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Volume 11, Issue 9 • September 2015 The Official Newspaper of the Osage Language Immersion School names first class of students Shannon Shaw Duty the same benefits he did. The Osage News education division is currently working on high school and ju- For the first time in the his- nior high initiatives. tory of the Osage, a language “Someday we’ll be moving immersion school is being im- from [these beginning stu- plemented to save the Osage dents] to more students and language from extinction. older children,” Standing Bear Parents of 19 lucky Osage said. “We’re here to serve your children, ages 0-5, attended a children. They’re going to be meeting on Aug. 4 to hear the happy, well fed; we just want Courtesy Photo/Clair Wood future of their children’s edu- the best education for them. The first class for the Wah-Zha-Zhi Early Learning Academy. Front row from left: Language teachers Tracey cations. They were told, if all Science history math, we want Moore, David Webb, Herman Lookout, Addie Hudgins, Donna Barrone. Standing, from left: Principal Chief Geof- goes to plan, their children will them to know the world and I frey Standing Bear, Michelle Harding-Price, Seth Harding, Kari Mashunkashey, Geneva HorseChief-Hamilton, be attending Montessori-style would like for them to know teacher Janice Carpenter, Gabriel Turley, Caron Littlecook, Alecia Hutchens, Shannon Shaw Duty, Zachary John- schools, and their children will son, Jacque Jones and Denise Keene. the most about the Osage lan- be tracked all the way through guage and culture as we can High School graduation. children to keep the language the evening Osage Language program to be successful for provide so they can we very Next year, the Nation plans spoken at home. classes and attend a monthly their children. to implement first grade, and well rounded students.” The children are required to Saturday meeting to preview “I’m not going to say the lan- second grade the following The immersion classes will have an 85 percent attendance and review what their children guage is easy, it’s very hard … year and so on, to follow the begin Aug. 17 and the cur- rate or they will be dropped will learn the following month. there are things in there that first class of students. riculum doesn’t just involve from the program, said Deb- It’s a big commitment and has a different concept – you’re Principal Chief Geoffrey class time. Since the Osage ra Atterberry, senior advisor will take sacrifice, said Osage going to be exposed to another Standing Bear said he at- language can’t be heard at the for Standing Bear. There is a Language Department Direc- way of life, which is something tended private school for his local grocery store or on televi- waiting list. tor Herman “Mogri” Lookout. we’ll deal with when we come early education and wanted sion, it will take the parents Parents and family mem- He said the parents will have See Language for all Osage children to have and family members of the bers are required to enroll in to speak Osage at home for the —Continued on Page 4 Standing Bear on status of Mineral Estate: ‘Pandora’s box has been opened’ Shannon Shaw Duty Osage News

Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear met with the Third Osage Minerals Council in a Special Meeting Aug. 31 to discuss possible legislation Courtesy Photo/politico .com CHALENE TOEHAY/Osage News being formed by Republican Senator Jim Inhofe (R- The ON Communities of Excellence received $1.2 million from the Corporation for National and Community Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Okla.) Service to develop WAHZHAZHI Eco Park at Bird Creek Farms. Lankford that could affect the Osage Minerals Estate. and it’s still changing. We need The possible legislation to work together, if we’re going Nation receives $1.2 million grant would give the regulation and to have a say-so of what our fu- compliance duties of the Bu- ture is going to be, there’s no reau of Indian Affairs to the question.” to create WAHZHAZHI Eco Park Oklahoma Corporation Com- According to Minerals Coun- Shannon Shaw Duty for National and Community The grant, which was for mission; effectively ending cilwoman Stephanie Erwin, federal oversight the BIA per- Osage News Service, the Nation is moving $1,250,000, was awarded to Inhofe and Lankford’s staff the Communities of Excel- forms. The move would rid oil members visited the OMC of- forward with development of producers of any environmen- lence for the development of fice unscheduled and Council- Thanks to a $1.2 million WAHZHAZHI Eco Park at tal or NEPA requirements to WAHZHAZHI Eco Park – a woman Cynthia Boone was drill in Osage County. grant from the Corporation Bird Creek Farms. second project designed for also there at the time of the Standing Bear said he met Bird Creek Farms. The Ameri- visit. Councilman Talee Red- in Bartlesville with four mem- Corps and Ta-Wa AmeriCorps corn said he needed to go to bers of Inhofe and Lankford’s programs, located within the the office to check his email Osage Casino officials staffs in a scheduled meeting Communities of Excellence, and return some calls when he that took place for three hours will be developing the park. walked in on the meeting. at Sterling’s Grille on the eve- announce preliminary plans “I love this idea of taking He said he became “very ning of Aug. 24. He said the alarmed” by the issues be- some land and transforming it meeting was “strange” but he for Tulsa casino and hotel into several things; an outdoor did not feel threatened and was ing discussed in the meeting. classroom, a place for people reassured by Lankford’s legis- He asked Chairman Everett Benny Polacca to walk and leisure, a place lative assistant Derek Osborn, Waller to call a Special Meet- Osage News for people with disabilities and that whatever legislation was ing for Aug. 31 and invited elders to enjoy, a place to pro- filed the Osage Nation’s sover- Chief Standing Bear and staff. Osage Casino officials announced preliminary plans for mote health eating, building eignty would be protected. He originally wanted the dis- a new Tulsa casino, which include a 132-room hotel and some community awareness,” “Pandora’s box has been cussions to be in Executive conference facility to go with a larger gaming venue for its said Wendy Spencer, CNCS opened and forces are in mo- Session but the majority of the north Tulsa property. CEO. “I think there will be tion,” Standing Bear said to council voted for the discus- The proposed larger gaming venue will be located next wonderful results. I’m going to the minerals council. “The sion to be open. come back in a year and see the Redcorn said the senators’ See Casino relationship between the Bu- —Continued on Page 4 See Park reau of Indian Affairs and this See Mineral Estate —Continued on Page 4 Osage Nation has changed – —Continued on Page 4

