Oklahoma Sovereignty Tour

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Phone: 918-968-3526 • 920963 S. Hwy. 99, Bldg. A • Stroud, OK 74079 • Vol. 42 • No. 4 • April 2020 Yale Univ. Students Visit During ‘Oklahoma Sovereignty Tour’ by Mike Brown A panel of the visiting Yale Sac and Fox Nation tribal Present Jim Thorpe Play, ‘My Father’s Bones’ students read aloud Nagle’s member and Yale University play. Following the reading of student Anna Smist was among Nation capitol on March 10 as enous Performing Arts Pro- Kathryn Nagle’s play about the the play, University of Pennsyl- a group of students paying a part of an ‘Oklahoma Sover- gram group staged a reading controversy following the 1953 vania Constitutional Law Pro- special visit to the Sac and Fox eignty Tour.’ The Yale Indig- of Cherokee playwright Mary death of world-famous athlete fessor Maggie Blackhawk, pre- Jim Thorpe titled, ‘My Father’s sented a brief overview of the Bones.’ lawsuits ﬁ led by Jim Thorpe’s Tribal members were invited children and the Sac and Fox to attend the event held in the Nation after Thorpe’s body was Sac and Fox Nation Community taken during funeral ceremonies Building. Serving as master of in Oklahoma and buried in a ceremonies for the program was mausoleum in Pennsylvania. Juaquin Hamilton, who serves Professor Blackhawk noted as ambassador and historical that she is a member of the Fond researcher for the Sac and Fox du Lac Band of the Lake Supe- Nation. Also taking part in the rior Ojibwe Tribe, and is not a program were Sac and Fox tribal descendant of the late Sac and members Dennis Jennings, who Fox Chief Black Hawk. offered an opening prayer and, Anna Smist and well-known Forrest Walker, who present- Sac and Fox artist Tony Ti- ed a traditional prayer in song. ger presented commemorative Sac and Fox Native American t-shirts to the visiting students. Graves Protection and Repatri- Following discussions and ation Act (NAGPRA) Director questions from the audience, a Christopher Boyd also spoke traditional meal was served to during the program. everyone in attendance. Hamilton and Sac and Fox The student group’s tour was Nation IT technician Nick Jen- scheduled during their spring nings presented a slide show break, and they were accompa- featuring Sac and Fox tribal his- nied by two university profes- tory, tribal wars, the clan system sors, and a student services rep- and a relocation time line. resentative.

Members of the Yale University Indigenous staged a reading of Cherokee playwright Performing Arts Program are shown in the Mary Kqthryn Nagle’s play, ‘My Father’s Sac and Fox Community Bldg. as they Bones.’ (Photo by Mike Brown)

Outdoor Warning System Installation Completed Sac and Fox tribal leaders erful Mass Notifi cation (out- Grounds. There are 2 phases to have authorized the purchase door/indoor) and Warning the installation process. and installation of a more pow- System for the Tribal Capital This new system will replace the single outdoor pole siren located at the RV Park. The Sac and Fox Police Department is in Sac and Fox Transportation Bldg. charge of activation and mainte- Construction Ahead of Schedule nance of the new system. Installation of the outdoor warning system (Phase1) was completed on March 6, 2020. Pictured is the Hwy. 99 bridge over Salt Creek in Stroud. The The existing RV Park siren was 1933 bridge will be replaced, with construction expected to relocated to the Veterans Lake begin in June 2020. (Photo by Mike Brown) area. This siren was convert- ed from electric-power to solar power. Tribe and ODOT Partner To New poles with sirens were installed at the RV Park and the Replace SH 99 Salt Creek Bridge Justice Center. The new outdoor Offi cials of the Sac and Fox determined the current bridge is sirens are solar powered with Nation and the Oklahoma De- structurally defi cient with a load battery power lasting up to 30 partment of Transportation have rating of 43/100, and is func- minutes of continuous service executed a Memorandum of tionally obsolete. The current if needed. The new sirens have Agreement to reconstruct the bridge, built in 1933, has an av- audible, visual and voice capa- bridge over Salt Creek on State erage daily traffi c count of 3300 bilities. The system will provide Highway 99 north of Stroud. vehicles. a variety of notifi cations, warn- The location is 1.26 miles north ODOT will provide engineer- ings and alerts for staff and visi- of US 66. ing design, construction man- tors who are outdoors. State highway offi cials have (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 13)

The 12,000 sq. ft. Sac and Fox Nation Transportation and Chief Justin Freeland Wood’s Address to the Nation Elders Center being constructed in Stroud, Okla. is nearing Books have the ability to take granted, to encourage young completion in coming weeks. Construction Inspector Cecil you anywhere – regardless of people to read. This time, I am Bernard, left, talks with Israel Aguilar, of Stolhand Wells, the station in life. encouraging our parents and company installing a geothermal heating and air system in If you’ve known me for less grandparents to begin reading to the state-of-the-art facility. In the foreground is a outdoor fi re than fi ve minutes, you know your children with a new vigor. pit situated in the complex area way. (Photo by Mike Brown) how important books are to me Our kids are the future of our and the role they’ve played in people. They will be making the my development as a man and decisions that will impact our leader. I’ll never forget reading next 100 years and beyond. the Hardy Boys Detective sto- Reading sharpens numerous ries as a boy. My grandmother other skills including commu- would purchase a set of fi ve Har- nication. Reading to your kids dy Boy books and I would spend will also strengthen the bond the next few weeks reading and between you and your child. I awaiting the next drop-off. hope you’ll join me in raising I eventually became a fan of up a whole new generation of poetry and historical biogra- leaders who read! Over the past phies, but my fi rst love will al- month, I was afforded the op- ways be mysteries and detective portunity to attend my fi rst and stories. third grade children’s classes to Over the course of my years read to them. I’m hopeful you Sac and Fox Nation in public service, I have always will consider doing the same in Principal Chief taken the opportunity, when your schools. Justin Freeland Wood

