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Ottawa Tribe Election Committee the Annual Nomina- for Chief Are: Ethel Cook Nie Funk News of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma ottawatribe.org Ottawa Tribe Election Committee The Annual Nomina- for Chief are: Ethel Cook nie Funk. Absentee Ballots are tion Meeting for the Ot- (Incumbent) and Suzy Elections will be held available at the tribal of- tawa Tribe of Oklahoma, Crawford. Nominations on May 6th, 2017, from fice or by submitting a was held on Thurs. Feb for Grievance Member 10am-noon, with lunch request using the form at- 9th, 2017. The sole pur- 1 are: Aaron Epperson provided and General tached to this newsletter. pose of the meeting was (Incumbent), and Susan Council Meeting to fol- Please be sure to include to take nominations for Spurgeon. Nominations low. We will be at the your new Enrollment the expired terms of: for Grievance Member Ottawa/Peoria Cultural Card with photo or your Chief, and two Grievance 2 are: Kalisha Burtrum Center. Hope to see a old Enrollment Card and members. Nominations (Incumbent), and Mela- great turnout this year. photo ID. Election Committee Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 110 Miami, OK 74355 Dear Election Committee: Please consider this a formal request for an absentee ballot for the General Election on May 6th, 2017 for the purpose of voting in the General Election to fill the posi- tion of Chief and Grievance members. Date Signature Print Name (Please Include Middle Initial & Maiden Name) Roll# inside Date of Birth this Print: Address: issue Page 3 Ethel Cook Page 4 Suzy Crawford Page 5 Kalisha Burtrum Please provide a copy of your new Ottawa Enrollment Card with photo or your old Enrollment Card and your picture ID. No Faxes, No Emails, No Phone Messages accepted. Page 6 Susan Spurgeon 2017 ELECTION NEWSLETTER - adawe 3 Ethel Cook I was born and back to Miami, OK to with the new agree- raised in in Miami, be closer to our aging ment to benefit all Ot- Ok. I am a direct de- parents. At that time tawa tribal members scendent to Chief I was asked by Chief choosing to attend Joseph Badger King. Todd to be on the Ottawa University. I married my high Gaming Commission In 2011 I was elect- school sweetheart (a regulatory com- ed Chief becoming Sam W Cook III in mittee) for the High the first female Chief 1969. We have three Winds Casino. Dur- in the tribe’s history. daughters Tonya, Sa- ing this time I attend- As Chief my goals mantha and Sherrise. ed local Ottawa tribal were to provide more In 1976 I went to language classes and services to our elders. work for Western was learning more We have been able to Electric/AT&T/Lu- about our tribal his- accomplish some of cent in Goddard, KS. tory. that through a utilities I was a Union trouble In 2006 I was elect- assistance program, shooter; I then moved ed Second Chief - medical equipment into a leadership posi- becoming the first lending program and tion where I traveled female Second Chief emergency generator around the US as well in the Tribes history. lending program. We tal to the community, the progress the tribe as overseas. Teaching Shortly after becom- have also been able as well as repaving has made over the how to budget, price ing Second Chief, to update the pow- two roads around the past six years. My product, organized Chief Todd became wow grounds with powwow grounds goal has always been trade shows, and team ill and I became the more electricity, and making access easier. to serve the tribe in building, taught con- acting Chief. At this improve water servic- Since being in of- an honest, profes- flict resolution, I re- time, we started the es. We have opened a fice I have made it a sional manner as I tired from Lucent in dialogue with Ottawa new travel plaza and priority to put more represent all member 2001. University about im- also received an ICD- tribal land in trust. of the Ottawa Tribe. I While still living proving our educa- BG grant to help with Prior to my time as would appreciate your in Kansas, I was in- tion agreement with housing rehabilita- chief the tribe had vote May 6th. volved with my tribe the university. The tion. In addition, we approximately 6 acres by serving on the new leaders of the have been able to help in trust, and now we Ethel E. Cook Election Committee university and the the city of Miami and have about 144 acres and eventually be- Tribal Board were Ottawa County with in trust. Chief Ottawa coming Chairperson. able to take that early road grants to rebuild I would like the op- Tribe of In 2003 we moved dialogue and come up a bridge that was