We are February 28 & March 1st - TERO Report - Awarded to J & J Earth Works, plans. This task order will give us frozen. still awaiting feedback. Governance and Tribal Enterprise DelRay D. German, Director Phase 1 complete. the opportunity to work with our Did not get the monthly water Bible. Work continues on Workshop, SWO Admin. *Day Labor - Dakota Magic *DNGE Projects. consultant to be better prepared. billing out, due to the weather retyping the Bible so that it can Information - Administrative Casino 178 weeks. The total *Dakota Connection in Motion #1: To approve the task related closure of SWO. Will get be reprinted by us. The first book, There were a total of 5 (five) number of workers for DNGE planning and development. orders and supporting budgets. billing done the month of February Genesis, is completely typed and administrative snow days and 3 construction has finished. The one *Dakota Magic Casino SWO Parole Office/SORO for 2 months. (January & February). is undergoing proofreading. Our (three) 10 a.m. late starts and 3 temp hired individuals for phase III Renovation and Expansion, Joan White, Director Collected our monthly BacT recording and documentation (three) early dismissals. demolition/renovation currently on- Completed. In February 2019, Parole samples from the communities. specialist, DeAnn Birdsbill, works There have been a total of 78 going and four regular temp hires *Sisseton Wahpeton College. Agent Hart assumed supervision Community Center on typing this between recordings emergency requests for assistance for grounds keeping for DMC. The - 32-unit dormitory project of the SWO parole caseload. She Prepared the community center and the post production of those through the General Welfare Fund temporary hires are down to four - Awarded to Firefly Builders. In will continue to be monitored for two funerals. recordings. She is currently working for medical related emergencies, individuals total. Progress on schedule for March. and receive ongoing training until Clean up after to prepare for on the third book of the bible. propane, electric or wood heating *The South Dakota Native - Temporary Student Housing. she becomes proficient in the any other upcoming events. Because we are typing this with needs. There have been a total of Homeownership Coalition has - Completed. supervision of parolees. Due to the Dakotah Language Institute Dakotah on one side, and English 17 wake orders for funerals and 13 invited the SWO TERO to partner *SD DOT, Watertown Area weather, only one Wellness Team Tammy DeCoteau, Director on the other so that it can be used burial cost requests. These are the on their construction internship 2019: meeting was held. On February We lost another first language not only for its spiritual use, but total requests that we have received program for 2019. - Roberts Co. I-29 Paving. 13, 2019, the third interagency speaker this month. We now have also as a language learning tool, since January 1, 2019. *SWHA upcoming Awarded to REEDE Const. agreement with the state was signed 53 first language fluent speakers. this is very time consuming. The Held individual meetings construction projects for 2019. Beginning 2019. PreCon meeting by the Tribe and remains in effect Curriculum. There has been proofreading of this is another with tribal programs to gain an There are 20-30 single family scheduled for 3/8 Training until June 30, 2020. no action by the Treasured Elders project which was being worked understanding of their program, homes to be financed by HUD 184 Opportunities - SDNHOC There are currently 48 parolees on the language arts section of the on by Phyllis. I am currently staff, objectives, and develop and First Tribal Lending for half Internship Program & South on the SWO Parole Program. There curriculum. The focus this month working on a grant application Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, March 27, 2019 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 3

bring about a catharsis – a comprehensive behind-the- Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, was then located in the scenes look into how the Tribe is managed. Joe Robbie Center, downtown Sisseton. And no one should be ignoring the federal ***** indictments involving the Tribe’s Dakota Nation Elder’s Meditation: Development Corporation! “Everything’s so simple, and we make everything so Last week in Council chambers, Vine Marks asked complicated. That’s why we’re confused.” what is meant by “an investigation?” –Vickie Downey, TEWA/Tesuque Pueblo He was referring to investigations made when The Creator designed a very simple set of Laws for Executives and/or Council members are suspended us to follow. If we follow these simple things, we’ll be pending a removal hearing. happy. If we don’t follow these simple things, our lives Vine made the point that an investigation is only become complicated. For example: Sota editorial – meaningful if it’s done by credible outside, objective Respect Mother Earth resources. Love one another How Time may judge leaders That point was also made by Lorraine Rousseau, Be truthful Repeated from Sota #11-2019 who had spoken earlier – this was Tuesday afternoon – Give to your brother and sisters Our concern is with elected leaders of our SWO Tribe, and how Time might judge them. during discussion of what everyone seemed to agree is a Be gentle with each other First, Time may ask whether each has used their temporary authority solely for benefit of the Oyate or if they flawed HR grievance process. Be happy used that power for personal interests. Removal hearing for Ella Robertson as Following these simple Laws will have great Second, Time may ask each if they held ego in check and understood that winning an election does not Chairwoman is scheduled in Council chambers this rewards. suddenly turn a person into a master of the complex skills needed to manage a tribal nation and did they seek out Friday morning, March 29. ***** the best qualified advisors. ***** Words to consider (or, perhaps not!): Third, Time may ask each, after serving their term in office, if they had compassion and gratitude for the Thank you to Tammy and Darrell DeCoteau for It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are Oyate who placed hope and trust in their leadership. gathering donations and delivering them last week to punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the Of the Oyate, Time may ask what have you done to assist your leaders in how to answer these questions. relatives at Santee. sound of trumpets. - Voltaire (1694 - 1778) -cdf Theirs was the first public effort by the SWO to The human brain starts working the moment you respond to our sister tribe’s state of emergency. are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in And thank you to the Oyate who came to Dakotah public. - George Jessel Language Institute last Monday with donations and We are here on Earth to do good to others. What cash for their run to Nebraska that evening after work. the others are here for, I don’t know. - W. H. Auden It is not always about waiting for others to do (1907 - 1973) something rather what we ourselves take responsibility That’s the funny thing about havin’ a kid. They for … taking action and doing what needs to be done. come with their own set of problems; make everything ***** else you were worried about seem kinda silly. - Greg Thanks also to Tom Wilson and John Heminger Garcia, Raising Hope, Dead Tooth, 09-28-10 for also taking supplies to Santee on behalf of the SWO Good judgement comes from experience. Tribe. Experience comes from bad judgement. - Unknown, We are disappointed to have vital issues facing the potential for serious flooding). See updates provided by KXSW and videos by quoted by Jim Horning new Council continue to be stalled. Now, coming out of the storm, we find leadership John Heminger Photography on Facebook. The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous First, it was the Trump-imposed federal shutdown. apparently failing the number one basic rule (see our John has also been providing videos calling phrase; if you pursue happiness you’ll never find it. - C. Then the winter storm cycle that caused days upon March 13th editorial, re-published this week) regarding attention to local flood prevention as the risk remains P. Snow (1905 - 1980) days of Tribal program shutdowns – culminating in a putting members’ needs above personal interests. high. ***** major blizzard and power outages (followed now by Perhaps the suspension of the Chairwoman can ***** The Sota is always looking for news of the Oyate. Remember that Pine Ridge has also declared a If you have information and/or photos of to the Council on Library and the orders. FEE TO TRUST 2019: storm-related emergency, and its people are in need of newsworthy happenings in your family or community, Information Services, for a grant Planned travel. Travel is Due to the US Government assistance. please consider sharing with your Sota staff. program called Digitizing Hidden planned to Spirit Lake to attend a shut down, the Sisseton Agency BIA See the article provided by MAST and Great Plains For submission deadlines and other information, Collections. This grant application working group meeting to plan a was closed and did not complete Tribal Chairmen’s Association elsewhere in this Sota. see below: is to digitize this bible (which is Dakotah language conference, to be any Fee-to-Trust transactions for the ***** Except for holidays copy to be considered for what we DeAnn is doing) but to hosted in a central location, HERE, month of January 2019. If you are concerned that your property may be publication – news, advertising, editorial opinion letters, also make it available digitally and on this reservation. The last meeting AGRICULTURE LEASING flooded and need sandbags, please contact the Tribe’s etc. – is to be submitted to: Sota, P.O. Box 5, Wilmot, it will add another staff person to was cancelled due to weather, but deals with land leases, farmer Emergency Management Coordinator Jim Pearson at SD 57279 by 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. FAX and e-mail type. We plan to also print it, but it another planning meeting has been issues, payments, contract disputes, 605-742-0919. submissions will be accepted until 12:00 noon on will have to come out in volumes. scheduled for March 15th. A local bonding, negotiations, lease Sandbag filling operations are underway at the Friday (with the exception of letters to the editor/open The entire Dakotah language trip to the former Blue Cloud Abbey processing and bid sheets. These SWHA maintenance garage on the east side of Sisseton. letters to the Oyate, or “opinion*letters, which must be Bible is 1695 pages (both Old and is scheduled to help them plan a processes are followed according to ***** received by 10:00 a.m. Thursday). New Testaments) but because it is summer camp. This camp will focus CFR regulations. Agriculture leases We extend congratulations to Naomi Barker and If you are writing an opinion letter, please note being typed in two languages on on the Dakotah language hymns. once approved are for five (5) year are glad to hear from our TVSO Geri Opsal that Naomi that it must be signed and the author’s name will appear each page, it is currently 2.5 times Tribal Realty terms, with option to negotiate will be honored for her service to our country. in print. Letters must not contain libel and must be that amount, so it will be at over Jerry Eastman, Director every fourth year. Watch for announcement of the place and time. brief, ideally 500 words or less. Letters may be edited a 4000 page publication. Genesis This past month Tribal HOME SITE LEASING Please read what Geri says about Naomi in her for content. Omissions will be identified with periods alone is 216 pages and it started Realty has been working on the deals with the process of creating report to our veterans in this week’s Sota. . . . editor’s explanations will be provided in [brackets]. when it was Dakotah only, as 80 following items within each of its accessible adequate home sites. ***** Readers who want access to unedited versions will need pages. One advantage, which we internal departments, along with This is determined by location, Our thanks to Tribal Health Coordinator Sara to contact the authors. anticipated has now has become a the Buffalo Program. Overall both soil testing, THPO and Natural DeCoteau for providing an historical look at the Tribe’s Earlier receipt of copy is always appreciated. So, reality, is that things in the bible programs continue to make strides Resources Clearances. Then addiction recovery programs. if you are aware of a date or message that needs to be have been found which we didn’t and progress towards our goals to presented to RPC and Tribal There is a lot of information in this week’s Sota, publicized or advertised, please let us know about it in have in our database. For example, make both programs as successful Council for final approval. The but we encourage readers to include Sara’s chronology of advance of the weekly deadline. DeAnn recently found references to as possible to benefit the members timeline to create a home site start the Sisseton-Wahpeton alcohol treatment services. The preferred way to submit typed articles and ads, the names of some birds in the part of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. to finish is contingent upon all Sara’s article brings back memories. art and photos, is by e-mail. about Noah’s ark. The knowledge Besides the routine daily workload. the clearances, this can be a long We recall visiting New Hope Manor in 1971, when The editor can be reached at the following e-mail of the names of all of the birds is We have been focusing on crop lengthy process. Other areas worked the Tribe’s alcohol treatment center was located on the address: endangered on this reservation. sharing leases and new housing on include file processing to be hillside above Agency Village. [email protected] Many of the elders that have went development areas. A lot of Realty’s uploaded into the Realty Database We interviewed the staff and residents and took For more information, leave a message on the Sota on their journey already, were the and Buffalo Management functions System and Partitioning lands pictures for a feature we published in the Valley News. production office voicemail (605) 938-4452, or send a ones that knew the names of all of are repetitive from week to week. owned by majority by the tribe. At that time we would meet monthly with Moses fax to the 24-hour dedicated line (605) 938-4676. the birds. Already we lost the names LAND ACQUISITIONS LEASE COMPLIANCE has Gill to write up a Chairman’s column for the newspaper. of many of the common plants. consist of land purchases, sales, been processing rental reviews for Chairman Gill’s office, the headquarters of the CDF We only have the names for most exchanges, partitions, fee patents, the current lease negotiations. This of the pejuhuta plants, but not the and appraisal services. Below is an a difficult process used to determine ones like, the little purple clover. overview of the current status of the current recommended rental Sota Iya Ye Yapi No one remembers it. Specific birds finalized and pending acquisitions. rate. Compliance continues to look Official newspaper of the and plants are not a common topic LAND ACQUISITIONS into matters such as usable acreage, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe of everyday conversation, so this (Completed within the past 3 checking lease files for grazing Of the Lake Traverse Reservation language. DeAnn’s position was also months) plans and farm plans. Compliance Since 1968 partially funded by Shakopee. *SWO purchased 108 tracts is also looking into lands that will Sota Iya Ye Yapi Staff Notice to subscribers: A handy clip-out form is available Gift Shop. Our gift shop is of land from 17 land sale applicants require surveys to resolve boundary C.D. Floro...... Managing Editor for your convenience. open. We still have some people totaling 342.74 acres. disputes. Compliance has been a big John Heminger...... Photographer For more information concerning news, advertising, shopping, but it has slowed down *21 full appraisals & 87 desk assistance to leasing and home site Christy Floro...... Office/Distribution Manager or subscriptions, contact the Sisseton-Wahpeton after Christmas. Because our appraisals clerks. Earth and Sky Enterprises...... Production Oyate Tribal Vice-Chairman’s office at (605) 698- current staff go into the shop when *2 land exchanges BUFFALO MANAGEMENT. Annual Subscription Rates 3911, or the Sota production office: voice-mail customers come in, we have no PENDING The main goal of Buffalo Enrolled Tribal members...... $46 (605) 938-4452; fax (605) 938-4676; or send staffing costs for the gift shop, so *25 Land Exchange Management is to maintain the Incarcerated/Elderly...... $40 e-mail to our expenses are very low. We did applications herd in sufficient numbers to meet All others/U.S. domestic...... $56 [email protected] First Class...... $96 Also, visit the Sota Iya Ye Yapi site on the World order a cash register system that will *22 applications to Purchase the present and future economic, Classified Advertising Rates Wide Web (updated at least weekly): http://www. help us with our inventory tracking. from the SWO recreational, cultural and aesthetic Classified Ad, min. (20 words or less)...... $3 earthskyweb.com/sota.htm Currently, we take a photograph of *151 Land Sale applications needs of Tribal members now and in Each additional word, add...... $.15 Policy regarding open letters to the Oyate every single item, and by hand mark from SWO membership the future. We are able to continue Deduct for each repeat CA, pd. in advance...... 25% If you are writing an opinion letter, please note that it items that are sold. We want to be *126 Full Appraisals to provide cull animals for Inter- Sunshine Advertising Rates must be signed and the author’s name will appear sure that our artists are paid for *1,617 Desk Appraisals Tribal needs listed in the culling Rate, 1 col. no photo...... $3.00 in print, it must not contain libelous statements, every item when it is sold. One of FEE TO TRUST deals with policy. We are able to provide Rate, 1 col. with photo...... $7.00 and it should be brief, ideally 500 words or less, in the side benefits of having this gift the process of transferring fee processed meet at a reduced fee to Rate, 2 col. with photo...... $14.00 order to be considered for publication. shop is that we have a lot of people land into federal trust status. This our Tribal Members. We continue to Note: Please enclose self-addressed, stamped envelope Views expressed are those of the authors and do not now seeing our language materials. sometimes becomes a complicated provide processed USDA inspected if you want photos returned. necessarily reflect opinions of the staff or the Although these were primarily and technical process. Current status meat to the Enemy Swim Day Display Advertising Rate Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe of the Lake developed for schools, many people of pending trust cases. School as well as Dakota Crossing Rate, per column inch...... $4.05 Traverse Reservation. Editorials by the staff do not buy them for their families and FEE TO TRUST FILES. Grocery Store. Normally we work SWO Candidates Political Advertising Rate necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Tribe. after the gift shop, those sales have RESOLUTIONS our buffalo herds every third week Rate, per column inch...... $2.50 Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the increased substantially. PENDING LEGAL REVIEW & in November and provide our Notice to Contributors Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair Submit news and advertising copy, as well as subscription Printing and Publishing. CHAIRWOMAN SIGNATURE: herd numbers and breakdown by use for purposes such as criticism, comment, orders, to: Sota Iya Ye Yapi, P.O. Box 5, Wilmot, As always, work continues in the TITLE COMMITMENT age and sex. However, with our news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and SD 57279. Deadline for receipt of all copy to be printing and publishing areas of the INSURANCE REQUESTED. steel project unfinished and staff research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright considered for publication is 12:00 noon on Friday statute that might otherwise be infringing. operation. It takes one full time staff REQUEST FOR FINAL prior to the week of publication (with the exception member and at least half of the time OPINION. Chairwooman’s report Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the Continued on Page 4 of letters to the editor/Oyate, or “opinion” letters, balance in favor of fair use. of another staff member to print all REJECTED APPLICATIONS. which are to be submitted by 10:00 a.m. Thursday.) Page 4 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - March 27, 2019

