June 22, 2006 Official Newspaper of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
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KalihwisaksKalihwisaks “She Looks For News” June 22, 2006 Official Newspaper of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin www.oneidanation.org Latest Oneida land transfer to federal trust concerns village HOBART, Wis. (AP) – no longer about law.” tribe purchased before the About 300 acres of land pur- will be sub- $48,800 He said he thinks the BIA agreement was signed. chased by the Oneida Indians ject to I find it troubling… my going to may have based its decision “I believe all the parcels in the village of Hobart is property ❝concern lies more with Hobart. on faulty information, and the fall into this category,” Heidel being placed in federal trust, taxes “I find it village is working with the said. “So we stuck to our and the change has local offi- assessed by the federal government. troubling,” office of U.S. Rep. Mark word and didn't contest any- cials concerned about having municipali- The tribe is doing what village Green, R-Green Bay, to clari- thing.” What’s Inside… their property tax base drop ties, Brown they’re allowed to do President fy the process. Oneida officials make no WIAA by $9.9 million. County, ❞ Rich The village couldn't contest secret of their goal to buy Baseball The U.S. Bureau of Indian Northeast under federal law Heidel said. the request for federal status back what they consider their Affairs has approved putting Wisconsin ~ Rich Heidel “My con- because of a three-year ser- original tribal lands. Tournament Hobart Village President – 8A the land in federal trust. It Technical cern lies vice agreement it signed with In Hobart, for example, the includes the sites of the College more with the tribe in November 2004. entire village is within those Oneida health center and law and local school districts. the federal government. The The agreement prevents the Native enforcement building. Property taxes for 2005 were tribe is doing what they're village from contesting feder- See Page 4A Wisconsin Under the change, the land just over $249,000, with allowed to do under federal al status requests for lands the wins Nammy Land Transfer – 1B Introducing… Saginaw Pages 2-4A/Local Page 5A/State/National tribe wants Page 6A/Leg Rev Miss & Jr. Miss 2006 Page 7A/OFF Page 8A/Sports former Page 1B/Lifestyles Oneida Royalty Page 2B/Education employee Page 3B/THT Page 4B/Environmental Page 5B/Good News investigated Page 6B/Classifieds By Tim Martin Associated Press Writer Kali welcomes LANSING, Mich. (AP) ~ The Saginaw Chippewa summer intern Indian Tribe wants the U.S. By Steven Gandy Department of Justice to Kalihwisaks investigate one of its former The Kalihwisaks welcomes employees and his ties to intern, Julia Skenandore, to tainted lobbyist Jack its staff this summer. Abramoff. Skenandore is a senior at Former legislative affairs Marion College majoring in worker Christopher Petras is Graphic Design, and she also accused by the tribe of giving pitched Newly crowned winners of the Miss Oneida “incorrect and misleading” for the testimony to the U.S. Senate softball Pageant, Iris Metoxen (left) and Rachael Affairs Committee in team Ninham (above) are named Miss Oneida September 2004 during hear- (Please and Junior Miss Oneida. The pageant took ings about Abramoff and see Page place in the Wolf Room at the Radisson on Abramoff's associate, 8A for Thursday, June 15th. Michael Scanlon. her arti- Abramoff is charged with cle). By Steven Gandy Oneida title and Rachael defrauding the Mount She Kalihwisaks Ninham will hold the Pleasant tribe while repre- hopes to A new reign begins Junior Miss Oneida title senting its interests in someday design advertise- for the recently crowned for 2006-2007. Washington, mainly from late ments in magazines, but for Miss Oneida and Junior 2001 to late 2003. Both he this summer she will be gain- Miss Oneida. See Page 2A and Scanlon have pleaded ing experience in the newspa- Iris Metoxen was hon- guilty to various crimes deal- per industry. When asked ored with the Miss Pageant ing with work they did for what she hopes to gain from Indian tribes in Michigan, this internship, Skenandore Louisiana, Mississippi and said, “Just more experience Walk of Legends Monument breaks ground Thursday Texas. with different things that I Although Petras testified didn’t know before I started By Dawn Walschinski The series of 24 monu- before the Senate Indian here...cause I really don’t Kalihwisaks ments will be placed near Affairs Committee that he know much about newspapers Starr, Nitschke, Favre - are businesses around Lambeau didn't recall many of the either, it’s totally different.” names that recall the gloried Field. Twelve of the eight foot details about his communica- Skenandore is a Freedom past of the Green Bay black granite, concrete and