KalihwisaksKalihwisaks “She Looks For News” August 28, 2008 Official Newspaper of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin www.oneidanation.org GTC hears pair of requests in latest meeting $20,000 to $25,000 during an Many GTC members The GTC also heard a majority vote. While many GTC hears former August 16 GTC meeting at questioned the motive of request to increase the GTC members spoke of their gaming incentive plan the Turtle School. requesting the presence of Higher Education gratitude towards the current The plan, which was the GTC to hear about an Scholarship due to the scholarship, the attempt to along with request to rescinded in December of incentive plan not in place, increase in educational cost raise it failed by 11 votes. increase the Higher 2007 by the Oneida Business while some were calling for of tribal members looking to This GTC meeting was the Education Scholarship Committee (OBC), was even more information such further their education. The fifth of the year and first for What’s Inside… available to 52 managers as salaries and the dollar current scholarship has a the newly elected administra- By Nate Wisneski within the gaming division in amount of each person’s maximum amount of tion. A rough average of Oneida Kalihwisaks which 51 of them received bonus. $20,000 but many private nearly 1000 GTC members at speakers Over 1000 General Tribal the bonus. The plan required Petitioner Linda Dallas schools are now exceeding every meeting would put the honored Council (GTC) members managers to meet certain cri- was also calling for repercus- that allotted amount, which year to date cost of the –9A heard complaints about a teria in which they need to sions against those who creates an out of pocket stipend policy at roughly now defunct Gaming show increased profitability, accepted bonuses, but ulti- expense for the tribal mem- $500,000. The stipend policy Management Incentive Plan customer service excellence, mately the information was ber. will cost the tribe nearly Indigenous along with a request to compliance standards met, accepted as a report only Any change to the stand- $1,000,000 with pending increase the Higher petitions and regularly sched- Games – and special project execu- with no further action to be ing scholarship policy was Education Scholarship from tion. taken. going to require a two-thirds uled GTC meetings. 6-7B Section A Pages 2-4A/Local Page 5A/Business Artisans, Performers Showcase Unique Talent Page 6A/OBC Forum Kali Photos/Steven J. Gandy Page 7A/Minutes The Oneida Powwow dancers again daz- Page 8A/Land Claims Tour Page 9A/State/National zled the crowds at the Oneida Casino Page 10A/SEOTS Community Stage during three perfor- Section B mances during the annual Artstreet festival. Page 1B/Lifestyles The dancers graced the stage twice on Page 2B/Environmental Saturday and once on Sunday afternoons. Page 3B/Education Multiple drum groups performed while the Page 4B/Good News dancers, in full regalia, demonstrated vari- Page 5B/Classifieds Page 6-7B/Indigenous Games ous types of traditional Native American Page 8B/Sports powwow dancing. Page 9B/Health In addition, several local artists set-up shop Page 10B/Drums near the stage and demonstrated how they make culturally significant art pieces. Chief justice Jennifer Stevens demonstrates how to of Menominee make Iroquois style pottery. Tribal Court dies at 87 KESHENA, Wis. (AP) – Rita Ann Keshena, the sitting Supreme Court chief justice on the Menominee Tribal Court, died at her home Sunday of apparent natural causes. She was 87. Keshena had training as a nurse and in the theater arts but went back to law school at age 57 because she wanted to devote her life to her tribe, said Lisa Waukau, the tribal chairman and Keshena's niece. “The law was her passion, native people were her pas- sion,” Waukau told The See Page 2A Keshena Veterans honor Korean War era POW Valder John By Dawn Walshinski war time experiences. Kalihwisaks “He enjoyed coming The Oneida community amongst the veterans and and area veterans said good- telling us all the different sto- bye to a decorated Korean ries and stuff, which a lot of War and Vietnam War soldier, people don’t want to talk a community leader and a about when they get out, but friend, at the funeral of Valder he would tell you what hap- John on Friday, August 22. pened,” said Smith. John died the morning of John served 26 years in the August 19 at the age of 77. Army and was active in veter- John was a prisoner of war ans groups in Texas, Florida (POW) during the Korean and Wisconsin. War