April 4, 2019 Federal judge issues ruling on special What’s New This Week Page 2/Local events permit dispute Sacred eagle minished such that feather the village may presentation enforce the Or- dinance on those lands not held in Page 46/Sports Federal Court Judge William Gries- trust by the United ONHS softball bach issued a ruling in the ongoing dis- States for the ben- team gains expe- pute between the Oneida Nation and the efit of the Nation.” rience Village of Hobart on March 28 regard- Following the ing the village’s attempts to enforce a decision, the Onei- special events permit ordinance on the da Nation issued a Page 9/Local Nation for its annual Big Apple Fest response to Judge Annual GTC meeting convened event. Griesbach’s rul- ing: In his ruling, Judge Griesbach con- PO Box 365 - Oneida, WI 54155 Oneida Nation KALIHWISAKS “Today, feder- cluded that the Treaty of 1838 created Kali file photo a reservation that has not been dises- al district court Judge William Griesbach ruled that the disestablished. tablished. However, Griesbach further Unfortunately, Judge Griesbach also wrote “Congress’s intent to at least di- 1838 Treaty with the Oneida created the Oneida Reservation as lands held in minish the Reservation is manifest in • See 7, the Dawes Act and the Act of 1906” and common for the Oneida Nation, and that “the Nation’s reservation has been di- the Oneida Reservation has never been Federal ruling Students participate in maple syrup boil down Kali photo/Christopher Johnson Students at the Oneida Nation High School and Elementary School continue to learn the cultural significance of the maple syrup-making process. Students participated in tree tapping, sap collection, and US POSTAGE PAID US POSTAGE the boiling down process. ONEIDA, WI 54155 Left: Ted Christjohn oversees the boiling process at the PRSRT STD elementary school as Miss PERMIT #4 Fahrbach’s 2nd grade class watches. April 4, 2019 Local Sacred eagle feather presentation SATURDAY, APRIL 27 AM SESSION $ Kali photo/Eric Doxtator Early Birds Pay 500 The Wisconsin Indian Veterans Association (WIVA) held a sacred eagle feather presentation ceremony on March 22 at the Oneida Veterans Ser- $ vices Office for the Nation’s newest United States Marine Corps (USMC) Regular Games Pay 1,000 warrior. Dylan Doxtater, 19, recently completed the notorious USMC boot $ camp and earned his Eagle, Globe, and Anchor at the Marine Corps Re- Blackout Pays 5,000 cruit Depot in San Diego, Calif. Private Doxtater will soon head to School of Infantry training at Camp Pendleton, Calif., before receiving orders $ to Motor Transport School. Doxtater is the son of Reggie Doxtater and 50 Bingo Pass Drawings Stacey Wegleitner, and step-mother Anita Doxtater. Above: WIVA member Dan King presents Marine Private Dylan Doxtater ONEIDA CASINO with a sacred eagle feather during a presentation on March 22 at the Oneida Veterans Services Office. YEARS Tickets $50 1994 2019 CHAMP-e™ Reserves $40 (4-pack minimum) ONEIDA CASINO YEARS 1994 2019 ONEIDA CASINO YEARS 1994 2019 Details at Bingo Hall. Local April 4, 2019 • Áhs< 3 Birds on the move during migration What’s New This Week Kali photo/ Page 47/Sports Dawn Walschinski T-Hawks varsity LAX As the snow heads into 2019 season melts and the days get longer, In This Issue migratory birds 2-9/Local 38/Good News are returning to 10-11/Education 39-41/Minutes, Local 12-13/OBC 42-43/Events, Local the various wet- 14-17/THT, Obituaries 44-45/Health, Local lands and natu- 18-27/Local 46-47/Sports 28-31/SEOTS, OCEC 48-49/Adventures ral areas on the 32-35/Local, Minutes 50-51/OCIFS Oneida reser- 36-37/Classifieds 52/Local vation. Left, Sandhill cranes explore Kalihwisaks the bison pad- Street Address Mail Address dock on Cooper Big Bear Media P.O. Box 365 2701 West Mason St. Oneida, WI 54155 Road. 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Kalihwisaks is a member of NAJA (Native American Journalists Association) & WNA (Wisconsin Newspaper Assoc.) 