under development of where to *Created a latitude & Project Area place feeders for the pheasants longitude/coordinate for each *Created a map combining and turkey that have been under District Center tribal trust land and wind turbines observance with food access issues. 5. GIS Priority Layer Data for proposed area Deer herds are being observed *Created a shapefile of tribal 15. Created 2 new 911 for any unusual behaviors that can members with medical needs addresses for 2 SWHA homes at Lesley had one daughter, Kaydeen Rose Kampeska, be an indicator of a disease. No *Coordinated with Programs Long Hollow housing Funeral for Lesley and two grandsons, Wesley and Kade St. John. She positive cases have been confirmed to gather information 16. Created a SWO GIS Map Kampeska loved these three dearly. to date. *Updated SWO GIS Residents file on the Shared Drive Funeral service for Lesley “Les” She also has two sisters, Jackie and Rhonda Hunting and Fishing sales layer with priority information Gaming Commision Kampeska, 51, of Wilmot, South Dakota Kampeska. report. 6. Updated the GIS website Shanda Bissonette, Director was held Thursday afternoon, March 21, She was the youngest daughter of Received a payment from linking the Tribal Rural Residents 24 licensing actions by the 2019 at the SWO community center, Wesley Kampeska and Amelia “Dutchy” BastCore for the hemp bales with the Snow Removal Web App Gaming Commissioners for Agency Village, SD with the Rev. Fr. Schweigman Kampeska. harvested during the Hemp Pilot 7. Supplied the Vice- February 2019. Charles Chan, John Cloud III Senior Her mother passed away when project in North Dakota. Planning Chairman’s office with original 25 applications processed for Catechist, Clyde Kampeska, and Darrell she was four years old, and Lesley and Department agreed to the proceeds electrical plans for the Admin the month of February. Mireau officiating. Kaydeen lived with her dad and grandpa be provided to the Fish & Wildlife building (31 files) and HVAC plans *License renewals were held at Pallbearers were Calvin Max Sr., Wesley. Department for the costs incurred to in digital format. DSC on February 13, 2019. George Neilan, Alex Wanna, Thomas Lesley worked at Dakota Magic the F&W Dept. during the project 8. Compiled and converted *Had to be rescheduled from Lee, Jacob Keeble, Thurman Frenier, and Casino when it opened as a cashier then in 2018. GIS tribal land layers into shapefiles initial date due to weather. Mark Schindlebower. as a supervisor. The two tractor operators have for FEMA. *License renewals were held at Honorary pallbearers were Lydell Barse, Lisa Barse, She loved her job, counting money and working been busy with assisting the roads *Tom Birney, National DMC on February 14, 2019. Jodeen Crawford, Romy Schindlebower, Ann Keeble, with numbers. She was well liked by her staff. When she department with clearing member’s Hazards Program Spec. *Had to be rescheduled from Lynette LaCroix, Margaret Roy, Ashley Lee, and Fran was working as a porter she would always stop and chat, driveways by means of two tractor 9. Reviewed Fee to Trust initial date due to closure. Bird. laugh and joke then move on. driven snow blowers. Report, no GIS layers created at this *Renae Martin, North Dakota Interment will be in the St. Mary Episcopal Lesley also worked at the Wilmot Nursing Home There was no activity within time Attorney General’s office was here Cemetery, Agency Village, South Dakota in the spring. taking care of all the elderly. She loved their stories, the fish hatchery the month of 10. Wrote and published a on February 27, 2019 for her Wake services were held Tuesday evening and all- laughing and talking with them. February. The Fish Hatchery GIS news article on GeoPlatform monthly inspection. night Wednesday at the community center. Lesley never stayed in one place for long, and she recirculation system will begin to technology and published snow *Report not received yet. The Cahill Funeral Chapel, Sisseton, South Dakota missed her father and was very lonesome. be installed the month of March. removal routes in the Sota *19 Urinalysis tests were was in charge of funeral arrangements. Les will be missed, her laughter and her smile. She This system represents a new and *The article focused on the performed for other entities. Lesley passed away at her home in Wilmot, SD is with her father now and will unique way to farm fish. Instead of implementation of GeoPlatform and Upcoming Staff Activities: that she shared with her companion of two years, be together again forever. the traditional method of growing Collector App into the GIS Program *License Renewals are George Keeble on March 12, 2019 of a massive heart For Lesley’s obituary and on-line registry, please fish out doors in open ponds, this 11. Mapped 5 acres for Tribal scheduled for March 6, 2019 at attack. visit www.cahillfuneralchapel.com system rears fish at high densities Realty land exchange DSC. in indoor tanks with a controlled *Created land description for *License Renewals are to chemical carryover. Sweet corn, a setback from the trees equal to environment. The contractor Eco two 2.5 acre parcels scheduled for March 7, 2019 at Chairwoman’s report Resource Solutions from Arvada *Created map showing land DMC. Continued from Page 3 popcorn, and colored corn may be the height of the trees estimated planted as well as dry edible beans 30-40 ft tall. This would hopefully Colorado provided the assessment in boundary *NDAG monthly site visit 2017 and a majority of the funding 12. Attended 2020 US Census hasn’t been scheduled yet for March. injuries, we will be working our such as pintos. Alfalfa and some avoid burying the high tunnel with for the RAS was secured from a BIA Tribal Participant Statistical Areas SWO Sexual Assault Services herd next season as recommended small grains are, by label, able to be snow, avoid tree root competition Hatchery Rehab grant in 2018. We Program (PSAP) tribal training Program by our veterinarian. One of the planted. Many factors, including under the high tunnel, and protect are anticipating the fish hatchery via webinar. This project is now in Winona Parizo, Manager grants that was submitted to ITBC rainfall and soil types, determines the high tunnel from the prevailing RAS to be completed by May 2019. progress since we have received the Went before Tribal Council on was SWO Food Sovereignty- Bison the amount of chemical carryover northwest wind. Consideration of GIS/Zoning material to begin work and training. Feb. 5th, 2019 to request permission Marketing. The goal of SWO Food that remains in the soil. A field placing high tunnels in this location Michael LaBatte, GIS Manager 13. Technology demonstration to apply for a 3-year federal grant Sovereignty Bison Marketing is bioassay or soil test to determine is water run off entering the site 1. Online ESRI training and presentation for IHS. for $300,000 (no matching funds to generate an income stream for the amount of chemical carryover from a drainage ditch outlet to the attended by staff *At the request of IHS our required). With the Council’s the tribe utilizing the Bison. SWO remaining in the soil may be a south may cause water to flow north *ESRI ArcGIS Server training office presented the technology that approval it was submitted and we has become cognizant of Food good thing to do on this site for a and cause some access problems if *Learned the site configuration is used by SWO GIS: Trimble T10, are waiting. Sovereignty and healthy foods and reference and to actually know what run off is high. A 30’ by 72’ high and administration of data on server MidStates/Frontier Precision VRS I was called into work by the is taking steps to help promote these is there. The tenant also applied tunnel should fit the site but a *GIS services applications, system, R10 Trimble Rover, Verizon FBI and Tribal police to meet and concepts. With several different nitrogen and potassium as fertilizer longer tunnel might get wet. techniques to use to ensure best MiFi, GeoPlatform, Collector App, offer services 1 time. This resulted in managers in recent years with in the fall of 2018. A rollout meeting for the practices ArcGIS 10.6, & Civil 3D 2019 escorting the victim/client to CDP. different visions of the bison herd, a With the idea of planting 7 incubator farm is in planning with 2. Performed BAS (Census/ *The attendees of this meeting I provided transportation to concise business/marketing plan has acres in mind, some investigation the intended date in mid-March in GEO) Tribal Boundary and were: Jacob (Jake) Rahn - IHS Sioux the Watertown Domestic Violence not been completed. It is a goal of was done regarding purchasing a the rotunda of the Admin Building. Annexation Survey City District GIS, Kary Gregoire Shelter for a family of 3. this management team to develop 2 row, row crop planter capable Planned speakers would be Zach *Reviewed Lake Traverse - IHS Sioux City Surveyor, Dave I had 2 Social Support a long term plan of action for the of planting corn and dry edible Ducheneaux of the Inter Tribal Reservation Boundary data for the Johnson - IHS Sioux City District group meetings with 6 clients in Bison Marketing project. Some beans in 30” rows with a tractor. Ag Council, Chairwoman Ella US Census Bureau Engineer, Len Wegener - IHS attendance. options being looked at pertaining These planters are capable of Robertson, Jerry Eastman of Tribal *Reviewed multiple Census Sisseton Construction Control I was on vacation for a week to Bison are 1) production and planting in tilled, prepared soil Realty, and Tom Martin, consultant maps given for review by the US Inspector, Ross Hanson - IHS but was still able to communicate marketing of low cholesterol healthy or can be equipped to plant in a on the incubator farm grant. Census Bureau Sisseton Project Engineer with my clients through phone calls meat through our very own Tribal no-till system. For 2019 planting Due to weather conditions, 3. Hosted a meeting for 14. Mapped the Dakota Range and text messages. Grocery Store and Casino cafeterias consideration, a conventional it was not possible to determine creating a GIS priority layer to be III Wind Project SWO Homebuyers Program to market the Grocery Store and planter would be fine but for where the water source for the used in snow removal routes and *Converted pdf page with Dustin Kirk/Terri Larsen Casinos as healthy destination future use, especially where soil Dakota Farm would come from. A emergency wind turbine locations from Accomplishments: The dining and 2) Continuing with health practices are adopted, a no well exists by the building west of management maps the report to an image file and program has been able to provide 11 supplying our Tribal schools at a till planter would be needed. The the driveway but the quality and 4. Created aerial maps for georeferenced the image tribal members with down payment/ reduced price. We are maximizing planter would have to be capable of quantity of the water is unknown Emergency Management of each *Inserted the tribal trust land closing cost assistance as of January production while at the same time planting through residues like cover and should be investigated and District Center adjacent to the Wind Turbines and 23, 2019. There are 13 incomplete maximizing protection of these crops or old crop residues. Locally, tested. One source, who lived in resources. We hope to hear back Kelsey Evans and his son from the Hrncir house, stated the water soon if this grant was reviewed and Hankinson, ND build these planters for the homestead came from an or approved. for a cost of around $1600 and is artesian well along the west section Fish & Wildlife/ working on new one at this time. line road. Artesian water is typically Natural Resources A 30” spacing row crop cultivator not good for garden water because Charlene Miller, Manager for weed control should also be a of salt content and consideration Keepseagle - Farm Incubator consideration for purchase at a price should be given to a water filtration Program. of $300 to $600. Save on time and system. Almost all activities labor controlling weeds. Agriculture Program accomplished were in regards to If smaller plots are planted, a Continued with remaining appropriately planning the Dakota manually pushed wheeled planter rental review requests from BIA Farm incubator project at the site can be a good alternative. These Realty. formerly known as Hrncir Farm. planters are versatile in that they can Extension/Food Nutrition The boundaries for the 40 acres plant various sized vegetable seeds Extension program has been at the Dakota Farm were established from carrots to pumpkins, vary the combined with a food education and surveyed by Mike LaBatte. seeding depth as needed, and cover program funded by USDA so that An adjustment to the boundary and pack down the seed. Wheeled we can strengthen food sovereignty of original 40 acre tract brought manually pushed weed cultivators by enhancing local food system more productive soil types in to the are also available. The cultivators and improving access to local vegetable producing area. also appear to versatile with different healthy foods. Garden applications The previous tenant on the attachment for weeding and hilling are now available for members to Hrncir tract reported on the types a crop like corn or potatoes. Costs apply for garden seeds, fruit shrubs, of herbicides used on soybeans are approximately $400. For tillage and/or poultry chicks. A planted in 2018. Several herbicides reference, see Hoss garden seeder memorandum of understanding were used for weed control and and cultivators’ website. is being developed to provide most checked out okay for any A John Deere 3038E Compact presentations with various Tribal restrictions regarding the types of Utility Tractor/loader, tiller and entities and Tribal schools on the crops that can be planted following rotary mower is scheduled to be benefits of having half your plate the soybeans. One herbicide that delivered on May 15, 2019. Per being fruits and vegetables as well as was used, however, called Sonic, has Procurement Departments request the importance of limiting sodium severe restrictions on the chemical for quotes process the awarded intake. label regarding the type of crops quote was with Kibble Equipment, Fish & Wildlife Program that can be planted after use. After Wheaton, MN. There was a depredation consultation with several sources Consulted with Kent Vlieger, complaint being monitored in including SDSU crop science soil health specialist, with NRCS Marshall county. The SDGFP have department, agronomy centers, and in Huron, SD about high tunnels set up panels to prevent the deer private herbicide research business, placement. A dense shelterbelt of from accessing the livestock feed. it is strongly recommended to trees exists on the east side of the The SDGFP are also providing hay follow the Sonic chemical label. Dakota Farm south of the grain for the deer. We plan to assist with All vegetable seeds, vegetable bins. Initial idea is to place the the supplemental hay feeding for transplants, and woody fruit bearing high tunnel(s) in a north-south the deer provided we can secure shrub bare root stock were not orientation on the south side of the a vendor for the purchase of the recommended as they may succumb trees. Suggested distance would be quality of hay needed. A plan is Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, March 27, 2019 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 5 applications that are pending. and admin building. Out of range to March 12, 2019. Barriers/Problems/Issues: state digital system signal lost at We did have a Conference call Credit issues continue to be a Long Hollow housing and Veblen with the BIA about the Detention March 19, 2019 snow and blowing snow causing temporary hire barrier for potential homebuyers are housing and Heipa district Project and Tribal Council and Submitted by Myrna Thompson hazardous road conditions. was brought in in obtaining a mortgage loan to center as well. Executives were updated. We will SWO Tribal Secretary In any case, it has been a to process the purchase a home and shortage of Law Enforcement generator also be looking into the Indian Han Mitakuyepi. very busy two months with several elderly food acceptable existing homes for sale. repairs were completed and Highway Safety Grant for FY20. Two months have passed since meetings and tough decisions being coupons. Tribal Council had increased generator is fully operational. Noted We have our Law Enforcement we were sworn in to office. As you made. There the down payment/closing cost that the SWOLE generator did Community Survey Report done. may recall, we were sworn in on The government shutdown was were several challenges we faced in assistance from $5,000 to $10,000 test on Sunday 1/17/19 noted on Thanks to the SWO Education Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019. another unusual factor that we dealt January; February was a little better but did not increase our program generator checklist that fluid levels Department for accumulating those We have had several with. but the inclement weather still funding. are normal. for us. administrative leave days since, Also, the Elderly Resource wreaked havoc on conducting Tribal Conferences/Meetings/ Continued drafting the PDM Officers completed their taser beginning with the “Polar Vortex,” Coordinator transitioned to affairs in a timely manner. Trainings: Personnel Policy plan and have asked for input training for one of our annual the subzero temperatures that we another position within the Tribe There are 25 programs, with Committee meeting. and district meetings that I have trainings. experienced and more recently the which left that position vacant; a four (4) additional programs under Other: We are out of funds attended. Continued gather data Public Defenders Office Behavioral Health and two (2) for the down payment/closing for the 2019 - 2013 Pre-disaster Viva Jo DuBois/Brooke Owen additional programs under Health cost assistance line item for the Mitigation Plan. Reporting to For the month of January Administration and nearly double remainder of this budget year. FEMA the progress report of the 2019, we had 4 cases that were the amount of budgets under the Program Goals for March: drafting of the PDM plan. Currently closed, 1 case was dismissed and oversight of the Tribal Secretary’ s We will continue to assist clients 20% complete and continue the we won a jury trial. So far, for the Office; six (6) boards/committees; with referrals to USDA Rural process of updating with data from month of February, we have 10 not including the Flandreau Indian Development for mortgage and/ HAZUS, National Weather Service open cases. 1 of those cases was School and the Circle of Nations or rehab loans, the HUD 184 and local reports form WX Coder closed and numerous cases had to be School. Mortgage Loan Program, and and the community collaborative rescheduled due to the weather. The goal of the Tribal with referrals to other agencies for rain hail and snow network. We still have no Public Secretary’s Office is to be responsive additional down payment assistance Quarterly report of progress will be Defender at this time. to the needs of the people we serve programs. We will also continue to due to Kevin Williams and the end Our office is presently working and support those programs that assist potential homebuyers with the of March. on re-establishing our policy and Chanda Joseph, Executive completion of their applications. Attended a two day threat procedures manual. Kathleen Robertson, Tribal Secretary SWO Emergency Management Hazard Risk Identification Tribal Historic Assistant to the SWO Tribal Administrative Assistant to the Continued on Page 6 Jim Pearson, Manager Assessment class to assure continued Preservation Office Secretary. SWO Tribal Secretary. Continued to discuss training compliance with Tribal Homeland Dianne Desrosiers, Tribal the upcoming field season, spring required for the reviews. Several is consulting with the University for Incident command ICS 100 Security Grant program and Pre Historic Preservation Officer 2019. We hope to complete the tribes are litigating the FCC. When of Iowa on remains which were and 200 for new and existing tribal Disaster Mitigation Plan as required Purpose: To inform the SWO TCP survey for the turbine locations THPO received final approval (TC discovered in Iowa for their council and online resources for by Homeland Security. Due to of the activities and focus of the along with additional changes Motion) the deadline to join the disposition per the Memorandum council and staff. FEMA offers government shut down FEMA Tribal Historic Preservation Office, as well as survey of the collector lawsuit passed. of Understanding signed with training resources or possible in requested we send a request for an Tribal Archives and the Cultural lines, access roads and crane paths, FAA: THPO is consulting on University of Iowa and consulting house training could be provided as extension to complete THIRA. Preservation Board. these portions of the survey were Airport expansion projects within tribes. A meeting is being planned well. Request sent on letter head and SWO Home site and not completed in the 2018 field our aboriginal homelands. We have for this spring. Completed paperwork (intake FEMA approved the request. Made Archeological Surveys: THPO season. We are looking forward to upcoming projects for the 2019 Dakota Connection Expansion app, district denial letter, fire Chief of Police Gaikowski aware of continues to accept and process continuing the survey efforts for field season for TCP survey and Project: THPO is participating in department log, and enrollment quarter ending reports for THSGP applications throughout the year Phase III of the project. SWO will construction monitoring. FAA will the planning of the expansion of documents) for tribal member and PDM reports the will need his for archeological surveys. If an continue to collaborate with YST be hosting a meeting in second Dakota Connection. THPO has a who lost home to a fire. Notified signature. archeological survey is needed, and Spirit Lake Nation to fulfill week in April to inform tribes of land use permit for an area north Red Cross for assistance for Tribal The 2019 Homeland Security please contact our office to fill out our contractual obligations on the upcoming airport project reviews of the casino/c-store which was set member and family’s immediate grant was applied for 4 additional the necessary paperwork. A survey project. for compliance with the National aside for future development of a needs were addressed with funding mobile P 25 compliant radio’s to is required on all trust lands or any Dakota Range Wind Farm: No Historic Preservation Act. cultural center complex. from Red Cross. Gave file to Chief enhance communications within project which is receiving federal Federal nexus. Like the Crowned ND-SHPO: North Dakota THPO Archeological Survey Gaikowski for approval and file was Law Enforcement. Received assistance such as Indian Health Ridge Project SWO conducted a tribes and their THPO’s along with Process: The core duty of our office then forwarded to Angel DeCoteau notification that grant of accepted Service-water and sewer. We are TCP survey which ran concurrently the SWO THPO have requested a is compliance with Section 106 of for submission to workplace. in good and decision on funding compiling our list for home-site with the archeological survey meeting with the ND SHPO for the the National Historic Preservation Met with RPC and discussed will be made by regional committee surveys for the 2019 field season. working with QSI and drafting a purpose of discussion of TCP site Act which requires archeological benefits of belonging to NFIP and sometime in March. Made several Due to budget constraints the joint report for submission to SD recordation for the ND site forms. review of all Federal lands (that needed resolutions and needed changes to the THIRA along with applicant will be responsible for the PUC and SHPO. Dakota Range To date SHPO has not been in includes lands held in trust by application. Will suggest to RPC to terrorism Nexis and attached to the survey costs. I, II and III were completed in agreement with tribes. Tribes have the federal government) prior to present to Council for needed action application. Utility Projects: THPO is October 2018. THPO is still discussed how best to pursue the any ground disturbance. We work to participate or not to participate. Followed up the Angel in ongoing consultation with the consulting on this project. THPO recordation and evaluation of sites diligently to provide services to the Alert Sense a mass notification DeCoteau re: surveillance local utility to companies, who drafted our portion of the report in the North Dakota site database. SWO and individual tribal members system was tested and asked staff to equipment from the 2018 service our communities. We have and that was incorporated into the Recordation of sites would allow in their efforts to obtain adequate sign up for alerts on their choice of Homeland Security Grant was conducted several archeological final report for submission to SD them to be entered into the ND site housing/home ownership, tribal how to receive notifications. Placed ordered and began process for surveys for the buried cable and SHPO. database which would allow them development, road projects and/ signup sheets and information in the reimbursement from Homeland fiber optic projects within our Day County II Wind: protections under state guidelines. or water, sewer and utility projects. Admin building to assist with sign Security. (100% reimbursement) original boundaries and have been THPO is currently consulting on THPO’s attended the planning Once we receive a completed up for Alert Sense. Reviewed the Continued discussion and in consultation with Whetstone this project all the fieldwork was meeting with the ND SHPO office application, the application is process in the event of a long term meetings with DCA to let them Valley, Traverse and Lake Region completed in the 2018 field season. on February 13, 2019. The ND processed and that application power outage. know we will be attending Big Electric Companies for compliance We will continue to consult and will Indian Affairs Commission-Scott is put on a list for archeological Met with Chief of Police Gary Coulee District meeting to discuss: with Section 106 of the NHPA. have input into the final report and Davis have been instrumental in survey (which is on a first come first Gaikowski on the 2018 Tribal Alert Sense and how to sign up, THPO is currently working construction monitoring. tribal efforts to work with the state serve basis). We try to have at least Homeland Security Grant and shelter at the district centers should with Traverse Electric Association FCC: The SWO TCNS review of North Dakota in the protection 4 survey apps before we schedule possible uses for the grant funds. the need arise and what shelter to conduct fieldwork in spring process seen a significant drop in and preservation of sites which surveys. Thus we are not doing one Meeting with core team to discuss supplies. Will updated district 2019 for their proposed projects in the amount of review fees paid are significant to tribes. Tribes survey at any given time but wait to priority list. Updated core team that members on possible mitigation Agency and Big Coulee areas. for requests. This has drastically drafted a resolution to create a have at least four. The archeologist SWOLE generator is now fixed and project at the east end of housing Crowned Ridge Wind Project: impacted our revenue. We anticipate study of the differences between the and field crew usually have a quick functioning again. Returned 60kw that floods and has standing water Is a 600 Megawatt wind farm that the income generated from archeological and tribal perspectives turn-around and most often a portable generator to LTUC. after a heavy rains. Answered any proposing to erect approximately conducting reviews will continue on eligibility. Currently ND SHPO site can be cleared within two (2) Submitted the budget questions district member have. 300 turbines. There is no federal to decrease as companies refuse to does not concur with tribal efforts. weeks. In cases of emergency (such modification and justifications Discussed with Chairwomen nexus. Consultation is ongoing. pay these fees to Tribes. THPO ND DOT Federal Highway: as water and sewer) the survey can FEMA needs along with a cover the cost of cost from a private THPO participates in weekly calls along with Heritage Consultation Consultation on DOT and Federal be expedited and we have done letter to release the holds on the supplier vs. Federal surplus in to monitor progress on reports, Solutions are finalizing a notification Highway projects is ongoing. that on occasion depending on the grant funds to Marcelino Galvan Huron. Will submit cost benefit schedules and planning for the letter which will go to industry SD DOT Federal Highway: situation. at Homeland Security. Continued to council and discussed letter to upcoming field season. THPO explaining the SWO process thereby THPO continues ongoing Our forms are available on the working with OEP and GIS to have procurement for ordering of 50 to drafted a SoW and negotiated a giving them the opportunity to consultation on SD DOT projects Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate website: ready the EHP’s for the possible 75 cots from Federal Surplus in budget, which was accepted by the pay the fees for our review and which receive federal funding swo-nsn.gov (go to natural resources generator and outdoor warning Huron. project developer. Our field staff comment on their project. Heritage from the Federal Highway and scroll down to THPO) as well site at Enemy Swim/ESDS. Also Worked with IHS and assisted conducted a Traditional Cultural Consultation Solutions and the Administration. We have an as in the THPO office, Tribal Realty included the outdoor warning with opening driveways to help Property (TCP) survey of the Advisory Council on Historic upcoming meeting scheduled to and LTUC. (The THPO office system EHP at Enemy Swim. dialysis patients get to the facility for corridor with the archaeological Preservation is also looking for discuss upcoming DOT projects archeological surveys are contingent Obtained clearance letters for their appointments. survey team. Phase I of the solutions for tribes who continue and the construction season. upon weather conditions). elderly sites along with the old TZ Tribal Law Enforcement fieldwork began on June 19, 2017. the review process but are not University of Iowa: THPO school site. Also discussed with OEP Gary Gaikowski, Chief of Police The Project consists of 3 Phases: compensated for their work. We personnel and Mike LaBatte at GIS Month of February was Phase 1-42 mi Transmission Line; currently (since the government locations and aerial photos for the mostly a month of snow storms Phase II- 300 megawatts in Grant shutdown) have in excess of 300 elderly and old TZ site. and cold. Law Enforcement’s main & Codington Counties; and Phase requests for review. As stated above Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Asked GIS for overlay data goal was the continue to respond III-300 Megawatts in Codington we no longer receive payment for for NFIP and asked Mike if he was to emergencies within the Lake & Deuel Counties. Fieldwork the reviews we are doing. We will re- Monique Dean Abraham III available for next RPC meeting. Traverse Reservation. Working continued thru the 2018 field evaluate our process and determine Angland April 5th Called FEMA Region VIII subject with Tribal Road Department and season. THPO continues to consult what changes we can make to matter expert Matthew Buddie Emergency Management Dept. on the project and are preparing for alleviate the amount of work March 31st on NFIP to come to the next we were prepared to get where we RPC meeting and present NFIP were needed to go. Tribal Roads Card Shower Requested information. Also asked that his Department said that we were top state counterpart Marc Macey priority for them and would assist us for attend if his schedule would allow. when called. If it was someone out Irving Monson Will follow up with them on 3/3/19 of propane, call for an emergency, Irving Monson will celebrate his 100th Updated SWO LEOP with dialysis patient, elderly needed help birthday on April 19. additional deficiencies for February. etc. His family requests a card shower in his Noted slow response times from Staff - No staff changes. We honor. ambulance service and ambulance will be Hiring Three Police Officer Cards may be sent to him at Browns going to wrong address for heart Positions and One Transport Officer Valley Care Center, 114 Jefferson St. S, attack patient. (RC dispatch in the coming weeks. Browns Valley, MN 56219. confused Peever Flats and city of Detention - Continue to There will also be an Open House Love Always! Love Always Peever. Continue to receive reports work on the CTAS grant for the Saturday April 20th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Mom & Kingsley Mom & Kingsley of cell phone calls dropped from the Detention project and a COPS the Browns Valley Care Center. law enforcement building, LTUC grant. The timeline got pushed back No gifts, please. Page 6 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - March 27, 2019