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Federal judge grants ON Election Board selects injunction against final oil and gas mining regulations Texas company for election Shannon Shaw Duty services, equipment Osage News Benny Polacca one-time purchase and recur- speed scanner for absentee TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa Federal District Judge Gregory Osage News ring purchases would be for and by-mail ballots and tabu- Frizzell granted an injunction on the new rules that would upgrades and maintenance. lation and reporting software. change the regulations for oil and gas drilling in the Osage. With four months to go be- He said company officials are Phillips said in addition to Cheers and congratulatory yells followed Frizzell’s ruling fore the 2016 election year also available to provide on- the equipment and recurring as the nearly 200 attendees of the Aug. 10 hearing celebrat- starts, the Osage Nation Elec- site support and reporting on costs for software update/ li- ed. Frizzell set a deadline for the plaintiff’s brief filing for tion Board selected a Texas- election day, which would help censing, there would also be Feb. 16, 2016. based election company to train the Election Office and extra fees for having company board on using the equipment The Osage Minerals Council and Osage Producers Associ- provide support and equip- personnel for on-site support ment for conducting the up- and software. ation filed the case against the U.S. Department of Interior and noted the equipment is coming elections. Phillips said the company and the Bureau of Indian Affairs in July, alleging the feder- designed to be user-friendly At its Aug. 31 meeting, the has worked on elections in 17 al government’s new rules would cause irreparable harm to with training. “We like all of Election Board voted unani- states including Oklahoma the Osage Mineral Estate and Osage County oil producers. our customers to be as inde- mously to authorize Election using older election software “The purpose of the final rule is to strengthen the final Supervisor Alexis Rencoun- used to count ballots, verify in- pendent as they want to be,” management of the Osage Mineral Estate for the benefit of tre the authority to work on formation and tabulating. He he said. the Osage and to protect the best interest of the Osage Min- contracting the services for also said the company has pre- Rencountre and the board eral Estate,” Frizzell said. Austin-based Hart Interciv- viously worked with the Cher- members said they were According to the Tulsa World, the BIA has spent roughly ic. Board members Shannon okee Nation and Osage County pleased with the presentation, $3 million preparing for the new rules and adding staff. Lockett, Terry Hazen and elections. noting the Nation will save With the injunction in place oil and gas drilling will con- Belle Wilson voted on the mo- If a Hart Intercivic contract money if more of the election tinue under the former rules. tion after hearing a telecon- is approved, the Osage Nation day work is brought in-house. Frizzell said the new rules also removed the statutory ference presentation from the will be the first entity in Okla- During the 2010, 2012 and authority from the Minerals Council, waived the OMC’s company that day. homa to use the company’s 2014 elections, the Nation authority to waive late charges, encroached on sovereignty, Pending an approved con- newly-developed election sys- contracted with TrueBallot and imposed regulatory requirements that would increase tract, Hart Intercivic will work tem called Verity. Inc., whose contract for those royalty payments. The escalating costs would make produc- with the Election Office and Lockett, the Election Board’s elections covered on-site visits ers shut down and reduce millions to Osage shareholders board on the June 2016 elec- chairwoman, said two compa- from company personnel and tion and primary election, if nies responded to two requests and would have a detrimental economic impact on Osage their equipment was rented necessary. Rencountre said the for proposal calls as the board County. for reporting and tabulating. office is pursuing the purchase sought an outside company in “There is no compelling evidence to not grant the injunc- The company fell out of favor of equipment and software for seeking election support ser- with the Nation and Election tion,” Frizzell said. future elections and will move vices, which includes ballot Board following an hours-long The negotiated rulemaking process was a stipulation of toward bringing more election counting equipment and soft- the 2011 settlement with the BIA for mismanagement of the day duties in-house once staff ware. delay in reporting the results Osage Minerals Estate. The rulemaking process began in is trained on working with the According to the Hart In- of the 2014 general election 2012 with the first draft of the rules published in 2013. The equipment and software for fu- tercivic website, the Verity due to a software malfunction. final rules were entered into the federal register in May and ture elections. system allows voter ballots to The 2016 election year bal- they would have gone into effect at 5 p.m. on Aug. 10. Shawn Phillips, of Hart be digitally scanned; includes lot will feature ON Congressio- Representatives from the OMC and Congressional Speak- Intercivic, said the company disability-friendly equipment nal candidates who will run for er Maria Whitehorn attended the hearing. Representatives has new election software and for those who are handicapped six seats and any referendum from Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear’s office were not present. equipment that is available for or visually-impaired; a high- questions referred to voters. Standing Bear later commented on Facebook that he and his staff were busy in prescheduled self-governance meet- ings with the BIA all day and that the OMC’s court case “was a mystery” because the OMC doesn’t communicate with his office. Osage News advertising rules