April 7 April 9 May 9 Construction Inspector Cecil Bernard, left, is shown in the Upcoming Sac and Fox Cooking Class Elders Mother’s Day Transporation Bldg. Plan Room with Billy Allender, of D.J. Business O ces to 11 a.m., 12 p.m. Dance, 2 p.m. Cabinets. The project general contractor is Lambert Con- Events Re-Open With Merle Boyd Sac an Fox Community Bldg. struction Company of Stillwater, Okla. (Photo by Mike Brown) Full Sta Center Page 2 - Sac and Fox News - April 2020 Sac and Fox News The Sac & Fox News is the monthly Obituaries publication of the Sac & Fox Nation, located on SH 99, six miles south of Charles Vincent DellaCalce Stroud, OK. Charles Vincent DellaCalce, age 70, as a child and adult, to the Manatowa Many friends and family in Nevada, Mailing address: Thee’nagh ‘eh underwater panther/bea- Farm, outside of Cushing, to powwow California where he grew up, and Okla- Sac and Fox Nation ver clan, passed away suddenly on Feb. each July and fish any piece of water you homa loved him dearly and will miss him. Administration Building 14, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nev. where he could throw a fishing line in. lived. 920963 S Hwy 99 Bldg A He leaves behind his devoted daugh- Stroud, OK 74079 ter, Jennifer DellaCalce of Las Vegas; Phone: 918-968-3526 sister, Sunny Erickson and brother, Paul Fax: 918-968-4837 DellaCalce, both of Orange, Ca.; his Frederick Conklin Ingham Jr. The Sac & Fox News is the official niece and nephew, Kristin and Alec and Frederick Conklin Ingham Jr. was born tion. A graveside service was held Fri- publication of the Sac and Fox their families. He was preceded in death Dec. 18, 1964 and died Nov. 3, 2019 day, Nov. 15, 2019 under the direction of Nation. Our mission is to meet all by his parents, Vincent J. DellaCalce and Fred was born and raised in Oklahoma Memorial Park Funeral Home in Oklaho- ma City, Okla. tribal members information needs his mother, Josephine Hope Manatowa City. He graduated from Classen High DellaCalce. School in 1982. He is preceded in death concerning the Nation. Charlie was proud of his Italian and by wife, Donna (Drevecky) Ingham and The Sac & Fox News is mailed free, Sac and Fox traditions. He loved fishing, grandmother, Irene Jones (Harris). one per address, to enrolled Sac and golf and any sport you can think of. He He is survived by three children: Fox tribal members. Paid subscriptions returned to Oklahoma all his life, both daughter, Lacy Rice (Ingham) and hus- are available for $12.00 annually. band Joshua of Oklahoma City; son, Col- Editorial statements, guest columns, tyn Ingham of Lawton, Okla. and, daugh- and letters to the editor published in ter, Caitlynn Ingham of Lawton, Okla.; sister, Bonnie and husband Matt Stewart this newspaper contain the opinions of Oklahoma City; mother, Karen Ing- of the writers. These opinions do not ham of Oklahoma City; father, Fred In- necessarily reflect the opinions of gham, Sr. of Yukon, Okla.; uncle, Harold the Sac and Fox News staff or any and Lura Jones of Oklahoma City; and elected official or department of tribal one granddaughter, Madison Markstone government or administration. of Oklahoma City; along with numerous The Sac and Fox News reserves the aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cous- right to refuse publication of letters to ins. Fred was a commercial truck driver, the editor. All editorials and letters to and was a member of the Sac & Fox Na- Frederick Conklin Ingham Jr. the editor become the property of the Sac and Fox News. Submissions for publication must be signed by the author and include an address and contact phone number. Emilio Zachary Mejia They are limited to 300 words. The Charles Vincent DellaCalce Emilio Zachary Mejia, age 29, of Kan- ternal grandmother Carmen Mejia. staff will not edit editorials or letters sas City, Kan. and member of the Sac and Funeral Services were held Feb. 28, to the editor to fit the 300-word limit. Fox Nation, passed away Friday Febru- 2020 at KC Church of Christ in Lenexa, Deadline for the May issue is: ary 21, 2020 in Gallup, N. Mex. Kan. Burial followed at Maple Hill Cem- Monday, April 20 at 4:30 p.m. Salt Creek Bridge Emilio is survived by his high school etery in Kansas City, Kan. Reprint permission is granted, with (Continued from Page 1) sweetheart Tiffany Essex of the home; his proper credit to the Sac and Fox News, agement, inspection, and maintenance sons, Emilio Zachary Mejia Jr., 8 years unless other copyrights are shown. services. Cost estimates are $2.5 million, and, Elias Zaverio Mejia, 10 months; daughter, Elise Zariah Mejia 4 years; Articles and letters may be submitted with the Sac and Fox Nation providing 33% of the costs through a grant-in-aid father, Zaverio J. Mejia of Kansas City, to the newspaper either by mail or Fax Kan.; mother, April M Perez; and stepfa- to the address provided above, - or by to the Oklahoma Department of Trans- portation. ther, Ralph Perez, both of Wichita, Kan.; e-mail:newspaper@sacandfoxnation- The ODOT Highway Commission 2 brothers, Rafael A Perez and Valentine nsn.gov. will award a construction contract in A.W Perez, both of Wichita, Kan.; 3 sis- Address corrections & changes are March. Construction is scheduled to be- ters, Desiree N. Mejia of Wichita, Kan., accepted by The Business Committee gin in May or June 2020 and, the con- Amanda T Mejia of Kansas City, Kan. and, Reighna E. Perez of Wichita, Kan. at the address listed below. tractor will have 180 days to complete the bridge construction. He is also survived by 6 nephews and Managing Editor The highway will have two lanes re- 3 nieces, mother-in-law Debra Essex and Mike Brown maining open to traffic during the con- many aunts, uncles and cousins. struction period. A ‘shoofly detour’ will He was preceded in death by maternal For information: be built on the west side of the current grandmother Charlotte Blacksmith, ma- Emilio Zachary Mejia 918-968-3526 x1060 bridge. The new bridge will include 2 ternal grandfather Larry Brown and pa- [email protected] twelve-foot traffic lanes with 8 foot im- Publisher: Sac and Fox Nation proved shoulders. This is a state-tribal Member of partnership project of the Tribal Trans- Native American Journalists portation Program. Assn - Since 1988 Member OPA History Center To ~~~~~~~ Happy April Birthday Elders! Tribal Officers: Present ‘The Stories 918-968-3526 or 800-259-3970 Colleen Lisa Decker Galle Rae Adkins Of Cesar Chavez’ in Barbara Thomas McIlvaine Smith Carl Wayne Anderson Principal Chief: History Alive! Series Sherry Lynn Teague Michael Harry Deer Justin Freeland Wood Eva Jordan Leo Elmer Gokey Telephone (918) 968-3526 On Thursday, April 9, the Oklahoma Jessie Lee Walker Ruby Irene Harris History Center will present “The Stories Carol Ann Holmes Pamela Dale Frazier Ext. 1004 of Cesar Chavez” in the latest installment [email protected] of its History Alive! series. Fred Blanco Larry Dewayne Wallace Patrick Wood Hernandez will portray Chavez, who was a symbol Francis Leroy Grant Rudy Keo Second Chief: of hope for millions of farmworkers in Ruby Mae Vandever George Mitchell Marez Don Abney the United States. Lisa Leaellen Longshore Annette Miles Telephone (918) 968-3526 The OHC will offer two public perfor- Sheila Ann Huyghe Scott Eugene Harshberger Ext. 1008 mances on April 9. The first will begin at 2 p.m., with doors opening at 1:30 p.m. Elizabeth Ahkeahbo Wallace H. Allen [email protected] The second performance will begin at Gordon Mark Ponkilla David Allan Edmonson 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Margaret Lee McIntosh Ronnie Eugene Wano Secretary: There is no reserved seating, so early ar- Sharon Lee Ebbinga Jimmy Kent Waller Jacklyn K. King rival is recommended. Tickets are $10 Sheryl Jane Rowe Beverly Sue Gibson Telephone (918) 968-3526 for members of the Oklahoma Historical Ext. 1007 Society and $20 for the general public, Donn Whistler Ralph Maurice Hamblin [email protected] and may be purchased by calling 405- Lisa Lea Ann Carr Harriett Oresa Rice 522-0765. Debra Yvonne Reim Katherine Margaret Wilson Treasurer: Cesar Chavez is revered as a folk hero, Tina Jean Blackburn John Grass particularly by workers in the California Marvin Warren Thurman Ramona Nadine Rico Jared King grape fields. In 1962 he and a few oth- Telephone (918) 968-3526 ers set out to organize a union of farm- Gregory Wayne Berryhill Robin Denise Tiger Ext. 1006 workers. Nearly everyone told them that Wanda Yvonne Brown Donald Chad Monday [email protected] this was an impossible task, but they Annabell Wiseman Shelly Ann Barron succeeded with the formation of the Na- Joseph Todd Jones Patricia Ann Wakolee Committee Member: tional Farm Workers Association, lat- Larry Wayne Grass Dorene Katherine Keo Robert Williamson er known as the United Farm Workers. Chavez was one of the most inspirational William Wayne Sarber Robert V. Hocker Telephone (918) 968-3526 labor leaders of the 20th century, with Robert Levi Parham Rose Marie Thompson Ext. 1005 influence that stretched far beyond the Raymond Lee Harris Tommy Ray Moore [email protected] California fields. Aaron Fryor Wilson Dianna Sue McCaulla Fred Blanco is an actor/playwright Leva Marlene Ellis Wallace Buster McClellan Business Committee based in Los Angeles, Calif. He has Mailing Address: toured the Theatre Festival circuit in the Charles Dewayne Lasley Dean Ray Tartsah Sac and Fox Nation United States and abroad, receiving crit- William Scott McCoy Charles A. Poitras Administration Building ical acclaim for his solo show, “The Sto- Earnest L. Hocker Sean Patrick Beall ries of Cesar Chavez.” 920963 S Hwy 99 Bldg A Rose Marie Bean Deborah Kay Givens The popular History Alive! programs Shari Lynn Andersen Naomi Denise McCoy-Shognosh Stroud, OK 74079 are a series of presentations by highly ac- Visit us on the webb @ claimed re-enactors that portray various Terry Kent Raines Ricky Wayne Hocker sacandfoxnation.com historic figures such as George Wash- Phillip Joseph Manatowa Alma Faye Northrup click news ington, Abraham Lincoln, Eleanor Roo- Vonda Joyce Bryce sevelt and many others. Page 3 - Sac and Fox News - April 2020 ‘Red Earth’ Announces Efforts To Include Community Events For nearly 40 years Red Earth Inc has Oklahoma City’s Indigenous People’s focused its efforts on the operation of the day will kick off with the popular Red Red Earth Art Center in Oklahoma City Earth Parade on Saturday, Oct. 17 and and the annual summer Red Earth Fes- will culminate with an Arts & Crafts tival that attracts visitors from through- Market and Pow Wow celebrating Native out the globe. The non-profit organiza- art and culture at the Myriad Botanical tion has announced efforts to expand its Gardens. programming starting in 2020 to include “We’re thrilled to present Red Earth events in communities throughout Okla- FallFest at the 17-acre Myriad Botan- homa. A series of collaborative efforts ical Gardens in downtown Oklahoma are planned with tribal and arts organiza- City,” said Norick. “It’s a beautiful park tions in Shawnee, Tulsa, Wewoka, Okla- that was awarded the title of Best Urban homa City and Claremore. Open Space by the Urban Land Institute “This is a significant time for Red in 2015 in a competition that included Earth,” said Vickie Norick, Chairman of parks from all over the world. Red Earth the Red Earth Board of Directors. “Be- FallFest will be Oklahoma City’s first ginning in 2020, Red Earth Art Center op- major Indigenous People’s Day celebra- erations will change from being housed tion.” in a single ‘brick and mortar’ location to A partnership with Tulsa Community a dynamic range of off-site offerings. College in downtown Tulsa Red Earth “We are so pleased to expand our will feature a Contemporary Art Exhibi- events to include sites outside of central tion at the Center for Creativity during Oklahoma,” she said. “We’re going to the month of October 2020. A workshop bring the Red Earth to the people.” for students enrolled at the C4C School MVSKOKE VOICES, a collaborative of Visual and Performing arts is sched- art show with the Seminole Nation Mu- uled in conjunction with the event. seum in Wewoka is the first of a series The Student Center at Oklahoma State of Red Earth events and shows presented University Oklahoma City is the site Sac and Fox Artist Tony Tiger and tribal member and Yale University student throughout the state. The collaborative for the Sixth Annual Red Earth Treefest Anna Smist hold commemorative t-shirts given to student visitors from the MVSKOKE VOICES art show will run scheduled November 13 through Decem- Yale University Indigenous Performing Arts Program during the group’s ‘Okla- April through mid-June 2020 featuring ber 11, 2020. Red Earth Treefest features homa Sovereignty Tour’ conducted during their spring Break. (Photo by Mike Brown) original works by some of the nation’s 18 Native tribes from throughout Okla- most prominent Creek and Seminole art- homa invited to participate in the annu- ists. Since opening almost four decades al holiday event by creating handmade ago, the Seminole Nation Museum has ornaments and art objects for their own hosted over a half million visitors from tribal Christmas Trees made to highlight SAC AND FOX TAX COMMISSION every state and over 100 foreign coun- their distinctive cultures. REVENUE tries. “Every one of our projects are de- December 2019 Red Earth will work alongside the signed to educate,” said Norick. “During Will Rogers Memorial Museum and with Treefest, we utilize the ornaments on the Beer and Liquor...... $220.02 the Claremore Chamber of Commerce to Christmas trees as teaching tools to tell State Tobacco Rebate...... $238,658.80 present the new Red Earth Spring Mar- each tribe’s distinctive heritage.” Motor Vehicle...... $7,521.03 ket April 17-18. The event will feature an Red Earth has garnered numerous ac- arts and crafts market, children’s activi- colades through its 40-year history. Red Sales Tax...... $16,055.14 ties, storytelling and social dances both Earth was a finalist for the 2018 ONE Treasury...... $260.00 inside the expansive museum and on the Award for the Arts presented by the Oil and Gas...... $10.08 lawn overlooking the City of Claremore Oklahoma Center for Non-Profits, and and Rogers State University. the Oklahoma Travel Industry Associa- Gaming...... $106,940.40 Red Earth’s annual marque event, the tion has twice named Red Earth Oklaho- TOTAL...... $369,665.47 Red Earth Festival scheduled June 13-14, ma’s Outstanding Event. 2020 will relocate to the Native-owned Grand Event Center at the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee for the 34th annual event. Recent Red Earth Festivals have had an economic impact of over $4 million to the state. “Our 34th annual Red Earth Festival will feature America’s best and most ac- complished artists - the same quality artists our guests have become accustomed to seeing each year,” said Norick. “The Festival will also include our other popular events including ‘Ask the Expert,’ Native dancing, storytelling and music performances. The Red Earth Youth Art Show & Competition will move to the fall when the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory Art Gallery at Myriad Gardens plays host to the children’s art show September 10 – October 20 in downtown Oklahoma City. The art education event is open to Na- tive youth, ages 8-18, competing in three age divisions for prize money in catego- ries including pottery, painting/drawing, graphics/photography, sculpture, basket- ry, bead work, cultural items and jewelry. A significant new event celebrating

