Vol. 2, Issue 23 January 7, 2014 1 Indian Country Today

A Letter from the Publisher

Shekóli. On the first day of the New Year, New York- For the Oneida Nation, Governor Cuomo was a stead- ers AND others throughout the country mourned fast ally. He was the leader who forged New York State’s the loss of a truly great man—Mario Cuomo. Gov. first modern-day sovereignty agreement with our people. Cuomo was a historic leader and true statesman. He That agreement helped further cement our right to self- understood that one of the most important roles of a determination and self-sufficiency and put Central New public servant is to work to bring people together for York on a path toward sustainable shared prosperity. the common good. He committed his life to making sure that when it comes to public policy, everyone— His legacy as a courageous leader and consensus builder not just the powerful—are represented. will be a model for future leaders in our nation for gen- erations to come. We commit to honoring his legacy by As leaders of Indian nations can attest, negotiat- continuing to build the roads of friendship and partner- ing with the federal government on a nation-to- ship that he so embraced and for which he stood. nation basis comes with an established set of risks and rewards. But diplomacy at the state and local NΛ ki� wa, level can sometimes bedevil even the most sensible courses of action. Relations with various depart- ments and members of state governments are often subject to winds of change, and long-term plans often falls prey to political expediency. Not so with Gov. Cuomo, who held firm to his be- liefs no matter what the circumstance. As we relate in this week’s feature, he was a man of vision. Ray Halbritter

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How to Fund Contract tion impact has resulted in full fund- funding accounts. Support Costs ing for CSC being reprogrammed from CSC fits with the definition of exempt Philip Baker-Shenk, former general program accounts and diminished ser- mandatory spending, which is com- counsel to the Senate Committee on vices to tribal communities. posed of programs funded by formu- Indian Affairs, and W. Ron Allen, The only fair and honorable answer las set in law and paid out of accounts chairman and CEO of the Jamestown is to pay tribal CSC costs—governed by with guaranteed appropriations. Such S’Klallam Tribe, argue that tribal indirect cost rates that are negotiated accounts include Social Security, cer- contract support costs (“CSC”) should under common federal rules to meet tain health care programs, and what is be funded by the federal government’s actual expenses reflecting regional cost known as “other mandatory spending.” mandatory spending accounts. differences—from mandatory spend- It is time for the Obama administra- ing accounts and to hold them exempt tion and Congress to further fulfill the For decades, Congress and the Office from sequestration. Whatever is a historical, moral and legal obligations of Management and Budget shied away tribe’s real administrative cost should the United States has to the 566 Ameri- from paying the full contract support be paid, so long as it conforms to the can Indian and Alaska Native Nations by costs owed to tribes. Even today, the reasonable and necessary expenditure using the FY 2016 budget reconciliation widely heralded move by Congress to requirements of a negotiated federal process to include tribal CSC funding fully fund CSC has come at a price. The rate. And that payment of CSC should within exempt “other mandatory spend- Budget Control Act and its sequestra- not come at the expense of program ing.” http://bit.ly/1zrBqGS 0

The Real Upshot of the state of that global American nemesis, along, required huge sacrifice and a Cuba Opening and devoid of its own indigenous force. “make-do” attitude harking back to the The big news about the normalization of But the very proof of Cuba’s indigenous Great Depression. The notion of “food relations between the U.S. and Cuba, says nature is in its sovereign survival be- sovereignty,” a lost memory during the Jose Barreiro (Taino), assistant director yond the collapse of the Soviet bloc. Soviet-supplied era, remains high in the for history and culture research at the When petroleum supplies dried up, present agenda. And the message of the Smithsonian National Museum of the Soviet-style farms went belly up and ca- elder Taino cacique from the eastern American Indian, is the reclaiming of the loric intake across the country dropped mountains—Don Panchito Ramirez—of island nation’s sovereignty: by two thirds. community, peace and food abundance, But survive Cuba did, as a nation and is resonating. More than a thorn, Cuba has been a as a sovereign government. Its people The present era—rapprochement lance poking at the side of the Ameri- held off starvation, in no small part, by after half a century of open hostility— can giant, whose endeavor to isolate massively planting and adapting from requires redefinition, adaptation and and destroy it has collapsed now in the the old Taino crops and medicinal herb- transformation. The dream of sovereign- recognition of its own failure. al knowledge, while launching agro-eco- ty, and its practical exercise, remains Cuba, during its years in the Soviet logical projects across the whole island. central to the Cuban people’s future. orbit, was perceived to be a dependent That new era, now a quarter-century http://bit.ly/1zXkQTp 0