Oil producers Testifying for the plaintiffs were oil producer and Osage for the 2016 election season shareholder Paul Revard and economic impact expert Dr. Osage News Russell Evans. Revard, who has been drilling in Osage County for 38 Election season is upon the years, said he currently has five producing leases and op- Osage Nation with six seats up erates 36 wells. He said the oil fields in the county are de- for grabs on the Osage Nation Congress in 2016. pleted and he produces a barrel of oil a day on average. He Candidates wishing to ad- said the new rules would put him out of business. vertise, it will be first come, “For one thing, the necessary capital to come up to speed first serve for the Osage News on the new requirements, the implementation, the different printed publication. There will upgrades of electrical systems and several other issues,” he be a special candidate issue said. “The bonding requirement, it will take so much capital published in May with can- that I don’t have, even if I did have it I wouldn’t be able to didate announcements and implement all the changes by midnight tonight.” advertisements only. Due to The most notable changes include increased filing fees, limited space the Osage News bonding requirements per well, commencement fees, tank cannot guarantee all candi- fees, penalty fees, a new accounting system, and other com- dates’ ads will make the print- pliance costs and requirements. ed publication. Osage News 2014 File Photo For example, the new rules would require him to adhere All advertisements, online Voters enter the Osage Nation Election Office for early voting in the 2014 to the federal electric code. He would have to replace all his and in print, must be prepaid. Osage Nation Elections. electric lines with new cables, which are typically a thou- Failure to pay by the deadline sand feet long. He has 19 active wells that use electric. will result in a candidate’s ad Candidates are not required hosting candidate debates to Given the price of the cable, the cost of an electrician and going unpublished, no excep- to advertise with the Osage be announced at a later time. a roustabout crew to dig up and replace his existing cable, tions. The deadline for the News. Candidates will be al- To request ad rates or re- printed publication of the he estimates it will cost him $8,600 a foot per well. For 19 lowed a 500-word candidate serve space for the online ban- Osage News is the 18th of ev- wells, he estimates it would be $160,000 to replace the cable announcement, with photo, ner ad contact Osage News ery month. lines. He said most of the producers in Osage County are in Candidates may purchase up free of charge to publish in Editor Shannon Shaw Duty at the same situation. to a maximum of three weeks whichever month they wish. [email protected] There are more than 14,000 wells in Osage County and advertising for the banner ad The Osage News will also be or call her at (918) 287-5669. more than 100 oil producers, according to the OPA. space on the Osage News web- As for the required NYMEX pricing in the new rules, site, a popular place to adver- which would require all producers to sell their oil at the tise for candidates. Candidates Chicago Mercantile Exchange price of a barrel of oil, he said cannot purchase the banner ad he’s never received payment based on the NYMEX price and space back-to-back on the web- never will. Revard said he always sells his oil for the best site, there is additional online price he can find. He often sells locally. advertising on the Osage News 619 Kihekah • Pawhuska, OK 74056 “[Selling locally] they’re able to give you a better price website candidates can utilize. (918) 287-5668 than someone who has to truck oil a long distance,” he said. The Osage News will start tak- www.osagenews.org “Sometimes [a company will] offer a bonus above and be- ing reservations for the banner yond another [company].” ad and other online spaces be- Editor When asked if producers were packing up and plugging ginning Oct. 1. Shannon Shaw Duty their wells, Revard said no because “you can’t get a plugging If a candidate fails to pay for his or her reservation for permit,” which made most in the courtroom laugh. To ac- Reporter the banner ad space before quire an “intent to plug” permit the producer has to conduct Benny Polacca the deadline, the ad space be- an Environmental Impact Study on each well, as well as a comes available. Candidates Features / Multimedia Reporter study on the endangered American Burrowing Beetle. who have already purchased “If the wind blows more than 10 miles per hour, on the three weeks may purchase an Tara Madden day you did your study, you have to redo it … the problem additional week and so on if is that there’s a hibernation period for these certain beetles space becomes available with Editorial Assistant and I think you can only do these studies during the months no candidate to claim it. Chalene Toehay of May through September,” Revard said, as people laughed An advertising week for the in the courtroom. “So, if we don’t do a beetle bug survey on online banner ad consists of Osage News Editorial say one of these wells we need to plug, by the end of next seven days, Monday-Sunday. Board Members month, we have to wait till May to do our inspection again to Candidates are allowed to pick Jerri Jean Branstetter count the beetles, and I’ve never seen one. I think the horses which weeks they wish to pur- Lu King have stomped most of them to death already.” chase for the entire election Teresa Trumbly Lamsam season Osage News • osagenews.org September 2015 3 asks judge to halt construction of second wind farm Shannon Shaw Duty According to the lawsuit, Osage News the Mustang Run Wind project will also have access roads, un- The United States is ask- derground collector systems, ing a federal judge to halt the transmission pole locations, construction of a second wind and a substation. farm project called Mustang According to the Code of Run. If the judge denies the Federal Regulations (CFRs) United States, 68 additional for oil and gas mining, the wind turbines are headed to wind companies were required the Osage Reservation. to obtain a lease to conduct Courtesy Photo/Osage County Planning and Zoning Office Assistant U.S. Attorney “mining or work of any nature” A map of the proposed Mustang Run Wind Project site. Cathryn McClanahan filed for on the Osage Minerals Estate. a Preliminary Injunction and A lease is obtained from the BIA threatened the company court],” McClanahan wrote in An informational meeting, Expedited Consideration in BIA Osage Agency and must with legal action and the com- the lawsuit. topics will include an update Northern Oklahoma District be approved by the Osage Min- pany doubled their efforts. Four factors must be consid- and overview of the legal strat- Court Aug. 14. Defendants erals Council before any min- Enel finished the construction ered for the judge to grant an egies exhausted to date. Con- ing or excavation can occur. in the case are Mustang Run of 84 wind turbines by Oct. 9, injunction: Whether the plain- ner also said the meeting is Wind Project, LLC; Tradewind It is estimated that more 2014. The case is still in litiga- tiff has a likelihood of success contingent on what the judge Energy, Inc.; Enel Kansas, than 40,000 cubic yards will be tion and the wind turbines of- on the merits, whether the rules in the case, whether LLC; and Enel Green Power excavated and more than 8,000 ten stand still. plaintiff will suffer irreparable to have a public hearing or a North America, Inc. A prelimi- acres of land will be used for “Apparently, when litiga- harm without an injunction, the wind turbine occupation, closed hearing with attorneys. nary injunction asks for a trial tion is