Tribal Secretary Data for the month: Tribal Systems software program. the Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s have some interaction with the JOM other requests: 3 Continued from Page 5 The SWO Child Protection This program will provide prompts Health Board for a sub-award for community, whether it be parents Yukini Lessons Completed: So Program has legal custody of eighty- to the caseworkers when any action $10,800. Activities are ready to or walk-ins, staff identified with CO far in the newly developed 3rd grade provide the needed services to the seven (87) children. Following is the is needed on a case or when the case be implemented once participant do regular outreach as part of their curriculum are 23 lessons that are community members. breakdown on type of placements: is scheduled for review. supplies are procured and received. job duties. completed I have a hard working staff: Foster Care: 26 We continue to have clients Tobacco Prevention/Cessation Services Provided: Yukini Grants Submitted: My political appointees are: Group Care: 08 signing up for direct deposits. We a. Consults/Contacts - 6 Intervention: 9 Children were Preparing to submit ANA Grant Chanda Joseph, Executive Assistant; Boarding School 04 currently have 138 clients receiving b. Education-70 provided interventions Application. Attended a grant Kathleen Robertson, Administrative Pre-Adoptive Placements 06 direct deposit. Injury Prevention 19 Family Liaison visits by writing training on the ANA grants Assistant. With Parents 25 The OCSE quarterly report was a. Car Seat Safety Education - Intervention Staff February 13th and 14th. Grant Each of them has over 20 years With Relatives 17 submitted on February 15, 2019. 8 caretakers 15 Children Assigned (goal is is due on April 15th 2019. Also in federal service. For the month of February, 2019, The collections are through b. Child Passenger Distribution to see each child at least once per looking itno a Native Youth and We are getting organized one (I) child was adopted. February 20, 2019. There were 560 - 7 rear facing convertibles or 3-in-i week) Culture Fund Grant. This one will and we strive to operate from a For the month of February, 2019, receipts for February. Dakotah Pride Center 4 Attempts were made (slower be due on March 12th 2019. strong foundation of trust and the Child Protection Program Community Health Education Richard Bird, MS, LAC, month due to weather and closures) Workplace Submittals: 98 respect, holding this office to a high received thirty-one (31) Audrey German, Program Manager Tracking: 28 Children were Ulysses K. Abraham Tribal standard while enforcing policies referrals. Following is the Program Manager Function/Mission Statement: screened by Ages & Stages, Denver Elderly Nutrition Center and procedures of the SWO. breakdown: Staff: Brandon Gypsy Wanna, To promote and sustain the quality or BDI Betty Jo Kirk, Program Manager Transparency and Accountability is Neglect 13 Wellness Coordinator; Sandi of life, integrity, and empowerment 65 children assigned (slower Statement of Services a wish of the people. The program Neglect/Drug 04 Bernard, Weliness Educator; Linda of SWO Tribal Members by month due to weather and closures) Rendered, Month/Year January 1, reports will be in the “Sota Iya Ye Child Abuse/Drugs 01 Obago-Nicolar, Tobacco Prevention planning, developing and providing New Intakes: 18 Children 2019 through January 31, 2019: Yapi” monthly so that the people are Physical Abuse 02 Specialist (Located at I.H.S.). alcohol & drug addiction services (13 newborns) registered to the Number of Service Days 11 able to read about the services that Physical Abuse/Drugs 01 Function/Mission Statement: consistent with the behavioral, program. ECIP Staff took turns Units of Service Provided 349 are provided to the community and Sexual Abuse 03 To provide community health physical, cultural and spiritual values registering the children. 477/Employment Training if unaware, will be able to seek some Juvenile Prostitution/Drugs 01 education services in a manner that of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of Referrals made during the Service Center of the resources that are available. Pregnant/Drugs 02 empowers Tribal members to make the Lake Traverse Reservation. month: Elias Mendoza, Program Director The health and education Request Financial Assist. 03 positive, progressive and sustained OBJECTIVES/SERVICES: 1. IFSP/IEP Meetings: # 1 Public Law 102-477 is unique program staff are the experts in their Clothing Orders 01 personal choices about healthy 1. Evaluations for Treatment 2. Developmental Delays- among Federal legislation, in that field of work and hold themselves to For the month of February, lifestyles, utilization of available Services - Completed 17 Total # 2 it allows Federally-recognized a higher standard of accountability 2019, the SWO Child Protection health services, and prevention of evaluations 11 females and 6 male. 3. Birth to Three Referrals Tribes and Alaska Native entities to in the services provided to the Program received one-hundred chronic diseases. Recommendations for inpatient (IFSP) -2 combine formula-funded Federal community. Our unified mission thirty-seven (137) ICWA notices. Data for the month: treatment services 14; for intensive 4. Northeast Ed Coop- grants funds, which are employment is to pull forward as a team to Thirteen (13) of these were SWO Chronic Disease Prevention outpatient services 3. 5. Midwest Special Coop - and training-related into a single improve services to the people in members and ICWA eligible. 1. February is Heart Health 2. Medically-Monitored 6. Early Head Start- plan with a single budget and a the community as well as attempt to For the month of February, Month. Heart disease is the number Inpatient Treatment Services - 7. Sisseton Preschool -2 single reporting system. close the gaps in services not being 2019 we had three (3) persons apply one cause of death for our On February 8, 2019 ii clients 8. Milbank. Last year Congress enacted the provided but identified as a need. for foster care licensure The SWO relatives living on the Lake completed inpatient treatment 9. Head Start. Indian Employment, Training, and The overall mission is to make a Child Protection Program has an Traverse Reservation. Heart disease of which 7 were men and 4 were Monthly Parent Meeting: Related Services Consolidation Act difference in our community. on-going need of recruiting and prevention activities female. On February 18, 2019, February 20, 2019. First Tooth/First to make the “477” demonstration Following are the reports from retaining foster parents, this has hosted and organized this 11 clients admitted to inpatient Exam. Importance of early dental project permanent, expand it programs under this office: been a continuous challenge for month were: treatment, 8 men and 3 female. care for 0-5 children, Dr. Zimmer, to a total of 12 federal agencies, Child Protection Program not only the tribes but a statewide a. CHE 411 Show on CNB This group completes March 22, I.H.S dental department. (Due to and strengthen tribal rights while Debra Divine, Program Manager need. The SWO Child Protection TV airs every Tuesday from 10:00 2019. For the fiscal year we have bad weather, instead of canceling streamlining the agency approval Function/Mission Statement: Program along with the State of AM - 10:30 AM. For February, the admitted 46 clients; of these 41 have this parent meeting, parents are process. The purpose of the SWO Child South Dakota continue its efforts in show focused on heart health. Dates successfully completed. welcome to bring their child in Shortly after the POTUS Protection Program is to provide recruiting Native American foster of the show were: 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 3. Intensive Outpatient to the office to do one of several signed into law PL 115-93 the a tribally administered social families for those children who & 2/26. The 2/12 show, “Opioid Treatment Services - This group monthly activities with their child in 477 program was no longer a services delivery system. Standards cannot remain in their homes due to Public Health Crisis”, was an hour started on February 19, 2019 with 6 order to get assistance with diapers/ demonstration act and since then of child placement practices are in safety risks. show with guest speakers brought clients signed up to attend. Due to laundry soap.) we have changed our name to 477/ accordance with the standards of the The SWO Child Protection in by Melissa Favila, Tribal Opioid the severe weather conditions we are Upcoming Parent Meeting: Employment Training Service State of South Dakota and the Child Program is in need of funding for Response Program. having problems maintaining group Wednesday, March 13th. First Center. Our program has been Welfare League of America. additional staff. This would allow b. CHE Facebook Page: 473 consistency. We are scheduled to Tooth/First Exam. Importance of in existence for over twenty (20) The Child Protection Program the client/caseworker ratio to reached complete on April 4, 2019. early dental care for 0-5 children, years and has operated the same offers six (6) categories of services. decrease allowing for more effective c. Wear Red Day event held at 4. Contract Health Referral Dr. Zimmer, I.H.S dental since its inception. Shortly after I The following services are available case management. the Tribal Administration Building and Placement Services - As of department, (due to weather closure, entered into the position I began to through the program: child Child Support Enforcement Rotunda on February 14tho February 28, 2019 we have two this event will take place for our evaluate the program and ascertain protection services, (abuse, neglect Diana Canku, Program Manager 70 people received heart health clients placed at the Keystone March Parent Meeting. what changes, if any, required and exploitation), child placement Function/Mission Statement: education (tobacco, nutrition, Treatment Center in Canton, ECIP Newsletter for February, modification so that we were services (foster care), adoptive Establish, modify, and enforce child diabetes program resource), 3 SD and two clients placed at the featuring Dakota winter words, keeping in time with the needs of services, licensing activities for support orders, collect/disburse tobacco quit kits were given out, Taligrass Recovery Center in Sioux activity for children-Prepared by our community. We operate under adoption and foster care, parenting payments, locate absent parents, and 57 people completed “Hands Only Falls. To date we have placed 15 Terra Haug, Adm. Assistant. a three (3) year grant cycle and classes, and preventative services to establish paternity through genetic CPR” and 56 people received point clients at Tallgrass Center and 11 Meetings: Weekly Staff currently in our third cycle. families identified as “at risk”. testing. of care screening (blood pressure, clients at Keystone Center for a total meetings. In addition to the federal funds The goal of the Child Data for the Month: colorestrol, and blood glucose) by of 26 clients for this fiscal year of 1st 1,000 Days Interagency we receive, we also have oversight Protection Program is to re-enforce Vanessa Carison and I attended Public Health Nursing. 2019. Meeting. to funds from a non-profit agency and strengthen family values online training on February 5, d. Hypertension Lunch & 5. Transitional House Tribal Education Meeting. that operates our financial literacy and stress management in those 2019 on the OCSE 34 report that Learn - February 5th at the Tribal Placement Services - As of February Tribal Education Department program, Mazaska Woha. This is a families experiencing dysfunction. we submit quarterly. The training Administration Building. 6 people 28, 2019, we currently have 6 men (TED) two (2) year grant that was turned By providing the identified addressed some changes that received education. and 1 female housed at the halfway Dr. Sherry Johnson over to our office from the SWO services, we help such families cope were made in the reporting form 2. STD Prevention house at Dakotah Pride Center. Mission Statement: It is the Planning Department in August successfully with stress so they are regarding various types of dollars a. HepC Prevention Education 6. Aftercare and Continuing mission of the Sisseton-Wahpeton 2017. This grant technically ends in able to provide a nurturing home collected and distributed. -9 relatives received education Care Services - This group meets Oyate Tribal Education Department March 2019 but we were given an environment for their children. We had problems with our Cancer PreventionlEducation every Tuesday at 6:00 pm to 8:00 to provide a comprehensive network extension to operate being that the Program success is not measured by server being down on February 1. Breast & Cervical Cancer pm at Dakotah Pride Center. of services for quality lifelong grant sat dormant for six (6) months those children who are able to adjust 11, 2019. The server apparently Early Detection Initiative - This group averages between 8-12 learning. prior to our taking it over; the well to out-of-home placements overheated and shut itself down. funded by the Great Plains Tribal members consistently attending on a TED Monthly Data from extension gives us until August 2019 but by the number of parents who This prevents us from being able to Chairman’s Health Board for two weekly basis. February 1-21”: to operate. are able to successfully undertake connect to the network so we are sub-awards for a total amount of 7. Dakotah Pride Adolescent TOTAL WORK DAYS Currently, there are eight the responsibility of parenthood. unable to access email, send faxes, $26,000.00. Planning activities Services - We currently have two BETWEEN FEB 1-FEB 21: 8.5 (8) types of services we operate In this undertaking, we rely on and scan documents. I.T. came and are underway. Will commence youth females who are in an DAYS/68 HOURS. with federal funds and one (1) the strengths of each other, of the was able to get it back up around activities once participant supplies Inpatient Youth Program. We JOM grade checks processed: type of service with non-profit. extended family and of the tribe as 10:00 am. are received. currently refer youth in need of 95 Most recently as of November a community concerned about our The child support cases have 2. Colorectal Cancer services to the TREE Program. In JOM grade gift cards 2018, SWO Tribal Council and future. now all been entered into the Model Screening Initiative - funded by Community Outreach: All staff processed: 146 Executives requested my assistance Road to Recovery For anyone that has hurts, habits, or unmanageable life issues from substance or alcohol abuse, the Road to Recovery support group is for you. As we make our Journey on the Road to Recovery there are Eight principles based on the Beatitudes 12 Steps and their biblical teaching that will give you the tools to help you live a life free from addiction. Place: Family Life Church, 404 West Hickory (across from the Dollar Store) On Wednesday(s) from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Supper at 6:00pm Adults $3.00, Children eat free. For more information call: Pastor Vern Donnell 605-698-7631 or Kristi Richards 605-237-0168, 605-698-3941 or 605-742- 3648 Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, March 27, 2019 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 7 in the day to day operation of Little able to track through my computer sufficiency behaviors among Native worked on the baby curriculum school ready to learn and able to considering that we were closed for Steps Daycare which now gives me the hours they are putting in. youth. last week. We held meeting with succeed. In order to achieve this 3 days during this particular week, oversight often (10) distinct types of Ages 18-25: 11 students; Ages *Clients on individual therapy Policy Council members this week goal, SWO plans to expand and due to the weather. services (programs): 25-30: 10 students; Ages 30-40: 3 case load being seen at Tiospa Zina we will be working on our next enhance its home visiting capacities 2) We have met with 6 of the TANF - Amy Wright, Case students Tribal School: 11 with 10 sessions in 5-year grant. We had planned to through replication of the Family project partners (listed above), 3 Manager GED students referred to February due to snow days hold a Policy Council retreat; the Spirit Program developed by the meetings have been rescheduled TANF stands for Temporary Vocational Rehabilitation: 3 *Clients on individual therapy Head Start travel/training money Johns Hopkins Center for American due to weather, and we have one Assistance for Needy Families. The Students case load being seen at Sisseton was frozen so we had canceled those Indian Health. Family Spirit is additional project partner that we TANF program is time limited, it Daily Transport Monday Middle School: 7 one closing out meetings. the only evidence-based, home- need to schedule a meeting with to assists families with children when through Thursday: 1 Student this month. 6 sessions this month Erin Griffin the director of visiting program ever designed discuss collaboration. Staff goal to the parents or other responsible GED Completions this month: due to snow days Dakota Studies at the Sisseton specifically for Native families. convene the YCW Advisory Council relatives cannot provide for the 0 Completions *Clients in art therapy group Wahpeton College is working with The project will also implement for first meeting during the first family’s basic needs. The Federal New Students TABE held weekly on Tuesdays after Head Start and is allowing two of the Infant/Early Childhood week of March 2019. government provides grants to Assessments: 2 Students school: 5 youth currently registered. her students; Raven LaFromboise Mental Health Consultation 3) Lead Evaluator/Data States and Tribes to run the TANF As of Jan. 2019 we no longer 3 group held on 2/5-3 attending; and Tanner Sager to come and do model, another evidence-based Specialist: Began compiling a list of program. have an evening tutor but the lab 2/19-none in attendance; 2/26- 1 student teaching at Head Start. project that teams a mental health all the data the SWO Ten (10) TANF appointments will remain open for those that attended and 3 called in. Their first two weeks are scheduled professional with early childhood LAUNCH Project will need were made and seven (7) of would like to utilize it. A day tutor *Clients on individual therapy as observation, they will shadow program staff and caregivers to to collect as outlined in the grant them came on time for their is needed to help our students case load being seen at office: 2 our teaching staff during scheduled improve the social, emotional and application. Also created a tracking appointments. The other two (2) achieve their full potential. After sessions in office and one phone teaching times. Following the first behavioral health of children in workbook (data collection points) cancelled and rescheduled but still speaking with Vocational Rehab session due to closure two weeks, they will begin student early childhood programs. The third for all meetings, partner contacts, did not come to their rescheduled we have seen a number of students *Collaboration meetings teaching. They will be with us from vital partnership is with SWO’s trainings, and other grant objective appointment. One (1) has to wait needing the one-on-one tutor due attended: attended 1 monthly February 26- April 23, 2019. Our Dakotah Language Institute to related data sets. to apply because she was terminated to being out of school for a period meeting-Northeast Youth Coalition college is wonderful! adapt the Family Spirit workbook 4) Community Coordinator: from employment. of time. Meeting Family Fun Night was held on and curricular materials, as well Developing a job shadowing *Employment Assistance, Career Pillars- 2 Enrolled; 2 Goal 2: Promote family February 28 we had a total of 37 in as to serve as a language and schedule to gain a better Classroom Training, Adult Work Completed engagement attendance Dr. Zimmer - Dental, cultural advisor in planning and understanding of the programs and Experience – Bessy Janisch, Case Mindset - 0 Enrolled; 0 *Parent Contact: 3 meetings Delaine R. - Nutrition, and Gypsy implementation of the project. services available to our community Manager. Completed with 2 families Wanna -SWO-Health were here. Project LAUNCH will begin members. The Employment Training Basic Computers- 0 Enrolled; 0 *Collaborating and planning Thank you for caring and being providing home visiting services 5) Johns Hopkins University Service Center assists in Completed family focused events with VMYC here for our children, parents in fall 2019. The Community partnership; participated in an employment related services to Financial Literacy-Scheduled and DVPI programs with first event and community your presence at Coordinator will have a caseload introductory staff phone call with retain and help in employment Class- Cancelled due to weather scheduled for March 28. Event was our Family Fun Night is greatly of 8 mothers receiving the Family the Family Spirit Trainers to identify some of the services offered are This month we have had lower moved due to delay in obtaining appreciated. Spirit curriculum during year one project expectations, technical vehicle repair, work related clothing, enrollment into any classes due to supplies and weather issues. 2 Vacancies: and add up to 25 additional mothers assistance, on-site training date, gaming license reimbursement. the weather and recovering from the planning meetings attended Heads Start needs: Cook - 1, each additional year to serve a total and to discuss cultural adaptation Classroom training assists TANF holidays. Goal 3: Increase access to Bus Driver / Custodian -1, Teacher of 108 mothers. We calculated an of the learning materials before the eligible participants up to 24 PROGRAM OVERVIEW prevention activities for youth to aide (2), Teacher and Health additional 88 participants (partners training takes place in July 2019. months and job training placement AND CONCERNS: Overall, the prevent methamphetamine use and Assistant. and additional children 0-8 years There are a total of 63 lessons in the service During the month of “477” program is running with little other substance use disorders that Early Head Start Needs: receiving Family Spirit services) for Family Spirit curriculum and each January the program added a new to no hiccups other than the side contribute to suicidal behaviors, in Teacher -1 & Teacher aide. a total of 196 at the end of the five- individual trained will test on each classroom training participant to effects of closures due to weather culturally appropriate ways. Higher Education Program year grant. lesson in order to become certified make 3 that are full-time students. causing interruption in services. *Communication with Jeremy Janel Williams, Program The Young Child Wellness as a trainer. There were four work experience During the government shut Red Eagle about supporting Manager Advisory Group consists of the 6) The Community Needs applications with three that began down there was no interruption of traditional games trips. Mr. Red Mission Statement: The following partnerships: and Readiness Assessment project their training periods. Employment services nor will there if any future Eagle met with Dr. Mason to discuss mission of the Sisseton-Wahpeton 1) Early Childhood is underway. LAUNCH partnered assistance had 17 applications with shutdown were to occur during FY next steps. Oyate Higher Education Intervention Program (FS trainees) with the Tribal Maternal Infant five being approved and processed 19 as we have sufficient carry-over to *Registration, hotel rooms and Program is to provide educational 2) Indian Health Service Early Childhood Home Visiting with different support services see the program through. mileage provided for 6 youth and benefits to members of the Tribe, Behavioral Health (FS trainee) (TMCIECHV) program to being such as vehicle repair, gaming I would like to recommend 3 chaperones provided to Jeremy demonstration of cultural awareness 3) Sisseton Wahpeton complete the task. We hosted our license reimbursement, work related that the current Executives and Red Eagle and Subseca to attend the that will encourage the Oyate to Oyate Head Start (IECHMH 2nd of the 4th meeting in the clothing and first month’s rent and Council reaffirm through council Ihanktonwan Woniya Wakan hand make post-secondary education a consultation) process on Feb. 21, 2019. The end deposit, two were denied due to motion the name change of 477/ game tournament. lifelong goal. 4) SD Department of Health goal for the project is to update the time frame or false information Employment Training Service Goal 4: Hire additional The undergraduate “Tuition (WIC, Nurse/Family) (Referrals) Community Resource guide for provided, seven were still incomplete Center from ET Demo and also behavioral health staff. Reimbursement” award is $56/credit 5) Dakotah Pride (FS trainee) service provider referrals for families and were not followed up on by the recommend that this change be Sisseton-Wahpeton Head Start hour earned and graduate level is 6) SWO Community Health with children 0-8 years of age. applicant and three are still waiting reflected in the administrative and Early Head Start awarded at $75/credit hour earned Education (FS trainee) 7) The LAUNCH staff attends to be completed by applicant. flow chart. Also, I would like to Lynn Halbert, Director with the letter grade of at least a “C” 7) Dakota Language Institute the following coalition meetings Summer Youth Work recommend that the flow chart OUR PHILOSOPHY: grade or better. (Elder/Cultural Advisor/Curriculum geared towards family/early child Experience, Childcare - Chrissy reflect that Little Steps Daycare is Children are sacred. They are *Program Summary: During Adaption) population to coordinate and Heminger, 477 Data Specialist/Case now under the 477 programs and valued and respected; and viewed as the month of February 2019, the 8) SWO Tribal Education integrate efforts: Manager. no longer a stand-alone program. strong, competent, and capable of program awarded a total of 26 Department a. First 1,000 Days: Mapping To help the low income to Food Distribution Program understanding the most important payments to undergraduate and 9) Great Plains’ Tribal event 2/21/19; 3rd Thursday of no income families by assisting Mark Thompson Sr., Manager part of living on this Earth... the graduate level students which Chairman’s Health Board (Healthy month. April E. with Childcare funding to the Function/Mission Statement: spiritual nature of life. include the semester(s) fall 2018 Start) (FS trainee) b. Community Safety; 3rd local daycare facilities, reimburse The Food Distribution Program Head Start is a federally funded and spring 2019. The program also 10) CARIES Cavity-Free Friday of Month. No longer and disburse childcare payments on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) program with the goal of promoting awarded two diploma incentives; Prevention Services attending, does not fit within the in a timely manner. Run supply is administered at the Federal level school readiness by enhancing this incentive requires a copy of the We are currently in the scope of the grant objectives. requests weekly to get payments by the Food and Nutrition Service social and cognitive development diploma and the final transcript. process of meeting with each of our c. Behavioral Health over to finance for all programs in (FNS), an agency of the U.S. and through assorted educational, The program will award the prospective partners and discussing Interagency Team. 4th Thursday of our office, coordinate the summer Department of Agriculture. We health, nutrition, social, and family spring grade incentive until July 28 the level of commitment to receive month. Mary/April. youth program for 8 weeks during provide food assistance to income support services. Each of the Head and due to the weather delays and the Family Spirit curriculum d. SWO Health Plan Work the months of June - July. Handle eligible families in the Roberts, Start and Early Head Start centers closures the program will extend the training (on-site July 2019) and Group. Every other month, 3rd federal reporting for TANF on a Day and Marshall Counties; also provides Teaching Strategies as their deadline date for the fall semester implementation of the curriculum Monday. Shannon. quarterly basis, work closely with assist tribal members in the other source of curriculum ages 0-5. (February 28) to March 15. with their clientele. The number of e. Early Childhood child support to generate reports surrounding counties. Each month We service 134 Head Start Project Indigenous LAUNCH people served through the Infant Intervention Parent Meeting. 3rd needed from TANF, Monthly TANF participating households receive a Students in Agency Village, 20 (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs and Early Childhood Mental Health Wednesday. Mary. state reports, send out monthly and food package to help them maintain Head Start Students at Enemy Swim in Children’s Health) Consultation is to be determined. f. Human Service Board. 4th biweekly billing sheets for daycares. a nutritionally balanced diet. Head Start and 40 Early Head Start April Eastman, Monthly accomplishments: Tuesday of the month. April E. Currently have 3 local daycares Data for the month: Students in Agency Village. Goals: Program Manager 1) Submitted the Continuation g. CARIES – 3rd Wednesday licensed with the tribe: Little Steps *February participation was I. Dakotah Language and Five-year Substance Abuse Application on February 1’, 2019. of month. Mary L. Daycare; Lori Shultz; Westside 624 individuals and 245 households. Culture. and Mental Health Services Due date: February 4th, 2019. The h. Other: TBD Afterschool Program. Our participation numbers went 2. Parent Involvement/Farther Administration (SAMHSA) grant. LAUNCH staff worked on this time Kids assisted - 25 down from last month slightly. Engagement/Parent Curriculum. Function/Mission Statement: sensitive project remotely to ensure Families assisted - 14 *We are currently operating on 3. Attendance. The aim of Indigenous LAUNCH is that it was ready for submission Tribal Secretary Approved 2 ongoing families a Continuing Resolution from our 4. School Readiness. to improve the weilness of children one working day before the Continued on Page 11 on TANF granting agency. We have had extreme cold 0 - 8 years of age by supporting deadline. This was not an easy task I family ineligible - over *We did receive our drawdown temperatures, snow and windy the families and caregivers who are income funding through the month of conditions this month. We are raising children. The project will Assisted 10 random people March. thankful that the hiring freeze was advance SWO First 1 ,000 Days with applications Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) lifted for our program. We need Initiative efforts to get upstream of *Adult Education, GED, Sharon Morey, Program Manager to get some applicants hired. I am adverse childhood experiences in Financial Literacy - Mary Barse, Mission Statement: Promote working on the COLA Grant, the order to promote lifelong wellness. Adult Education Coordinator/ positive American Indian youth OHS annual report, I attended the The Indigenous LAUNCH Financial Literacy Instructor. development and family engagement TSO meeting, Education manager goal is for children to thrive in safe, This service provides a wide through the implementation of early and Early Head Start Site manager supportive environments and enter range of classes to the community: intervention strategies to reduce the GED, Career Pillars, MindSet, Basic risk factors for suicidal behavior and Computers, and Financial Literacy. substance abuse. GED program currently has Goal 1: Implement evidence- 24 enrolled students. All Students based and practice-based approaches work either in the classroom setting to build resiliency, promote positive or from another location which I am development, and increase self-

