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July 8, 2010 In This Issue… 38th Annual Oneida Powwow GTC meets Kali Photos/Steven J. Gandy for Semi- Right: One of many competing Fancy Annual Dancers entered the arena during the meeting Grand Entry By Nate Wisneski Ceremony on July 2, Kalihwisaks Wellness Camp – 2010 at the 38th A completed lengthy 5A Annual Oneida agenda led to long day Area youth enjoyed Powwow. for General Tribal building a golf course Below: Kenneth Hill Council (GTC) mem- as part of the Wellness and his grandson bers during the Semi- Camp for Children. Travis Smith where Annual Meeting on honored with Eagle Monday, July 5 at the Featherʼs following Radisson Hotel and Convention Center. Grand Entry on the Shortly after the 38th Annual Oneida agenda was set the 10 Powwowʼs opening a.m. meeting started day. quickly with the Hill was a member of approval of GTC meet- the 1264 Combat ing minutes from Engineers. He January 4 and 30, and served three tours of the special April 10 Powwow Photos – duty in two different meeting. 6B-7B wars. He served on Treasurer’s Report The 38th Annual tour in WWII and two The tribe’s Treasurer, Oneida Powwow cap- tours in the Korean Tina Danforth, and Chief Financial tured in pictures. war. He was the Officer, Larry Barton recipient of multiple presented a current medals:Purple Heart synopsis of the tribe’s (WWII), Battle Stars economic condition. (Korean), 1 Silver Though the tribe is in a Star (Korean) and cost containment mode 1 Bronze Star a large shortfall is (Korean). expected heading into Smith is a Staff fiscal year 2011. Sergeant (SSG.) cur- According to Barton, rently serving in the preliminary work is US Army. He has served three tours all Operation Iraqi Freedom and a tour in Jordan in well under way to Oneida Community determine how the Events – 10B support of Operation Enduring Freedom. 2011 budget will be Catch photos from the Smithʼs awards include purple Heart, Army Accommodation Medal with Valor Device (Arcom balanced. Attention Oneida Cultural w/V), 3 Arcom's, 2 Army Achievement medals and Good Conduct Medal. His badges include was again paid to high Festival and Fourth of Combat Infantryman's Badge, Expert Infantryman's Badge and Air Assault Badge. wage earners within July Parade. the tribe, stipend amounts for some trib- al corporations and the Oak Ridge Property lease which houses the Section A Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club and Festival Foods off Pages 2–5A/Local of Mason Street in Page 6A/OBC Forum Green Bay. The Page 7-8A/Goverment Treasurer’s Report was Page 9A/OTJS then accepted. Page 10A/State/National Unfinished Business Page 11A/SEOTS The proposed Section B changes to the Oneida Constitution moved Page 1B/Lifestyles closer to completion Page 2B/Local after numerous appear- Page 3B/Education ances on previous GTC Page 4B/Classified meeting agendas. The Page 5B/Good News tribe’s Legislative Page 6-7B/Powwow Operating Committee Page 8B/Powwow Results (LOC) was looking for Page 9B/Health the GTC’s approval to Page 10B/Community proceed with final Events drafts that would Page 11B/Local Page 12B/OCIFS • See 2A, GTC Miss Oneida Pageant nearly draws four contestants By Steven J. Gandy my tribe and the people and Kalihwisaks everything and I just wanna The 43rd Annual Miss & continue that for the next Jr. Miss Oneida pageant was seven generations and held June 30 and has pro- beyond that,” Skenandore duced two winners for the said following her crown- 2010-2011 reigns. ing. The Miss Oneida crown Skenandore has put a lot went to Delores Skenandore of time and effort into the and the Jr. Miss Oneida title pageant and is very grateful went to Olivia Webster. for her accomplishment. Skenandore is the daugh- “It means the absolute ter of Raeann Skenandore world to me. I’ve wanted and Chaz Wheelock. She is this for a long time and have attending UW-Richland and been preparing for a long enjoys working, softball and time and the support that I Kali photos/Steven J. Gandy spending time with friends. have gotten here is outra- Left: Delores Skenandore accepts her Miss Skenandore ran on the plat- geous, but I’m very honored Oneida crown and sash. Right: Olivia Webster is form of language preserva- and I want to do the tribe presented her sash and crown. tion. proud,” she said. Olivia Webster, Jr. Miss time with her pets and “I hold that deep in my Skenandore is most look- Oneida is the daughter of swimming. heart. It’s said that the lan- ing forward to representing Don and Jenny Webster. Webster has had her eye guage could be gone if our the Oneida Tribe at Indian She attends Pulaski High generation doesn’t pick it up Summer this coming School and enjoys spending • See 2A, Miss Oneida and I love my culture and September. 