and was one of eight sur- Several veterans remarked vivors of the 1950 Sunchon on the cookouts John would Tunnel Massacre. He shared host for his fellow veterans. his story in the book “They “He would have feeds at Came Home: Korean War this house and put the ideas POW’s Tell Their Stories” by and strengthen them through Pat Avery, and in the group type sessions,” said Wisconsin Public Television George Greendeer. “He was documentary “Wisconsin three times a combat veteran, Korean War Stories.” Kali Photo/Dawn Walschinski According to long time See Page 2A Area veterans pay tribute to the memory of decorated war hero Valder John dur- friend Nathan Smith, John ing his funeral procession on Friday, August 22 2008. was open to talking about his Valder John 2A (T#ken) August 28, 2008 Kalihwisaks Local ONES students drawn to healthy choices From Page 1A/Valder John By Steven J. Gandy he was a leader. He carried caregiver for the past year and Kalihwisaks that on into his civilian life. a half. When he learned of her Visitors to the Turtle Whenever he had a project, he military service as a School’s garden will notice a never gave up, he kept push- Cryptologist in Japan “he said new addition. It wasn’t plant- ing hard to find the answer.” ‘You’re going to join the ed or expected to grow, but it Even as his health was VFW’, and then they present- declining, John made appear- ed me with this eagle feather, did take the care and nurtur- ances with other Oneida vet- and it really is my pride and ing of the entire 2008 summer erans at a signing of the Great joy,” said Wagner. “He was school program class to bring Lakes Compact by Wisconsin always nice, always had a it to life. Governor James Doyle this good word for everybody, a A mural designed and cre- spring, and at the annual very generous man. I’m going ated by the Turtle School’s Oneida Parade on July 5. to miss him.” summer school program class John also continued to To see Valdor John speak was raised on August 22 and recruit members for the about his experience as a was designed to give students Robert W. Cornelius VFW POW, go to http://www.wis- a creative outlet to avoid drug Post 7784, according to Ruth consinstories.org/korea/video and alcohol abuse. Wagner. Wagner was John’s .cfm The mural program was sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and 22nd Annual Banquet Delinquency. Cynthia Thomas, the Oneida Sportsman’s Club, Inc. mural’s coordinator and an art When: Friday October 920-833-7786 / 660- teacher at the Turtle School Kali Photo/Steven J. Gandy 10, 2008 3093 said, “So we did a mural for Students of the summer school program stand before their creation in the Turtle Jerry Jordan 920-336- the school garden as a way to School’s garden. not participate in drugs and Where: Colonial 3737 / 660-4884 An unveiling ceremony was held in the home economics room at the turtle House Supper alcohol; to give them other School where a presentation about the mural project was delivered by the pro- Club/King’s Quarters Numerous door prizes, things to excel at.” jects coordinator Cynthia Thomas. Chili, Frybread and prizes were available for Each student added to the Room, N 4330 Cty guns, raffles & live auction those in attendance. Gift certificates or dona- design of the mural, a turtle Hwy E, Freedom, WI with various garden designs and out of everyone’s, I took piece that they put on there,” “They all did a wonderful tions of goods or services on its back. one item I thought they did Thomas said. job and I’m really amazed from your business are “We started with the turtle really good at and applied it It took the students nearly with all the work they put into Time:Social begins at greatly appreciated. and they had to design their to the mural, and then they three weeks to complete the it,” Thomas noted. 4:30 pm, Dinner: 6:30 Business name announced own drawing of the garden went and they painted the finished product. pm during door prize or raffle winner. Donations of $100 or From Page 1A/Keshena life-long student Cost: $35/person more will have business before Oct. 10, 2008 name in banquet program. Angeles in 1980. Matthew Seestedt, 57, choose to retire, I have a lot $40/person at the door Donations of $250 or She was a tireless support- remembered his mother as an of work yet left to do,'” more business name noted in er of Indian sovereignty and intelligent, articulate woman Waukau said. “She never banquet and receive 2 free native American rights, with a fondness for reading, took days off, never thought Contacts: Jim Green, banquet tickets.