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Sota Per Copy STANDARD Next Week: SWO 2020 Photo Highlights from Sota U.S PRESORTED Inside this Sota interior secretary Sota Per Copy STANDARD Next week: SWO 2020 photo highlights from Sota U.S. POSTAGE First in a series: SWO 2020 Winter General Council; PAID Livestreamed last Thursday and Friday archives ORTONVILLE, MN Reminder: Deadline for receiving PERMIT NO. 3 Veteran Service Officer report to Akicita: Taps 2020 Change service requested November 2020 Tribal Council proceedings copy is Friday noon Sota Iya Ye Yapi, P.O. Box 5, Wilmot, SD 57279 ¢ Iyapaha Tom Wilson honored at Winter General Contents – Time-Dated News/Do Not Delay Council Mailed at Ortonville, MN, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 Biden taps Deb Haaland to be first Native American Publication of the Sisseton-Wahpeton75 Oyate Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation since 1968 Vol. 51 December - Can Popa Wi - “Moon of Trees Crackling” - Anpetu Iyamni, Dec. 23, 2020 No. 52 First in a series – Due to the rising COVID-19 chambers; KXSW was there to at Dakota Crossing on Tuesday their ticket. Rencountre. The translation is Iron to our listeners out there. And it’s cases and to keep Oyate safe and televise on Venture Channel 390, and Wednesday afternoon. Tribal Social distancing and wearing a Wings because when he jumped out weird, earlier this year, we had healthy, the Tribal Executives broadcast on FM 89.9, and provide members could also sign up for door mask was requested of those signing of those planes and when he was a snowfall and I was thinking at excluded the public from attending a live feed on the SWO Tribal prizes. in. All admin building visitors are wounded in the Philippine Islands, that time it was going to be a bad the SWO 2020 Winter General Council YouTube Channel (where Prizes were drawn over the required to get screened and to wear he came with the iron wings in his winter coming in. And I’m thankful Council, held last Thursday and archives are available). noon hour Thursday, and winners a mask. jumpsuit, when he came back. So because we have projects going on Friday, December 17-18. Program General Council booklets could either pick up their prizes at This first article in the series that was his Dakota name.” in the community, as everybody managers presented their annual were available throughout the the admin building or have them features transcribed remarks of the “This SWO General Council sees. And I’m thankful that we had reports at the podium in Council week at Tribal headquarters and mailed to the address on the back of SWO Tribal Executives. is going to be different … I know a break from the snow so those Articles that follow will provide we’re used to having all our friends projects could continue to go on for highlights of the Tribal programs and relatives in the rotunda, and I our community and be finished by as presented by managers and as miss those days. Everybody walked the time of this end of this month Agency Village, SD – Dec. 17, 2020 – During the For decades of service, covering community events prepared for the Winter General around and without our face masks. or a little later. So I appreciate them noon break in the SWO 2020 Winter General Council, as requested and as needed, the Executives presented Council booklet, which is available But times are different now. And coming in and the current leadership the Tribal Executives recognized KXSW Announcer Tom with a star quilt and a gift. by request from the Tribal Executive it’s only going to be for a short for setting those projects, and for Tom Wilson as “long time Iyapaha for the people.” The TZTS drum group played an honor song. offices. while because this ain’t going to last myself and you all to see those Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 forever.” projects finished.” Day One “At this time, it is closed “Winter has always been Desert Era provided the honor to the public because of the challenging time for the Dakota guard, and the Tiospa Zina Tribal ongoing COVID-19 surge on the people, Oceti Sakowin in South drum provided the flag song. Lake Traverse Reservation. The Dakota. It was a time to hunker Old Agency District community spread is rampant down and survive until the Councilman Milton “Nippy” Owen amongst our community, and so springtime came. So this winter is gave the opening prayer. instead of hosting everyone in even more challenging for us. This Chairman Hopkins’ person today, you are joining us is the COVID winter. Many have online. And this way we can still contracted the virus and suffered remarks on day one talk to you and conduct important because of