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administered correctly. 4. “Health care professional” 2. Standing orders authorize 4. In use for more than thirty means an individual licensed, the dispensing and administration (30) years, naloxone is non-addictive certified, or otherwise authorized of opioid overdose rescue treatment and can easily be administered by the Tribal, Federal or State toolkits, including medication, by someone who has training in government to prescribe drugs. to individuals whom the eligible overdose recognition and naloxone 11. “Naloxone” means an recipients believe, in good faith, administration. People with such opioid overdose reversal medication are suffering from opioid overdose. training identify opioid overdoses approved by the Food and Rescue treatment medication issued and indications for naloxone as well Drug Administration that can under this section is for legitimate as medical experts do. temporarily reverse the effects of medical purpose in the usual course 5. Overdose education and an opioid overdose and prevent of professional practice. naloxone distribution programs death. Naloxone is not a controlled 3. All medical facilities that train family members, friends, substance and more than one dose shall develop local training and and others in a position to assist may be necessary to maintain opioid certification for first responders and someone experiencing an opioid- reversal. eligible recipients using a curriculum The SWO Community Health Education Program has received a grant from the Great related overdose can 14. “Opioid” means a that has been pre-approved by the Plains Tribal Chairman’s Health Board. The Honor Every Woman grant will be used to This Code shall apply to controlled substance derived MCP. increase the screening rates of cervical cancer and breast cancer for women aged 21- 65. opioid-related overdoses and shall from opium or a synthetically 4. Eligible recipients shall take precedence over any general manufactured medication, that include: Prevention is achieved through regular screenings and early treatment. The screening test laws of applicability. includes but is not limited to heroin, a. An individual who is at risk for cervical cancer is the Pap test while a mammogram screens for breast cancer. The following definitions shall morphine, codeine, oxycodone of experiencing an opioid-related Transportation is a barrier that prevents many women from getting screened. The grant apply to this Code: (Oxycontin), hydrocodone overdose; 1. “De-identified data” means (Vicodin, Norco), fentanyl IMMUNITY FOR FIRST helps with this by providing a gas card to the women when they complete their screening. the removal of information such as (Duragesic), hydromorphone RESPONDERS RENDERING Requirements are: name, telephone number, medical (Dilaudid), oxymorphone (Opana) RESCUE FIRST AID. *Must be receiving health care at the Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care record number, social security and methadone. 1. A first responder who has number and other data that would 15. “Opioid Overdose Toolkit” completed requisite training, and Center. identify an individual’s connection means a rescue treatment kit that who renders opioid overdose rescue *Must be age 21 or older for cervical cancer screening. with information. The purpose includes two doses of a naloxone treatment to a person in need on *Must be age 40 or older for breast cancer screening. to de-identify data is so that such product indicated for reversal of the Lake Traverse Reservation, shall information can be preserved for opioid overdose with instructions. not be liable to such person assisted *Mammogram appointments call 742-3771. research and informational purposes The kit may additionally include for civil damages for any personal *Pap appointments call 698-7606. without identifying any particular supplies such as gloves or a face injuries which result from acts or For more information contact the Community Health Education Program at 742-3651. individual. shield to provide rescue breathing. omissions by such persons rendering 2. “Drug-related overdose” 16. “Opioid-related drug opioid overdose rescue first aid, means an acute medical condition overdose” means an acute condition which may constitute ordinary that is the result of the ingestion when an excessive amount of opioid, negligence. Those individuals or use by an individual of one or another substance with which an include persons acting under the or more controlled substances or opioid was combined, is swallowed, direction thereof in this section, one or more controlled substances inhaled, injected or absorbed who forcibility enters the residence including but not limited to in through the skin, intentionally of any person in order to render combination with alcohol, in or unintentionally, leading to opioid overdose rescue first aid to The SWO Tribal Council gave Constitution and By-Laws of the on the Lake Traverse Reservation quantities that are excessive for extreme physical illness, decreased a person reasonably believed to be approval to a new Alcohol Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, the had increased by 548% since 2008. that individual that may result in level of consciousness, respiratory in need shall not be liable to such and Drug Abuse Treatment Tribal Council shall, among others, According to the Center for Disease death, disability, or serious injury. depression, coma, or the ceasing of persons for civil damages incurred Act/First Responder and “promote public health, education, Control and Prevention and the An individual’s condition shall respiratory or circulatory function as a result of such entry. The Good Samaritan Immunity charity, and such other services Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, be deemed to be a “drug-related and possible death. immunities provided in this section as may contribute to the social drug overdose was the leading cause Code last Tuesday, March overdose” if a reasonable person of 17. “Standing order” does not apply to acts or omissions advancement of the members of of death in 2013, with overdose 19th. ordinary knowledge would believe means a pre-written, non-person constituting gross, willful or wanton the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate.” In deaths exceeding motor-vehicle the condition to be a drug-related specific order issued by a health negligence. Here are highlights: order to effectuate this power and related deaths in 36 states and the CHAPTER 36A overdose that may result in death, care professional that authorizes 2. Notwithstanding any responsibility, the Tribal Council District of Columbia. Since 2000, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE disability, or serious injury. the dispensing of a drug to, or other Tribal law, it shall not be has determined a need to ensure the drug overdose rate has increased TREATMENT ACT: 3. “First responder” means a administration of the drug by, an a crime for a person to be under protection for the members of 137%, including a 200% increase in FIRST RESPONDER AND person who responds immediately individual or individuals who satisfy the influence of, or to possess for Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, this Code the rate of overdose deaths involving GOOD SAMARITAN to an emergency and shall include pre-determined criteria. personal use, a controlled substance, shall protect eligible recipients, opioids. IMMUNITY CODE law enforcement officers, security STANDING ORDERS. controlled substance analog, or drug including first responders, who 3. Naloxone is a prescription officers, rangers, firefighters, and 1. All medical facilities shall paraphernalia, if that person, in This Code shall be known in good faith administer opioid medication that when administered as the Naloxone Access and First emergency medical services workers. assign a MCP or equivalent who good faith, seeks medical assistance overdose rescue treatment, including to an individual experiencing an It shall also include other individuals is a licensed medical professional for another person while such other Responder Immunity Code. naloxone, to individuals believed opioid-related overdose restores This Code shall be construed to who, in a professional or personal with prescribing authority who person is experiencing a drug- to be suffering from acute overdose the individual to consciousness capacity, responds rapidly to an will establish a standing order for related overdose, and the person promote the following: from prescription and illicit opioids. and normal breathing. Naloxone 1. Pursuant to the Revised emergency or critical incident and dispensing opioid overdose rescue seeking medical assistance fully 2. In 2017, drug related crimes is virtually always effective when renders assistance. toolkits to eligible recipients. cooperates with medical and law Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, March 27, 2019 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 9

enforcement personnel, remains reasonable efforts to obtain a comprehensive and collaborative Historical view of Tribe’s alcohol program – on scene and identifies themselves. signed patient consent to disclose treatment plan of follow-up for This provision shall not apply to a information about the patient’s patients treated in an emergency person seeking medical assistance opioid-related overdose to family department and with their consent, if such person sold controlled members or others involved in the refer them to any substance use substances, controlled analog, or patient’s health care including but disorder treatment program. Risk drug paraphernalia to the person not limited to the patient’s primary assessment, treatment planning, for whom medical assistance is health care provider, as well as SWO and continuity of care referral Does history matter? advocate for funding to requested or to any other person. Behavioral Health and substance use services shall occur after medical There are important lessons address the dual goal of No other immunities or protection disorder treatment programs. stabilization of the patients. to be learned from the vision, alcohol rehabilitation from arrest or prosecution for 3. An attending physician or TITLE VI. DATA struggles, and successes of projects and nutrition. The Program. “Alcoholism is one violations of the law are intended or physician’s designee, Indian Health COLLECTION from the past. Association on American Indian of the biggest problems on our may be inferred. Service physician or physician’s AND EVALUATION. The intent of this story Affairs (AAIA) likely acted as a Reservation,” the minutes stated. 3. Notwithstanding any other designee or Indian Health Service AUTHORIZATION is to remember a project from go-between to open the doors for Attendees included Irene Gronau, Tribal law, it shall not be a crime pharmacist or pharmacist designee, FOR PUBLIC HEALTH whence emerged the modern-day the Health Council, which was a Dorothy Gill, Goldie Cloud, for a person who while experiencing shall make reasonable efforts to SURVEILLANCE DATA Dakotah Pride Center, as well as critical role they played often and Lucinda Heminger, Etta Finley, a drug-related overdose, and in obtain a signed patient consent COLLECTION. the Extension, Child Protection, well. This may well have been the Arnold Ryan, Elijah Blackthunder, need of medical assistance, to to disclose information about the 1. It is the intent of the Maternal/Child Health and important trip financed in part by Chris Johnson, Charlotte be under the influence of, or to patient’s opioid-related overdose Tribe, to establish and maintain a Diabetes programs. grandpa selling a cow, as former Davies, Bruce Renville, Nancy possess for his or her own personal to SWO Behavioral Health and registry, database or other collection Other Tribal programs may Councilwoman Joyce Country Kitto, Louella Quinn, Dormalie use, a controlled substance, substance use disorder treatment mechanism to track de-identified also recognize their roots. It began often recalls, bringing to mind past Robertson, Esther Country, controlled substance analog, or drug programs. data to evaluate the data collected with an innovative and exciting sacrifices and proactive efforts to Hildreth Venegas, Rita Zimmer, paraphernalia, if the person or one 4. If release of information regarding: program first funded in 1970 by achieve change. Linda Schult, and Mike Lufkins. or more other persons at the scene consent cannot practicably be a. The number of times and the Center for Disease Control. Its An historic meeting of the According to the minutes, a rough of the overdose, in good faith, seek provided because of the patient’s amount of naloxone administered to name was the Nutrition Enrichment Health Council was held April draft budget had to be sent by the medical assistance for the person incapacity or an emergency an individual experiencing opioid- and Alcohol Control Program. 24, 1970 to plan the budget for following week to Bill Byler at the experiencing the circumstance, the physician, or related overdoses; In 1969 members of the a community-designed project CONTINUITY OF CARE physician’s designee, may disclose b. The number of time Sisseton Wahpeton Health Council that would become the Nutrition Recovery programs Continued on Page 10 - FOLLOW UP TREATMENT information about a patient’s naloxone administration resulted traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to Enrichment and Alcohol Control SERVICES. opioid-related overdose in in a reversal of an opioid-related 1. The attending physician compliance with applicable privacy overdose; in an emergency department, or and confidentiality laws. c. The number of opioid a physician’s designee, shall make 5. In the event an Indian overdose rescue treatment incidents reasonable efforts to obtain a Health Service patient experiences in which an approved opioid signed patient consent to disclose an opioid-related overdose, the antagonist was administered; and information about the patient’s patient’s physician or physician’s d. Any other naloxone activities opioid-related overdose to family designee, shall provide the patient deemed relevant to effective members or others involved in the with educational material about implementation of this Code. patient’s health care including but addiction and a list of resources for ADMINISTRATIVE not limited to the patient’s primary substance use disorder treatment REGULATIONS AND RULES health care provider, as well as SWO programs, including but not limited AUTHORIZATION. Behavioral Health and substance use to SWO Behavioral Health and 1. Any Tribal Programs and disorder treatment programs. substance use disorder treatment the Indian Health Service shall 2. The attending physician programs. promulgate policies and procedures in an emergency department, or 6. Indian Health Service necessary to implement their a physician’s designee, shall make shall develop and implement a responsibilities under this Code. 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Recovery programs stated that in its first sixteen months The project had a Public Continued from Page 9 of operation, the program had Health Advisor, Mr. Delbert Carvell. served 61 children in the Child His report references working well Association on American Indian Care Center and 71 unduplicated with the District Judge to “clean Affairs and later to Washington adults at New Hope Manor. The up the city jail, including meals” D.C., and the project intended to nutrition services, involving home and alcohol training underway hire local people as nutritional aides visits and food demonstrations, were for himself and the two alcohol and counselors “to help families or harder to implement. Mr. Renville aides. As a testament to success in the alcoholics themselves.” At the noted “gimmicks” had to be used getting people to utilize New Hope suggestion of Mr. Chris Johnson, to “interest people in our nutrition Manor (which faced initial stigma, Han, Shobi emakiyapeye. Mazahdahdawin miye. Cante napeciyuzapi ye. Sissetowan ed wati ye. a committee was formed to “draw component.” according to Director Renville’s Heipa hematahan. He nana apekta. Hello they call me Shobi, I am Iron Jingle Woman, I greet you up” the budget and narrative and On October 1, 1970, the report), Mr. Carvell says that when with a happy heart, I live in Sisseton, I come from Heipa. That is all I have to say. “put together and get efforts of all nutrition component was headed they closed over the Fourth of agencies involved”: Bruce Renville, up by Miss Patricia Pfeifer, B.S., a July weekend, they had 27 people The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate was awarded a five-year Substance Abuse and Mental Health Elijah Blackthunder, Irene Gronau, 1971 graduate of the University of present on the morning of July 6 Services Administration (SAMHSA) federal grant. This grant allows the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate to Dorothy Gill, Chris Johnson, Minnesota, who replaced a Mrs. “for alcohol problems of one sort or provide Mental Health Services and Substance Use Treatment for youth and transitional youth age 12- Hildreth Venegas, and Willard Diana Whipple (the first Home another.” As a result of what must 25 years old. LaFromboise. Economist, who left the project after have been much hard work, people In those years, the Federal fiscal the first year due to her husband were aware of New Hope Manor I really do appreciate all of the referrals we have received this far. Behavioral Health Department is year ran from July 1 through June returning from Vietnam). As one and motivated to seek help. pleased to have served our Tribal youth and we look forward to continue serving the Oyate. 30. Funds must have been awarded success, she reported 36 babies had The report for New Hope as a result of the committee’s been put on the Similac Program Manor treatment center (also I am the direct day-to-day point of contact for these operations regarding our SWO Tribal Youth. since startup, 14 of which started referred to elsewhere in the report as efforts, because in August 1970 the If you or your youth member are in need of chemical dependency and mental health services please since she came on in August (a the half-way house) was submitted Health Council meeting minutes call us at 605-698-2106. The services that we ensure to provide will be starting January 1st, 2019. dubious accomplishment when by Mr. Bill Iron Moccasin, records that a “deposit of money However, all applications will be taken at this time and placements for treatment, pre-treatment and viewed through the lens of history identified as “Resident Staff.” The for the Nutrition/Alcohol Program continuing care will be given. The referral process is as followed: must go to some bank”; and the and current knowledge about first New Hope Manor was located Waubay bank was selected. It was breastfeeding, but important if in the former BIA day school in *Pre-treatment (SWO-Behavioral Health) the alternative was cow’s milk or the Long Hollow District. Mr. Iron decided that the Health Council *In-patient care (e.g. Dakotah Pride, Chief Gull, etc.) the old canned milk and syrup Moccasin reported that during Executives would be bonded for *Outpatient care (SWO- Behavioral Health-Youth and Family TREE) mixture routine that many reared that during first quarter, services $15,000 to manage the Federal *Individual counseling and or other appointments (e.g, SWO Behavioral Health, Human Service funds. The following month, on during that era recall). Miss Pfeifer were provided to six women and Agency, Indian Health Services, etc.) reports two food demonstrations twenty-seven men. “Of these, 12 September 29, 1970, employees *Continuing Care services Bill Iron Moccasin (New Hope were held at the kitchen facilities were repeaters, 18 were voluntary of New Hope Manor, involving and 15 were court committed.” The Manor Residential Manager) and We are located at the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Behavioral Health Department (this is right Diana Whipple (Home Economist) making pickles from the cucumbers collaboration with the nutrition behind the Veterans Memorial Youth Center in Agency Village). Here is a list of services the Youth and presented a report on the progress grown at their onsite garden. She component was visible in the Family TREE provides: of the nutrition/alcohol program. also referred to demonstrations workload measure recorded -- the In addition, a guest identified as a on use of pressure canners by the weight of each “guest” entering and *Chemical Dependency Evaluations for adolescence (age 12-17) and transitional aged youth (age “Methodist worker at Blue Cloud previous Home Economist but leaving the program! It is reflected, 18-25) Abbey” described plans to contact noted they were poorly attended too, in “Work Therapy” for guests *Pre-treatment services (Group therapy) church groups concerning possible by mothers (because, she thought, that included, but was not limited *Outpatient (Non-residential) Substance Abuse Treatment donations needed for the program. the mothers did not have gardens). to, garden and chicken raising *Referrals to inpatient treatment A First Quarter progress report She also reported that the Sixth projects. New Hope Manor entered *Continuing care services for the period July 1- September Annual Tribal Fair had been held nine garden exhibits in the Tribal *Court ordered treatment 30, 1971 survives to the present September 18th, with the nutrition Fair the month before the report was *Youth involved in tribal probation and or drug court day and provides a snapshot as the aides encouraging and helping written, winning ribbons for each. *Prevention services (Substance use and mental health education) Nutrition Enrichment and Alcohol families bring in their products for Mr. Iron Moccasin also notes that *School-Based substance use treatment Control Program began its second display. She and the three nutrition they had been canning from their *Tobacco prevention and intervention year of operation. It was staffed by a aides set up a display at the Tribal garden and that they continued to *Case management and treatment for pregnant mothers with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) Director, Home Economist, Public Fair and served chocolate flavored hold weekly AA meetings “as part *Family Therapy Health Advisor, Public Health non-fat dry milk and peanut butter of rehabilitation and community *Cultural Based Treatment Advisor, three nutrition aides, three cookies (which may or may not involvement.” As with the Home alcohol counselor aides, and live-in have been one of the “gimmicks” Economics report, there was no residential staff for the New Hope Director Renville noted was complete staff roster; but Mr. Iron If you have any questions regarding our services, please do not hesitate to call. Thank you. Manor treatment center and Child needed to generate interest in the Moccasin, as well as Mr. Orsen Care Center. The Director, Mr. nutrition component). There was Bernard (Aide), had both resigned Sincerely, Grady Renville, reported that start- a big emphasis on training of the to “take other jobs”; and Mr. Archie Shobi Zetina, MSW, ACT up problems such as turnover in aides. The report did not include White had recently been hired as an Project Director staff were “more or less corrected.” an employee roster but mentions Aide. Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Behavioral Health The program is now an accepted that Mrs. Audrey MacConnell had Mr. Sylvester Goodteacher, Youth and Family TREE part of this community.... The been hired to replace Mrs. Maude signing as “Resident Staff,” wrote stigma attached to the manor has Abraham as one of the nutrition the Child Care Center report. This been reduced. This is indicated aides (Mrs. Abraham having left to was very busy component of the in increased AA attendance.” He care for grandchildren). project that served 43 children between July 1 and September 30, was transitioned to the National Control Program was in its day? 1970 (a cumulative total of 62 Institute of Alcohol Abuse and One is that visionary and hopeful during the initial sixteen months Alcoholism (NIAAA). On October work was pioneered on the Lake of the grant). He attributed child 10, 1973 the Health Council Traverse Reservation as early as placements to parent neglect/ signed an agreement with the Tribal 1970 and well documented in well- excessive drinking, although some Council to assume management written reports. Secondly, with were due to mothers being in the responsibility for Research Grant support of the leadership of those hospital. Again, in keeping with the 1R18MH 22416-01 until May days, much was accomplished in nutrition enrichment focus of the 31, 1975, by which time the Tribe as few as sixteen months, but the project, weight and growth of each had instituted central finance work took its toll and resulted in infant and child were recorded daily, and a human resource office. considerable staff turnover. Fast and the workload measure reported Following enactment of the Indian forwarding, we know the effort has to the funding agency was the Health Care Improvement Act, in been led and carried on by many, weight of each child “in” and “out.” 1978 administration of “mature” many dedicated workers through Mr. Goodteacher reported that three Indian Alcoholism Programs was the years who have never given daily meals were served “according transferred from NIAAA to the up. It is surreal that the problems to menus provided by the Home Indian Health Service (Reference and challenges of the past in many Economist.” “When the children Tribal Council Resolution 77-73). ways, like a “Back to the Future.” are brought to the CCC, we For several years, IHS used Buy Approaches such as “Work Therapy” immediately feed and bathe them,” Indian contracting authority to fund are every bit as relevant and were he wrote. Mr. Goodteacher also the Tribal programs at the same level either ahead of their time or have reported their policy was to obtain they had received from NIAAA. come in vogue. temporary custody from the County Then, in FY/1980, the contracting The fact that many of current- Judge. They kept a follow-up authority evolved to the Indian Self- day Tribal programs have their report on children returned to their Determination and Educational root in the Nutrition Enrichment families, generally to their natural Assistance Act (Reference Executive and Alcohol Control Program parent, and took a “firmer manner” Resolution 79-04). This was the should be remembered and the with parents of children returning same year the Alcohol Control kinship between them honored and for a repeated placement. In this Program moved from town to celebrated. How much of today’s quarter, they had one adolescent in Agency Village. Beginning in 1982, problems of methamphetamine and long-term placement who would the alcohol program (by that time opioid use disorders and Adverse otherwise, it was thought, be in the renamed Dakotah Pride Center, Childhood Experiences are as much State Training School. Philanthropic no longer New Hope Manor) was the same as they are different and efforts were successful in that Mr. incorporated in the Tribe’s “638 worse - as huge then as they feel Goodteacher stated the CCC was Master Contract”. now? As the Director stated in the making good use of donated items What are the lessons learned Year 2, Quarter 1 report: “This and money and that there had been that can be conveyed to the new is certainly not the easiest kind “visitors from different towns and generation that have inherited of work, but the staff should be interest groups”. the recovery support work in the complimented for their efforts” -- as After the initial couple of years present, including those working true today as it was then. Thank you of this pioneering work, funding in new grants as innovative as the for caring and helping and making a for the Alcohol Control Program Nutrition Enrichment and Alcohol difference! 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Prairie Doc® Perspectives – we added two weekly meals to the comprehensive, family-centered, February. program. As we sit right now we will trauma informed, evidence-based, Home Health Care be planning for 3 months of Junior coordination and integrated and Elderly Affairs Basketball Academy, which will outpatient system of care including Bonnie Thompson, Director equip the youth with a teamwork early intervention and recovery Our medical transportation based attitude. We know how support services to meet the is funded by Indian Health in important sports play in the lives of complex needs of adolescent and Aberdeen, SD. Both elderly and By Richard P. Holm, MD humidity, wind or fans blowing on the face and a diet the youth on the SWO Reservation transitional age American Indian non-elderly may receive assistance, Washington Irving once said, “There is a sacredness without enough oil or certain minerals and vitamins. so it is very important to us to focus youth and their families/primary providing they are not on Medicaid in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of Primary medical causes for dry eyes include mainly on mental and emotional caregiver with SUD and/or co- and enrolled here also a referral power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand immunologic conditions like diabetes, rheumatoid toughness of members. occurring mental disorders. from Indian Health. The board tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, arthritis, lupus, scleroderma, low thyroid, Sjogren’s Our female co-workers at the GOAL: 1) Enhance, Expand meets every second Monday of every of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” syndrome, vitamin A deficiency and just plain aging. VMYC have established the Pink and provide comprehensive services month and the elderly protection Normal human tears are a biological wonder Dry eye affects twice as many women as men, and Power Club! Girl Club, which is to 50 underserved American Indian team meets every third Wednesday composed of a watery portion in the U.S. alone, we spend for girls ages 5-13. This activity adolescents and transitional aged of the month. There is monies for providing the cornea $3.8 billion in health care will focus on life skills, peer-peer youth and their families/primary available for glasses, this is for the hydration and nutrition; dollars for this condition, mentorship, and community caregivers with SLID and/or co- elders 55 years and older. They may a mucous lubrication with societal costs estimated involvement through structured occurring mental disorders. 2) receive $140.00 each appointments component for making at $55 billion a year. weekly activities. This group has Provide Tobacco Prevention and can be at Indian Health optometry a tear slimy; and a third For treatment, we been meeting for the past 3 weeks Intervention 3) Provide treatment Sisseton, SD at 742-3793 or Dr. thin outer layer of oil for focus on situations causing and has taken ownership of the to pregnant mothers with Substance Grimsrud. slowing evaporation. Put symptoms and then advertising and recruiting of more Use Disorders, 4) Continue to Mayuteca Day together you have the find ways to avoid those members. Along with the activities provide Evidence based services and Treatment Program astonishing, life-sustaining, situations. we try and incorporate weekly meal Practice (EBSPs). Skyman Redday, Manager curative, slippery and We can include in our prepping. This gives young ladies ACHIEVEMENTS: Youth Mission Statement: To improve slow-to-evaporate human tear. Vision is completely diet enough fish, flaxseed or flaxseed oil, liver, carrots, the opportunity to learn the basics and Family TREE continue to the physical, spiritual, emotional, dependent on tears because the cornea, for purposes of broccoli and walnuts. of meal making in case they would collaborate with other program mental and behavioral health of transparency, is designed without blood vessels and is Protective eyewear can help. be home along or helping cook for agencies, such as, Dakotah Pride, the tribal members effected with kept alive only by the nutrition it receives from tears. Doctors treat some cases with surgery by plugging siblings. Aliive Roberts County, Tribal substance use disorders and his/her “Dry eye,” is a condition related to issues involving the tear ducts that drain tears away. We have added a couple Opioid Response, Local private and family through, an integral holistic the eye surface, including the loss of the effectiveness Eye drops that reduce inflammation can help. seasonal workers to begin the new public schools, and tribal, local and system based on a balanced program of tear film. Symptoms include pain, itching, burning, Artificial tears are often prescribed, but as helpful year and they have been great in federal originations. TREE has also of patient care through education redness and mucous around the eye with fluctuating as tears from a dropper may be, they are never as good helping implement activities or activated several Memorandum of counseling, group therapy and vision that interferes with recreation, reading and even as the real deal. assist with events. Kegan Huff, Understanding and Agreements spiritual guidance. driving. Paradoxically, watery eyes usually indicate a dry Nothing will ever compare to the value and the Derris Funmaker and Missy Huff with various agencies. This month, Vision: The SWO tribal and inflamed eye with reactive, poor-quality tears. sacredness of a human tear. are the new faces to the program. Youth and Family TREE have member will be resilient, The most common causes for dry eye are ***** Kegan and Derris have great sports services students to surrounding sustainable, healthy and productive side effects from many medications. These include For free and easy access to the entire Prairie knowledge and have played some schools including Tiospa Zina Tribal for the community. decongestants, antihistamines and meds used for acne, Doc® library, visit www.prairiedoc.org and follow The college basketball. Missy brings a School, Sisseton High School, Activities: fluid excess, blood pressure or bladder spasm. Prairie Doc® on Facebook, featuring On Call with the lot of years of working with the Enemy Swim Day School and Circle We have been having Environmental causes include extensive reading, Prairie Doc® a medical Q&A show streaming live and youth to the table. We are very of Nations School. Our Intensive preliminary discussions with the eye surgery, excessive computer use, contact-lenses, low broadcast on SDPTV most Thursdays at 7 p.m. central. fortunate to have such a great group Outpatient Treatment program did Roberts County Sheriff s Office to of workers that have something start in the beginning of January but have one of our workers go into the Tribal Secretary Days Interagency Forum (2/21), Resident Meeting held invaluable to bring to the youth. more services have been expanded jail to offer pre-treatment services Continued from Page 7 and Behavioral Health Interagency February 27, 2019. Went over Tom Overall we are still learning this month. Groups such as mental to our incarcerated people. With Team (2/28). from C&S Pest Control will be back as a program, but have been very health support groups, co-occurring this we hope to get our people some Tribal Opioid Response Project 2. Organize one workforce next week for the final recheck of all consistent in the past couple support groups, and IOP groups much needed services while they are Sara DeCoteau, Project Director (employee) education activity the rooms. years reaching a majority of the are starting March 4, 2019. We are incarcerated, when they are released for SAMHSA annually to increase awareness about Went over goals and community with our events and pleased to have a student placement they can transfer into either Day PURPOSE: To increase Tribal the opioid epidemic and resources achievements of the residents and activities. There is always room to from Mt. Marty that started with us Treatment services or in-patient Government’s public health capacity that are available for recovery and what to expect for the upcoming grow and I believe each year brings February 25, 2019, Elieen Pfieffer is services with Dakota Pride, whatever to respond to the national opioid overdose prevention. months. new challenges for our department completing a Human Service degree. level of care their assessment say abuse and overdose crisis through The NOVA PBS film Dora will still be doing Arts and this is certainly one of the years BARRIERS: The Youth and they need. We hope that this will development and implementation of Addiction was viewed by SWO and Crafts on Sundays with the where we will see our passion and Family TREE program along also help them with whatever kind collaborative prevention, treatment, Education Department staff on families as long as the weather holds dedication be tested. We will be with SWO Behavioral Health of sentencing that may be looking and recovery support services for 2/22, and they are retaining it up sending our monthly attendance Department are still in need of at. Tribal citizens diagnosed with for additional viewing in their Upcoming Events: report when February is over and transportation for clients. We are We had a staff member attend Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). department. Following discussion We would still like to schedule also be on the look-out for our looking into the schools providing the Long Hollow District meeting STAFF: Melissa Favila, Nurse at the Tribal Executive Committee a food safety class. Would also like monthly newsletter and monthly rides to students that are in need of this month, they handed out Care Connector (Full-time); meeting on 2/22, the Vice to see if someone could come in calendar. services. However, schools are also pamphlets and answered questions Bridgette Neilan, Project Manager Chairman’s Office has requested and do some cooking classes for Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Youth finding that transportation is an the District members had. / Data Specialist (25% time); Sara four viewing sessions for staff. An the residents. One of the residents and Family TREE issue. Weather and administrative We have A.A. meetings from DeCoteau, Health Coordinator/ “Addiction Film Viewer Survey would like to do a beading class for SWO Behavioral Health leave days have played a significant and Guided Discussion” has been the residents. Tribal Secretary Project Director for SAMHSA. Shobi Zetina, Director role in our ability to deliver our Continued on Page 12 Updates: created in Survey Monkey to collect Wiyukcan ka Ecunpi Project PURPOSE: Provide a tasks and objectives for the goals of 1. Develop annex to SWO feedback from the workforce on Heather Flute, Chief Academic Health/Tribal Action Plan (2016- what they thought of the film, Officer/Program Manager 2020) for TOR and coordinate what they learned and touched Mission Statement: The efforts with other stakeholders for their hearts, and what additional Wiyukcan ka Ecunpi project team collective impact. information they would like about continues to work hard on the The project has migrated the opioid epidemic. There are grants Implementation Plan. Each objectives and activities from the plans to show the film next month team member spends at least 70% grant work plan to the Strategic at the First 1,000 Days Interagency of their time at school site working Activities Plan (SAP) template Forum. Once the Naloxone Access with our tribal students. Our goal received from the National Agreement is executed, the TOR is to incorporate the seven areas American Indian/Alaskan Native staff will assist in training first of: Academics, College and Career, Addiction Technology Transfer responders. Behavior and Suicide Prevention, Center, which has been funded 3. Implement outreach, School Readiness, Culture, and by SAMHSA to provide technical community education, mass media Research. Each Staff is required to assistance to TOR grantees. The activities (at least six per year, spend at least 70% of their weekly SAP will be submitted to the Grant including citizens returning from time at school sites per week. Program Official (GPO) during the military Staff Student Engagement: W.E week of February 25. On 2/19, the The project explored the Monthly Data from Feb Pt 2 1st: TOR staff met to work on the SAP. opportunity of a partnership with 85/68 hours The Tribe’s proposed First Responder the South Dakota Department This month the numbers and and Good Samaritan Immunity of Health to develop community percentages are low due to snow Code is awaiting presentation to education materials for pregnant days and the difficulty of traveling to the Tribal Council by the Judicial women that would be funded via a schools. One these days, staff used Committee for approval in March. $20,000 sub-award. After evaluating this time as office prep. time. (The code is a prerequisite to the our capacity, we declined. SWO Youth Department Indian Health Service entering into 1 Link to Addiction on South Derrick McCauley, Manager a Naloxone Access Agreement with Dakota Public Broadcasting: https:// Mission Statement: “We SWO Law Enforcement to dispense www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/ are here to inspire, we are here to opioid reversal drugs in accordance addiction (SWO has a physical copy encourage, but most importantly we with Indian Health Manual, Part 3 - of this film). are here to guide our youth through Professional Services, Chapter 35.) Wacinyan Tipi (House of Hope) structured physical activities, Objectives Progress / Status Yolanda Starr, Program Manager cultural awareness, community / Updates: The Naloxone Access Mission Statement: To restore involvement and developing life Agreement between IHS and the the basic integrity and dignity of skills” Tribe for SWO Law Enforcement Dakota values of each individual Monthly Activities: Pink has been drafted. Between the who passes through our doors by Power Club, Life Talks, Model IHS Pharmacists and SWO Legal operating a shelter and developing Car Building, Robotics, Teen Art, Counsel, the language is being fine- a plan to enable them to regain Fitness, Arts/Crafts, Weekly Meal tuned. It will been to be finalized at their social, physical, emotional and (Mon & Fri) the IHS Area Office and approved spiritual values. February Events: Sioux Falls by Tribal Council before it can be Program Manager - Yolanda Skyforce game 02/09/19, Super signed by the Tribal Chairwoman. Starr - 605-698-2020 - YolandaS@ Bowl Party 02/03/19, Jr NBA Skills The initial Agreement is with SWO swo-nsn.gov Challenge 02/01 / 19 Law Enforcement, but there can be Resident Volunteers - 3 Monthly Reporting: additional Agreements with Current Residents - Adults -27 It has been a slow month other entities, as requested. Children -20 for the SWO Youth department Collaboration for collective impact February Applications - Adults partly because of all the snow fall on the Health Plan was promoted - 13 and school cancellations that have through attendance of Community Children- 13 happened. We have seen a bigger Safety Team (2/15), First 1,000 Monthly Events: increase in youth attendance when Page 12 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - March 27, 2019

