American Indian Cultural Center & Museum Resumes Construction
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Follow us on Twitter #CATribalTribune www.CheyenneAndArapahoTribes.org March 1, 2019 -Vol. 15, Issue 5 American Indian Cultural Center & Museum resumes construction phase, on track for opening May 2021 Rosemary Stephens they broke ground that year and Editor-in-Chief started construction,” Jim Henry, AICCM director said. “In 2008 For years the American Indi- the economy took a turn for the an Cultural Center & Museum worse and we had a couple of (AICCM) has sat dormant leav- bad tornadoes in Moore that put ing a lot of people wondering some pressure on the state bud- if the once envisioned cultural get for disaster relief, and the center and museum would ever legislature got a little bit more reach its final stage. conservative and didn’t view That time has begun. this project the way the previous Beginning in March, the con- legislature had viewed this proj- struction phase will resume, 13 ect. So all of those factors con- years after the original ground tributed to the state pulling their blessing was performed and sev- funding away from this project.” en years after construction was In the original planning stag- halted on the project. es, the state of Oklahoma could “A lot of things happened … see the AICCM as a way to at- the original designs of this facil- tract more tourists and interna- ity go all the way back to 1999. tional visitors to the state. The The first drawings and concepts project got started with sites came out in the early 2000s, and being looked at in the Tulsa then there was a ground blessing area and in Edmond, when the ceremony held here in 2006 and current location was finally de- Photo / Rosemary Stephens The American Indian Cultural Center & Museum Director/CEO Jim Pepper Henry shares some of the vast AICCM / pg. 5 components of the cultural center in Oklahoma City. Cheyenne and Arapaho Youth Council VA and Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes creates opportunities for youth host Presumptive Conditions event (CONCHO, OK) Latoya Lonelodge Throughout 2019, the Dept. Staff Reporter of Veteran Affairs (VA) is launching a nationwide cam- Endless opportunities paign to roll out veteran dis- are provided when tribal ability enrollment claims youth are brought together events collaboratively with to brainstorm ideas of pos- over 30 tribal communities. sible future endeavors and On March 20 and 21, the success. Several tribal youth VA and the Cheyenne and from various communities Arapaho Tribes will host are making it their goals to a Presumptive Conditions stay actively involved with Campaign Event focused on their culture while pursuing identifying and assisting Vet- educational endeavors. erans across western Okla- On Feb. 17 the Cheyenne homa who may have pre- and Arapaho Youth Council Photo / Latoya Lonelodge sumptive disabilities and who (CAYC) held their month- Many of the tribal youth that participated in the Watonga might be eligible for a VA ly meeting at the Watonga Tribal Youth Council Meeting came from other various trib- pension claim. A presump- Community Building in al communities to attend. tive disability is a condition Watonga, Okla. Several ea- Pictured: Karissa Whiteshirt, 16, Alyssa Twobabies, 15, the VA presumes are related ger tribal youth gathered to Hannaha Cayaditto, 14, Kaitlynn Cayaditto, 16, and Sidney to military service, although Wednesday, March 20 at the Concho Com- partake in the youth coun- Franklin, 14. the condition may first appear after discharge munity Center, 200 Wolf Robe Circle in Con- cil’s meeting agenda and ac- meeting when activities such as ice-breaker from the military. These conditions may cho, Okla., and 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. Thursday, tivities that were planned. For the new year’s games set the tone. qualify for VA compensation payments. goals, CAYC plans to meet on a monthly ba- March 21 at the Clinton Community Center, While acknowledging positive change The event will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. sis to include other youth from various com- VETERANS / pg. 7 over the years since becoming a part of the munities. youth council, CAYC officers, such as Trea- In a warm enclosed setting, tribal youth, surer Arianna Long looked at change as ranging in ages from seventh grade up to Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes’ Election challenging oneself. college were openly invited to participate in “I think being a part of the youth council the meeting. is really fun because I get to work with my Commission announces candidate “We talk about what we’ve done in the friends and it’s kind of like me challenging past, the events or fundraisers that we’ve myself to be a leader and having