The Problems With now be mined. the word “colon,” which is the root of Rio Tinto When Phil Stago of the White Moun- “colonization.” The root of the word The recent federal land transaction tain Apache Nation complained to “colon” is “colo,” which means “to filter with the Rio Tinto Mining Company is Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) about the out impurities in the process of min- disgraceful on any number of counts, pending land swap, Gosar responded, ing.” Mining all resources, even human says Steven Newcomb (Shawnee, “You’re still wards of the federal gov- resources, is the background context Lenape), co-founder and co-director of ernment.” A follow-up statement issued and purpose of the imperial process of the Indigenous Law Institute: by Gosar’s office said, in part, “One of colonization. the federal government’s dirty little se- The land swap in Arizona illustrates When Congress passed the Nation- crets is that Native American tribes are perfectly the political relationship of al Defense Authorization Act of 2015 not fully sovereign nations in today’s domination that the United States has on December 12, it approved a land society.” with what were originally and still are swap that will hand over to Rio Tinto a Statements by rhetorically skilled rightfully free and independent Indian 2,400-acre area that is part of the tradi- statesmen need to be carefully parsed. nations. In this case, Rio Tinto gets the tional territory of—and sacred to—the If Gosar had made explicit the rela- mine on sacred Apache lands and the Apache Nation. The area is the location tionship between the U.S. and Indian Apache Nation, once again, gets the of a massive copper deposit that will nations, his comment would trace to shaft. http://bit.ly/1Bgfn8D 0

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IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com January 7, 2015 5 Indian Country Today Sacred Blindness

Godly places are in the eye of the beholder by steve russell

Bottom Line: A list website of the my major beef, I wonder about the half If I wanted to snub the hemisphere world’s top religious destinations is, to that those who compiled this list pur- where I live, I would still replace Canter- say the least, shortsighted. ported to cover. I am an Indian born and bury—sacred to a church that would not There is a “list website” called The raised in rural Oklahoma, so be aware of exist but for Henry VIII’s libido—with Daily Eight. A list website makes lists my limitations as I attempt a do-over of Stonehenge. that are intended as click bait, places a list created by persons who are prob- As for the places where infidels (in teasers here and there on the Internet ably worldlier than I am. the jargon of Muslim fundamentalists) and sells advertisements based on how This comment is not rooted in Is- are not welcome, I would replace one many eyeballs the click bait brings in. lamophobia but in the reality of being with the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. It You know the kind of thing I mean: a non-Muslim tourist. The list informs was a Christian cathedral and then the “Five Actresses Who Started in Porn you that you will not be allowed in the great mosque at the heart of the Caliph- Films.” “Cars Under $15,000 Prom- ate. Now it is a museum and one ising 0-60 in Under Five Seconds!” of the finest examples of Byzantine The one I bit on said “Top Eight architecture on the planet. I would Religious Destinations in the replace the other with the temple Wor l d .” Perhaps I should complex at Angkor Wat in Cam- I’ve visited some sacred sites in bodia. Originally built to honor a my time and many are really in- Hindu deity, it is now a Buddhist teresting, but I claim no authority. visit some of these temple. What particularly got me in this Leaving these differences aside, I case was the claim that these were landmarks. And would like to speak up for the ne- the top sacred sites “in the World.” glected half of the world, where I Maybe some of these destinations live. While I doubt that I have the belong on my bucket list? others might necessary breadth of knowledge, I donated my eyeballs by click- somebody ought to take on the task ing and my reward is below. I am of rebuttal rather than admit that pleased to report that The Daily want to consider there is nothing both sacred and Eight does not claim to rank the worth visiting on half of the planet. sacred. So this is the random order, some Native If I were focused on architecture, not the ranking: I would think of St. Patrick’s Cathe- 1. Mecca dral in New York City, the National 2. Medina alternatives. Cathedral in Washington, D.C. or 3. St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican the Mormon Tabernacle in Utah. If City I were focused on history, I would 4. Temple Mount, Jerusalem think of the Old North Church in 5. Canterbury Cathedral sacred parts of Mecca and Medina. So Boston, the Spanish missions in San An- 6. Ganges River either you must be a Muslim or a very tonio (of which the Mission San Anto- 7. Mount Fuji accomplished liar before you can enjoy nio de Valero, the Alamo, is neither the 8. Fatima, Portugal those destinations. only nor the most interesting), or the Christians would call me a pagan, so 16th Street Baptist Church in Birming- If you have read this far, through the that may explain my thought that Stone- ham, Alabama. Or, as we once called it, list above, you perhaps understand why henge seems to me a lot more interesting “Bombingham.” I was ready to do violence to my com- than the Canterbury Cathedral. Both But I’m just an Oklahoma Indian, and puter screen. How is that list wrong? I are in use for services today, but which I think about the sacred and the beauti- can’t even count all the ways. But the is older? Which contains more mystery? ful in a different manner that I will de- major burr under my saddle is that The Then there’s the Ganges River, which scribe presently. I will dare to nominate Daily Eight could not come up with may be sacred to Hindus. But if I want to an Indigenous Eight, knowing that I am even one top “religious destination” in see a gloriously wide and once-beautiful sure to be blown away by ICTMN read- the entire Western Hemisphere! river desecrated by human waste prod- ers. But somebody has to start the dis- While leaving out half of the world is ucts, I have the Mississippi. cussion. http://bit.ly/1zNcFdv 0

IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com January 7, 2015 6 Indian Country Today Don’t Forget These Stories

2014 was a year for Indian Country to remember by gale courey toensing

an overwhelming majority of Native Hawaiians at the emotionally charged meeting expressed anger at and mis- trust of the federal government. Many said that a government-to-government relationship with the U.S. would end their quest to restore their country to the status of a sovereign independent nation—the way it was before Hawaii became the 50th state.

Racism Is ‘Central’ in Maine A 41-page report released last summer under the auspices of the Maine Indi- an Tribal-State Commission (MITSC) found that racism is at the core of prob- lematic relations between the Pine Tree State and its tribes. The ostensible fo- cus of the report—titled “Assessment of the Intergovernmental Saltwater Fish- eries Conflict Between Passamaquoddy and the State of Maine”—is narrow. But its conclusions are major. The report documents that tribal-state conflict began surfacing as early as 1984 and remained unresolved, though evidence was included in a 1997 report by a Task Force on Tribal-State Relations called At Loggerheads: The State of Maine and the Wabanaki, which focused on the relationship between the Wabanaki na- Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn tackled major rules about tribal recognition. tions and the state. “Racism is experi- enced by the Wabanaki, but generally is Bottom Line: This past year was filled cline the industry has experienced not recognized by the majority society,” with ups and downs across Turtle since it was launched by the Indian the 1997 report noted. MITSC’s current Island, with a handful of stories that Gaming Regulatory Act in 1988. report says that the issue of racism has made headlines and should not be for- not only persisted; it is “central” to the gotten moving into 2015. Here they are: No Aloha: Native tribal-state conflict. Hawaiians Just Say No Indian Gaming Tops $28.1Billion The Interior Department asked in W ashburn Hears Frustration The Indian gaming industry across the a press release if the United States Tempers flared at a July public discus- country continued to grow in 2014 with and the Native Hawaiian community sion about proposed rules for tribal a 2 percent increase in revenue to more should enter into a government-to-gov- recognition that would allow certain than $28.1 billion, according to Ca- ernment relationship. Judging from the third parties to veto a tribe’s ability to sino City’s Indian Gaming Industry Re- response of Native Hawaiians at a meet- re-petition for federal status. The so- port. Calendar year 2014 was the third ing with Interior officials in Honolulu called “third-party veto” was the flash- straight year of growth since 2009, June 23, the answer was a resounding point of a 3 ½-hour forum held at the when Indian gaming revenue dropped “No.” With a rapidly growing national- Mashpee Wampanoag’s new govern- by one percent—the only revenue de- ist or sovereignty movement in Hawaii, ment offices and community center

IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com January 7, 2015 7 Indian Country Today on Cape Cod, Massachusetts; Assis- would not forward it to them. Keystone XL pipeline. But after Repub- tant Secretary-Indian Affairs Kevin K. licans vowed to push it through at the Washburn conducted the meeting. A As s istant Secretary-Indian next session, Rosebud Sioux President proposal to revise the federal recogni- Affairs Speaks to ICTMN Cyril Scott told National Native News tion regulation gives third parties in- On a September morning, the historic that Lakota warriors will camp out at volved in litigation with tribes absolute Peoples’ Climate March took place as the Keystone site to halt construction power to prohibit them from re-peti- the United Nations General Assembly by any means necessary. “We drew a tioning under the new rules. was opening its 69th regular session line in the sand,” Scott said. “Test us— When Eastern Pe- you’ll see an Indian quot Tribal Nation uprising. The last Chairman Dennis one was the Battle of Jenkins spoke against the Little Big Horn the provision, many and the United States in the crowd of ap- government lost one proximately 100 of their great gener- cheered, whooped als that day.” and whistled. “This is not only morally Saginaw Chippewa reprehensible; it is Appeals NLRB also arbitrary and Pro-Union Ruling capricious and not in In an ongoing battle accordance with the between tribal sov- laws of the United ereignty and federal States,” Jenkins said. labor law, the Saginaw “It is the worst kind Chippewa Indian of modern day geno- Tribe is challenging cide. a claim of the Na- tional Labor Relations Free Speech Board (NLRB) that it Firestorm has jurisdiction over The University of the tribes’ employees Illinois at Urbana- at Soaring Eagle Ca- Champagne (UIUC) sino and Resort. The fired Steven Salaita, case could potentially a newly tenured pro- affect all of Indian fessor in the Ameri- country. can Indian Studies On October 27 the program, after he Steven Salaita, an American Indian studies expert, suffered for his anti-Israel remarks. NLRB ordered the tweeted comments tribe to rehire an em- that criticized Israel and its actions in with the first World Conference on ployee who had been fired for union or- Gaza. The firing provoked a backlash of Indigenous Peoples. One day later, As- ganizing, give her four years of back pay, opposition from thousands of scholars sistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Kevin and post notices in the workplace admit- over free speech and academic freedom K. Washburn met with several staff ting it had violated federal labor law and and promises to boycott the university. members of Indian Country Today reiterating employees’ rights to union- Salaita, a Palestinian American Media Network for a group interview. ize. The board claims jurisdiction over scholar in Native American stud- Present were publisher Ray Halbritter, the employees because it asserts, among ies, has done groundbreaking work opinions editor Ray Cook, West Coast other issues, that the tribe is engaged in in comparative analysis of the Native editor Valerie Taliman, correspondent interstate commerce. American and Palestinian peoples’ Simon Moya-Smith and staff reporter The tribe does not acknowledge the experiences. He was scheduled to be- Gale Courey Toensing, who served as board’s authority and refuses to abide gin work at UIUC on August 16. But moderator. by the order, Frank Cloutier, the tribe’s on August 1 the university’s chancel- spokesman and an enrolled member, told lor, Phyllis Wise, emailed him that he ‘Test us—you’ll see an ICTMN. “The tribe has filed an appeal in would not have the job after all. Wise Indian uprising’ the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and that said the board of trustees was unlikely By one vote on November 21, the Sen- case is currently pending,” Cloutier said. to approve Salaita’s appointment, so she ate failed to approve the controversial http://bit.ly/1zN6uWE 0

IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com January 7, 2015 8 Indian Country Today Cuomo And The Indians