Dental of South Dakota, SWO’s fiscal intermediary. Currently, SWO has 153 children who are in some phase of treatment or waiting to start treatment. Tribal Elderly Affairs Program was reimbursed for January non- emergency medical transportation payments to 265 Tribal members referred through the Indian Health Service Purchased Referred Care Program. The year-to-date reimbursement amount is for 1,056 Tessa Eberhardt - February 2019 Student of the Month. referrals. Health Administration has oversight in start-up of two new Submitted by Rebecca Dargatz the Month in collaboration with the paras and other grants funded through Substance School Community Director teachers who serve a particular candidate. Abuse Mental Health Services Toka Nuwan Wayawa Tipi honors one student Students of the Month are honored during Administration (SAMHSA). from each grade for each full month that school is in opening ceremony on the first Monday following each Indigenous Linking Actions session. full month of school. for Unmet Needs in Children’s The Students of the Month are chosen because Students of the Month receive a student of the Health (LAUNCH) Cooperative they demonstrate the four school wide expectations month shirt and a dinner hosted by ESDS. Agreement, funded $2.76 million consistently or have shown great progress toward them. The February 2019 Students of the Month are: over five years, has three of 3.5 The school wide expectations are… Kindergarten – Amelia Simon, 1st Grade – Miguel staff on board, is settling into a Awanicihdka: Be Safe. Gallardo, 2nd Grade – Storm Black Thunder, 3rd Grade renovated building, submitted Waokihi: Be Responsible. –Feather Campbell, 4th Grade – Cali Eagle, 5th Grade the Year 2 continuation grant this Waunsida: Be Caring. – Echo O’Riley, 6th Grade – Tessa Eberhardt, 7th Grade Tristan Rockwood - February 2019 Student of the month, and is in a developmental Woohoda: Be Respectful. – Leticia De Loera, and 8th Grade – Tristan Rockwood. Month. year before starting services. Tribal Home room teachers choose the Students of the Cook, the assistant director and Opioid Response (TOR), funded director. for two years, is fully staffed of 1.25 Number of Children Enrolled: employees who are preparing to start 41 Full-time services. This month the Strategic 4 ET/Demo Activities Plan annex to the Sisseton- Number of tribal employees: Wahpeton Oyate Health Plan, 34 standard operating procedures and Number of non-tribal resource directory are being worked employees: 4 (Dakota Connection, on, while community education IHS, Coteau Des Prairies, Tiospa about the opioid epidemic has Zina) commenced. Separate reports for Number attending SWC: 2 TOR and LAUNCH have been Leticia De Loera - February 2019 Student of the Month. Number receiving state submitted. Amelia Simon - February 2019 subsidy: 7 We are also partnering with Student of the Month. Number receiving tribal Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s subsidy: 11 Health Board to start-up the This month at Little Steps Tribal Maternal Infant and we have been working on working Early Childhood Home Visiting on the letters D, E, and F. We will (MIECHV) project, funded by the be learning the numbers 3 and 4, Administration for Children and our shape for the month is a heart Families. GPTCHB is the grantee, (cante) and the colors are pink, red and the Lake Traverse Reservation and purple. We will also be teaching is where the services will be the children the Dakotah words for implemented. Similar to LAUNCH, the numbers, shape and colors for the grant is for five years and is in a the month. Will be working with developmental year. It will employ Cali Eagle - February 2019 Student of the Month. Miguel Gallardo - February 2019 Student Jessica Evenson from South Dakota two Community Health Workers. of the Month. Birth to Three to begin screening the It’s Project Manager, who will be children that are 0-36 months, so based in Rapid City, was hired and that we can catch the little ones that assumed duties 2/25. T-MIECHV may have any kind of learning/gross and LAUNCH are working in motor delay. Our priority here is to tandem to conduct a Community make sure our little ones are growing Needs and Readiness Assessment, and learning every day. Ihaijpi which includes the community Cikáistina “Little Steps” Daycare resource mapping activities currently and the parents will be fundraising underway that the funding agency for new outside play equipment. We requires to be completed by the end will be working with Aspire to help of February (bad weather or not). with our fundraising efforts. The two-year effort of Health Services Administration disseminating results from the Echo O'Riley - February 2019 Student of the Month. Sara DeCotean, Director Pregnancy Health Survey for Parents Storm Black Thunder - February 2019 Student of Newborns on the Lake Traverse of the Month. Function/Mission Statement: Administer SWO’s Indian Health Reservation concluded this month Grants: Mission Statement: Serve the Service Comprehensive Health with the final set of infographics Special Diabetes Program for SWO tribal members with food Care Services Contract (Indian Self- and articles published in the Sota Indians (SDPI): Funding Cycle boxes as needed. Determination and Educational Iya Ye Yapi and placed on the First January 2019-December 2019 Goals met this month: Assistance Act or “638” IHS Master 1,000 Days website. They focus on SDPI Outcomes System(SOS): 1. Feeding South Dakota Contract); implement health findings about Adverse Childhood Target is IHS eligible participant’s delivered 2/14/19 for Food Supply initiatives and grants; participate in Experiences in our community, that live on the Lake Traverse 2. Rapid City no donation this interagency coordination activities the resources available to support Reservation with a BMI greater than month to promote collaboration and mothers and fathers as they assume 25 with a Pre-Diabetes Diagnosis 3. Produce handed out on collective impact; and plan and the important role of parenting, and and utilize the Diabetes Center and/ Mondays members that sign up for develop services that will improve startling results showing that SWO or IHS. GOAL: 244 month totaling 37 tribal members health status, quality, and access to infants are experiencing harsh events Health Screening: We provide the WalMart produce donation (ACEs) during their first 1,000 Feather Campbell - February 2019 Student of the Month. care (SWO Health Plan). a health screening, which entails 4. For the total of family that The FY/1 9 Award was days. All are on the First 1,000 Days website http://swofirst1000days. Tribal Secretary Sara Lincoln, Program Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure, used the Food Pantry and WalMart executed February 5 after delays Continued from Page 11 com/home/pregnancy-health- Manager BMI, Height, Weight, Waist Produce total 244 families related to how SWO calculates survey-results. The infographics Pauline White Thunder, Circumference, Ale, and Body Fat 5. Food Pantry hired a part Indirect Costs, the lengthy 12-1 Monday, Wednesday and were developed in partnership with Administrative Assistant Mass. GOAL: 500 time worker for 45 days Government shutdown, holidays, Friday, this is open to the public, Collaborative Research Center Natasha Renville, Incentives Community Events: This goal 6. No action is needed at this and weather-related closures. we have been seeing around 6-7 for American Indian Health at Coordinator includes all outreach we provide at time Twenty children have been community members come for these Sanford Research (who funded the Danielle Grey, DPP health fairs, general council, district “Little Steps” Daycare approved for the Orthodontics meetings. survey in 2015-2016). Together Coordinator days, and/or elderly days. GOAL: Leona Iyarpeya, Manager program this fiscal year. Five We had Mariah Hazel Stands with consortium partners at South Ashley Lee, Fitness Trainer 1500. Number of staff: children completed to date, ten do our Family days on 02/11/19 - Dakota State University, we have Lonnie Seaboy, Maintenance Monthly Activities: This goal 7 Full-time Childcare Workers first payments and eight second 02/11/19. submitted a draft article, “Father’s Chelsey Owen, Outreach includes all our monthly activities, 3 temp Childcare Workers, payments were reimbursed to Delta Marlin Farley did Mending Tyler Bellonger, Fitness Room walk/runs, gardening, elder games, Broken Hearts training with Attendant cornhole tournaments, iron man, clients on 02/27/19, 02/28/19 and Glenn Fineday, Trainer/ district challenge, and any other 03/01/19. Attention all Juniors and Seniors Outreach event we add to our monthly February has been a slow The SWO SDPI Program’s activities. GOAL: 1500. month for us, due to the amount of College tour of Haskell University campus in Lawrence, Kansas mission is to implement programs AstraZeneca: Funding Cycle snow days we had. We are usually and to work with other health November 2018-December 2019 open when the Tribe closes due programs to treat and prevent Community Outreach: When: Monday, April 22, 2019. to weather, but this month the diabetes complications and prevent/ Outreach to get out information weather has been bad enough that Who: All tribally enrolled Juniors and seniors that sign up. manage cardiovascular diseases on about cardiovascular disease. we decided not to put our clients in Where: Lawrence, Kansas the Lake Traverse Reservation. The (UNDUPLICATED danger of trying to make it in. We purpose of the SWO Fitness and PARTICIPANTS). GOAL: 1000. Deadline to sign up is Monday, April 8, 2019. do call and check in with the clients Diabetes Programs is to educate and Tracked Participant’s: Monitor when we have unexpected days off, If interested and to get on list to attend call: empower people in our community and track all the information for the just to see how they are doing. health screening for 3-6 months. Mali Souksavath 605-698-8247 SWO Diabetes to be proactive in improving their personal fitness and health levels. GOAL: 200 Jo Roberts 605-419-1001 (Health & Fitness) Center SWO Food Pantry Our Goals for respective Elise Johnson 605-742-0555 Sara Lincoln, Director Geno Locke, Manager Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, March 27, 2019 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 13