to step up. registration information for 2019 already done and then we talk about the up- I like doing the activities and being a part of coming events that everybody needs to help the youth council and making new memories Primary and General elections out with and be there for, we play games and with new people and it’s pretty fun,” Long basically catch up. It’s actually a really good (CONCHO, OK) The Cheyenne and Arapaho Election Commission will commence with said. day, this is the most we’ve had all year. Our election proceedings for the 2019 Primary and General Elections on May 1, 2019. Long said since joining CAYC four years first meeting we only had about 15-20 peo- The following public offices are up for election in 2019: ago, she has been able to stray away from ple so this is pretty good,” Charlee Bushy- District Legislative Seats Election Commission Seats her shy and quiet side. head, CAYC vice president said. Cheyenne District 1 Cheyenne District 2 “It just made me get out of my comfort With the second meeting of the year Cheyenne District 3 Cheyenne District 4 zone like talking in front of people because drawing in more new faces and with over Arapaho District 3 Arapaho District 1 I used to be really shy, I mean I kind of am 30 tribal youth in attendance, Bushyhead Arapaho District 4 Arapaho District 2 shy but I’m growing … I thought today was said she looks forward to seeing more of the The primary election will be held on Oct. 8, 2019. General election will be held Nov. 5, really fun, we saw new people and new faces youth get involved. 2019. and I feel like we got a lot of stuff done,” “I like seeing us have a big crowd of peo- Candidate registration shall open on May 1, 2019 8:00am. Beginning May 1, candidate Long said. ple just to know that they’re here and not do- registration packets will be available and may be picked up at the Election Commission of- With acknowledging growth, Long said ing other things, this is better than anything, fices located in the Dept. of Education building in Concho, Okla. The candidate registration she felt compelled to join and be apart of they could be just sitting around watching filing fee must be paid before the registration packet is picked up. Candidate registration shall CAYC from the get-go. TV but they decided to come here. I just like close at 5 p.m. on June 1, 2019. Verification of candidate eligibility shall be submitted along “I feel like I have this leadership position, when everybody’s involved and everybody’s with completed candidate registration packet by the June 1 deadline. Detailed information and I just feel like I wanted to be a leader and having fun,” Bushyhead said. instructions concerning acceptable forms of verification and other requirements for filing will wanted to be more involved and I just want- With new and familiar faces at the meet- be included with all candidate registration packets at the time of pick up. ed to push myself and do something new,” ing, laughs and giggles overflowed the The minimum qualifications for District Legislative candidates are as follows: YOUTH COUNCIL / pg. 6 ELECTIONS / pg. 3 PAGE 2 Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribal Tribune Tsistsistas & Hinonoei The startling toll on children who witness domestic violence is just now being understood Jayne O’Donnell and Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY Witnessing abuse carries the same risk of harm to children’s mental health and learning as if the children had been abused directly, new research shows. Latrelle Huff says her twins were conceived by rape. provide comfort to the children who witness it. Hawaii and Tennessee – at least 10 percent of children had Now she blames domestic violence for her children’s Psychologist Abigail Gewirtz says domestic violence can been exposed to domestic violence at home. health problems. feel scarier than war. Gewirtz is the director of the Institute Child Trends says parents likely under-report violence The Georgia woman says she had been in an abusive, on- of Translational Research in Children’s Mental Health at in the home out of embarrassment or fear of stigma. The and-off relationship for six years when she became pregnant. the University of Minnesota. It’s “one of the most terrifying research does not include the psychological and emotional While pregnant, she says, the conflict continued. Huff spent forms of violence because it happens in a place which is sup- abuse, including gaslighting, that many women and some 25 of 37 weeks on bed rest, she says, due in part to rectal posed to be safe,” she said. “Children are totally powerless, men told USA TODAY was far worse for them and their chil- bleeding her doctors said was caused by stress. especially very young children. They are totally dependent on dren to live with.