The late governor was a collaborator by gale courey toensing

Bottom Line: He was called “a giant loss of a truly great man, Governor Ma- York. “I watched a small man with thick in New York politics,” “an oratorical rio Cuomo,” Halbritter said in a state- calluses on both his hands work 15 and magician who electrified liberals,” “in- ment. “Governor Cuomo was a historic 16 hours a day,” Cuomo told the crowd. “I telligent and compelling.” But to Indian leader and true statesman. He under- saw him once literally bleed from the bot- Country, former New York Gov. Mario stood that one of the most important toms of his feet—a man who came here Cuomo was above all a steadfast ally. roles of a public servant is to work to uneducated, alone, unable to speak the When former New York Governor bring people together for the common language—who taught me all I needed to Mario Cuomo died on New Year’s Day, good. He committed his life to mak- know about faith and hard work by the at the age of 82, In- simple eloquence of dian Country lost a his example.” The ora- champion. tion came to be known Cuomo was the as Cuomo’s “Tale of Empire State’s 52nd Two Cities” speech; it governor, serving was a direct challenge for three terms from to then-President 1983 through 1994. Ronald Reagan’s claim He was credited with that all Americans simultaneously im- were prospering as if proving the business living in the biblical environment of New “city on a hill.” York and the quality This motif helped of life for its citizens, inform his friendship despite a national re- with the Oneidas. That cession at the time. friendship was ce- He died just hours mented in April 1993 after his son Andrew when Cuomosigned was inaugurated into a gaming compact al- his second term as lowing the Nation to governor. open New York State’s “He is in the heart Cuomo: Ally, advocate, partner first high-stakes gam- and mind of every ing casino in more person who is here,” said Andrew Cuo- ing sure that when it comes to public than a century. The Turning Stone Resort mo. “He is here and he is here, and his policy, everyone—not just the power- Casino has since become the economic inspiration and his legacy and his ex- ful—were represented.” engine of Central New York, employing perience is what has brought this state For the Oneida Nation, Halbritter more than 4,000 people. to this point. So let’s give him a round said, “Governor Cuomo was a steadfast In 2013, the Oneida Nation kicked off of applause.” ally. He was the leader who forged New its 20-year anniversary of the Turning Since Cuomo’s death was announced, York State’s first modern-day sovereignty Stone Resort and Casino with a recorded tributes to the former Democratic lead- agreement with our people. That agree- video featuring Cuomo and Halbritter. er by politicians, dignitaries and admir- ment helped further cement our right to “In the last 20 years, the world seems to ers from around the country and the self-determination and self-sufficiency me to be coming apart with dissension, world have filled the media. Ray Hal- and put Central New York on a path to- with the inability to work together,” Cuo- britter, Oneida Nation representative ward sustainable shared prosperity.” mo said. “What the Oneida Nation has and CEO of Nation Enterprises, par- Como came to national attention in done is to give us a lesson in collabora- ent company of Indian Country Today 1984 when he delivered the keynote ad- tion. It is the magic word–collaboration. Media Network, was among the first to dress at the Democratic National Con- … What we hoped for 20 years ago has ges honor the former governor. vention and talked about the lessons he become a reality because of collabora- a

“Today, all New Yorkers mourn the learned as the son of a grocer in New tion.” http://bit.ly/1Aw9h5V 0 AP Im

IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com January 7, 2015 9 Indian Country Today Eye On Native Athletes

The faces—and moves—to watch for in 2015 by sam laskaris

been averaging 21 minutes of action and 4.8 point per game this season.

Selena Lasota The 19-year-old Lasota, a member of Katzie First Nation in British Colum- bia, will be looking to make an imme- diate impact with the Northwestern University Wildcats women’s lacrosse team. She is expected to play her first NCAA match with the Wildcats, a perennial national powerhouse, on February 5 in Los Angeles against the University of Southern California. La- sota, who is from Campbell River, B.C., is expected to be an offensive star with the Wildcats. She previously played for the Canadian women’s under-19 squad. And though her high school did not have a lacrosse team, she was the school’s athlete of the year as a senior, playing basketball and soccer.

Is the NFL the next step for Chickasaw quarterback Bryce Petty of Baylor? Kali Reis Reis, a 28-year-old middleweight Bottom Line: Numerous Native athletes hopes to add more lacrosse champion- boxer who lives in Providence, Rhode and teams are looking to add to their ac- ships to his already impressive résumé. Island, hopes to capture some more complishments and highlight reels in 2015. Powless, one of the world’s most exciting prestigious hardware in 2015. Reis, who Here are a few you can root for in the next young players, won three straight National has Cherokee, Nipmuc and Seaconke 12 months. Lacrosse League championships with the Wampanoag ancestry, captured the Rochester Knighthawks. In September, the women’s International Boxing Associa- Bryce Petty Knighthawks traded him to the Vancouver tion (IBA) middleweight belt during Petty, a 23-year-old Chickasaw quarter- Stealth. In 2014, Powless also captained his a bout in Bermuda in November. She back, led the Baylor Bears on New Year’s hometown Six Nations Arrows to a Cana- sports a 7-3-1 professional record and Day against the Michigan Wolverines in dian Junior A title in his final year of junior will be required to defend her title this the Goodyear Cotton Bowl in his final col- eligibility. And he can still suit up for the Six coming year. But she will also be seek- legiate contest. Now the star quarterback Nations Chiefs, with whom he won a Mann ing to add championship belts. will see if he has what it takes to make it in Cup—a Canadian senior men’s title—in the National Football League. Sports ana- September. Kobi Crossley lysts believe Petty will indeed be selected Crossley, a talented Chickasaw softball in the NFL draft. But there are varying Bronson Koenig player, will start her collegiate career in her predictions as to when he will be cho- Koenig, a member of the Ho-Chunk home state, having accepted a scholarship sen. CBSSports.com has him pegged as a Nation, is a sophomore playing basket- offer from the University of Science and fourth-round pick, while WalterFootball. ball for the University of Wisconsin; he Arts in Oklahoma. This past fall, Crossley com believes he might drop down and be and his teammates enter 2015 sporting led her Newcastle High School squad to chosen as late as the sixth round. an impressive 11-1 record. The Bad- an Oklahoma state championship. She will gers’ lone setback thus far has been an train with her new team this coming fall, ges Johnny Powless 80-70 loss against Duke in early De- and her first collegiate game is expected to a