(First 1,000 Days) and #12 (Grant February 2009: Tribal Therefore, no effort is made to Writing), the Co-Lead for #5, #8, Council established planning and implement the CTAS grant at this Submitted by Ms. Jana Hansen and #15, and active in all of the development of the proposed time. In Math we have been studying other initiatives. SWO stakeholders Community Justice and June -September 2014: Need Area and Perimeter so the students meet every-other-month to discuss Rehabilitation Center as the number for treatment for pregnant women is created their own Keya on graph progress achieved, and the Year 3 of one legislative priority for federal discussed through Tribal Secretary’s paper and figured out Area and 5 progress report is at: https://files. appropriations. Meth Task Force. The proposed Perimeter of their shape. acrobat.com/a/preview/348e4e48- March 2009: Tribal Council plan is for Tribal Council to provide Every morning we have a 6dea-4156-8907-09edb06d1006. authorizes applying to the U.S. $500,000 for Dakotah Pride Center meeting where we greet each This month, an annex to the plan Department of Justice, Office to expand or renovate. An action other,”Anpetu Waste.” for Tribal Opioid Response was of Justice Programs’ Bureau of plan for drug endangered infants is We also listened to an Iroquois completed. With ten new awards, Justice Assistance “Recovery Act: developed. creation story “Earth on Turtles the Grant Writing initiative is at Correctional Facilities on Tribal January -May 2015: Back” and made a mosaic Keya. 91% of reaching its target goal of Lands Program Competitive Conversations takes place with 11 new funded grants. The number Grant Program” for the suggested Dakota Nation Development of positions funded under these maximum funding level amount of Corporation (DNDC) about is launching use of Continuous grants is 15.2 employees. We are up to $15 million. financing the CJRC through tax Glucose Monitors for patient with currently working on one grant, May 2009: SWO submits an credits. Discussion is on contracting high Alc levels and figuring out Vocational Rehabilitation Service application to the Department of with DNDC to perform the the subscription details so that Projects for American Indians with Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Justice developer role provided in the GoodHealthTV can be available in Disabilities from the Office of Assistance, for a Recovery Act: CTAS grant. Travois New Markets is all clinic waiting rooms. Special Education and Rehabilitative Correctional Facilities on Tribal interested in the project. Preliminary Health Administration Services, Department of Education. Lands Program grant. Had it been discussion takes place with EKM&P, coordinates the Sisseton-Wahpeton The Funding Opportunity awarded, the grant would have who is still agreeable to working Oyate Health Plan (2016-2020) Announcement has not yet been funded nearly half of the total with us to revise the design for to achieve collective impact on posted by Grants.Gov, but we have a construction cost. Unfortunately, a Travois New Markets. 15 priority initiatives. The Health working draft. keystroke error during the electronic May-June 2015: Tribal Coordinator is the Lead for #4 submission resulted in it being Council abolishes the Dakota Correcting a misunderstanding – rejected by the grant processing Nation Development Corporation technology so that it was not Board of Directors. This effort is considered. discontinued. March 2011: Tribal Council June 2015: Tribal Council adopts a health plan and authorizes requests members of Congress implementation. Behavioral Health to assist in securing Federal is ranked as the first priority appropriation assistance to plan, By CD Floro identifying the following priority health status problem based on a construct, and staff the proposed Sota Editor Behavioral Health needs (Chemical comprehensive review of mortality CJRC. Planning is re-engaged. We found Chairwoman Dependency, Mental Health, Youth rates, burden of illness, workload July 2015-January 2016: Tribal Robertson’s testimony provided to Treatment, Detox, Transitional data, and relative cost. The CJRC Leadership revives the Community the U.S. House requesting DOI Care, Inpatient and Outpatient concept is a vital component of the Justice and Rehabilitation Center funding for the Tribe’s justice center Services for Adult and Youth). Health Plan. However, Behavioral effort and make plans to utilize somewhat confusing – not right October 2006: Tribal Health scored lower in do-ability the Coordinated Tribal Assistance away or we would have suggested Council adopts a facility master because of the high cost of the Solicitation PA4 grant awarded in changes, but after the fact. plan for a “Community Justice & proposed new Community Justice 2013. The July scope of work and Some of the language provided Rehabilitation Center (CJRC)” and Rehabilitation Center, and budget from EKM&P is revised to to the Chairwoman sounded identifying need for a facility that implementation as an initiative reflect that idea so that the package outdated … had not Tribal Council would address the co-occurring ranked 8th priority. can be submitted to the Bureau of ended the comprehensive “campus- conditions of substance abuse/ October 2011-February 2012: Justice Assistance (BJA) for prior style” justice center project last fall? addiction, criminal behaviors, and Regrettably, plans for the CJRC approval. Progress is delayed due to Yes. antisocial (mental health) disorder. stalled and became dormant despite absence of the Tribal Attorney who After having received September 2007: SWO the fact that, during the period was working on it, assignment to substantially less funding than Behavioral Health Workgroup from 2005-2010, SWO engaged in the other attorney, and then back to requested for construction from the participated in the first-ever intensive planning. the original attorney again. BIA, Tribal Council gave up the Substance Abuse Mental Health March 2013: As authorized February 2016: Before the Pregnancy Health Survey at Sisseton is promoting implementation of project. Services Association Policy Academy by Tribal Council resolution, a prior approval package for the Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake a Naloxone Access Agreement In hindsight, holding a public on Co-Occurring Substance Abuse Coordinated Tribal Assistance Coordinated Tribal Assistance Traverse Reservation” to the SWO between IHS and SWO Law ribbon-cutting ceremony was and Mental Health Disorders for Solicitation (CTAS) proposal is Solicitation PA4 grant can be Local Research Review Board, Enforcement, pending adoption by premature. Tribal Governments in Phoenix, AZ. submitted to update the master submitted, the Bureau of Justice requesting pre-publication approval. the Tribal Council of Chapter 36A Instead, there are now two January 2008: Behavioral plan. Assistance (funding agency) states Ours was the first time EVER that Alcohol & Drug Abuse Treatment separate projects: one, building a Health Action Plan for Co- August 2013: Tribal Chairman’s it may be a conflict of interest for fathers were engaged in this type of Act: First Responder and Good new detention facility (jail); and Occurring Substance Abuse & Office convenes a series of meetings EKM&P to work on our. project survey, and much was learned about Samaritan Immunity Code. Other the other, building a new treatment Mental Health Disorders was to mobilize an alternative plan. because EKM&P is a subcontractor how very involved fathers are during Safety Team topics include elder facility. adopted by Tribal Council. Meetings were held to develop to the National Indian Justice the first 1,000 days, the influence falls prevention, child passenger Scott German has been hired as Behavioral Health Interagency Team a funding proposal to take to Center. Eventually, the BJA they have on maternal behaviors safety, and air quality. Community coordinator of the detention facility was formally organized. Washington DC or Shakopee. determines there is no conflict of (such as breastfeeding), and Resource Mapping was the focus project; the Tribal Secretary’s office December 2008: A Criminal September 2013: A funding interest. potential opportunities to improve for the First 1,000 Days Interagency is responsible for planning a new Justice Planning Committee was request for the alternative plan June 2016: Tribal Council services for fathers. Forum, which will inform future treatment facility. established by Tribal Council. (detention facility) is developed by approves an agreement with Carlson Despite bad weather, the collaborative effort. Fifteen of Here is a chronology of justice Plans are drawn up for a two- the Tribal Chairman’s office. The West Povondra Architects and Community Safety Team, First twenty-eight BHIT participants center planning provided by Tribal level, 111,240 gross sq. ft. facility SWO Administration Building EKM&P, to provide services for the 1,000 Days Interagency Forum, and responded to a Survey Monkey Health Administration: to house 100 people (adults and construction is completed, and CJRC planning phase, with the Behavioral Health Interagency Team aimed at getting feedback and August 2003: Tribal Council juveniles, male and female) and a number of the programs that Dept. of Justice grant as the funding met this month. We also attended ideas for future work of that Team; authorizes Law Enforcement to provide detention, non-medical were included in the original plans source, and to authorize Tribal Diabetes Team and Human Services compiled results will be discussed apply for funds to replace the detoxification, behavioral health for the Community Justice and Chairman David Flute to sign the Board. Community Safety Team at the 2/28 meeting. Diabetes Team existing jail to meet current safety treatment, and transitional services. Rehabilitation Center move to it. contract. Deliverables include: codes. The total estimated cost was $36.8 January 2014: Direction December 2005: Tribal million (including the pre-design from Tribal leadership continues Justice center plan Attention Council passes a resolution work already completed). the alternative plan for detention. Continued on Page 16 Elementary SWO JOM Browns Valley, Waubay, Wilmot and Sisseton 1st semester SWO JOM grade incentives, deadline to pick up elementary gift card incentive is Wednesday, March 27, 2019. 11-3tc Page 14 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - March 27, 2019

Copy of SWO Business License, if The function is for a community of the Sisseton-Wahpeton proposal is approved. member to inform the work Oyate of the Lake Traverse Contact the Procurement Office of the project, assist with Reservation shall govern the for specifications: LeimieBP@ conducting outreach and contract and work performed. swo-nsn.gov engagement efforts with Copy of SWO Business License, if Please submit sealed proposals families, and participate proposal is approved. to: in leadership and capacity Documentation for Indian SWO Procurement Office building opportunities. Preference, if applicable. Attn: Lennie Bernard-Peters All sealed bids must include and Contact the Procurement Office PO Box 509 be submitted by April 22nd, for specifications: lemiiebp@ Agency Village, SD 57262 2019: swo-nsn.gov Request for Bids Required Documentation: The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate All interested parties Proposal Guidelines: Please submit sealed proposals Requesting sealed proposals for: 1. Statement of qualifications, is seeking proposals from acknowledge that any Cover letter or Statement of to: The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate competence, and capacity to qualified, experienced Agreement executed and Intent. SWO Procurement Office Planning Department is perform the scope of work. professionals to facilitate performed within the Tribe’s Resume of experience, expertise, Attn: Lennie Bernard-Peters seeking proposals from 2. Current South Dakota Driver’s development of an Infant exclusive jurisdiction is: education/academic and PO Box 509 qualified, experienced Licenses, and willing to get and Early Childhood subject to the exclusive professional credentials. Agency Village, SD 57262 professionals to facilitate a tribal driver’s license if Mental Health Consultation jurisdiction of the Tribal Two signed references that By 4:00 pm on Monday, April development of a Financial proposal is accepted. (IECMHC) program that will Court of Sisseton-Wahpeton highlight the applicant’s 22nd, 2019 Plan for Debt Reduction 3. Able to pass a background be used by Project Indigenous Oyate of the Lake Traverse ability to perform the scope of All interested parties and investing in future check, if proposal is accepted. LAUNCH. The consultant will Reservation. All interested work. acknowledge that any development of water and 4. Abide by the laws, policies utilize the IECMHC toolkit parties acknowledge that Incremental payment schedule Agreement executed and sewer infrastructure and and courts of the Sisseton- developed by the Center of they must comply with the that is based on completion of performed within the Tribe’s expansion of the Connection Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Excellence to guide the work Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate deliverables delineated in the exclusive jurisdiction is Casino Development Site. Traverse Reservation shall plan. The work plan can Ordinances: TERO Chapter project timeline. subject to the exclusive This Financial Plan should govern proposal, contracts and be implemented through a 59 Requirements, Wage Rates Desired length of contract must jurisdiction of the. Tribal include the development of a work. combination onsite and offsite & Compliance Plan; Business be addressed within proposal. Court of Sisseton-Wahpeton Prospectus to procure Tribal 5. Copy of SWO Business interactions. The consultation License Ordinance. Chapter The preferred contract length Oyate of the Lake Traverse Economic Development Bonds License, if proposal is program will incorporate the 53 and Tax Ordinance is one year, with the option to Reservation. All interested (TED Bonds), which are tax- approved. four, required foundational Chapter 67; and Chapter 75 extend the contract year-to- parties acknowledge that exempt bonds SWO will use 6. To review the entire list of building blocks: 1) eligibility, Sex Offender Registration. year without re-advertising or they must comply with the for debt reduction and to required documentation and 2) service design, 3) workforce, 13-open renegotiating. Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate construct the expansion of the what else must be submitted and 4) infrastructure. These Required Documentation: Ordinances: TERO Chapter Connection property that will with the proposal please services are expected to begin Request for Bids Able to pass Indian Child 59 Requirements, Wage Rates include a new water supply, contact Lennie Bernard- immediately and extend for Requesting sealed proposals for: Protection and Family & Compliance Plan; Business. wastewater treatment plant Peters SWO Procurement an approximate time frame Project Indigenous LAUNCH Violence Prevention Act 13-4tc and storage systems that Officer - her information is of 6 months. The scope of is looking for an individual background checks, if proposal would be owned and operated provided below. work shall not exceed a to serve as a Parent Partner is chosen. Request for Bids by the tribe. Contact the Procurement Office $10,000.00 maximum budget. consultant to the core Willing to complete the required Requesting sealed proposals for: All sealed bids must include and for specifications: lenniebp@ Proposals will be accepted LAUNCH team, which trainings, as applicable. The Youth and Family TREE be submitted by April 12, swo-nsn.gov on a continuous basis until a consists of the Project Acknowledgement that the Program is looking for a 2019 @ 4:00 pm CST. Please submit sealed proposals consultant is hired. Director, Lead Evaluator/ laws, policies and courts Recovery Coach for the Applicants must submit the to: All sealed bids must include: Data Specialist, Community following as a part of their SWO Procurement Office Applicants must submit the Coordinator, and the proposal: Attn: Lennie Bernard-Peters following as a part of their Behavioral Health Specialist. 1. Resume of academic and/ PO Box 509 proposal: The. Parent Partner will Request for Bids or professional credentials, Agency Village, SD 57262 Bio-sketch or resume of academic serve on the Young Child Requesting sealed proposals for: Wellness Advisory Group, experience, and expertise. By 4:00 pm on Friday, April 12th, and professional credentials, The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Planning Department which consists of community 2. Two signed references that 2019 technical competence, is seeking proposals from qualified, experienced highlight the applicant’s All interested parties experience, and expertise. partners focused on Infant professionals to facilitate development of a Financial ability to perform the scope of acknowledge that any Two References that highlight and Early Childhood mental work. Agreement executed and the applicant’s ability to health and wellness. The Plan for Debt Reduction and investing in future 3. Work plan to perform the performed within the Tribe’s perform the scope of work. Parent Partner will function development of water and sewer infrastructure and scope of work delineating exclusive jurisdiction is Work plan to perform the scope of as an independent consultant, expansion of the Connection Casino Development deliverables, timelines, costs, subject to the exclusive work delineating deliverables, not an employee. As such, Site. This Financial Plan should include the roles and functions of how jurisdiction of the Tribal timelines, costs, roles and the Parent Partner will be development of a Prospectus to procure Tribal the mentor will spend their Court of Sisseton-Wahpeton functions. responsible for furnishing his/ Economic Development Bonds (TED Bonds), required 3-5 hours per week Oyate of the Lake Traverse Required Documentation: her own supplies, overhead, which are tax-exempt bonds SWO will use for debt and transportation as part in contact with the youth. Reservation. All interested Statement of qualifications, reduction and to construct the expansion of the of billed charges. The Parent 4. Itemized budget needed parties acknowledge that competence, and capacity to Connection property that will include a new water to perform the scope of they must comply with the perform the scope of work. Partner is also responsible for supply, wastewater treatment plant and storage work, including all fees and Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Current driver’s licenses. payment of all taxes required reimbursable expenses (such Ordinances: TERO Chapter Able to pass background checks. by Law. systems that would be owned and operated by the as supplies, travel, and 59 Requirements, Wage Rates tribe. overhead). & Compliance Plan; Business All sealed bids must include and be submitted by April 5. Incremental payment schedule License Ordinance Chapter 53 Request for Bids 12, 2019 @ 4:00 pm CST. that is based on completion of and Tax Ordinance Chapter Requesting sealed proposals for: Applicants must submit the following as a part of their deliverables delineated in the 67; and Chapter 75 Sex The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate is seeking proposals proposal: work plan. Offender Registration. from qualified, experienced professionals to 1. Resume of academic and/or professional credentials, 6. Desired length of contract 13-2tc facilitate development of an Infant and Early experience, and expertise. must be addressed within Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) 2. Two signed references that highlight the applicant’s proposal. The preferred Request for Bids program that will be used by Project Indigenous ability to perform the scope of work. contract length is one year. Requesting sealed proposals for: LAUNCH. The consultant will utilize the IECMHC 3. Work plan to perform the scope of work delineating toolkit developed by the Center of Excellence deliverables, timelines, costs, roles and functions of to guide the work plan. The work plan can be how the mentor will spend their required 3-5 hours Notice implemented through a combination onsite and per week in contact with the youth. offsite interactions. The consultation program 4. Itemized budget needed to perform the scope of work, Due to the severe weather, annual inspections will incorporate the four, required foundational including all fees and reimbursable expenses (such for Old Agency and Crawfordsville are building blocks: 1) eligibility, 2) service design, 3) as supplies, travel, and overhead). rescheduled for April and May 2019. workforce, and 4) infrastructure. These services 5. Incremental payment schedule that is based on Also, a reminder to the tenants to shovel the are expected to begin immediately and extend for completion of deliverables delineated in the work snow away from your basement window an approximate time frame of 6 months. The scope plan. wells. This is to prevent water coming into of work shall not exceed a $10,000.00 maximum 6. Desired length of contract must be addressed within your basement. budget. Proposals will be accepted on a continuous proposal. The preferred contract length is one year. Sisseton-Wahpeton Housing Authority basis until a consultant is hired. Required Documentation: 13-4tc All sealed bids must include: 1. Statement of qualifications, competence, and Applicants must submit the following as a part of their capacity to perform the scope of work. proposal: 2. Current South Dakota Driver’s Licenses, and willing to Bio-sketch or resume of academic and professional get a tribal driver’s license if proposal is accepted. credentials, technical competence, experience, 3. Able to pass a background check, if proposal is and expertise. accepted. Two References that highlight the applicant’s ability to 4. Abide by the laws, policies and courts of the Sisseton- perform the scope of work. Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation Work plan to perform the scope of work delineating shall govern proposal, contracts and work. deliverables, timelines, costs, roles and functions. 5. Copy of SWO Business License, if proposal is Required Documentation: approved. Statement of qualifications, competence, and capacity 6. To review the entire list of required documentation and to perform the scope of work. what else must be submitted with the proposal please Current driver’s licenses. contact Lennie Bernard-Peters SWO Procurement Able to pass background checks. Officer - her information is provided below. Copy of SWO Business License, if proposal is approved. Contact the Procurement Office for specifications: Contact the Procurement Office for specifications: [email protected] [email protected] Please submit sealed proposals to: Please submit sealed proposals to: SWO Procurement Office SWO Procurement Office Attn: Lennie Bernard-Peters Attn: Lennie Bernard-Peters PO Box 509 PO Box 509 Agency Village, SD 57262 Agency Village, SD 57262 By 4:00 pm on Friday, April 12th, 2019 All interested parties acknowledge that any Agreement All interested parties acknowledge that any Agreement executed and performed within the Tribe’s exclusive executed and performed within the Tribe’s exclusive jurisdiction is: subject to the exclusive jurisdiction jurisdiction is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tribal Court of Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Tribal Court of Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation. All interested of the Lake Traverse Reservation. All interested parties acknowledge that they must comply parties acknowledge that they must comply with with the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Ordinances: the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Ordinances: TERO TERO Chapter 59 Requirements, Wage Rates & Chapter 59 Requirements, Wage Rates & Compliance Compliance Plan; Business License Ordinance. Plan; Business License Ordinance Chapter 53 and Chapter 53 and Tax Ordinance Chapter 67; and Tax Ordinance Chapter 67; and Chapter 75 Sex Chapter 75 Sex Offender Registration. Offender Registration. 13-open 13-2tc Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, March 27, 2019 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 15