Why the ‘nsn.gov’ Designation? From time to time, a question has been asked as to why the Sac and Fox Nation uses such a special exclusive (and longer) native sovereign nation dot gov Internet designation and name:

The nsn“ dot gov” (nsn.gov) designation carries with it more significant levels of legitimacy, trust, and authority than a commercial, “dot com” domain name.

“NSN DOT GOV” confirms that it is an official government website that has been certified, veri- fied, and recognized by the United States Government.

Of course, commercial sub-en- tities and public political subdi- visions of tribal government may also use a commercial dot com designation for commercial-oriented purposes. Truman Carter Page 4 - Sac and Fox News - April 2020

Sac and Fox Nation Education Department News by Edwina Butler-Wolfe

Greetings! Public School, Tecumseh Public School, Seminole has total of 1,501 students and This is the fi rst year that I have sat The Education Department is sad to North Rock Creek Public School, Sem- 619 as listed American Indian students through an ESSA Consultation with No- inform everyone that we are going to inole Public School, and Noble Public with a population of 41% American In- ble Public School and Seminole Public have call off this year events that we had School. dian and 21 different tribes represented. School. I was glad to see both schools be planned to have with the recognition of The Shawnee Public School was the Seminole Public School has 10/22 cer- part of the group of public schools ESSA the Sac and Fox Nation Kindergarteners fi rst school to present their profi le. Mr. tifi ed teachers and 11 out of 80 support Consultation. There were many nations and High School Seniors stoles due to the Graham Primeaux, Indian Education staff listed as being Native American. and tribes present: Sac and Fox Nation, coronavirus (COVID-19). Coordinator and Dr. Teresa Wilkerson The Title VI Indian Education Program Choctaw Nation, Kickapoo Tribe, Cit- Graduates can still request stoles Assistant Superintendent, presented the has one staff member. izen Potawatomi Nation, Chickasaw through the mail. We can mail out stoles federal programs that Shawnee Public Enrollment by grade breakdown by Nation, Cherokee Nation, and Absentee or you may pick them up at the Sac and School has to offer to our American In- tribe was not available at the time of con- Shawnee Tribe. Also present was Mr. Fox Education Offi ce. We hope that the dian Students. Dr. April Grace, Super- sultation. Pre-K had 28 students, Kin- Julian Guerrero, Education of American 2020 Spring graduating classes will get intendent, was present at consultation. dergarten 43 students, 1st grade 41, 2nd Indian, Oklahoma State Department of their request forms into the Education The Shawnee School System has 5 ele- grade 38, 3rd grade 52, 4th grade 38, 5th Education. Department for their tribal stole. A stole mentary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high grade 46, 6th grade 55, 7th grade 48, 8th Each school made a presentation of from the Nation is well deserved for our school, and 1 alternative school with grade 45, 9th grade 41, 10th grade 54, their federal programs that they had at students. a total of 8 schools. The number of to- 11th grade 42, 12th grade 48, as a total of their school. The Shawnee Public School • APRIL 18, 2020 SAC AND FOX tal students is 1,063. The percentage is American Indian students who had com- and Tecumseh Public School Title VI In- KINDERGARTEN RECOGNITION – 29% American Indian Students, with 47 plete 506 forms. dian Education Program joins together in CANCELLED different tribes represented. There are 23 Noble Public Schools an annual Education pow-wow each year • MAY 1, 2020 SAC AND FOX HIGH American Indian students enrolled in the Ms. Cynthia Davis, Title VI Coordi- in June and both schools have an annu- SCHOOL SENIOR BANQUET – CAN- Jim Thorpe Alternative School, 68 stu- nator, gave a profi le for Noble Public al stomp dance that they do at separate CELLED dents listed as being homeless. There are School. Mr. Frank Solomon, Superinten- times and locations during the school The Education Department would like fourteen Native American Teachers and dent, was present at consultation. There year. Each of these schools put a lot of to remind our Sac and Fox graduates in 10 Title VI Indian Education staff. are 2,830 total students attending Noble work into cultural awareness in their pro- eighth grade with a diploma, high school The number of American Indian Stu- School with 361 listed as American In- grams that they offer to students at their senior with a diploma, college degree and dents in Pre-K- 49, Kindergarten 60, fi rst dian Students, 20 different tribes rep- schools. vocational certifi cation, you can receive grade 59, second grade 64, third grade resented, 12 certifi ed teachers listed as It’s nice to see that both Title VI co- a one-time incentive: 8th grade $100; se- 62, fourth grade 89, fi fth grade 86, Mid- American Indian and 6 support staff and ordinators are joining together to imple- nior graduate $200; college degree recip- dle School sixth grade 88 with 4 listed as 6 staff in the Title VI Indian Education ment a better understanding, not only in ients $1,000; and, $750 receiving certifi - Sac and Fox students, seventh grade 83 Department. (Continued on Page 14) cation from a vocational school. with 13 listed as Sac and Fox students, To receive incentive, each student will eighth grade 69 with 7 listed and Sac and need: Fox students, ninth grade 92 with 6 list- • Copy of their diploma or transcript ed as Sac and Fox students, tenth grade (8th graders can bring in a copy of their 71 with 5 listed as Sac and Fox students, report card); eleventh grade 105 with 12 listed as Sac • Send in copy of your Sac and Fox and Fox students and twelfth grade 86 tribal membership card; with 11 Sac and Fox graduates. We did • Application and privacy statement. not receive the break down by tribes or INCENTIVE MUST BE APPLIED FOR number of Sac and Fox students in Early WITHIN 60 DAYS OF GRADUATION Childhood and the 5 elementary sites. The month of March has been very North Rock Creek Public Schools busy with the ESSA Consultations with Dr. Denise Smith, Principal, gave the various public schools. presentation on the federal programs that EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND North Rock Creek receives. Dr. Blake CULTURAL PRESERVATION Moody, Superintendent, was present. The area Nations and Tribes education There is a coordinator employed for the departments were invited to a meeting Title VI Program. North Rock Creek has with the Shawnee Public School in Feb- a total of 911 students attending NRC ruary on discussion of having area tribes with 19 different tribal nations represent- more involved in the Shawnee Public ed. Twenty-nine percent are American School and of educating the staff, ad- Indian students. Twelve certifi ed teach- ministrators, and students on the history ers are listed as being American Indian, of our Nation. At our fi rst meeting, the 3 support staff, 2 administrators and 23 Sac and Fox Nation and the Citizen Band staff under Title VI Education staff. Potawatomi Nations was present. An overall total amount of students per To get this on the road map the Sac and grade was not included, only the number Fox Nation was the fi rst to start this plan of American Indian students per grade. with the suggestion of the school want- We have 32 Sac and Fox students attend- Fry Bread Chefs Make Fund-Raiser Sizzle ing to implement more involvement of ing North Rock Creek School: Kinder- Sac and Fox Education Dept. staff member Mary Brown and Sauk Language tribes and nations in the school system. garten 2, fi rst grade 2, second grade 1, Dept. staff member Houston Stevens are pictured preparing fry bread for the The Sac and Fox Education Department third 1, fourth 3, fi fth 5, sixth 2, seventh Education Dept.’s Indian taco fund raiser held Feb. 21 in the Sac and Fox worked with the Cultural Preservation 3, eighth 5, ninth 4, and tenth 4. Learning Center. Proceeds from the well-attended event are being used to Department to come up with a plan for a McLoud Public Schools purchase stoles for Sac and Fox students graduating this spring from kin- presentation. Mrs. Jami Eddings, Indian Education/ dergarten, high school or college. In addition to Brown, the fund raiser was On March 5, 2020 Juaquin Hamilton, Student Services Director gave the pre- coordinated by Education Dept. Director Edwina Butler-Wolfe and Education CP and I met with the Shawnee School sentation for McLoud School. Superin- Specialist Jean Lynam. (Photo by Mike Brown) principals and we did a presentation. I tendent was not present. McLoud has a talked about diversity inside and outside total of 1,690 students. 498 are listed as of school and what not to say that would American Indian students with 25 differ- offend our American Indian students. I ent tribal nations, 17 in state and 8 out stressed strongly how our American In- of state. With 6 certifi ed teachers listed dian students felt when hearing words of as being American Indian and 4 staff in weapons and seeing offensive gestures. the Title VI Indian Education staff. Sac EDUCATION DEPARTMENT NOTICE I also talked about the Land Run reen- and Fox Nation has 11 students enrolled actment that schools like to practice in at McLoud Public School. There is no history and that it should not be happen- break down by grade as to where our Sac ing in the schools. My view is that it is and Fox students are enrolled. a one-sided history that is being taught Tecumseh Public Schools Applications for College - Vocational and Adult Education in school and the reenactment of the land Mr. Victor Cope, Title VI Coordina- run is not acceptable. tor presented the Tecumseh profi le. Mr. Juaquin informed the Shawnee Pub- Tom Wilsie, Superintendent was pres- are on the Sac and Fox Nation Web site - lic Schools principals of the history of ent. There is a total of 2,084 students the Sac and Fox Nation and also went enrolled with 821 listed as American Click on Education for downloads. in depth about the Land Run. Juaquin Indian students. Thirty different tribes shared with the staff of how he and his are represented. Twenty title VI students family was upset by how the school here are homeless. Tecumseh has 26 certifi ed in Shawnee still practiced the reenact- teachers listed as being American Indian ment of the Land Run. He gave a com- and 3 full time and one part- time in the parison of how the Mexican children are Title VI Indian Education Department. being treated today at the border. It’s in Sac and Fox Nation has 31 students at- the same line for our American Indian tending Tecumseh Public School. 2 students being treated when practicing Pre-K, 3 Kindergarten, 3 fi rst, 3 second, the reenactment of the Land Run. 4 third, 2 fourth, 2 fi fth, 4 sixth, 2 sev- EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT enth, 2 eighth, 1 ninth, 1 tenth, 1 elev- CONSULTATION AT THE CITIZEN enth, 1 twelfth. BANDearn POTAWATOMI FREE NATION collegeSeminole tuition Public Schools The public schools that were present- Mr. David Dean, Federal Program Ad- ing: Shawnee Public School, McLoud visor made a presentation and Mr. Bob it’s Oklahoma’sGragg, Superintendent,Promise was present.