threatened, Defendants whether the threat of injury to on merits to be held before any according to McClanahan. “If the judge decides on are capable of displacing tens plaintiff outweighs the harm construction can take place. As According to the lawsuit, the a public hearing, one of the of thousands of cubic yards of to the defendant, and wheth- of Aug. 25, the judge has not foundations for the turbines things we would encourage is Osage minerals in very short er the public interest will be set a court date. are approximately 10 feet deep for tribal members to attend order,” McClanahan wrote in served by the injunction. The Osage County Board and between 50 and 60 feet McClanahan claims the the federal court hearing and in diameter. The excavation the lawsuit. of Commissioners approved plaintiffs meet all four factors show up wearing traditional construction of roadways and will unearth a variety of na- BIA Osage Agency Super- to grant an injunction, with clothes (not full regalia), but other groundwork for Mus- tive rocks, limestone and other intendent Robin Phillips has the public interest being that wear blankets, along those tang Run on July 28. The 68 minerals, which will be made restated her position after re- of the Osage shareholders and lines and fill up the court- turbines will be located ap- into backfill by rock crushers. ports of the second wind farm Osage citizens. room,” Conner said. “Let peo- proximately 20 miles west of After the foundations are dug, project, Mustang Run, was ple know we’re there to oppose Pawhuska on the Drummond the backfill is pushed back into given permission for develop- the wind farms.” Ranch, just north of Highway the excavated site. ment, according to the law- Preserve the Osage 60. The ranch is home to Ree On Sept. 29, 2014, the BIA suit. She also sent a letter to Joe Conner, Osage citizen If the judge rules for a closed and Ladd Drummond, the Osage Agency ordered Italian Tradewind Energy, LLC, to who lives in Fairfax, has orga- hearing Conner said they will author and star of the Food company, Enel Green Power stop construction. nized a “Preserve the Osage” pursue another strategy. Network show, “The Pioneer North America, Inc., to stop “Frankly, the United States meeting to be held in Gray- The Osage News will post Woman,” as well as some other the excavation of 84 wind tur- has now no other option but horse at the Grayhorse Com- the date and time of the court family members and workers. bines along Highway 60. The to proceed here [in federal munity Building on Sept. 1. date when it is made public.

Courtesy Photo/CatholicCompany .com The Wazhazhe: An Osage Ballet will perform at the World Meeting of Families on Sept. 26 in Philadelphia’s Logan Square. Pope Fran- cis is to attend the festival. Osage Ballet to perform at World Osage News File Photo Pawhuska Indian Health Center, located on the Osage Nation campus in Pawhuska. Meeting of Families WahZhaZhi Health Center to open Oct. 1 in Philadelphia Osage News Osage News

The Pawhuska IHS Clinic Pat Tinker, ONHAB Vice Chair- dent Tribe within the IHS The Osage Ballet has been invited to perform at the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September has a new name: WahZhaZhi man in a prepared release. Pawnee Service Unit. and Pope Francis will be in attendance. Health Center. In 1992 approximately 14 The 2015 fiscal year bud- The Ballet has been asked to perform the prayer scene Osage officials and the tribes participated in self-gov- get reported by IHS was ap- from Wazhazhe: An Osage Ballet at the Festival on Sept. Osage Nation Health Author- ernance of their IHS clinics. In proximately $3.2 million, this 26 in Logan Square. ity Board recently selected the 2015 approximately 350 tribes includes only the federal IHS “The Osage people have a long history with the Catholic name. The IHS compact, which participated, which is 62 percent Church, first documented in 1673 when the Osages met appropriation and does not was signed on July 16 by Prin- of tribes in the United States. Father Jacques Marquette, who visited them on the Osage include third party resources cipal Chief Geoffrey Standing In 2014, outpatient visits River and visited several Osage villages,” said Osage Bal- such as Medicare and Medic- Bear, is allowing for increased for Pawhuska Clinic num- let Director, Randy Tinker Smith. “This interaction was staff and services. bered 28,814 and Primary aid, she said. followed by the arrival in America of Jesuit Priests, called ‘black robes’ by the Osages, who evangelized to and con- The Nation will take con- Care visits were 9,750. The The 2016 fiscal year budget verted some Osages to Catholicism.” trol of the clinic on Oct.1 and Pawnee Service Unit, includ- for the WahZhaZhi Health The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Center, according to the also host a ribbon cutting of ing Pawhuska and all other fa- Pawhuska features stained glass windows depicting Je- the new facility that morning. cilities, had a total active user/ Chief’s Office is: suit Priests meeting the Osage people. More details will follow as they patient population of 16,656 • Federal Funding: Smith said they are currently raising money for the trip are announced. in 2013. Osage active patients and have created a Go Fund Me account at www.gofund- $4,468,876 “We selected the name be- numbered 2,450 in the 2013 me.com/osageballet. The Osage Ballet is a non-profit bal- cause it is easy to remember and IHS User Population Report, • Contract support with let and donations are tax deductible. “I sought to continue the legacy of two Osage women: [Osage people] know it,” said Dr. and comprise the largest resi- program revenue: the late Prima Ballerina , and her sister, $1,723,579 . Following the path paved by them, by Letters to the Editor • Other Revenue, telling the story of the Osage people through ballet seemed natural,” Smith said. If you would like to submit a letter to the editor, please equipment: $153,272 mail it to the Osage News, Attn.: Shannon Shaw, 619 Ki- Roman Jasinski, the son of , an ac- hekah, Pawhuska, OK 74056 or send email to sshaw@osag- • Tribal Money: $0 etribe.org. Letters must be respectful and informative to the See Pope reader, and may be edited for grammar, clarity and space. • Total WahZhaZhi Health —Continued on Page 4 Center Budget: $6,345,727 4 September 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org