following: Engages with Consultant will be considered License Ordinance Chapter 53 Incremental payment schedule Court of Sisseton-Wahpeton 59 Requirements, Wage Rates patients in the Addiction a mandatory reporter as a and Tax Ordinance Chapter that is based on completion of Oyate of the Lake Traverse & Compliance Plan; Business Treatment Program and childcare provider under the 67; and Chapter 75 Sex deliverables delineated in the Reservation. All interested License Ordinance Chapter 53 encourages them to maintain Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Offender Registration. work plan. parties acknowledge that and Tax Ordinance Chapter sobriety, participate in Chapter 38 Codes of law. 13-2tc ** Bid packets are available for they must comply with the 67; and Chapter 75 Sex recovery-oriented activities All sealed bids must include and additional help in completing Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Offender Registration. and develop a network of be submitted by April 5, 2019: Request for Bids the proposal. Please Contact Ordinances: TERO Chapter 13-2tc sober supports. Participates Applicants must submit the Requesting sealed proposals for: Lennie Bernard-Peters at in group treatment activities following as a part of their The Wiyukcan ka Ecunpi Project [email protected], 605- and models effective group proposal: is looking for individuals 698-8302 or Collette Haase at participation and recovery- Bio-sketch or resume of academic to provide guidance and [email protected], 605- oriented perspective for and professional credentials, mentoring sessions to various 698-3911 ext. 8258 to request patients with substance use technical competence, age groups of the Sisseton- the packet. disorders. Helps patients experience, and expertise. Wahpeton Oyate Youth for at Required Documentation: identify and access needed Required Documentation: least 3 to 5 hours per week. Able to pass a background check, resources and recovery Statement of qualifications, The Individual will also be if proposal is accepted. Pine Ridge Reservation – with the aftermath of snow melt and supports. competence, and capacity to responsible for providing Abide by the laws, policies Native News Online – March 22, a “bomb cyclone” that blasted the Consultant will provide the perform the scope of work. a final report that entails and courts of the Sisseton- 2019 – On Thursday, the Midwest central Plains and Upper Midwest following: Abide by the laws, policies a detailed overview of the Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake One on one coaching and support and courts of the Sisseton- Mentor’s performed duties Traverse Reservation shall Alliance Sovereign Tribes (MAST) last week with heavy rain or snow. to those in need Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake to the Wiyukcan ka Ecunpi govern proposal, contracts and President Frank Cloutier issued a Flood records have been Respond as needed to referrals Traverse Reservation shall Project’s Chief Academic work. call for help for the Great Plains shattered in 17 places across the from community stakeholders govern proposal, contracts and Officer. The preferred contract Copy of SWO Business License, if Tribes that have been severely state, the Nebraska Emergency Facilitate a community-based work. length is one year. proposal is approved. impacted by a winter blizzard is Management Agency said. peer support group Copy of SWO Business License, if All sealed bids must include and To review the entire list of calling for your help. Seventy-four cities, 65 counties Participate in staff, community proposal is approved. be submitted by April 8th, required documentation and Below is the text of Cloutier’s and four tribal areas have issued and program meetings Contact the Procurement Office 2019: what else must be submitted letter: emergency declarations in the state. Work regularly with community for specifications: LennieBP@ Proposal Guidelines: with the proposal please As you are all aware, many There are many native families partners SWO-NSN.GOV Resume of academic and/or contact Lennie Bernard- of Great Plains Tribal Region displaced, without water and power Participate in regular clinical Please submit sealed proposals professional credentials, Peters SWO Procurement supervision to: experience, and expertise. Officer - her information is communities and tribal members are and limited resources and huge Provide rides/transport clients SWO Procurement Office Cover Letter or Statement of provided below. facing unthinkable hardships at this infrastructure issues regarding to their support groups/ Attn: Lennie Peters Intent. Contact the Procurement Office time due to the blizzard that swept bridges out and limited access. treatment sessions PO Box 509 Two signed references that for specifications: lenniebp@ across the Midwest last week. Due to the much-needed Collect data and complete reports Agency Village, SD 57262 highlight the applicant’s swo-nsn.gov Towns and communities across assistance of our Great Plains in a timely manner By 4:00 pm on Friday April 5, ability to perform the scope of Please submit sealed proposals the plains, especially in areas located Region relatives, we ask for your Provide community presentations 2019 work. to: by water ways, have been hit hard consideration regarding much of the project All interested parties Work plan to perform the scope of SWO Procurement. Office with extreme flooding and snow needed and appreciated help to our Provide warm-handoffs/referrals acknowledge that any work delineating deliverables, Attn: Lennie Bernard-Peters accumulation. brothers and sisters and are seeking to other programs and Agreement executed and timelines, costs, roles and PO Box 509 These areas continue to deal monetary support from our MAST services in the community performed within the Tribe’s functions of how the mentor Agency Village, SD 57262 Recovery Coach will report to exclusive jurisdiction is will spend their required 3-5 By 4:00 pm on Monday, April with the aftermath of the storm, family to the Great Plains region. the Youth and Family TREE subject to the exclusive hours per week in contact 8th, 2019 with the warm weather adding more Monetary donations can be Director jurisdiction of the Tribal with the youth. All interested parties water to the already flooded areas. sent be sent to the Great Plains Consultant and Tribe will Court of Sisseton-Wahpeton Itemized budget needed to acknowledge that any More than eight million people Chairman’s Association to be equally ensure compliance with the Oyate of the Lake Traverse perform the scope of work, Agreement executed and were under flood warnings Tuesday dispersed to tribes in need within Indian Child Protection and Reservation. All interested including all fees and performed within the. morning, the National Weather the region. Family Violence. Prevention parties acknowledge that reimbursable expenses (such Tribe’s exclusive jurisdiction Service said, as the heartland deals Act requirements (25 U.S.C. they must comply with the as supplies, travel, and is subject to the exclusive Chapter 34) and provide Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate overhead). jurisdiction of the Tribal Request for Bids compliance to Sisseton- Ordinances: TERO Chapter 59 Wahpeton Oyate Behavioral Requirements, Wage. Rates Requesting sealed proposals for: Health. &. Compliance Plan; Business Request for Bids The Youth and Family TREE Program is looking for a Requesting sealed proposals for: Recovery Coach for the following: Engages with Project Indigenous LAUNCH is looking for an patients in the Addiction Treatment Program and Request for Bids individual to serve as a Parent Partner consultant encourages them to maintain sobriety, participate in Requesting sealed proposals for: to the core LAUNCH team, which consists of the recovery-oriented activities and develop a network The Wiyukcan ka Ecunpi Project is looking for individuals Project Director, Lead Evaluator/Data Specialist, of sober supports. Participates in group treatment to provide guidance and mentoring sessions to Community Coordinator, and the Behavioral activities and models effective group participation various age groups of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Health Specialist. The. Parent Partner will serve on and recovery-oriented perspective for patients with Oyate Youth for at least 3 to 5 hours per week. The the Young Child Wellness Advisory Group, which substance use disorders. Helps patients identify and Individual will also be responsible for providing a consists of community partners focused on Infant access needed resources and recovery supports. final report that entails a detailed overview ofthe and Early Childhood mental health and wellness. Consultant will provide the following: Mentor’s performed duties to the Wiyukcan ka Ecunpi The Parent Partner will function as an independent One on one coaching and support to those in need Project’s Chief Academic Officer. The preferred consultant, not an employee. As such, the Parent Respond as needed to referrals from community contract length is one year. Partner will be responsible for furnishing his/her stakeholders All sealed bids must include and be submitted by April own supplies, overhead, and transportation as Facilitate a community-based peer support group 8th, 2019: part of billed charges. The Parent Partner is also Participate in staff, community and program meetings Proposal Guidelines: responsible for payment of all taxes required by Work regularly with community partners Resume of academic and/or professional credentials, Law. Participate in regular clinical supervision experience, and expertise. The function is for a community member to inform Provide rides/transport clients to their support groups/ Cover Letter or Statement of Intent. the work of the project, assist with conducting treatment sessions Two signed references that highlight the applicant’s outreach and engagement efforts with families, Collect data and complete reports in a timely manner ability to perform the scope of work. and participate in leadership and capacity building Provide community presentations of the project Work plan to perform the scope of work delineating opportunities. Provide warm-handoffs/referrals to other programs and deliverables, timelines, costs, roles and functions of All sealed bids must include and be submitted by April services in the community Recovery Coach will how the mentor will spend their required 3-5 hours 22nd, 2019: report to the Youth and Family TREE Director per week in contact with the youth. Proposal Guidelines: Consultant and Tribe will ensure compliance with Itemized budget needed to perform the scope of work, Cover letter or Statement of Intent. the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence. including all fees and reimbursable expenses (such Resume of experience, expertise, education/academic Prevention Act requirements (25 U.S.C. Chapter as supplies, travel, and overhead). and professional credentials. 34) and provide compliance to Sisseton-Wahpeton Incremental payment schedule that is based on Two signed references that highlight the applicant’s Oyate Behavioral Health. completion of deliverables delineated in the work ability to perform the scope of work. Consultant will be considered a mandatory reporter as plan. Incremental payment schedule that is based on a childcare provider under the Sisseton-Wahpeton ** Bid packets are available for additional help in completion of deliverables delineated in the project Oyate Chapter 38 Codes of law. completing the proposal. Please Contact Lennie timeline. All sealed bids must include and be submitted by April Bernard-Peters at [email protected], 605-698- Desired length of contract must be addressed within 5, 2019: 8302 or Collette Haase at [email protected], proposal. The preferred contract length is one year, Applicants must submit the following as a part of their 605-698-3911 ext. 8258 to request the packet. with the option to extend the contract year-to-year proposal: Required Documentation: without re-advertising or renegotiating. Bio-sketch or resume of academic and professional Able to pass a background check, if proposal is accepted. Required Documentation: credentials, technical competence, experience, and Abide by the laws, policies and courts of the Sisseton- Able to pass Indian Child Protection and Family expertise. Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation Violence Prevention Act background checks, if Required Documentation: shall govern proposal, contracts and work. proposal is chosen. Statement of qualifications, competence, and capacity to Copy of SWO Business License, if proposal is approved. Willing to complete the required trainings, as applicable. perform the scope of work. To review the entire list of required documentation and Acknowledgement that the laws, policies and courts of Abide by the laws, policies and courts of the Sisseton- what else must be submitted with the proposal please the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation contact Lennie Bernard-Peters SWO Procurement Reservation shall govern the contract and work shall govern proposal, contracts and work. Officer - her information is provided below. performed. Copy of SWO Business License, if proposal is approved. Contact the Procurement Office for specifications: Copy of SWO Business License, if proposal is approved. Contact the Procurement Office for specifications: [email protected] Documentation for Indian Preference, if applicable. [email protected] Please submit sealed proposals to: Contact the Procurement Office for specifications: Please submit sealed proposals to: SWO Procurement. Office [email protected] SWO Procurement Office Attn: Lennie Bernard-Peters Please submit sealed proposals to: Attn: Lennie Peters PO Box 509 SWO Procurement Office PO Box 509 Agency Village, SD 57262 Attn: Lennie Bernard-Peters Agency Village, SD 57262 By 4:00 pm on Monday, April 8th, 2019 PO Box 509 By 4:00 pm on Friday April 5, 2019 All interested parties acknowledge that any Agreement Agency Village, SD 57262 All interested parties acknowledge that any Agreement executed and performed within the. Tribe’s exclusive By 4:00 pm on Monday, April 22nd, 2019 executed and performed within the Tribe’s exclusive jurisdiction is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction All interested parties acknowledge that any Agreement jurisdiction is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Tribal Court of Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate executed and performed within the Tribe’s exclusive of the Tribal Court of Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of of the Lake Traverse Reservation. All interested jurisdiction is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction the Lake Traverse Reservation. All interested parties parties acknowledge that they must comply with of the. Tribal Court of Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate acknowledge that they must comply with the Sisseton- the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Ordinances: TERO of the Lake Traverse Reservation. All interested Wahpeton Oyate Ordinances: TERO Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Requirements, Wage Rates & Compliance parties acknowledge that they must comply Requirements, Wage. Rates &. Compliance Plan; Plan; Business License Ordinance Chapter 53 and with the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Ordinances: Business License Ordinance Chapter 53 and Tax Tax Ordinance Chapter 67; and Chapter 75 Sex TERO Chapter 59 Requirements, Wage Rates & Ordinance Chapter 67; and Chapter 75 Sex Offender Offender Registration. Compliance Plan; Business. Registration. 13-2tc 13-4tc 13-2tc Page 16 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - March 27, 2019 conducted by the Federal Bureau increase engagement, coordination, was indicted on December 4, 2018. regarding whether to pursue funding Tribal court finds Wolf of Investigation and the U.S. and positive action on behalf of He appeared before U.S. for modular units, where they would Attorney’s Office. tribal communities. Point man guilty of murder Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy be placed, and how they would be Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy Led by the U.S. Attorney’s By Sam Wilson on March 5, 2019, and pled not laid out, the CJRC concept could be Jehangiri is prosecuting the case. Office, the participating agencies Billings Gazette – March guilty to the Indictment. affected. Secondly, the Presidential The charges are merely include: Federal Bureau of 19, 2019 – A Wolf Point man According to the Indictment, election may affect national policy. accusations and the defendant is Investigation; the Offices of has been convicted of murder in in October 2017, in Roberts A number of changes to the draft presumed innocent until and unless Inspector General for the Fort Peck Tribal Court after the County, South Dakota, Blue schematic design and budget were proven guilty. Departments of Interior, Health and U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana engaged in forcible sexual acts with requested, pushing back the timeline The case was brought Human Services, Social Security declined to prosecute him for fatally a child. for project completion. pursuant to the Guardians Administration, Agriculture, shooting another man in July. The maximum penalties January 2017: Carlson Project, a federal law enforcement Transportation, Education, A jury on March 5 found upon conviction for each count West Povondra Architects and initiative to coordinate efforts Justice, and Housing and Urban Chance Martell, 23, guilty in the are as follows: life imprisonment, a EKM&P completes Coordinated between participating agencies, Development; Internal Revenue killing of Wolf Point resident Roger $250,000 fine, or both; a mandatory Tribal Assistance Solicitation PA4 to promote citizen disclosure of Service, Criminal Investigation Bissonette, 47, at Martell’s home. minimum term of five (5) years, deliverables for the project. public corruption, fraud, and Division; U.S. Postal Inspector His sentencing is scheduled for up to life, of supervised release; June 2017: The Tribal Council embezzlement involving federal Service; U.S. Postal Service, Office Thursday. $100 special assessment for victim/ and staff meets with the transition The late Roger "Big RJ" program funds, contracts, and of Inspector General. Tribal police responded July witness fund; $5,000 assessment to correction team from the Great Sylvan Bissonette Jr. grants, and to hold accountable For additional information 27 to a shooting in the reservation the domestic trafficking fund; and Plains BIA. They report on the those who are responsible for about the Guardians Project, please town and found Martell, still restitution may be ordered. technical assistance they have tribal police. adversely affecting those living in contact the U.S. Attorney’s Office carrying a gun, and witnesses who The charges are merely provided, which included inmate Tribal prosecutors were able South Dakota’s Indian country at (605) 330-4400. To report a were shouting that he had shot accusations and Blue is presumed tacking forms and facilitating a to convince the jury that Bissonette communities. suspected crime, please contact law Bissonette, according to charges filed innocent until and unless proven conversation with Roberts County was lured to Martell’s residence The Guardians Project enforcement at the federal agency’s by Fort Peck Tribal Prosecutor Scott guilty. due to overcrowding of the Roberts and had not posed a threat before is another step of federal law locally listed telephone number. Seifert. The investigation is being County Jail. As a result of their Martell shot him with a rifle in his enforcement’s on-going efforts to Bissonette died at the scene conducted by the Sisseton- negotiations, they are able to front lawn, Seifert said Tuesday. The Wahpeton Oyate Tribe’s Law from two .22 caliber gunshot pair had fought earlier in the day, secure 14 more beds at Roberts wounds to the chest, according Sisseton man charged with Enforcement and the Federal Bureau County Jail and were also able to he said, but Bissonette was unarmed of Investigation. to the charges. The shooting was when he arrived later that night. Aggravated Sexual Abuse negotiate holding areas. For the investigated by the FBI and the Fort Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy long-term, SWO comes in at #3 “It looked like it was going R. Jehangiri is prosecuting the case. Peck Tribal Police. to be a mutual fight again, but it of a child on the ranking system for new Federal prosecutors declined Blue was remanded to the detention facilities behind Hopi and didn’t end up that way,” Seifert said. Sioux Falls, SD – March 18, indicted by a federal grand jury for in January to file charges against custody of the U.S. Marshals Blackfeet. Hopi has been waiting “That was our argument, that it was 2019 – United States Attorney Ron aggravated sexual abuse of a child Martell, according to a statement Service. on the list for several years without essentially planned.” Parsons announced that a Sisseton, and for abusive sexual contact. released Tuesday by the U.S. A trial date of May 14, 2019, appropriations. SWO also needs to He noted that the tribe does South Dakota, man has been Storm Gaylord Blue, age 25, has been set. Attorney’s Office in Montana. not have a “stand your ground*type work the appropriation process for “As in all cases under its law, and needed to demonstrate more Operation and Maintenance consideration, the responsibility to the jury only that Martell had Justice center plan SWO executes the contract finalized. funding for staffing and support of the U.S. Attorney’s Office is to provoked the attack. Continued from Page 13 to help the Tribe implement its November 2016: A two-day costs, which can be initiated by a determine whether it can prove all Typically, felonies prosecuted Coordinated Tribal Assistance onsite visit with Carlson West letter requesting technical assistance, elements of a federal crime beyond by the Fort Peck Sioux and 1. Reactivate the project Solicitation PA4 grant. The Tribal Povondra Architects and EKM&P they said. They advocated that SWO a reasonable doubt,” the statement Assiniboine Tribes can carry a development team. Chairman and Tribal Legal Office takes place November 9-10. consider alternatives to detention, read. “In this case, we could not maximum sentence of one year in 2. Re-engage leadership and convene the Community Justice Objectives of the two-day work such as treatment, drug court, and prove any crime was committed jail and a $5,000 fine, according to key stakeholders. and Rehabilitation Center Planning session were: (1) to present and sanctions. There is discussion on when the shooter used deadly force the tribes’ Comprehensive Code of 3. Renew the services of the Work Group. discuss draft schematic design; (2) to the strategy that is being sought in a dispute with Mr. Bissonette.” Justice. A&E firm for professional support. July 2016: Tribal Council work on the Staffing Plan (as basis with the Congressionals for South The FBI on Monday referred Seifert, however, said he 4. Revise and update the plans adopts a new health plan, which for calculating operational costs) Dakota, Arizona, and Montana, inquiries about the incident to the intends to pursue an “enhanced that have been dormant for several identifies Behavioral Health as the for Law Enforcement/Detention which is to request $45 million for U.S. Attorney’s Office. In an earlier punishment” during sentencing that years. #1 priority health status priority and Dakotah Pride Center; and (3) new construction ($15 million each statement released to the Wolf Point could send Martell to jail for up to 5. Technically define phased and addictions as the #3 priority. to address questions for the project for Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, Hopi, Herald after the shooting, the FBI three years, with a maximum fine of funding construction components The CJRC is Priority #6 in the budget regarding TERO tax, excise and Blackfeet). confirmed it was investigating a $15,000. that will result in incremental usable health plan because the facility tax, and business license. The work August 2017: To address “possible homicide,” along with spaces; is to be focused on rehabilitation session was also attended by SWO’s public safety and combat 6. Identify and mobilize and treatment, and Dakotah Pride lobbyist, Mark Van Norman. Two methamphetamine and other illicit Business owner and business potential financing options for Center will be located in it. events may potentially affect the drugs distributed and used on the face federal charges construction. September 2016: The future of this project. One is that Lake Traverse Reservation, SWO 7. Develop partnerships with Community Justice and a recent assessment of the SWO adopts the Controlled Substance for embezzlement and potential to provide revenue streams Rehabilitation Center Planning detention facility has resulted in an Act in August 2017. The new law to sustain operating costs, including Work Group meets with Tribal edict by the Bureau of Indian Affairs imposes mandatory 6-72 month theft from Indian tribal loans and other financing. Council as part of a three-day to close the facility within a month. sentencing and requires treatment. organizations 8. Begin to develop the onsite visit. The Master Plan and The BIA has indicated they may Yet, the demand for treatment integrated programming that will Pre-Architectural Program, which have $3 million that could be used created by the Act far exceeds the Defendant prosecuted as part of the Guardians be essential to make the project were updated in order to describe to erect modular units. Depending Tribe’s capacity to provide it. Project, a federal law enforcement initiative to operational. the size and scope of the facility, are on the decisions that are made October-November 2017: combat corruption, fraud, and abuse in SD Sioux Falls, SD – March 18, and December 2018, in the District 2019 – United States Attorney Ron of South Dakota, Dustin Martin Parsons announced that a business Kirk and his business embezzled, owner and his business have been stole, and converted more than indicted by a federal grand jury for $1,000 of monies, funds, credits, embezzlement and theft from an goods, assets, and other property Indian tribal organization. belonging to Dakota Nation Dustin Martin Kirk, age 46 Development Corporation and of Sisseton, South Dakota, was the Sisseton-Wahpeton Housing indicted on March 5, 2019, on two Authority, both of which being counts of embezzlement and theft entities of the Sisseton-Wahpeton from an Indian tribal organization. Oyate Tribe and Indian tribal Two counts in the indictment organizations. relate to his dissolved business, The maximum penalty upon Siouxland Lumber & Materials, conviction on each count is up to 5 LLC. years in prison and/or a $250,000 Kirk appeared before U.S. fine, 3 years of supervised release, Magistrate Judge William D. Gerdes and $100 to the Federal Crime on March 11, 2019, and pleaded Victims Fund. not guilty to the Indictment. Restitution may also be The Indictment alleges that ordered. between in or about August 2016 The investigation is being Notice Enemy Swim District Special Election Deadline for filing letters of intent has been extended to Friday, March 29, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. Election Date Tuesday, April 9, 2019 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Vacancies for the two Enemy Swim District Executives: Must pay $50 filing fee and complete letter of intent application to District Center. Enemy Swim District Boards and Committees: Complete letter of intent application to District Center. *Constitution and Revision Board (1) *Human Services Board (1) *Enemy Swim District Elderly Board (4 positions needed) *Tribal Historic Preservation Board (1) *Enemy Swim District Election Board (1 tie runoff) *OEP Board (1) Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, March 27, 2019 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 17

Tribal leadership authorizes establishment of intensive outpatient and day treatment Job Opening services independent of Dakotah Pride Center to address the need The Farm Service Agency has a Program Technician vacancy in the Roberts for longer-term treatment and the County Office located in Sisseton, SD. Opening date is March 25, 2019 and Tribe’s Controlled Substance Act. the closing date is April 8, 2019. This initiative is funded through the grant programs developed under To view this vacancy announcement and apply for this vacancy please visit the Tribe’s action plan and through www.usajobs.gov. program support. FSA is an Equal Opportunity Provider, Employer, and Lender. May 2018: The Tribal 13-2tc Chairman testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and installment in a phased construction can gradually transition from secure housing to address the changing Related Agencies Regarding the approach that will culminate in detention to residential treatment needs of residents. Treatment can be Need for Phase II construction, a $30.2 million facility that will and recovery support housing in initiated inhouse while preserving requesting $4,841,300 to concurrently address public safety, the same facility. Conversely, it public safety and compliance with construct the addiction treatment restorative justice and treatment. will have capacity so that swift and sentencing under Tribal Law. component of the comprehensive In the new facility, inpatient certain sanctions can be applied and June 2018: The work group SWO Community Justice and capacity shall be doubled from 12 clients returned to secure housing meets with Carlson West Povondra Rehabilitation Center (Oyate to 24 beds and intensive outpatient when relapse occurs. Some of the Architects and EKM&P to complete Woazani Yuteca Tipi). This treatment expanded. The facility units will be convertible so as to be revisions to the Pre-Architectural amount will represent the second will be designed so that clientele used as either secure or non-secure Document, staffing plan, conceptual design, and budget for the detention component of the Community Sota Subscription Order Form Justice and Rehabilitation Center in I would like to subscribe to the Sota Iya Ye Yapi. preparation for a meeting with the Bureau of Indian Affairs scheduled Enclosed is $______for ____ year(s). on the 26th. (Annual subscription rate is $46 for enrolled members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton September 2018: The Tribe Oyate living in South Dakota and in Minnesota and North Dakota counties on and adjoining the Lake Traverse Reservation; $40 for enrolled members incarcerated is notified that the amount of and/or elderly on fixed incomes; $56 for all others living in the United States; and funding for construction of the $96 for first class subscribers.) detention center component of the CJRC is $4.8 million, substantially Name ______. less that anticipated and that the Mailing Address ______Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) application City ______State ____ Zip ______Please mail this subscription form (or a photocopy) to: Justice center plan Sota Iya Ye Yapi Continued on Page 19 P.O. Box 5 Wilmot, SD 57279

Notice Old Agency District Members NOTICE The Old Agency District Election will be held Tuesday, April 2, 2019 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Chairman SWO Tax Commission The Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority is looking for Jesse Larsen (incumbment) Angeline Johnson SWO members interested in applying for the Lease-to- Eddie Johnson, Jr. SWO R.P.C. LaRae Richter Angeline Johnson Own Program. Secretary Vice-Chair Frances Chanku Delmer Bernard Ariel Williams Jermaine Eastman Location: Long Hollow II Development Site Sgt of Arms Dara Harwood Russell Barse (incumbent) Treasurer Bud White Dani Two Stars OAD Election Board (3 positions) OAD Pow-wow (3 positions) Kathryn Adams Delmer Bernard David Barse DeWayne Boyd Keith DeCoteau SWO Pow-wow Dara Harwood Darrell DeCoteau Laura Heminger Delmer Bernard Sheri Marks Dara Harwood Design: 3-bedroom units with crawl spaces. Chelsey Owen SWO Elderly Board Seava Sartwell Martha Renville (incumbent) SWO Personnel Steve Farmer Base Income: $48,000 combined annual household Etta Jo Marks (incumbent) SWO Constitution Revision Sheri Marks Kay Bursheim income (minimum) Chelsey Owen Etta Jo Marks LaRae Richter SWO Judicial SWO Police Commission Rhonda Kampeska Term: 36 months lease-to-own. At the end of Keith DeCoteau SWO Fish & Wildlife the term, applicant must have in place Bud White Jerome Renville, Sr. SWO TERO SWO THPO a mortgage loan to purchase the house. Jerome Renville, Sr. Steve Farmer T Yamni ~ SWHA provides assistance Delmer Bernard SWO OEP Dara Harwood No applicants with the mortgage lending process. Tiospa Zina School Board Delmer Bernard Rhonda Kampeska Applications of Interest available at the SWHA Martha Renville Administration Office (605) 698-3901

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Services for Homeless

Wacinyan Tipi (House of Hope) is located at Agency Village, SD (previous Tribal administration building). Services are available 24 hours/7 days a week for SWO Tribal members and their families. The shelter provides an alcohol and drug free temporary housing; individual/family rooms may stay up to 90 days or a night unit at a first come/first serve basis. All individuals will need to complete a Wacinyan Tipi application WANT TO BUY and SWO Sex Offenders DISABLED AUTOMOBILES form. & OTHER RECYCLABLE If you would like VEHICLES additional information or Robert 698-4812 check on the availability Ryan 268-4130 Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of space, you may contact ~ALSO CALL FOR~ The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate a staff member at 605-698- USED PARTS & TIRES is seeking to fill the following 2020. position(s): GED Tutor, Employment Training Program Academic Technology Officer, Education- Wiyukcan ka Ecunpi Student Support Specialist, Education- Wiyukcan ka Teacher Aide, Head Start & Ecunpi Early Head Start Protective Services Worker, Young Child Wellness Behavioral Child Protection Program Specialist (LAUNCH) Half- CHR Generalist, CHR/MCH Time, Health & Social Technician V, Facilities/ Services Maintenance Positions Open Until Filled Bookkeeper V (Must have Application and job description minimum of AA degree in information can be seen at Accounting), Finance SWO Human Resources Closing Date: March 22nd, 2019 Office or http://www.swo-nsn. @ 4:30 pm gov/contact/employment. Health Assistant, Head Start Application can be Sisseton Board of Education Foods Department: Bus Driver/Custodian, Head downloaded from “Apply Now” Start that no otherwise qualified Buffet Attendant (3 Full-Time) and emailed to ArnoldW@ also be at Arnold Williams visits to students of the person will be excluded from Day, Swing Teacher, Head Start & Early SWO-NSN.GOV or DeniseH@ Head Start 698-8238 or Denise Hill 698- Sisseton School District. participation in, be denied the Cashier (3 Full-Time) Day, Swing SWO-NSN.GOV. Contact can 8251 with questions. (Tribal Applicant must own their own benefits of, or be subjected Cook II (3 Full-Time) Swing preference will apply). vehicle with auto insurance to discrimination under any Dishwasher (3 Full-Time) Day, as transportation is required district program or activity Swing POSITION AVAILABLE in special cases. If interested, on the basis of race, religion, Wait Staff (3 Full-Time) Swing The Sisseton School District 54-2 please pick up and return the gender, gender identity, Support Services Department: Minimum charge (20 words or less) $3 has 1 full-time Title VI Home application at the business sexual orientation, age, Laborer (Full-Time) Rotating Additional, each word add $.15 School Coordinator opening. office. Position open until natural origin, or disability. Surveillance Department: The position conducts home filled. It is the policy of the The following person has Observer (2 Full-Time) where been designated to handle needed inquiries regarding the Closing Date: March 29, 2019 at Wac’ang’a is a non profit organization for victims and their nondiscrimination policies: 4:00 p.m. children of domestic violence and sexual assault. Superintendent of Schools, Starting Wage: D.O.E. Parents of children, birth to 5 years of age and Expectant Wac’ang’a provides emergency shelter and direct services. 516 8th Avenue West, High School Diploma or GED mothers residing in the Lake Traverse Reservation area are invited If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse Sisseton, SD 57262-1262, required for most positions to learn more about the Early Childhood Intervention Program’s call our 24 hour crisis line at 605-698-4129. Open and (605) 698-7613 Ext. 113 or Two identifications documents closed support group meetings are available and 114. required upon hire services and meet the program staff. confidential. 13-2tc If interested please submit The Early Childhood Intervention Program (ECIP) serves Wac’ang’a Inc. application to Human children birth to 5 years of age. Dakota Magic Casino Resources Department 16849 417 Veterans Ave. Sisseton Services provided: Job Openings 102nd Street SE Hankinson 1. Developmental screenings of children Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate SWO Victim/Witness Assistance Program registered Rhonda Kampeska, Coordinator Sexual Assault Services P.O. Box 509 – Agency Village, SD 2. Referral of children in need of services by SERVICES FOR VICTIMS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 605-698-2022 the occupational, physical and speech therapists, CRISIS INTERVENTION ADVOCACY SERVICES: *VICTIM/WITNESS ADVOCATE IN TRIBAL COURT. as well as early childhood special education INFORMATION AND REFERRAL * HELP YOU PREPARE PAPERWORK FOR PETITION FOR RESTRAINING/PROTECTION ORDERS FOR DOMESTIC SUPPORT GROUPS professionals to appropriate agencies VIOLENCE. SEXUAL HARRASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE * HELP YOU PREPARE PAPERWORK FOR PETIONING FOR CUSTODY ALONG WITH YOUR RESTRAINING/ 3. Home visits by Tracking and Intervention/ 605-698-2074 (Office) PROTECTION ORDER. 605-419-1085 (Cell) * WILL ASSIST IN TRANSPORTATING TO COUNSELING, COURT APPOINTMENTS. Family Liaison Paraprofessionals * WILL ASSIST IN PREPAREING PAPERWORK FOR SD VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Services available 24/7 4. Monthly Parent trainings * WILL ASSIST JUVENILES IF THEY ARE VICTIMS OF BULLYING,, ETC IN TRIBAL COURT. 205 E. Oak St. Suite 120 * WILL ASSIST ELDERLY VICTIMS OF ABUSE ACCORDING TO ELDERLY PROTECTION CODE. Please call 605-698-4400, ext. 8366 or visit our office at Sisseton Federal Building * WILL HELP YOU FIND A SHELTER ELSEWHERE IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO STAY HERE ON THE the SWO Tribal Headquarters Bldg., Agency Village. Check our Break the silence. You are NOT alone! RESERVATION If I cannot help you I will do my best to find the assistance you need. website at www.swoecip.com to find out current parent trainings or ECIP activities and post your comments or questions.