Powless, a 21-year-old Mohawk Turtle, cember. Koenig, a 6-foot-4 guard, has be in February of 2016. AP Im

IndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com January 7, 2015 10 Indian Country Today

debut on Octo- ber 31 against the Nashville Preda- tors. Though he returned to ac- tion with Cal- gary, Ferland was later sent to the minors. He is now a member of the Flames’ top affiliate, the Ad- irondack Flames of the American Hockey League.

L yle Thompson Lyle Thompson undoubtedly has the skills to shine as a pro in the MLL and NLL. But before turn- ing pro in 2015, the Onondaga star will play his senior NCAA campaign with the University of Albany. This past year, Thomp- son shared the Michael Ferland (Metis), at left, put in 10 appearances with the Calgary Flames; he still awaits his first NHL goal. Tewaaraton Tro- Tesha Buck quarter-final matches will be staged at phy, as the most Buck, who grew up on Minnesota’s the Onondaga Nation Arena near Syra- outstanding collegiate lacrosse player, Mdewakanton Sioux reservation, is cuse, New York. Buffalo’s First Niagara with his brother Miles, who also starred now in her sophomore season with Center will then host the semi-final for Albany and has since graduated. the Phoenix women’s basketball team and medal contests, as well as match- Thompson will be looking to improve of the University of Wisconsin-Green es that determine the fifth- through upon his 2014 stats—an NCAA record Bay. During her first season, Buck was eighth-place squads. The Nationals of 128 points (51 goals, 77 assists) in third in team scoring, averaging 10.4 have won the silver medal in all three 18 matches. points per outing. For her efforts she previous world tournaments, held ev- was selected as the Horizon League’s ery four years. The Schimmel Sisters Freshman of the Year. This year, she They no longer play for the same uni- averages 10.8 points per contest for the Michael Ferland versity (Louisville), but Shoni and Jude 9-2 squad. The 22-year-old Metis hopes to become Schimmel, who grew up on Oregon’s a National Hockey League regular in Umatilla Indian Reservation, still have The Iroquois Nationals 2015. Ferland has already had a taste plenty of supporters who will be cheering The Iroquois Nationals will be one of NHL life this season, appearing in on their exploits in 2015. Shoni Schim- of the medal contenders at the 2015 10 contests with the Calgary Flames. mel is now in the pro ranks and gearing World Indoor Lacrosse Champion- Though he did earn one assist, Fer- up for her second WNBA season with the ships. The 16-team tournament, which land is still awaiting his first NHL goal Atlanta Dream. And her younger sister runs September 18-26, marks the first (he scored two points in an exhibition Jude is now a senior at Louisville, hop- ges time an international event will be held game against the Colorado Avalanche). ing to conclude her collegiate career on a a on Indigenous land. Round robin and He suffered a concussion in his NHL high note. http://bit.ly/1wwFAv4 0 AP Im

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Umonhon Nation School Psychologist Position Umonhon Nation Public School is nestled inside the small isolated community of Macy, NE, University Counseling Center home of the Umonhon tribe since the 1800's. Umonhon Nation Public School, is located on at the University of Wyoming We are proud to offer up to tribal lands about 70 miles northwest of Omaha and 27 miles southeast of Sioux City, IA. has an opening for a 510 students in grades Pre K-12 attend the school. The school has a high mobility rate. three scholarships of up to Psychologist. Currently 100% of the students are Native American. The majority of staff lives outside the $5000 each for the 2015 community and make the daily commute from several outer lying communities. University of Wyoming is an academic year, in support of Applicants must qualify for a Nebraska Administrative and Supervisory Certificate with EEO/AA employer. an endorsement in Superintendency. Minimum of three years school administrative Background investigations are Native American accounting experience required. The start date for the position is July 1, 2015. Open from conducted on all prospective students and their goals 12/1/2014 to 1/5/2015. employees towards higher education. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: 1. Letter of application, including reasons for interest in the position. 2. A signed copy Obtain more information and of the application form. 3. A signed copy of the background check form. (Important: apply at: SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Submittal of this form is not required until such times as it is determined that the https://jobs.uwyo.edu/ February 15, 2015 applicant is qualified for the position of Superintendent of Schools) 4. Resume 5. Application deadline Letters of recommendation 6. Transcripts is January 11, 2015 at For more information about the Send Resumes to: 11:59 pm. Stacie Hardy, Ed.S. scholarship, and to download the