tions with Abramoff and High School graduate, and Packers. The Oneida Nation steel pillars will highlight dif- Scanlon, the tribe says a trail was raised in Oneida and the of Wisconsin announced ferent eras, the others will of e-mails and other testimo- De Pere area. Monday, June 12th the cre- feature players such as Brett ny indicate a stronger rela- ation of the ‘Walk of Favre, Reggie White, Bart tionship than Petras revealed. Legends’, a project that will Starr, Ray Nitschke and oth- Federal prosecutors say memorialize Packer players, ers. Abramoff encouraged the eras and introduce some less “”The players and their tribe to expand a lobbying familiar names of the green families will be selecting the contract without disclosing and gold’s history such as images that will be used on that he would receive about Metoxen, Skenandore and the monuments,” said chief 50 percent of the profits from Wheelock. designer Corrie McLain- the tribe's payments. From “Walk of Legends is a pro- Campbell of Aspire, LLC. June 2002 to October 2003, ject that is going to both rec- Player monuments will the tribe paid about $3.5 mil- ognize Green Bay Packer have a four-foot brushed steel lion on the contract, with football history as well as monument on top, era monu- about $540,000 being kicked Oneida history,” said Oneida ments will sport a football. back to Abramoff, court docu- Business Committee “We wanted to have some- ments say. Chairman Jerry Danforth. thing enduring, timeless, clas- Abramoff's former employ- sic, because it’s going to be er, Greenberg Traurig LLP, up for 500 years,” said has agreed to repay millions McLaine-Campbell. Kali photo/Dawn Walschinski One of the monuments will of dollars to the tribe as part From left to right: Jerry feature the contributions of of a settlement. The Saginaw Danforth, Sandi Oneida players such as Jonas Chippewas say they paid Campbell, Bobbi Metoxen, Tom Skenandore, about $14 million to Webster, unidentified Taylor Smith and Martin Abramoff and Scanlon over- woman, Trish King, Kathy Wheelock who played for the all. Hughes and Mike first undefeated team in Tribal Chief Fred Cantu sent a letter last month Overman pose with a Green Bay football history. Many Oneidas attended requesting the Justice scale model of the first Department investigation to monument. See Page 3A See Page 4A Walk of Legends Saginaw 2A (T#ken) June 22, 2006 Kalihwisaks LocalLocal Progress of Three Fires From Page 1A/Pageant Submitted by Bobbi Webster The pageant Public Relations Director was held on The Marriott Residence Inn Thursday, project has reached the halfway June 15 at the of construction completion. They Radisson are presently working on the Hotel before a twelfth floor with three floors to crowd that complete the project. numbered in Construction was delayed the hundreds. because of an unusually long Metoxen, rainy season this spring. The 18, was moti- hotel should have a certificate of vated to enter occupancy by late January or the pageant by early February. There are ongo- family mem- ing discussions with the City of bers, “I ran Sacramento to overcome some of because my the delays by furnishing the Aunt (Heidi rooms as they are completed, Pospychala) rather than wait for the entire pro- was Miss ject to be finished. The provision Oneida, and I for early furnishing would certain- wanted to ly save time and push the opening kinda continue Kali photo/Steven Gandy quicker. that tradition. Miss and Jr. Miss Contestants (from left to right) Racheal Ninham, The rooms are very upscale No one else in Cora Cornelius, Jayleah Kurowski, Ashley Ninham, Kathryn and have a vibrant color scheme our family has Cornelius, Keshia Belisle, Sheena Danforth and Iris Metoxen that makes them very warm and run and it was Metoxen also spoke of her ing their reign. Metoxen said inviting. The rooms are designed kinda like [I’m the] youngest time leading up to the pageant of her future plans, “I hope to for the guest who wishes to age Miss Oneida could be and and the girls she competed represent the tribe very well extend their stay with efficient I ran for the youngest age you against, “It was fun, a lot of and to give it a good name apartment amenities for cooking could be for Jr. Miss Oneida the girls, they did amazing and up hold that tradition. I and light housekeeping. and luckily I made it both jobs in the different tradition- hope to make a difference The top three floors of the times.” al talents they did. We all doing positive things.” Marriott have been sold as con- Most contestants seem helped each other get ready Ninham’s goals were a bit dos. There has already been a poised on the stage, however, today, doing each others hair more focused, “I really want purchase for the entire condo Ninham, 16, wasn’t shy about and everything, an extra to help the little children learn operation, a sale that will greatly how she really felt.