Hours of Operation: 8-4:30 Mon.-Fri. Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, March 27, 2019 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 19 Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Sisseton-Wahpeton Job Openings Federal Credit Union The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate is seeking to fill the following position(s): 45665 Veterans Memorial Drive – P.O. Box 627 Agency Village, SD 57262 GED Tutor, Employment Training Program Phone: (605) 698-3462 Academic Technology Officer, Education- Wiyukcan ka Ecunpi Fax: (605) 698-3907 Student Support Specialist, Education- Wiyukcan ka Ecunpi www.sisseton-wahpetonfcu.com Protective Services Worker, Child Protection Program CHR Generalist, CHR/MCH stand, and walk for extended Contact the Human Resources the chairmanship of the South Technician V, Facilities/Maintenance periods of time. Must be able Department for complete job Dakota Democratic Party. Central Bookkeeper V (Must have minimum of AA degree in Accounting), Finance to work all shifts, including descriptions at 1-800-658- Committee members will vote weekends. Minimal bending 4717 ext. 1652. March 23 in Oacoma. and lifting. Repetitious If interested please fill out an A social media consultant who Closing Date: March 22nd, 2019 @ 4:30 pm computer work. Must obtain application and submit to: Key Gaming License upon Dakota Sioux Casino & has done political consulting work for candidates, she said the party is Health Assistant, Head Start hire. Hotel, Human Resources now gearing up for the 2020 cycle. Bus Driver/Custodian, Head Start This position will close on March Department, 16415 Sioux 22, 2019 at 4 pm. Conifer Road, Watertown, SD The hope is to bring presidential Teacher, Head Start & Early Head Start Indian Preference will apply / 57201. candidates like Sen. Cory Booker, Teacher Aide, Head Start & Early Head Start EEO. D-N.J.; Sen. Amy Klobucher, Young Child Wellness Behavioral Specialist (LAUNCH) Half-Time, Health & D-Minn.; and Sen. Kamala Harris, Social Services Planning of New Institutions D-Calif., to the state. Justice center plan “There’s just so many candidates Continued from Page 17 (PONI) facility planning Positions Open Until Filled process across the board that are going to $89,435 Department of Justice grant be wanting to hear voices like ours,” from the Bureau of Justice for Application and job description information can be seen at SWO Human Resources 2008-DD-BX-0604, utilized to Renville said. additional funding was not awarded. Office or http://www.swo-nsn.gov/contact/employment. Application can be conduct the A major challenge is to recruit October 2018: Tribal young voters and retain those who downloaded from “Apply Now” and emailed to [email protected] or environmental assessment and Council terminates its contract are registered Democrats at a time [email protected]. Contact can also be at Arnold Williams 698-8238 or archaeological, topographical, with EKM&P and decides on an and geotechnical surveys when the party numbers lag behind Denise Hill 698-8251 with questions. (Tribal preference will apply). alternate plan, to build a detention $270,000 Comprehensive Republicans and independents, third facility only – effectively ending the Health Care Services for the party or no party affiliation, she said. ND 58041 For complete Job 2019 @ 4:00 p.m. to work 8+ hours if needed. plans for a Community Justice and Lake Traverse Reservation “How do we get everybody Description contact James DNGE Career Path applications Must be able to stand for long Rehabilitation Center that would Indian Self-Determination back?” she asked. “How do we move Neconish 701-634-3000 ext. are available at all three periods of time (1 to 2 hours include treatment and detention Contract No. HHS-1-241- us back to where we’re of the people 2582 Indian Preference will DNGE Casinos and the TERO at a time). Must demonstrate under one roof. 2009-00001 for project and we’re talking about human apply / EEO (Please Provide office. Apply with Human excellent attendance practices Link to summary presentation schematic design decency rather than party politics Tribal Enrollment) Must Resources Department, call or and customer service skills. report 2016 for the Community $500,000 Department of and divisive topics and identity be licensable by the SWO write for job description. Using mathematics to solve Justice and Rehabilitation Center: politics?” Gaming Commission. Submit application, and/or problems. Must obtain a Key Justice Correctional Facilities https://files.acrobat.com/a/ on Tribal Lands Program: Renville, in her presentation, credentials to: Gaming License. preview/1391fd2b-aa2e-4af9-8956- Dakota Connection Casino Human Resources Department This position will close on March Renovation, Grant Number asked the party faithful at the forum 7fd2ccdc4993 Job Openings Dakota Connection Casino 27, 2019 at 4 pm. 2009-IP-BX-0083 how they would like to create Position: Controller Trainee 46102 SD Hwy 10 Indian Preference will apply / Funding committed as of $156,002.98 Coordinated change and how the state party can (Assistant Manager) Sisseton, SD 57262 EEO. December 2016: Tribal Assistance Solicitation, help their community. People in Summary: This is a trainee 1-605-698-4273 ext. 3118 or 3113 Contact the Human Resources $197,446 Department Bureau of Justice Assistance, some isolated areas of the state feel position. Will be trained Department for complete job of Justice grant 2006-DD- Department of Justice (2013) disenfranchised and left out, she in the areas of supervising Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel descriptions at 1-800-658- BX-0439 for master planning $1,212,883.98 TOTAL said. and learning the overall Job Openings 4717 ext. 1652. and programming and portions FUNDING ALREADY “Right now, the party itself has functions of the Accounting Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel is If interested please fill out an of concept design using the SPENT ON PROJECT a large focus on tribal communities, Department. Upon successful seeking to fill the following application and submit to: but it wasn’t always like that,” completion of training, position(s): Dakota Sioux Casino & will assume the position of TABLE GAMES: BLACKJACK Hotel, Human Resources Leadership chair Renville said. Controller. DEALER (2 Full-Time) Department, 16415 Sioux candidate: ‘People are “People like me and other Qualifications: Applicants Rotating & On Call as needed. Conifer Road, Watertown, SD organizers within the nine tribes in must have an AA/AS GENERAL FUNCTION: To 57201. dying for a change’ South Dakota, we had to beg people Degree in accounting or deal the assigned game in to pay attention to us, to help us,” similar field, BA/BS accordance with all applicable Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel By Roger Larsen have to care about people, you have she said. preferred. Excellent people policies and procedures as Job Openings Huron, SD – Daily Plainsman to want to help people and you want She asked how the lessons that skills, supervisory skills, stated in the Dakota Sioux Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel is – March 1, 2019 – Democrats to have to secure this future that have been learned can help other effective problem solving Casino Dealer’s Manual. Pay seeking to fill the following looking to win back the White sometimes we’re just not promised vulnerable communities. Another skills. 2 years of accounting winnings or collect losing bets position(s): challenge is how to recruit young, supervisory experience. as established by the rules SALES & MARKETING: House and send more of their anymore,” she said. Must be an enrolled member and procedures of a specific PLAYERS CLUB CLERK (1 own to Pierre must start having Renville, 34, is a member of college-age voters to the party. The of the Sisseton Wahpeton game. Full-Time) meaningful conversations and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribe. key is not only to attract them to Oyate. Must be able to obtain REQUIREMENTS: High school GENERAL FUNCTION: Perform work to find answers to tough She is also a member of a Gold Star Democratic philosophies, but to the proper Gaming License diploma or G.E.D. equivalent. a variety of guest services questions like why so many people Family. One of her uncles was an engage them “so it becomes the cool (PMO). Experience preferred but functions to customers, are abandoning the party, one of six Army medic when he was killed in thing to do,” Renville said. Salary: Determined by guidelines not necessary, will provide including Players Club. state leadership candidates says. action in the Vietnam War. While the 60-day period set in Career Path Training training. Knowledge of REQUIREMENTS: High school “People are dying for a change She unsuccessfully ran for the leading up to Election Day is the Program arithmetic, demonstrate diploma or G.E.D. equivalent. right now,” Allison Renville of Democratic nomination for District major push, the process of building Opening Date: Monday, March effective communication Must have computer Sisseton said at the District 22 1 state Senate in 2018 and two years excitement and enthusiasm must 25, 2019 skills, Must be able to work experience. Excellent begin months before that, she said. Closing Date: Monday, April 8, any/all shifts. Must be willing customer service skills. Democratic Forum on Thursday. before that was a Bernie Sanders Working knowledge of casino “To be a Democrat is actually delegate to the Democratic National It must include conversations, operations, including floor like being something where you Convention. talking about politics, asking layout. Must be able to sit, But Renville has been active questions about current events, she Notice in Democratic politics since the said. Big Coulee District Members early 2000s and is now seeking “There’s so much lack of Reminder of District Election Notice Lake Traverse District Members Tuesday, March 26, 2019 The Lake Traverse Regular District Meeting will be 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 30th at 1 p.m. Notice There will be a special meeting at 7:00 p.m. to Potluck. Heipa District Members count the ballots. Also, note that April will be the start of the Lake Special District Meeting Once the counting is complete, there will be a Traverse District Spring/Summer hours. Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 6:00 pm discussion of the suspension of our Tribal Chairwoman. Regarding the SWO Tribal Chairwoman. ATTENTION Potluck, so please bring your favorite dish. LAKE TRAVERSE DISTRICT MEMBERS BIG COULEE DISTRICT EXECUTIVES DISTRICT EXECUTIVES TELEPHONE NUMBERS Chairman - Vacant District Chairman-Darwin James - 268-3743 Attention BUFFALO LAKE DISTRICT MEMBERS Lynn Halbert, Vice-Chairwoman: 605-268-3035 Vice-Chairman-Jacky White - 268-0726 District Elderly Meeting Susie Rivera, Treasurer: 605-924-0956 Cell/Text or Treasurer-CR James - 419-1661 605-637-5155 Home Secretary-Janel Many Lightnings - 268-1802 Elderly Meeting Friday, April 5, at 5 p.m. at the bowling Billy Kohl, Secretary: 605-268-3136 Cell/Text or alley. Lunch will be served. For info, call Elderly [email protected] Chairman Ronnie Brant at 605-429-1191. Telephone Numbers Lisa Jackson, Councilwoman: 605-467-9739 · Chairman Dickey Johnson – Cell #605-924-6215 District Fax: 605-938-5475 NOTICE · Councilman Louie Johnson – Cell # 605-951-4960 Old Agency District Members · Vice-chairman John Lincoln – Cell # 605-924-0563 Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. weekdays. · Treasurer Kayline LaBelle – Cell # 605-927-9018 Notice Doors open at 9:00 a.m. each day. · Secretary Lisa Red Wing – Cell # 605-237-3521 Big Coulee Youth Committee/ District Executive Officers & Coordinators · Elderly Chairman Ronald Brant – #605-419-1191 Siceca Iyakaptapi Youth Committee · Elderly Vice-chairman Delia Welch 698-2122 District Center 698-7747 · Elderly Treasurer Wanda Johnson – Cell # 605-924- Day time contacts: Jesse Larsen, Chairman: 605-924-1635 1575 Brandilyn Franzen 605-268-1715 · Elderly Secretary Deborah Heminger – Cell # 605- Danielle DeCoteau 605-467-1206 Sherilyn Marks, Vice-Chair: 605-268-2024 268-1791 Winona Burley 605-742-0568 Dani Two Stars, Secretary: 605-419-1109 · SWO Elderly Cynthia Starr – 605-467-9954 Contact after work 6 pm: Louella Cloud, Treasurer: 605-268-5015 · The Buffalo Lanes – Kayline LaBelle - 605-927-9018 Mary Jo Keeble 605-467-3839 Milton “Nippy: Owen, Councilman: 605-924-6023 *Birthday Funds for 18-54: Given out only at monthly Danielle DeCoteau 605-467-1206 Sara Hayes, Coordinator: 605-742-0075 District meeting. You must pick up your own; none Email: [email protected] will be mailed. You must provide a copy of your ID. Page 20 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - March 27, 2019

day. We salute you and thank you from the bottom of Country. Please attend Naomi’s honoring. our hearts! More than 27,000 South Dakotans served Schedule: valiantly under difficult circumstances during the Mar 29-Vietnam Veterans Open House-DAV Vietnam War and 210 made the ultimate sacrifice. We Headquarters-Sioux Falls-1:00-3:00 pm (CT) have the SWO KIA during the Vietnam War and we Mar 29-Vietnam/Vietnam Era Veterans Reception- *In the Spirit of Woman’s History Month: things that we wrote for and would like to present to will do a tribute. We do the Dakota Magic Honoring SFVAHCS Front Foyer-4:00 pm-6:00 pm (CT) NAOMI PARKER BARKER US ARMY- KOREA. Naomi at this time. We’ve had a couple of honoring in every other year and it’s the other year so it will be held Mar 30-Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day in Naomi is our oldest female Veteran at 88 soon to be the past for Naomi at the DCC and the SWC but we again March 2020, there are many other honorings South Dakota 89 in a couple of months. Naomi and I had a great want to do this specific for her while she is still young. throughout the state which I will post. Apr 6-State MOPH Convention-Rapid City DAV talk and with her permission she is allowing me to post We will invite the community to this wonderful event. *NADL APPLICATION POSTED ON THE (101 E. Madison Street) - 1:00 pm (MT) this. Naomi Parker was born 6-20- We applied for the Korean Peace Medal SWO WEBSITE: Thanks to Dawn Drum for posting NUMBERS TO REMEMBER: 1920. Naomi came from a long as she may not have been boots on the NADL application to the VSO Website. Here is the CRISIS LINE 1-800-273-8255 PRESS 1 line of service to our Country. She the ground but she did care for all the link: www.swo-nsn.gov and go to Departments: Human GERI OPSAL, TVSO 605-268-0502 had 7 siblings (including step) in wounded Soldiers being on the United Services and scroll down to Veterans Service Office, GABE FISCHER, TVSO ASST 605-268-0502 the Wars, and her step brother Nations war that were sent to Yokohama, open up and in that body will be the NADL App 2019. DOC WANNA: 605-237-2168 - KIT FOX was Louis Williams, who was a Japan we are proud to announce they *VETERAN STORIES: We would like families of COMMANDER POW. This gave her calling to sent it to us to present to her. Stay Veterans to submit to stories to the Sota to be printed. CLAYTON ELLINGSON:605-924-1266 have service to our Country. She tuned for the date! Pidamaya Naomi for We would love to continue to read of stories of our AMERICAN LEGION POST 314 COMMANDER entered the US Army 22 June allowing me to share a small portion of Tribal Akicita and heroes. I think it would be beneficial JUSTIN CHANKU: 956-0197 DESERT ERA 1950 into Fort Sam Houston for your story today! for the younger generation to hear of service to our COMMANDER her Medic Training. She ended *CORRECTION SPEC. JALIN up being stationed in Yokohama, CORDELL, US ARMY: Jalin was have access to complete medical Japan from 1951-1953 and she promoted to Specialist not PFC as I services, pharmaceutical services, took care of the wounded that had posted. He was in Iraq May/Oct South Dakota’s legacy of our residents with selfless and spiritual care, recreational programs, were fighting in Korea as Korean 2018 and Syria Oct/Jan 2019 and was providing her senior veterans a place uncompromising loyalty, respect, barber and beautician services, and War was then in full force. She promoted to Specialist while he was in of comfort and peace in return for integrity, and commitment. physical, speech, and occupational was assigned to the U.N. The Syria. His Grandpas are: the late Edward their service dates back to 1889, Our MJFSVH staff is proud therapy. patients she cared for were from all “Kenny” Seaboy Jr., Chet Cordell & when the South Dakota Soldiers and committed to providing the Veterans interested in calling countries. She married an active Vine Marks, Sr. & Great Grandpas Home was created in Hot Springs. residents with the highest quality MJFSVH their home can view duty Army in 1956 and she stayed Naomi Parker Barker. are Gerald (Little Joe) Heminger, In 2016, we opened the doors to a of care in a warm and friendly a virtual video and do an online in the Military as a dependent and Sr., Edward Seaboy, Sr. & Arnold new state-of-the-art veterans home. environment. Our competent team walking tour at: https://vetaffairs. traveled all over with her husband and his orders until Schoenrock. His Grandmas are Colleen Cordell & Etta Our vision for the Michael J. of professionals, support staff, and sd.gov/veteranshome/Features.aspx. 1971 after he served 30 years. They had 4 children who Jo Marks. Dad & Mom are Johnny & Shannon Cordell. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home volunteers are resident-focused and I strongly encourage veterans, were all born on the military bases, one overseas and We are very proud of you Jalin keep up the great job of (MJFSVH) is to be a recognized devoted to the veterans who live at and or their families, to schedule a the other at bases in the U.S. Her dates of service were service to our great country! state and national leader in long- our Home. visit by contacting our staff at the (22 June 1950- 21 June 1953), honorably discharged. *VIETNAM VETERAN ANNIVERSARY: term veteran care, and a driving Our residents enjoy the State Veterans Home at (605) 745- She attended Japanese Weddings, German Weddings Friday, March 29, 2019, IS BEING PROCLAIMED force in providing the best in comfort of modern accommodations 5127. and met so many diverse ethnic groups. She said one as “Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day,” calling on all nursing care, family wholeness, as well as the convenience of Greg Whitlock, Secretary. of her highlights was going to Mt. Fuji in Japan. She South Dakotans to recognize the courage, service and and ultimate enrichment for our common living and dining areas for South Dakota Department of said she had so much fun in service to our Country and sacrifice of the men and women who served during heroes. Being the best means serving socializing with new friends. They Veterans Affairs. met so many people experienced so many wonderful the Vietnam War. We would like to honor and give a things that she would have never had the opportunity shout out to all our Akicita who served our Country temperatures causing the large Wahpeton Tribal Council will to had she not joined the US Army. We are planning during the Vietnam War. We had many that were KIA Emergency declaration Continued from Page 1 accumulation of snow to melt at a provide the necessary resources to an honoring for Naomi in April 2019 and she will be and many that came back wounded. We have Purple rate causing dangerous flooding; and assist the Tribal Roads Department speaking of these experiences. We have a couple of Heart recipients and many who still are in service to this December 2018, the Lake Traverse WHEREAS, the weather in snow removal and maintaining and precision in every performance Reservation experienced a severe conditions and flooding have safe roadways; and U.S. Air Force Brass Ensemble with a diverse repertoire featuring winter storm with heavy snow and caused a hazard, which threatens FURTHER, BE IT coming to Sisseton classical selections, patriotic blizzard conditions throughout and presently endangers the health, RESOLVED, the Sisseton- favorites, jazz and popular music, northeastern South Dakota; and safety, and resources of the residents Wahpeton Tribal Council will The United State Air Force & Variations on the Blue Bells of new compositions and distinctive WHEREAS, this severe winter of one or more Districts; and redirect resources and funding to the Band Offutt Brass Ensemble will Scotland.” The program begins at arrangements. weather has caused an emergency WHEREAS, all locally Tribal Roads Department; and take the audience on “An American 7:00 p.m. and is sponsored by the As professional Airmen- by producing hazardous travel available public and private FURTHER, BE IT Musical Journey” at their Thursday, Sisseton Arts Council. Musicians, Offutt Brass is conditions and impassable roads resources available to mitigate and RESOLVED, the Sisseton- March 28 concert at the Sisseton Offutt Brass, the brass committed to inspiring our throughout the Lake Traverse alleviate the affects of this disaster Wahpeton Tribal Council requests Performing Arts Center. ensemble of the United States American public, communicating Reservation; and have been insufficient to meet the Federal and State resources The free entertaining and Air Force Heartland of America our Air Force core values, and WHEREAS, the Sisseton- needs of the situation; and to mitigate the impact of this patriotic community concert will Band, is stationed at Offutt Air honoring our nation’s veterans Wahpeton Tribal Roads Department WHEREAS, the Sisseton- Emergency; and include works by Arron Copland, Force Base, Nebraska. Comprised through the power of music. They is lacking in the equipment and Wahpeton Tribal Council finds that FINALLY, BE IT RESOLVED, Leonard Bernstein, John Williams of two trumpets, horn, trombone, are proud to represent our nation’s resources to maintain safe roads a State of Emergency exists due that the Tribal Council of the and Arthur Pryor’s virtuosic tuba, and percussion, Offutt Brass Airmen who fly, fight, and win in air caused by the severe winter storm to the circumstances as described Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the trombone feature, “The Theme showcases the Air Force’s excellence and space. snow falls and strong winds, often above, and under the authority Lake Traverse Reservation hereby gusting up to 50 mph; and of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Tribal declares a State of Emergency WHEREAS, the snow fall and there anymore because we’ve been make it a statewide thing rather Constitution, authorizes whatever to exist on the Lake Traverse winds continue to cause large drifts Seeks leadership chair so disheartened by the American than just campus-wide, rather than measures necessary to respond Reservation for conditions resulting Continued from Page 19 preventing emergency and necessary government over the last however just community-wide where we can appropriately to the emergency, and from these winter storms. medical treatment, for example many years,” Renville said. start putting out what you call direct requests that all Tribal resources All voted in favor of the - dialysis, to many members and excitement when it comes to “How do we grab those people action,” she said. be mobilized in response to these resolution, which was signed by elderly members; and doing these things, so the passion who are still optimistic enough to hazardous weather events. Tribal Vice-Chairman Floyd Kirk WHEREAS, these late winter of the party that used to be just be able to start networking and NOW THEREFORE BE Jr. and Tribal Secretary Myrna storms give rise to above freezing huge eight, nine, 10 years ago isn’t open up those opportunities to IT RESOLVED, the Sisseton- Thompson.