With Oklahoma’s Promise, the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade students whose family income is $50,000 or less can earn FREE COLLEGE TUITION Apply online at www.okpromise.org or Contact the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at 1-8-858-1840 (225-9152 in OKC) Get an application from your counselor Page 5 - Sac and Fox News - April 2020

Sac and Fox Nation Ambassador and Historical Researcher Juaquin Hamil- University of Pennsylvania Law Professor Maggie Blackhawk speaks follow- ton served as master of ceremonies for the program presented by students ing the Yale University Indigenous Performing Arts students presented the with the Yale University Indigenous Performing Arts. (Photo by Mike Brown) Mary Kathryn Nagle play, ‘My Father’s Bones.’ (Photo by Mike Brown)

Red Earth Seeking ‘Emerging Artist Award’ Applications Red Earth, Inc, the non-profi t organization that produces the annual Red Earth Festival has announced a call for applications for the Red Earth Emerging Artist Award. The annual award grants funding to emerging Native American artists, allowing them to participate in Oklahoma City’s award-winning Red Earth Festival. The award is presented for the 34th An- nual Red Earth Festival scheduled June 13-14, 2020 at The Event Center at the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shaw- nee, OK. The Emerging Artist Award provides booth space at the Festival Art Market, an opportunity to compete in the Sac and Fox tribal elders and others are pictured with who visited the Sac and Fox Nation capitol on March Red Earth Festival art competition and tribal member Anna Smist and other members of the 10 as part of the students’ ‘Oklahoma Sovereignty Tour $150 for expenses. Deadline to apply for Yale University Indigenous performing Arts Program conducted during their spring break. (Photo by Mike Brown) consideration is Friday, April 10, 2020. Past recipients have included Amber DeBoise (Navajo) and Kaitlyn Tingle (Choctaw) in 2018, and Steven Morales (Cherokee) in 2019. To qualify, applicants must be a US APRIL AT BLACK HAWK CASINO Citizen, at least 19 years of age and be able to provide proof of tribal membership in a federal or state-recognized tribal entity. Applicants are not required to be enrolled in a school or fi ne arts program. Applicants must fi ll out an Artist Ap- plication, provide 3-5 images of artwork, submit a one-page resume of art educa- SATURDAYS tion, experience and achievements, and an Artist Background. Visit www.Red- 12PM – 9PM Earth.org or call (405) 427-5228 for ad- GREAT ditional information. Red Earth has garnered numerous ac- EVERY HOUR colades through its 40-year history. Red OUTDOORS Earth was a fi nalist for the 2018 ONE Award for the Arts presented by the WIN OUTDOOR ITEMS, Oklahoma Center for Non-Profi ts, and the Oklahoma Travel Industry Associa- HOT SEATS CASH OR FREEPLAY tion has twice named Red Earth Oklaho- ma’s Outstanding Event. The January 2020 issue of COW- BOYS & INDIANS MAGAZINE lists Red Earth Festival in their “Best of the Fests” story, while USA TODAY has 10 POINTS PER ENTRY named the Red Earth Festival one of 10 Great Places to Celebrate American In- dian Culture. Red Earth has also been 2X ENTRIES ON THURSDAY recognized by the American Bus Associ- ation a Top 100 Event in North America, joining a list that includes the Rose Bowl TH Parade, Calgary Stampede and the Mardi 4 WEDNESDAY EVERY MONTH Gras celebration in New Orleans. Red Earth, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 non-prof- 10am – 10pm it organization with a mission to promote $ the rich traditions of American Indian GET 10 IN FREEPLAY arts and cultures through education, a $ premier festival, a museum and fi ne art & 5 FOOD VOUCHER! markets. The organization is an Allied Arts member agency and AdventureRoad Must have Player’s Club Card and Travel Partner. Red Earth is funded in Sac & Fox CDIB. Must be 50 and up. part by the Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma Arts Council, Nation- al Endowment for the Arts, James H & Madalynne Norick Foundation, Kirkpat- rick Family Fund, Oklahoma’s News 4, southwest Myriad Botanical Gardens, Oklahoma’s Adventure Road and Oklahoma State chicken salad Cherry Limeade University-Oklahoma City. COCKTAIL Red Earth, Inc. is recognized as the re- gion’s premier organization for advanc- ing the understanding and continuation $ 00 $ 00 of Native American traditional and con- 5 5 temporary culture and arts.

Business Committee Meeting Minutes are now accessible on the Website THEBLACKHAWKCASINO.COM 42008 WESTECH ROAD • SHAWNEE, OK sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov (405) 275-4700 and Facebook Page 6 - Sac and Fox News - April 2020 SAUK LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT PHILOSOPHY Indians are born speaking our languages. For some of us, they lie dormant within our bodies. They are looking for a way out. God gave us these beautiful Sauk Language languages. All of us hold them in a sacred manner Department within. There is no such thing as an Indian person who cannot speak Indian. Our language programs ﬁ nd these languages within our bodies. They bring them out through our mouths and deliver them to their rightful resting places within our hearts.