Language 126 king/ queen doubles” not discuss the cost numbers –from Page 1 standard rooms with the of building the casino, which ON and Casino remaining six rooms to be were discussed in an execu- to it,” Lookout said. “We want –from Page 1 you to embrace these chil- built as suites, Bighorse tive session following the Tulsa Fire dren when they get home so to the current casino along said. The hotel will be built public portion of the meet- they don’t lose [the language], 36th Street North about 10 as a six-story structure and ing. the property will have other they’ll hang onto it and the minutes north of the down- It’s also unknown how Department amenities including a sports only way they can hold onto it town area. Osage Casinos many jobs will be created for bar, grab-n-go eatery, a is you have to embrace it, you CEO Byron Bighorse dis- the casino/ hotel property. larger concept-style eatery, have to caress, and you got to cussed preliminary plans Bighorse said there will be to develop parking garage and conven- love this language as much as for the Nation’s flagship ca- room for the casino venue to tion space. we love teaching it.” sino during an Aug. 28 ON grow at a later time, which The Aug. 28 meeting to A typical school day for the Congressional Commerce could include a larger en- MOU for discuss the casino plans children will be to arrive at the and Economic Development tertainment center, but the and other gaming matters Wah-Zha-Zhi Early Learning Committee meeting. proposed junior ball room is a first of several that will Academy (WELA) in Pawhus- Bighorse said plans for the will serve as the venue for casino fire continue before Congress ka – what used to be Kids Tulsa casino are downscaled events, concerts, etc. and approves the 2016 fiscal Kampus – and begin their from earlier plans proposed will mirror the size of the year gaming plan of opera- classes at 8:30 a.m. Teaching by former casino manage- current Osage Event Center. calls tions, said Congressman the 0-2 year olds will be Osage ment before Bighorse was Pending approval of the William “Kugee” Supernaw Benny Polacca language instructors Addie hired in December 2014. gaming plan of operations, who chairs the commerce Osage News Hudgins and Tracey Moore. Around that time, Bighorse Bighorse said a preliminary said Tulsa casino project committee. That means the Teaching the 3-5 year olds grand opening of the Tulsa plans that were proposed by Congress will have the fi- TULSA, Okla. –Osage Casi- will be Osage language in- casino/ hotel project is sched- former CEO Neil Cornelius nal say to vote on the casino nos is in talks with Tulsa city structors David Webb and uled for October 2017. were much larger and would expansion plans or whether officials to develop a memo- Donna Barone. In the meantime, Big- cost $400-plus million to they should be amended. The children’s immersion horse said a request for randum of understanding so build. Several ON officials and citi- class will end at 10:45 a.m. the city’s fire department may “Ever since we had the op- zens expressed concern over proposals (RFP) is being de- and they will return to their respond to emergency calls at portunity to take a look at the initial $400 million-plus veloped to hire a construc- classrooms. Their classrooms this internally from a fiscal plans for its size and cost tion firm/ manager for the the Tulsa casino. will no longer be a day care standpoint, fiduciary stand- earlier this year, prompting project. Casino management Hailed as the Osage Na- setting, Atterberry said. There point, we’ve reduced the a review and reduction of the is working with Las Vegas- tion’s flagship casino, the will be more CDA certified in- (project) significantly,” Big- Tulsa project. based Marnell Architecture Osage Casino along north 36th structors in each classroom horse said. “What this has Bighorse said the cur- on the project designs and to provide a more nurturing, Street is currently served by done is right-size this project rent Osage Event Center on Osage-owned Stonebridge hands-on setting for the chil- the Turley Fire Department for the future.” the west side of the casino Group LLC will serve as the dren. Curriculum will expand and the Tulsa region’s Emer- “We’ve cut this down to a will be demolished and the owner’s representative on to more culture, language, gency Management Services 132-room hotel – in a phase larger main casino would be the project. art, social time, outside play, approach – we’ll have about built in its place and the ho- Check back for more infor- Authority (EMSA) responds nature walks, as well as the 1,500 slots, this will include tel would be built behind the mation in updates posted to to other urgent 911 calls at curriculum the former Head a junior ballroom… It has current casino. Bighorse did www.osagenews.org. the casino, according to casino Starts implemented. management. “With the parents coming to- Osage Casinos CEO Byron gether and bonding over what their children are learning at Keene, Clair Wood, John Wil- Wahreshe Rose, will be in the there would be a baby that Bighorse said the MOU is- WELA, I think we’re going to liams, Lookout, Janis Carpen- 0-2 year old class. She said could have Osage spoken to sue was discussed at a recent ter, Hudgins, Webb, Barone learning the language was al- have a real language explo- them,” HorseChief-Hamilton meeting with casino, ON gov- sion,” Atterberry said. and Moore. ways stressed by her grand- ernment and city officials in- said as she fought back tears. At the meeting were the Geneva HorseChief-Ham- mother Hazel Harper. cluding Mayor Dewey Bartlett. “It means a lot to our family, parents of the children, Stand- ilton, whose sixth child, “[My grandmother], she said Bighorse said during the casi- ing Bear, Atterberry, Denise 19-month-old daughter one of these days she wished so thank you so much.” no management’s research for the proposed Tulsa casino ex- pansion project, it was discov- “To expect non-Indians to erations, the amendments are OMC Chairman Everett ered no such agreement was in Mineral support tribal trust isn’t going not yet complete.” Waller said they were first ap- place for fire-related calls with to happen … In my lifetime Standing Bear said produc- proached with the concept of the City of Tulsa. ers and landowners have had Estate all of them want to end tribal TERA in 1995 when the late- “There’s a Tulsa Fire De- trust.” the ear of the senators for –from Page 1 George Tallchief was President partment literally half-a-mile Standing Bear said he was quite some time and “they are of the Osage National Council. from our front door and it staff members were discussing told Sen. John Barrasso (R- looking for a system to replace the process of Tribal Energy makes sense to have” an MOU Wyo.), chairman of the Senate the BIA – No doubt about it.” He said there isn’t a single Resource Agreements (TERA) with TFD for faster response Committee on Indian Affairs, Standing Bear said he was told tribe in the United States that and asked if the minerals more lawsuits from the pro- times, Bighorse said at the was working on amendments has a TERA agreement. council would approve of the ducers are coming. Aug. 19 Gaming Enterprise to existing TERA legislation. “I would like the Osage Na- process. Boone and Erwin both According to the BIA’s web- Board meeting. He said this was the time for tion to help us with the legacy said they