4 Kay# • April 4, 2019 Local Wisconsin agency, university Sidewalk poetry program (Green Bay, WI) ~ April is National lines, have no more than 30 characters work to save rare plant Poetry Month and the City of Green per line and no more than 240 charac- WHITEWATER, Wis. (AP) ~ The Nic Tippery, an associate professor of Bay is celebrating! Would you like to ters overall, including spaces. Wisconsin Department of Natural Re- biology at the university. Researchers see your poetry stamped into a sidewalk The Green Bay Public Arts Commis- sources and the University of Wiscon- hope giving the plant more time to de- in Green Bay? sion is looking for poetry with subject sin-Whitewater are working together velop before planting will help the seed- During the month of April the Green matter that is appropriate for readers of to find a way to save one of the state’s lings flourish, he said. Bay Public Arts Commission will be all ages. rarest plants. The plant is particularly sensitive to collecting submissions for the new side- An application form can be found on For the past few years, the university changing water levels. Its population walk poetry program. The program will the Green Bay Public Arts Commis- has been working on growing seedlings falls when water is too high, but won’t stamp original poems by city residents sion webpage here: https://greenbaywi. of Fassett’s locoweed in a lab, Wiscon- spread if water is too low. and schoolchildren into the concrete. gov/580/Calls-for-Artists sin Public Radio reported. DNR plans “Over the last three years with the The stamping will be done into sections To submit a poem, fill out the ap- to transport the seedlings to a lakeshore high water level, they’ve been pret- already scheduled for replacement. This plication form and drop it off at City where the plant hasn’t been seen in 15 ty well flooded out,’’ Tippery said. “If is the first year of the program in Green Hall - Department of Community and years. we’re going to introduce them to a new Bay, but it is inspired by similar pro- Economic Development,100 North Jef- The plant is unique to Wisconsin lake, it’ll be a matter of really matching grams in Appleton, Wisconsin and St. ferson Street – Room 608, Green Bay, and only found in Portage, Waushara their location, or reintroduce them to the Paul, Minnesota. WI 54301-5026 or email to laurasc@ and Bayfield counties, according to re- part of the shoreline that gives them the The program is open to all Green Bay greenbaywi.gov by April 30, 2019. The searchers. It’s featured on state and fed- best growth.’’ residents and students within the Green final selections will be announced later eral lists as endangered and threatened. Researchers will consider soil type Bay Area School District. The poem in May. Researchers have been able to study and nutrient levels in addition or water may be previously published, but it For further information, contact Pub- what the plant needs to succeed, said when placing the plants, he said. must be the original work of the entrant. lic Arts Coordinator, Laura Schley at There are a few guidelines: 920-448-3142 or laurasc@greenbaywi. Poems must be made up of 8 or fewer gov. To change Call the Trust Enrollment Department Toll Free: subscription 1 (800) 571-9902 or delivery or local: 1 (920) 869-6200 or Email: [email protected] Friday & Saturday, April 26 & 27 10am–10pm Over 3,600 Winners Local April 4, 2019 • W$sk 5 Study: Wisconsin jails charge high fees for calls MADISON, Wis. (AP) ~ Some coun- She said minority and low-income ty jails in Wisconsin are charging well communities are disproportionately af- over the national average for prisoners fected because research shows those to make phone calls to family members groups are more likely to have a family and lawyers, according to a new study. member jailed or to not have a bank ac- The Massachusetts-based nonprofit count, which can tack on more fees. Prison Policy Initiative released a report To accept a call from a jail, an indi- last month that shows 15-minute phone vidual needs to dispense money into calls at some Wisconsin county jails can an account for the phone payments. cost up to about $22. Those without a bank account will pay Wanda Bertram, the nonprofit’s by transferring money through Western spokeswoman, told Wisconsin Public Union or Moneygram, which charges an Radio that the state’s jails average about extra fee, Bertram said. $8 per 15-minute phone call, compared The phone fees are so high in part be- to the nationwide average around $5.61. cause people in jail are a captive mar- Bertram said the costs vary widely by ket, she said. The few major jail phone county.