Interim Superintendent application, please visit our website: Umonhon Nation Public School Macy, NE www.egghart.com/scholarship office: 402-837-5622

General Counsel The Association of Village Council Presidents, a non profit organization in Bethel, AK is Not a Subscriber? currently recruiting for General Counsel Attorney. • Competitive Salary Get your own • Excellent Benefits • 12 Paid Holidays and 18 days personal leave in the first year This Week From Indian Country Today • Employer paid Health Care for you • Retirement Plan with employer contribution after 90 days of service eNewsletter! Summary: The General Counsel will act as the chief legal officer for the AVCP and will report directly to the AVCP President. This position will be accountable for managing both in-house and outside legal counsel; oversee the activities of the Tribal Justice Department; oversee the legal issues of the organization, including litigation; participate in legislative, regulatory and policy initiatives both statewide and nationally; provide advocacy representation and assistance to AVCP’s member Tribes on issues such as tribal sovereignty, self-governance, natural resource law, including subsistence rights under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; provide advice on tribal justice matters, and protection of civil right s and liberties. This position interacts frequently with the Board of Directors, advising on corporate government matters.

Contact AVCP’s Human Resources Department at 800-478-3521 for an application, to submit your resume or more information. Review our job description at www.avcp.org Per Public Law 93-638 (Indian Self Determination & Education Assistance Act) qualified SUBSCRIBE NOW Alaskan Natives/ American Indians are given preference but candidates from all backgrounds are welcome to apply.

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Demonstrators confronted Washington Redskins fans outside FedEx The Yakama Nation is suing the Army Corps of Engineers for not being Field on December 28 over the continued use of the NFL team’s name. consulted on cleaning up the Bradford Island Superfund site. etals M aumbi t A eis; Facebook/ R ali K ommons; C reative reative C itt/Flickr itt/Flickr L . F. . F. A

Kali Reis, of Cherokee, Nipmuc and Seaconke ancestry, recently won the This silver, gold and diamond cuff is designed by Keri Ataumbi, co-winner Deal;

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workshops, as well as opening and closing dividuals with skills to implement a 14-ses- Upcoming ceremonies, there will be keynote speeches sion program that assists fathers, mothers Events and consultations on conference images and families in enhancing their capac- and graphic design. ity to promote strong, healthy and posi- Location: National Museum of the Ameri- tive relationships. Agenda topics include BETTER GOVERNANCE: BOARD/ can Indian, Washington, D.C. “Love and Intimacy,” “Improving Relation- COUNCIL TRAINING JANUARY 13-14 ships,” “Communication and Interaction,” Conducted by DCI America, this event ATNI TRIBAL LEADERS SUMMIT ON “Choosing a Partner,” “Self Worth” and will feature such topics as Robert’s Rules of CLIMATE CHANGE JANUARY 15 “Threats to a Relationship.” Order, “What Is Governance?”, “Achieving This workshop is conducted by the Af- Location: NAFFA Headquarters, Mesa, Organizational Goals,” “Leadership Roles,” filiated Tribes of Northwest Indians, in Arizona “Liability Issues,” “Decision Making Strate- conjunction with the Northwest Climate gies,” “Problem Solving” and “Assessing Ef- Science Center. Discussion topics will in- WORKING IN INDIAN fectiveness.” Subsidiary themes will include clude climate change impacts; regional, na- COUNTRY JANUARY 21 “The ‘Business Judgment’ Rule,” “Decision tional and international policies on climate This seminar/workshop is designed to pro- After Group Discussion” and “Majority De- change; tribal needs and funding oppor- vide federal, state and local government cisions.” tunities; strategies to promote and protect officials and business leaders with the Location: Westmark Hotel, Anchorage, tribal sovereignty and tribal resources; and knowledge necessary to develop and con- Alaska the development of a Northwestern tribal duct effective working relationships with action plan. tribes and organizations. Participants will CONFERENCE PLANNING COUNCIL Location: Doubletree Lloyd Center, Port- acquire critical knowledge through interac- MEETING JANUARY 15 land, Oregon tive lectures, group discussions and video This session of the Association of Tribal Ar- interviews of tribal representatives. The chives, Libraries & Museums will be geared LINKING GENERATIONS BY sponsors are the Association of American toward planning the upcoming meeting STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS Indian Affairs and the American Indian of the International Conference of Indig- JANUARY 20-22 Institute of the University of Oklahoma, in enous Archives, Libraries, and Museums, Conducted by the Native American Father- partnership with LDK Associates LLC. which will take place on September 10-12. hood and Families Association (NAFFA), Location: University of Oklahoma, Nor- In addition to pre-conference tours and this facilitator training session provides in- man, Oklahoma letters to the editor Re your feature about the early end always be Native. and your family elders deal with the to wolf hunts in Wisconsin and Min- —Darrell K.Burdge confusion of this season as you teach nesota (December 5): Hazel Green, Kentucky the young ones? I hope you and your family have found the solution, be- To me there is not another animal Re Ruth Miller’s reflection on the cause I obviously haven’t. I feel as if on earth that can compare to the wolf. conflicted feelings associated with we are destined to live in the center From childhood I have always loved Christmas and the mass federal ex- of this impact of the clash of cultures nature, and the wolf is a great part of ecution of 38 Dakota men on the fol- and history. that nature that our Creator made. I lowing day in 1862 (December 24): —Daniel Mejia am mostly white, but my heart will I would ask the author, how do you Riverside, California