did not approve of site, TERA agreements pro- According to online maps, senators to be working on any of the Osage headright hold- TERA and Erwin said she did vide tribes with the option of the nearest Tulsa fire station not think Inhofe was a friend amendments they would pro- entering into energy-related ers. Because I think we’re in a is located on Peoria Avenue to the Osage. pose and Lankford sat on the business agreements and situation now where the talk- committee with Barrasso. east of the casino with driving “They [senators’ staff mem- leases, and for granting rights- ing is over,” Redcorn said. “I “They (senators’ staff mem- time of 3-4 minutes. The Tur- bers] said they were going to of-way for pipelines, electric think it’s time to act and we’re help that [TERA] process with bers) talked about TERA and transmissions, and distribu- ley Fire Department is north going to have to do something, the Osage. They started hint- how long it will take to imple- tion lines without the review of the casino with nine min- ing on how they were going to ment,” Standing Bear said of and approval of the Secretary make some strong decisions, to utes drive time. treat the trust of the Osage,” his meeting. “It actually al- of Interior for each proposed make sure this trust is held for Tulsa city spokeswoman Redcorn said. lows the OMC to conduct op- project. the future of the Osage.” Michelle Allen said no final decisions on an MOU have been reached as of Aug. 27. rooms designed to educate making “good medicine,” in The grant will allow for She added the city has similar eeting tribal members with hands- that taking care of your com- Communities of Excellence to M agreements (also called multi- –from Page 1 on farming; demonstration munity, taking care of people’s hire 10 AmeriCorps workers jurisdictional contracts) with gardens with plant identify- health, those were elements in for WAHZHAZHI Eco Park results because you were very the and ing and sustainability educa- good medicine. and five to continue work on unique in your application, (Creek) nations for their Tulsa tion; recreational gardens – all “We’re trying to keep these Bird Creek Farms. there wasn’t one like yours.” handicap accessible. area casinos. ways alive … the use of ce- According to a prepared The park, planned to be The award was announced dar, go to a ceremony and use Gaming board vice chair- release, the AmeriCorps and operational in two years, will Aug. 19 at the Pawhuska tobacco – underneath it all is woman Dawn Harrington Ta-Wa AmeriCorps conduct serve a recreational purpose Business Strategy Center with making that good medicine,” asked Bighorse if board action for Osage citizens, according physical work at Bird Creek several tribal leaders in atten- Standing Bear said. “From is needed for the MOU to be to a prepared release. Plans dance. Farms. At the end of their what I see you guys are doing developed noting that sum- include walking and hiking Principal Chief Geoffrey that and you’ll get a blessing term of service they receive mer and fall seasons bring trails; water activities; a farm- Standing Bear said the elders from it. I’m humbled to be in an education award of $5,730 dryer conditions for wildfires. er’s market; outdoor class- of his youth would talk about your presence.” to be applied toward any voca- tional, 2-year or 4-year school, Bighorse said the Nation’s At- and may also be applied to stu- torney General’s office is work- Francis will attend Sept. 26 every three years, creates an dent loans. ing on the MOU, which will Pope and 27. opportunity for families from be similar to the MOU that –from Page 3 Scheduled stops for Pope all over the world to gather, Work includes: is in place with Skiatook Fire Francis will be: share their thoughts, dialogue complished Native American Department for the nearby and prayers. The purpose is • Removal of non-indigenous ballerina of the Peoria and Skiatook Osage Casino Hotel • 10:30 a.m. mass at Cathe- to foster “working together to plants and trees tribes, will be one of property. dral Basilica of Sts. Peter grow as individuals and family • Creating ecological habitats the dancers to perform, Smith Discussion of the casino and Paul, located in Logan units,” the website says. Fur- for butterflies and other said. Square, in Philadelphia thermore, “families can partic- pollinators MOU comes as Osage Casino Wazhazhe: An Osage Ballet, ipate in discussion groups on • Build handicap fishing docks officials announced prelimi- was first performed in Tulsa • 4:45 p.m. visit to the Christian family’s role in with natural materials nary plans for an expanded and Bartlesville in 2012. Be- Independence Mall, 7:30 the church and society, led by • Assist with Bird Tulsa venue with a 132-room cause of the response to the p.m. - a visit to the Festi- many distinguished speakers.” Creek Farms’ growth hotel, convention center space Ballet, they were invited to val of Families at Benja- min Franklin Parkway. The event is free and open and greenhouses and a casino with 1,500 slot perform at the Smithsonian to the public. For more infor- • Build/create signage using machines. The Fourth ON Institute’s National Museum According to the website, mation about the Festival of Osage language with Congress will consider the ca- of the American Indian in World Meeting of Families Families, visit: www.world- English interpretations sino plans as part of the 2016 Washington, D.C. in 2013. was begun by Saint Pope John meeting2015.org. ON gaming plan of operations, According to their website Paul II in 1992 for the purpose For information about the www.worldmeeting2015.org, of “strengthening the sacred Osage Ballet’s performance at For more information on which they will review and the World Meeting of Families bonds of the family unit across the festival, visit: www.osage- AmeriCorps or Ta-Wa Ameri- take action on during the 24- event will be held in Phila- the globe.” ballet.com or follow the Osage Corps, call the Communities of day Tzi-Zho Session starting delphia Sept. 22-27 and Pope The event, which takes place Ballet on Facebook. Excellence at (918) 287-5267. on Sept. 8. Osage News • osagenews.org September 2015 5

BENNY POLACCA Osage News Attendees and speakers at the 2015 Dhegiha Language Conference pose for a group photo on July 29. Now in its fifth year, the conference was held at the tribe’s Downstream Casino Resort. Elders and teachers emphasize Native languages at Dhegiha conference Benny Polacca Osage News