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April is Alcohol Awareness Month by Clinical Staff Writer, you cut back or stop drinking: Ed Abuyog, LCSW • Limit your drinking to no more than Did You Know? 1 drink a day for women or 2 drinks a day Drinking too much alcohol increas- for men. es people’s risk of injuries, violence, • Keep track of how much you drink. drowning, liver disease, and some types • Choose a day each week when you of cancer. This April, during Alcohol will not drink. Awareness Month, the Black Hawk • Don’t drink when you are upset. Health Center encourages you to educate • Limit the amount of alcohol you keep yourself and your loved ones about the at home. dangers of drinking too much. • Avoid places where people drink a In Oklahoma alone, there have been lot. 607 drunk driving fatalities in 2019. To • Make a list of reasons not to drink. spread the word and prevent alcohol • If you are concerned about someone abuse, the Black Hawk Health Center else’s drinking, offer to help. is joining other organizations across the What You Can Do. country to honor Alcohol Awareness (1) Be aware. Learn more about Month. alcoholism and how much you are drink- If you are drinking too much, you can ing. improve your health by cutting back or (2) Consider. The risks for alcohol- quitting. Here are some strategies to help ism, to your health and impacts on your loved ones. (3) Act. If you are not sure if you drink too much, or if you know you are Business Committee Meeting drinking too much, please don’t hesitate Minutes are now to schedule an assessment with Behav- ioral Health. accessible on the Website We are here to help. For more infor- sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov mation, contact the Behavioral Health Department, educational and counseling and Facebook services are available to assist in preven- tion and treatment.

NOTICE! Update on RAP applications: There are a few changes set out as follows: Hardship applications will have a W-9 attached that needs to be filled out and turned in with the application. Tribal Energy applications will need the bill to be attached to the application. Emergency Appliance applications need to include three (3) quotes and the quotes can come from Lowe’s. T.E.H.R. (Tribal Emergency Housing Repair) applications need to include three (3) estimates from a contractor, copy of your house deed and an electric bill attached to the application.

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We want to feature the scholastic, academic and athletic awards or achievements of your child or grandchild of the Sac and Fox Nation! Send all pertinent information, such as name of The Sac and Fox National student, town, school and grade attending, Public Library has used explanation of award or achievement, and names of paperbacks (and a few parents and/or grandparents, along with a current hardbacks) for sale. photo of the student to: Paperbacks are three for $1, [email protected] or 35 cents each. or: Sac and Fox News, 920963 S. Hwy. 99 Hardbacks are $1 each. Stroud, OK 74079 The Sac and Fox National Public Library has used paperbacks (and a few hardbacks) for sale. Paperbacks are three for $1, or 35 cents each. Hardbacks are $1 each. 920963 S. Hwy. 99, Building A • Stroud, OK 74079 • (918) 968-1141 • FAX (918) 968-1142

For more information, please contact: Karen Hamilton or Nethia Wallace Shawnee Multi-Purpose Building 405-275-1262 Page 8 - Sac and Fox News - April 2020 Business Committee Meeting Minutes Business Committee Meeting Minutes

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The Sac and Fox National Public Library has used paperbacks (and a few hardbacks) for sale. Paperbacks are three for $1, or 35 cents each. Hardbacks are $1 each.

The Sac and Fox National Public Library has used paperbacks (and a few hardbacks) for sale. Paperbacks are three for $1, or 35 cents each. Hardbacks are $1 each. Page 9 - Sac and Fox News - April 2020 Researchers Urge Sac and Fox Elders Advisory Committee Producers to Use Common Practice Mothers Day Dance Flood Irrigation Saturday, May 9, 2020 2 p.m. by Donald Stotts Sac and Fox Nation Community Bldg., Stroud, Okla. Oklahoma State University Agricultural Communications Services Gourd Dance 2 p.m., Supper 5 p.m., Gourd Dance 6 p.m. Flood irrigation has been a common agricultural practice for 5,000 years, but an Oklahoma State University researcher Emcee: R.G. Harris, Head Man Dancer: TBA contends producers who use it can still Head Lady Dancer: Peggy Big Eagle benefit from enhancements that maxi- mize limited water resources. Head Singer: Joe ‘Fish’ Dupont, AD: Steven Ward, Randy Tiger “Surface or gravity flood irrigation is used in nearly one-third of irrigated acres 2020-2021 in the United States, so continuing to provide producers with new advances is Elder Mother of the Year - Ms. Margaret Ellis-Stevens essential to water conservation efforts,” said Saleh Taghvaeian, an assistant professor and water resources specialist with the university’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Taghvaeian and cooperating scientists at OSU, Mississippi State University, Utah State University and the University of California will be evaluating and in- stilling new technologies in flood irrigation for the next two years, thanks to a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant of more than $860,000. “While a number of producers take advantage of more advanced technologies that make irrigation scheduling easier, such as sprinkler and drip systems, flood irrigation still accounts for about 43% of total irrigation water applications in the United States,” said Taghvaeian, who is serving as the study’s principal investi- gator. However, only 10% of federal financial assistance for irrigation best man- Arts & Craft Venders are Welcome! agement practices has been dedicated to flood irrigation, underscoring the impor- (No Set-Up Fee, Donation of a Raffle Item) tance of the study as a tool to help agri- Raffles, Cake Walks, Not Responsible for Accidents or Thefts! cultural producers and promote environ- mental stewardship. SFN Elders Advisory Committee Officers: Taghvaeian said the characteristics of flood systems in the four collaborating •Stella Nullake, Chairperson •Melissa Butler-Denny, Vice Chairperson states allow for identification and evalu- ation of technologies that can be adopted •Georgia Harris-Noble, Secretary •Elizabeth Butler-Wolftongue, Treasurer in other parts of the United States, and •Reneé Butler-Buckley, Committee Member certain regions worldwide. “This study is an example of innova- tive research that will take an old tech- nology of flood irrigation and improve the efficiency and water use to meet current agricultural needs,” said Keith Ow- ens, associate vice president of the state- wide Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station system, the division’s official research arm. “Agricultural producers are very interested in conserving resources and take responsibilities as stewards of the land very seriously.” According to the nonprofit World Bank, irrigated agriculture represents 20% of the Earth’s total cultivated land, but it contributes 40% of the total food produced worldwide. It is estimated that agricultural production will need to expand 70% by 2050, when the world population is projected to surpass 10 billion people. The USDA grant has been allocated through the Natural Resources Conserva- tion Service’s competitive Conservation Innovation Grants program. NRCS Chief Matthew Lohr said the grants program funds projects that tack- le critical challenges head-on and will result in new science-based tools useful in helping farmers and ranchers improve the health of their operations while pro- tecting natural resources.

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“NSN DOT GOV” confirms that it is an official government website that has been certified, veri- fied, and recognized by the United States Government.

Of course, commercial sub-en- tities and public political subdi- visions of tribal government may also use a commercial dot com designation for commercial-oriented purposes. Truman Carter Page 10- Sac and Fox News - April 2020 April 2020

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NOTICE CAMP CLEAN-UP In preparation for Pow-Wow, there will be two Camp Clean-Up Days: May 8 and June 19 Please have trash ready for pickup by the roadway and larger items please mark with an X so we know to go into the camp for disposal. If you have limbs around your camp please pick them up so we can mow around the campsite.