2A (T#ken) • July 8, 2010 Local www.kalihwisaks.com ONEIDA TRIBE OF INDIANS OF WISCONSIN Senate passes Tribal 2010 SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS JULY 3, 2010 Law and Order Act The election results posted here are tentative results. Final election results are forwarded by the Oneida Election Board to the Oneida Business Committee via a Final Report after time has lapsed for recount requests, or challenges or after all By Dirk Lammers federal courts enter into a temporary surge that recounts or challenges have been completed, whichever is longer. Associated Press Writer agreements allowing for Thune and Dorgan are GAMING COMMISSION (1) ONEIDA COMMISSION ON AGING (3) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. such trials, the U.S. hoping to make perma- (AP) ~ The U.S. Senate Department of Justice is nent. 90 TOMMY DANFORTH 152 RONALD L. McLESTER, SR. 67 OSCAR S. SCHUYLER 104 MICHAEL HILL (BLUTO) has passed a bill giving authorized to provide Dorgan said monitor- 52 GARY L. JORDAN 97 WESLEY MARTIN, JR. American Indian tribes technical and other assis- ing by the U.S. Park 20 SHANNON HILL 97 DONALD D. McLESTER WD PAUL NINHAM 84 KAREN COFFEY more authority to combat tance. Service is showing that 62 CATHY L. METOXEN crime on their reserva- The new legislation is the temporary increase is TRUST/ENROLLMENT COMMITTEE (3) tions. on top of a U.S. resulting in hundreds LAND COMMISSION (2) 104 NORBERT HILL, JR. The Tribal Law and Department of Justice more arrests. 99 ARLENE DANFORTH 133 RACQUEL (ROCKY) HILL Order Act, co-sponsored effort to dispatch 30 new “While I’m pleased to 93 ELAINE SKENANDORE-CORNELIUS 82 CORINNA A. CHARLES 83 LOIS METOXEN STRONG 77 GARY L. JORDAN by Republican Sen. John prosecutors to jurisdic- hear that our first step to 79 CORINNA A. CHARLES 48 DONALD D. McLESTER Thune of South Dakota tions that serve Indian beef up law enforcement 65 DONALD D. McLESTER 43 RITA LARA 62 SHARON ALVAREZ 41 MARLENE (MINNIE) GARVEY and Democratic Sen. Country. The new hires is leading to more arrests 50 CAROLYN RED HAIL 26 CATHY L. METOXEN Byron Dorgan of North represent the depart- and successfully increas- 16 RYAN GERHARDT WD LINDA S. DALLAS WD LINDA S. DALLAS Dakota, passed the ment's first specific ing public safety, there is Senate last month and TRIBAL SCHOOL BOARD increase in Indian clearly more work to be ELECTION BOARD (3) PARENT POSITION (3) heads to the House. Country prosecutors in done,” he said in a state- 197 KITTY MELCHERT 184 SUSAN WHITE Thune said he expects almost a decade, and they ment. 172 LORI ELM 182 LORI ELM the legislation to pass will target violent crime. Sen. Tim Johnson, D- 145 RICHARD MOSS 67 CATHY L. METOXEN that chamber, too, and be One area that has been S.D., said the bill WD LINDA S. DALLAS signed by President trying to combat a severe strengthens the hand of Barack Obama. crime problem is the law enforcement by giv- LAND CLAIMS COMMISSION (3) BLUE = WINNERS The measure provides Standing Rock Sioux ing officers the resources 180 JOHN E. POWLESS III for the appointment of Reservation, which they need while meeting 179 DONALD D. McLESTER GREEN = TIE special U.S. attorneys to 132 RYAN GERHARDT straddles the South the nation's treaty and WD LINDA S. DALLAS ensure violent crimes on Dakota-North Dakota trust responsibilities. RED = WITHDREW FROM reservations are prose- border. Another provision of THE ELECTION cuted; improves training In 2008, the Bureau of the Tribal Law and Order for reservation police; Indian Affairs had only Act requires the Justice expands the sentencing nine officers to patrol the Department to report on An automatic recount for the tie vote was completed Tuesday authority of tribal courts; 2.3 million acre reserva- reservations’ use of com- night and the totals stayed the same. There will be a lot drawing and improves the collec- tion, so only one officer munity policing, a con- on Tuesday, July 13th at 5:00 p.m. for a winner. After that draw- tion and reporting of at times was on duty to cept that gained popular- ing the election results will be certified. Indian crime data. patrol a land mass about ity in the inner cities in Thune said the legisla- the size of Connecticut. the early 1980s. tion would allow U.S. Residents who testified The goal is to create a magistrates to hold trials at two hearings held on change in the culture by From 1A/Miss Oneida Pageant and other proceedings in Standing Rock made it attacking smaller crimes on the Jr. Miss Oneida Indian Country as clear that violence and before larger crimes take crown for a few years opposed to having to take sexual assault on the hold.