QUAPAW, Okla. – For the fifth consecutive year, tribal mem- bers, language teachers, students and enthusiasts gathered to discuss and promote the Dhegiha language group. People from the Osage, , Quapaw, Omaha, Kaw, Ponca and Northern Ponca (Nebraska) tribes make up the Dhegiha lan- guage group and nearly 80 people from those respective tribes attended the 2015 Dhegiha Language Conference held July 29- 30 at the Quapaw tribe’s Downstream Casino Resort. BENNY POLACCA Osage News The six tribes’ ancestors also lived together centuries ago be- Osage Nation Language Department instructors and other language teachers use their arts and craft skills to fore separating and ultimately settling in their current-day ter- make a drawing box for a word game during the 2015 Dhegiha Language Conference held July 29-30 at the ritories in Oklahoma and Nebraska. Downstream Casino Resort. Pictured are: Roman Hutchens, David Webb, Janis Carpenter, Department Director “From the beginning, we said that we were all one at one Herman “Mogri”Lookout, Addie Hudgins and Bill Wynn. time,” said Herman “Mogri” Lookout, director of the Osage Lan- guage Department. In sharing language commonalities, Lookout referred to the annual Osage In-Lon-Schka dances and noted that many of the songs are in the Ponca language. “I’ve heard them say ‘that’s our song too’ because we were all one,” he said. Quapaw Tribal Business Committee Chairman John Berrey (also Osage) welcomed the nearly 80 attendees to the resort and said he considered it an honor for the tribe to host the confer- ence. “It’s the things that you (language teachers) do that makes my work possible,” Berrey said of his duties, which include rep- resenting his federally-recognized tribe at the national level. “Our language, our ways, our songs, our prayers, how to shake each other’s hands, how we greet each other, the way we see the world – it makes us different from other people and I’m proud of that,” Berrey said. Now in its third year, the nonprofit Dhegiha Preservation So- ciety organized the conference, raised event funding and invited people from the six tribes to come network and learn from the language. Dhegiha Language Society Chairman Bill Lynn (Osage) said the tribes, which comprise the Dhegiha language group “are bound to one another through a shared history – ancient, social, political and cultural relationships – and a common language, the latter of which is in jeopardy of extinction.” BENNY POLACCA Osage News Wynema Morris (Omaha) is an instructor at Nebraska Indian Dhegiha Language Conference participants play handgame with Jodie Revard guessing which of Bill Lynn’s Community College where she focuses on teaching Native Amer- hands is hiding the bead. ican Studies with an emphasis on her own tribe. In her remarks, Morris praised the efforts to create the conference, which she describes as a place feeling “like home” and added: “Our people (have come) together for the first time in centuries to do some- AG says Osage Minerals Council subject thing that was extremely important to us as ourselves.” She credits the current state of Native and Dhegiha languages to Open Meetings and Records Acts to the forced assimilation attempts imposed on the people’s an- Shannon Shaw Duty time due to pending litiga- yearly affidavit of gifts re- cestors and earlier generations who experienced the boarding Osage News tion,” said OMC Chairman ceived during the fiscal year. school eras that forced the message of “Kill the Indian, save the Everett Waller about the The question of following man.” ON Attorney General Hol- opinion. “That’s the best I the Open Meetings Act and ON Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear attended the con- li Wells issued an opinion can do at this time, I have to Open Records Act was posed ference and told attendees the Nation will start its inaugural on whether the Osage Min- do what’s best for the share- to the AG by Principal Chief Osage language immersion classes in the fall semester. erals Council is subject to holders and I just can’t com- Geoffrey Standing Bear who In addition to session discussions, the conference participants the Open Meetings Act and ment at this time.” said he asked the question enjoyed a Quapaw traditional meal, with favorites also enjoyed Open Records Act. Her short On the same day the AG after ON Trial Court Associ- answer: yes. ate Judge Lee Stout said the by Osages, including corn soup, meat gravy and grape dump- filed her opinion, OMC mem- In her five-page opinion ethics case of the five OMC lings. The group also had fun midway through the conference by bers Cynthia Boone, Waller, issued Aug. 19, she details members was still pending. playing several rounds of handgame and having round dances Kathryn Red Corn, Joseph the independent relation- He wanted to ask the AG after each game. Lynn and Lookout kept score of the games. Cheshewalla and Stephanie ship the minerals council where the minerals council “They always said we would be back again as one – and I be- has within the Osage Nation Erwin appealed their eth- fits within the Osage con- lieved that,” Lookout said. “We have the same feelings for our Constitutional government. ics case to the Osage Nation stitutional government, but ways, we have the same feeling for each other because of the However, as an independent Supreme Court on Aug. 19. he felt the question was too relationships. I used to hear them call each other ‘brother’ and agency but also a govern- In February of this year, for- big and better suited for ‘sister’ back when I was little … They could talk their language ment entity of the Nation, mer-Attorney General Jeff the Osage Nation Supreme to each other and understand one another – I seen my father did it is obligated to follow the Jones asked the Trial Court Court to answer instead. that – so I want to thank all of you for being here because this Osage Nation Constitution for a declaratory judgment is about having a good time, relationships with each other and and its laws. on whether the OMC mem- See Records Act enjoying the fellowship that we have when we get together like “I can’t comment at this bers had to file a required —Continued on Page 6 this because we’re family and we’re relatives.” 6 September 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org The White Hair Memorial Learning Center is open to all Osages Tara Madden Osage News