If at least 1 in your household has a CDIB, you reside within our 5 tribe Service Area, & you meet USDA Income Guidelines… YOU MAY QUALIFY!!! CALL TODAY!!! 1-800-256-3398 This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Page 11 - Sac and Fox News - April 2020 Sgt. Dibble and K9 Bristol Attend Police Working Dog Conference by Sac and Fox Police see her at Pow Wow again this year, and Sgt. Kim Dibble Conducted by World-Class Experts, Instructors we would love for the kids and adults to “What happens in Vegas, stays in Ve- and social gatherings. In a room full of the relationship between your Sac and come say “hello.” Please remember, we gas!” After March 3,4,5th, 2020, the German Shepherds and Belgian Malin- Fox Police Department and the Sac and are here to make your communities safer classic turn of phrase didn’t hold true, ios, a little pit bull in her work vest with Fox community. You will undoubtedly and look forward to serving you! and that was exactly the point. I had the her Sac and Fox Nation Police patches honor of taking K9 Bristol to the 6th An- defi nitely stands out! Many people were nual Police Working Dog Conference in confused and asked if she was actually a Las Vegas, Nev., hosted by Police K9 working police K9 and wondered if her Magazine. breed could even be used successfully in Business Committee Meeting Minutes The Sac and Fox Nation was able to narcotics work, while others were well are now accessible on the Website and Facebook take advantage of the abundance of in- versed in the knowledge that there are formation related to police working dogs a handful of pit bull type dogs in police sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov (K9’s) at this year’s conference by send- work across the United States. Whatever ing its own K9 Team to the training. K9 their education they stayed and talked, Sergeant Bristol and I made the 17 hour petting Bristol, and asking about the Sac journey to Las Vegas in order to network and Fox Nation. By the end of the confer- and learn as much as possible to bring ence she was well known and recognized, back and put in practice for the benefi t of and had posed for multiple pictures! The Nation. Prior to the conference Po- We returned from Nevada on Friday, lice K9 magazine sponsored several pho- March 7th and brought with us more to contests for K9 handlers and their K9’s knowledge on how to do our jobs better to allow them to win an entry pass, and as a working police K9 Team. K9 Bris- K9 Bristol won her pass by a landslide on tol and myself will continue to learn and their February 5th contest through Face- train in our new position, until it is time book. for her to offi cially retire. She will be Police K9 Magazine’s objective is used in the local schools and on the street simple; bring together world class in- when we work each night. structors, some of the top experts in their We would like for people to ask to fi eld, and over a 1,000 K9 handlers from meet K9 Bristol if you ever see our pa- across the nation and the world and give trol unit out in your neighborhood or the them the opportunity to learn, network, community, she is here to help bridge and train, in order to bring that education back to their communities and put it into practice making them safer. What better way to do that than with dogs! Dogs have a distinct advantage when it comes to public relations. Most people love dogs and they draw positive atten- tion. For law enforcement this can be used to their benefi t by opening communication opportunities that may not oth- erwise be available. Children and adults love to pet and interact with dogs and K9 YOU CAN STOP SMOKING NOW handlers love to talk about their dogs, its a true win- win situation, and K9 Bristol embodies all the highly valued attributes that comprise a true human-canine partnership. For those of you who have not had the chance to meet K9 Bristol, or have only Sgt .Kim Dibble and heard about her or seen her at a distance, K9 Bristol she has a very interesting story. K9 Bristol is a 10 year old American Pit Bull Terrier, who is a single purpose narcotics canine. For most people’s frame of reference her breed would simply be designated as a ‘pit bull’. This label is APRIL AT SAC & FOX CASINO fraught with myth and misunderstanding, and that is part of K9 Bristol’s advanced skill set. She is a master at public relations and helping to dispel common mis- conceptions related to the pit bull type dog. (Yes, you read that right, pit bull 1PM – 7PM is not actually a specifi c breed of dog, but only a breed type that encompasses similar traits and attributes across many EVERY HOUR breeds!) K9 Bristol has been my personal dog since she was 8 weeks old. All her obedi- ence and socialization training has been CHANCE TO done by me personally. Early on she showed an intensity to work that many WEDNESDAYS & THURSDAYS PLAY FOR K9 handler’s look for, but is often hard to fi nd in a dog that isn’t bred specifi cally CASH OR for law enforcement work. She has high level ball drive and enjoys interacting with people in general which made her FREEPLAY! very easy to train for narcotics work. K9 Bristol started her drug dog training because I thought she had something extra, and I thought what better way to SPIN FOR A MULTIPLIER showcase the great things that pit bull dogs are capable of than if they could partner up with law enforcement! Bristol UP TO 4X THE AMOUNT started her training as a 4 year old and excelled in fi nding drugs and was started TH on tracking. 4 MONDAY EVERY MONTH However, at that time, I worked for another department, where Bristol would 10am – 8pm never have been allowed to work as a po- $ lice K9. It was as simple as she just didn’t GET 10 IN FREEPLAY fi t the look of a ‘real’ police K9. Besides, & $ who would want to take a chance on a pit 5 FOOD VOUCHER! bull dog? Because of that she sat unused Must have Player’s Club Card and for almost 5 years, until I came back to Sac & Fox CDIB. Must be and up. work in law enforcement, and hired on 50 with the Sac and Fox Police. I am thank- ful and proud that The Sac and Fox Na- tion saw the past her breed and gave her the chance to serve the Sac and Fox community. True to her breed, K9 Bristol has the tenacity to work hard, and is happy to Brass please people. She is very social and looks for a kind word and hands to pet WITH CHIPS her whenever she is not working. It is Monkey rare in police K9s to see a dog of her age still at work, but Bristol has no off but- Philly ton and truly embodies that ‘age is just $ 00 $ 00 a number’. 5 5 While in Las Vegas for the Police K9 Conference, K9 Bristol was defi nitely an ambassador for her breed and for the SNFCASINO.COM Sac and Fox Nation. At this particular conference dogs are welcome to be with 356120 926 ROAD • STROUD, OK 74079 their handler’s if they are well behaved, Must have valid ID and Player’s Club Card. See Player’s Club/Cage for details. and are also allowed to attend the classes Management reserves the right to revoke or alter any promotion or offer. Page 12 - Sac and Fox News - April 2020 Business Committee Meeting Minutes Business Committee Meeting Minutes

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Warning System Business Committee Meeting (Continued From Page 1) Minutes are now Phase 2 work continues and involves the installation of indoor notification equip- accessible on the Website ment to be located inside the common sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov areas of tribal buildings. These will serve and Facebook persons indoors and will have the same Pictured center, foreground is the new utility pole and warning siren notification capabilities to our staff and system installed near the Sac and Fox Nation RV Park. Another unit visitors. This is a public safety project of has been installed at the Sac and Fox Nation Justice Center. the Tribal Transportation Program. (Photo courtesy of Truman Carter)

May 23, 2020

(Children Under age 12 must be accompanied by an adult)