it. We all have friends Chairman Hopkins began business without risking our lives, and family. We all have been affected his remarks by saying that several without getting each other sick, by it. Every family group in our Council members would be especially our younger generation tribe has also lost loved ones to this participating remotely due to to our older ones. Because a lot of disease. It’s taken our elders, and quarantine. us, we come to work, yet we’re still it’s heartbreaking to witness and The SWO Tribal Executives honor Iyapaha Tom Wilson on day one of General Council. “Hau Mitakuyapi. My Dakota high-risk. But we come to work and experience it, especially our language name is Hupahumaza. I carry that we do our best for our community.” speakers. We are losing teachers, name from my grandpa Douglas “So this morning I say welcome spiritual leaders, fluent language speakers, parents, and grandparents. They are in many ways the glue that holds our communities together. Each of these individuals are libraries of the Dakota culture, history, and ancestral knowledge for us. They are irreplaceable, and we have no time Agency Village, SD – Dec. 19, 2020 – SWO Associate Judge to grieve, as this is affecting us all, Randy Seiler will preside over a hearing Monday, December 21, and it’s all coming quick.” 2020, to decide the fate of legal challenges to the Tribe’s November “To all of you who have lost 2020 general election. loved ones to COVID-19, I am This hearing is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. and will take sorry. And as part of the council, place in Council chambers. the leadership and executives, we Watch for news of continuance or a decision, which could extend our condolences. We are with deny the challenges or mean recounting votes or scheduling a new General Council election. Continued on Page 2 TAPS 2020 JAN - DEC 2020 Gerald M. King, US Army 6 Sept 1944 - 4 Jan 2020 Jerry Flute, USAF 17 Apr 1939 - 17 Feb 2020 Basil Robertson, US Army 4 Oct 1921 - 14 April 2020 *Leslie Barse, USMC 6 Aug 1943 - 11 April 2020 Kurt BlueDog, US Army 25 Feb 1960 - 12 Mar 2020 Floyd Hayes, US Navy 6 Mar 1937 - 13 May 2020 *Brian Renville, USMC 17 Oct 1966 - 5 June 2020 *Claude Phillips, US Army 22 Sep 1936 - 18 Sep 2017 DOBurial: 19 Sep 2020 *Troy Opsal, US Army 26 April 1961 - 30 Sept 2020 *Korbyn Bertsch, US Army 24 Mar 1970 - 29 Oct 2020 Frances Eagle, US Army 6 Feb 1951 - 11 Nov 2020 Franklin Robertson, US Army 31 May 1943 - 20 Nov 2020 *Denotes Veterans that are buried in our cemetery PLEASE CALL ANY OF THE COMMANDERS AS WELL AS MYSELF OR GABE IF WE CAN HELP OR YOU NEED TO TALK ANYONE: VETERAN/ELDERLY EMERGENCY CONTACTS ESDS singers for SWO *Kit Fox Society: Duane “Doc” Wanna 1-605-237-2168 Winter General Council 2020 *American Legion Post #314: Clayton Ellingson 1-605-924-1266 - Nicolas, Wakinyan Hoksina, *Desert Era Veterans: Jesse Chanku 1-605-956-0197 Jasper, Lincoln, JJ, Isabelle and *Gabe Fischer 1-605-419-1007 VyDalia. *Geri Opsal 268-0502 Page 2 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - December 23, 2020 SWO Emergency Management – Agency Village, SD – Dec. 19, Roberts: 124 Active Sisseton, SD – Dec. 18, apprehended. 2020 – COVID-19 statistics as of Richland: 88 Active 2020 – A shooting was reported The SD Department of today: Sargent: 17 Active in a downtown Sisseton apartment Criminal Investigation (DCI), SD Overall: 8496 Active Please stay home Oyate! If you Friday afternoon, November 20. Pierre, is reportedly in charge of the (409 New + 155 probable) have to be out Wear a mask, Watch Local city, county, and tribal investigation. ND Overall: 2885 your distance, and Wash your hands officers responded. No official information has Codington: 369 Active as much as possible. This time is The victim was taken to been released. Day: 68 Active crucial in stopping the spread, we the hospital, and a suspect was Grant: 89 Active need to do everything we can to do Marshall: 34 Active our part. Wopida! Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 financial assistance program, which Day One/Afternoon is our COVID application program, SWO Tribal Chairman Delbert Hopkins Jr., giving closing we’re over by 1% on that, so it’s not remarks Friday afternoon, at the conclusion of the SWO 2020 Vice-Chairman Eddie too drastic.” Winter General Council. Johnson’s remarks on “The food distribution program General Council our ancestors survived that, and we day one was helped at the beginning when Continued from Page 1 can survive this now. So in closing, “As of right now, I’m going to it helped the whole on reservation COVID-19 is not something you the COVID report.
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