vi- portunity to continue Oklahoma 4 2017 ELECTION NEWSLETTER - adawe Suzy Crawford Greeting Tribal I had learned and en- istic to believe that ev- Members: My name is tered the convenience eryone will agree 100% Suzy Crawford, and I store industry where I of the time. For the currently hold the po- managed employment Ottawa Tribe to remain sition of Second Chief teams for large suc- for our future genera- and have since Septem- cessful corporations tions, then we need to ber 2014 when I was such as Phillips 66 and put all of our heads to- elected to replace Mr. Quicktrip. For years gether and work on so- Kleidon after his unfor- now I have been one of lutions without risking tunate accident. Many eight-member volun- it all. We cannot live on in person, or televised to protect the future members have reached teer quilting team that the edge when it is not over the web, but get on of the Ottawa Tribe. I out to me with concerns makes the baby quilts our personal assets we the agenda if a member also want to stress the and wanting change, so for our newly enrolled are gambling with. We wishes to participate. importance of making it was an honor and a members. are elected officials that Suggestions were made sure your contact infor- privilege to have been The Tribe has been you put your trust in to long ago that meetings mation that the Tribe nominated for the posi- divided so much in the make the right decisions, go live for tribal mem- has on file is up to date tion of Chief. My Ot- last few years and con- but in my opinion, on bers with password pro- including your address, tawa bloodline comes fidence in the business million dollar loans, we tected site or the like for phone number, email, from my great Grand- committee as a whole need the direction of all whom are interested and whether you can mother who was full has also diminished. the general council as and do not live locally receive text or not. So blood Ottawa, as well as Our culture and tradi- it has always been thru or just want to watch much mail is returned her parents. tions are fading away. the powers granted in from the comfort of annually because of My husband Wendell Last year at the gen- our present and former their home. There outdated information. and I have been mar- eral council meeting, it constitutions. would be no questions I want to be that ried for 31 years, and we was suggested, that we As Chief, I wish for about transparency if change and would very have four children and needed a fiscal man- our tribe to be all in- members see how the much appreciate your eight grandchildren. I agement ordinance and clusive. One way to process works and the vote for Chief on Satur- am a lifelong resident of had that or a version accomplish this would business being con- day, May 6, 2017. If you Miami Oklahoma being of it adopted. I believe be through good com- ducted first hand. This are unable to vote at the raised by my grand- all of the controversies munication and being that would also calm office or attend the gen- parents on the farm that have recently devel- truthful and transparent any suspicions one may eral council meeting, they owned which was oped could have been about everything. We or may not have if you please download or re- located on the prop- averted, and this would must keep the website can see and hear it for quest your absentee bal- erty where High Winds have been another pro- regularly updated and yourself, especially with lot by mail and return it Casino and the newly ductive measure con- informative newslet- the ability to participate. as soon as you receive. opened Adawe Travel cerning tribal monies ter more than once a Decisions are very Make sure to include a Center are located. I and how they are man- year containing any hard to make, especially copy of tribal enroll- attended Wyandotte aged and spent to go benefits we have to of- when taking so many ment card and picture Public Schools gradu- along with what is in fer, describing each one people and the future id if you do not have ating with honors, and place now. We need to with the qualification, of the tribe into con- the new tribal photo id Northeastern A&M unite and work together the actual status of our sideration. You must to make sure your vote College with an associ- for the common goal business and financial be honest, strong, cou- is counted. Thank you ate degree in business. I of the future of the Ot- situation including our rageous, and act solely in advance for your sup- grew up working on the tawa Tribe and All of business committee on your beliefs not port.
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