and Full Payment Must be Received Page 14 - Sac and Fox News - April 2020 Sac and Fox Nation Education Dept. News (Continued from Page 4) and Juaquin Hamilton, Cultural Preser- the school but in the community in our vation for their presentation to our Amer- American Indian cultural heritage. I see ican Indian Students. some schools lacking the understanding I feel this is the beginning of open of our American Indian students’ heri- communication with the Shawnee Public tage, and this is where the miscommu- School and with the Nations and Tribes. nication develops between parents, stu- I’d like to mention that it makes it easier dents and teachers to administrators in when public schools have a Title VI Indi- schools. an Education Department that can relate One of the many questions that was to our American Indian Students’ issues. asked was about how much participa- We thank Graham Primeaux, Title VI tion they have with the Native Ameri- Indian Education Coordinator, Shawnee can parents and do they have an active Public Schools and Shawnee School staff Indian parent committee in their school. for their work in making this assembly Response was some have little and no happen and for future events. participation and some do have an ac- Another upcoming event will be that tive committee. A request from the floor each tribe as mentioned above will have was that the schools that only have 2 In- a day set aside to teach a full day of his- dian parent committee meetings during tory in classes at the high school and the the school year change it to have them middle schools. The Sac and Fox Edu- monthly. cation Department will be in the history Indian parent committees in the pub- classes at the Shawnee High School on lic school system plays a very vital role March 24, 2020 and on April 2, 2020 we in the area of Indian Education. I have will be in the Shawnee Middle School. stressed that in my previous articles and Both days will be an all- day event. I have that is something we will help with in the asked Juaquin Hamilton to conduct both next school year, but will be working on days for the Sac and Fox History. The now how to implement into the public Education Department will be talking on school and to talk to parents in those dif- the current issues and events. Katrina Garcia, of Virginia Beach, Va., is pictured during a recent yard sale ferent schools. On March 9, 2020 the Education De- she coordinated in support of the Sac and Fox Nation Education Dept.’s ef- On March 12, 2020 the Sac and Fox partment set up a booth at the Pleasant forts to provide graduation stoles to current Sac and Fox Nation graduating Nation Education Department was in- Grove School in Shawnee for pre-en- students. (Submitted Photo) vited for ESSA Consultation at the Lit- rollment 2020-2021 school year. When I tle Axe School. The Sac and Fox Nation came to work in the Education Depart- has no students in the Little Axe Public ment, I had noticed that there was hardly Yard Sale Raises Funds for Education School as I had received the data. We do any JOM applications for Pleasant Grove need to have input as a sovereign nation, and Grove Schools in Shawnee. I have Dept. Graduation Stoles Program as there may be some Sac and Fox stu- reached out to both schools by person to Katrina Garcia, great-granddaughter forced other ideas. As schools and busi- dents that may attend next school term. person and established contact. of Florence Carter, granddaughter of ness were closing down, and events and There are many public schools out of We have agreed that the Sac and Fox Jimmie Griggs Garcia, and daughter of travel were being restricted, she decided Sac and Fox Nation area that do invite Nation will be on site when enrollment Commander Ruben Garcia, USN Re- to move up the date to March 14th (Pi the Nation to sit at the table of discussion starts in August at both schools. When tired, has mentioned often that she want- Day – 3.14). It was either now or never on Indian Education and that is our duty, visiting Mr. Scott Roper the Superinten- ed to attend the Sac and Fox Pow Wow. as far as timing. Advertising everything to sit and discuss and input our concerns. dent of Pleasant Grove School about the Living in Virginia Beach, Va. has made from A to Z (except toilet paper), she and It’s better to be active than non-active for JOM Program, he was happy to know it pretty difficult to achieve, but she still her parents, unloaded the garage at 8 a.m. our future leaders. that we will be servicing his students at has hope before heading to college in a At 45 degrees outside for the first hour, On March 10,2020, the Education De- Pleasant Grove. few years. In the meantime, this 16-year- it was a slow start, and she wondered partment was invited to talk to all Ameri- When meeting with Mr. Mark Bowlan, old wanted to have some connection to whether the virus and social distancing can Indian Students at the Shawnee High Superintendent, Grove School, he was her tribe, other than the Sac and Fox would affect turnout. However, most School Assembly in the morning then we supportive of Sac and Fox Nation Educa- News she reads. She thought a fund rais- people just wanted to sleep in and started went to the Shawnee Middle School in tion Department being on site when en- er might be a good idea. showing up around 9 a.m. when it turned the afternoon. The Sac and Fox Nation rollment starts in August. Grove School Katrina’s mom, Kim, reached out to sunny and warm. and Absentee Shawnee Tribe, Kickapoo has around 500 plus total students. I will Jean Lynam, education specialist, to see She raised $250.00 including $35 in Tribe, and Citizen Band Potawatomi Na- be meeting with Sally Brownell at Grove if there were any fundraising needs the cash donations in response to the sign tion informed students on services and School to get data on how many Ameri- tribe could use. Mrs. Lynam mentioned advertising her cause. Quite a few peo- programs that is offered at each nation can Indian Students are enrolled. that the high school seniors were trying ple asked about the Sac and Fox Nation, and tribe for our students. The Education Department hopes that to raise funds to purchase Sac and Fox and she was able to educate locals, more The assemblies were very rewarding everyone stays safe and well while this graduation stoles for this year’s ceremo- familiar with our Coastal tribes (Chicka- to all, as we actually had one on one con- corona virus is taking effect in the United nies, in addition to a graduation banquet. hominy, Mattaponi, Nansemond, Pamun- versations with our Sac and Fox students States. God Bless you!! As a high school sophomore, Katrina key). after the assemblies. This activity was a Edwina Butler-Wolfe could identify with this and quickly went Juaquin Hamilton’s recent Sac and full day and I like to thank Jean Lynam, Education Director to work clearing out closets for a yard Fox News article about Jim Thorpe was Education Specialist, Sac and Fox Nation Cell number: 405 328-0402 sale. helpful, as nearly everyone had heard of Her intention was to have the sale late him. Katrina feels pretty good about us- March, when the weather warmed up, but ing her time for this purpose and hopes to the “Virus that must not be named” had do more fund raising in the future.

HELP WANTED! SAC & FOX NATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES The following is a list of job vacancies with Thank You!!! the Sac & Fox Nation: Self-Governance Director THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOW- ING INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES FOR THEIR DONATIONS AND Chief Financial Director TIME ON FEBRUARY 21, 2020 FOR MAKING THE TACO SALE A SUC- Resident Advisor (Juvenile Detention Center) CESS FOR OUR SAC AND FOX NATION STUDENTS!! Land and Cattle Laborer SPECIAL THANKS TO MARY BROWN AND HOUSTON STEVENS Head Cook AND GEORGIA NOBLE FOR THE FRY BREAD!!! IT WAS GOOD!! Economic Development Director THANKS TO THE WORKERS: GWEN SWITCH, JEAN LYNUM PUT- TING THE TACO TOGETHER AND THE DOOR GREETERS (CA- Meal Delivery Driver (Part-time) SHIERS) ROLAND KERNELL AND DUSTIN ROLETTE. Custodian - BHHC Custodian - Maintenance Mary Brown, Houston Stevens, Gwen Switch, Georgia Noble, Sac and Fox Housing, Billy Boy’s Bar-B-Q, Gigi’s Donuts, Vicki Wilson, Dustin Rolette, Licensed Clinical Social Worker - BHHC Roland Kernell, Ashley Pacheco, Lana Butler, Angela Warrior, Briana Wa- Transportation Driver kolee, Karen Simmons, Jellene Morehead, Kay McCoy, Leah Carver, Dean- Certified Pool Operator Manager na Densman, Diane Berry, Sam Spang, and Karen Simmons’ Church Family. Lifeguard Jean Lynam, Mary Brown and I would like to thank everyone for coming Landscaper/Laborer out and supporting the Sac and Fox Students. It was nice to have the Sac and ICW Specialist Fox Veterans, elders, employees and visitors and also the tribal members for RAP Assistant - Part-time their kind donations and buying a taco. The Education Department is very happy to say we made $707.00 on the Applicants must successfully pass an OSBI/National background check and Taco Sale. The proceeds will go toward the stoles. We are looking at many drug screen. Preference in hiring is given to qualified Native Americans. more events to do in the Education Department in the upcoming months. If Applicants claiming Indian Preference must provide a copy of their CDIB. For you should have a concern or an idea you would like share with us please call more information and to learn how to apply please visit our website at: the office 918 968-3526, ext: 2046 or my cell number 405 328-0402. www.sacandfoxnation.com Edwina Butler-Wolfe or contact Human Resources, Sac and Fox Nation, 920963 S. Hwy. 99, Education Director Bldg. A Stroud, OK 74079 or by phone (918) 968-3526