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MORE FUNDS TO COBELL in 2012 has pleaded guilty to murdered Lakota victims and through June 3, 2013. Bitseedy SCHOLARSHIPS eight environmental felonies, wrote, “Wherever western- admitted to using the com- With a transfer of nearly $1 mil- fined $12.2 million and been put ers went, they destroyed local pany’s Walmart credit card for lion, the Department of the In- on probation for four years. In culture, history and language. personal use without permis- terior announced on December addition, the parent company #WoundedKnee.” Khamenei sion and to writing checks to 30 that total contributions to of Noble Drilling LLC—which added the hashtag #Native- herself with forged signatures. the Cobell Education Scholar- was charged in connection LivesMatter to an earlier tweet ship Fund have surpassed $5 with incidents involving the drill with the same message. PROTEST OVER million for 2014. The fund was ship Noble Discoverer and the ‘REDSKINS’ NAME authorized by the historic Co- drilling unit Kulluk that it was TRIBAL ENTERPRISE Hundreds of protesters gath- bell settlement and is funded towing—must create an envi- MANAGER SENTENCED ered and marched outside in part by the Land Buy-Back ronmental management system A former tribal enterprise office FedEx Field in Landover, Program for Tribal Nations (Buy- for its mobile offshore drilling manager was sentenced by a Maryland on December 28 to Back Program). The Scholar- units, the Justice Department U.S. district court on December protest the continued use of ship Fund will provide financial announced on December 9. 10 on charges of embezzle- “Redskins” as the team name assistance through scholar- ment. Robin Jean Bitseedy will of the Washington, D.C. Na- ships to American Indian and AYATOLLAH BLASTS. U.S. serve 12 months and one day tional Football League franchise. Alaska Native students wish- ON WOUNDED KNEE in federal prison and is ordered Many protesters wore t-shirts ing to pursue post-secondary On December 29—the 124th to pay $141,820.47 in restitution that proclaimed, “RETHINK.” education and training. anniversary of the Wounded to the Wichita and Affiliated, Others gripped banners that Knee Massacre—Iran’s supreme Caddo, and Delaware Tribes. Bit- read “Change The Name” ARCTIC DRILLING COMPANY leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seedy, who worked for Wichita, and “Snyder Says ‘Never’ We PLEADS GUILTY took to Twitter to excoriate the Caddo, Delaware Enterprises, Say ‘Now!’”—a reference to The Shell Oil contractor whose U.S. government for its actions. Inc. pleaded guilty to using team owner Dan Snyder, who ship ran aground while attempt- Khamenei tweeted a picture her position to embezzle tribal has said that he will “never” ing to drill in the Chukchi Sea of some of the more than 200 funds from December 2007 change the team’s name.

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This model is of “Dignity,” a 45-foot depiction of a Native American woman that sculptor Dale Lamphere envisions for the bluffs of the Missouri River in Chamberlain, South Dakota.

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