Learning about one’s history and culture can be a challenging task, especially when there are few resources to utilize. The White Hair Memorial Learning Center is treasure trove of Osage genealogical and historical information. The center, lo- cated between the towns of Hominy and Ralston, is in fact a small white house that used to belong to the late Lillie Mor- rell Burkart. After her death it was converted into a learning center and contains her research collections, Osage regalia, and information from her travels overseas, said the center’s director TARA MADDEN/Osage News Renae Brumley. A portrait of the late Lillie Morrell Burkhart hangs in the White Hair Memorial Learning Center. The center is “We also have classes to teach Osage ribbon work and Osage open to all Osages and has an extensive genealogy collection. yarn work from time to time,” Brumley said. “We used to host a lot of different things at the center, like Language classes and people had meetings here, but that doesn’t happen much any- more.” Burkhart was a descendent of Chief White Hair. When she died she left the bulk of her financial estate and her home in trust, set up with the desire it be used as a memorial for Chief White Hair, Brumley said. The Oklahoma Historical Society as the trust administrator, and although it is not an actual museum it has a museum-like atmosphere. The center has Burkhart’s extensive collection of Osage cultural items and documentary items, however due to preservation concerns, most of her items are stored and not able to be viewed publicly, except on occasion when they are dis- played for a short time, Brumley said. The most sensitive items have been photographed and can be viewed in photo albums at the center. “The Blanche Garrison papers are tons of information on my family,” said LuAnne Bratton, an Osage researcher. “I come once a month from Tulsa. I am very glad this is available, it is great.” The center still has the original bathrooms of the home and visitors can walk through the house and view photographs of what the house used to look like when Burkhart lived there. TARA MADDEN/Osage News The Library is the only room that was added on to the original The White Hair Memorial Learning Center has an extensive library on Native American culture and history. house, the rest of it is as Burkhart left it, minus a few repairs, Brumley said. The library holds books and documents helpful for those in- terested in genealogy and the history and culture of the Osage people. The late Louis F. Burns and his wife Ruth B. Burns pro- vided a large amount of the library. They had an extensive col- lection consisting of books, periodicals, newspapers, maps and audio-visuals that contain information to the Osages, Brumley said. Their research contains information on the migration west- ward of the Burns and Blake families and their extended fami- lies. The library has received donations from various families on their genealogy research. The center accepts and encourages Osage families to bring a copy of their genealogy research to add to the library. Brumley said by adding additional family genealogies to the collection it helps all Osages by providing more sources for visi- tors to use. It also helps to back up family research in case it gets lost or damaged. The memorial functions strictly through the Burkhart estate, however, donations are appreciated. The center is open Monday through Friday and on Saturday by appointments only. For more information or to schedule a visit, call TARA MADDEN/Osage News (918) 538-2417. The White Hair Memorial Learning Center.

the point where he thought impose civil penalties as pro- Records they were conducting offi- vided for in the Act.” cial business. The items dis- Reorganization and budget cuts “Additionally, both acts Act cussed in executive session –from Page 5 would at times be totally un- include civil penalties for affect Child Support Services related to the agenda. His thoughts on the AG’s violations, which provide Shannon Shaw Duty “I’ve been trying to make opinion: “It’s what I expect- the teeth for enforcement Osage News ed.” sure all our entities follow by the Attorney General,” He said two examples to open records and open meet- In 2012 the Osage Nation Child Support Services was an show how governments op- ings law,” Standing Bear Wells wrote. “The Attorney award-winning model for tribes in Indian Country, with a six- erate, whether it’s cities, said. “I’m not saying they General Act authorizes the member staff, including an investigator. [OMC] violated it, because towns, the federal govern- Attorney General to bring Today, there are three employees left: Cindy Tillman, Dana ment or tribes, would be the I really haven’t looked that Daylight and Dana Cass. With recent reorganizations of depart- closely at it – and that issue civil suits against officers for ments by the Standing Bear administration, budget cuts and Open Meetings Act and the hasn’t even come up, yet.” failure to perform their du- debt, the ON Child Support office is feeling the pinch. Open Records Act. t The Open Records Act Rumors of the Nation closing the doors of the child support “In my observation of try- ties as prescribed by the Na- definition of a government office circulated among employees Aug. 27. ing to learn what the Osage tion’s laws.” entity specifically includes “I can tell you this, the reorganization of that department was Minerals Council was doing; independent agencies of the Violation of the Open done to ensure those services stay within the Nation instead of what I was hearing from re- going back to the state,” said Casey Johnson, director of opera- Osage Nation. Meetings Act is punishable ports from meetings didn’t tions. According to the law, any seem to match up to the by a fine of up to $500. Viola- In 2012, ON Child Support Services handled 400 cases. member of the public who agendas,” Standing Bear Johnson confirmed a Child Support Services employee was has been denied an open re- tion of the Open Records Act laid off Aug. 26 and another employee’s salary was reduced, but said. “And I was just curi- cords request can challenge is punishable by a fine of up ous on how they were doing whom he couldn’t say. Through a process of elimination, long- the denial by filing a claim to $5,000. In 2013 the Osage time Case Specialist Delana Taylor, non-Osage, was laid off. things in terms of posting in Trial Court. If successful, Tillman is the director and also holds an at-large member seat agendas and executive ses- News successfully sued the court must award actual on the Pawhuska City Council, Cass is a Finance Specialist and sions.” court costs, attorney fees then-Principal Chief John Daylight (Osage) is a Case Initiation/Paternity specialist. An example he gave of and expenses. Red Eagle for violating the According to the child support website, the office works in how tribal officials used According to the AG opin- Open Records Act. partnership with the Federal Office of Child Support Enforce- to conduct business in the ion, the AG “may enforce vi- ment and other tribal and state agencies. The office provides ser- To read the AG’s opin- Osage was when he was the olations of the Open Records vices such as paternity establishment, establishment of a child Assistant Principal Chief for Act by filing a civil suit in ion, visit: http://static.osa- support order, location of all parties associated, and enforcement of child support orders, modification of an existing child support the 28th Osage Tribal Coun- Trial Court against a public genews.org.s3.amazonaws. cil from 1990-1994. He said employee or any other per- order and a tribal intervention program. com/cms_page_me- Tillman was out of the office when Osage News tried to reach they would have meetings son who has lawful access her for comment. and go into executive ses- to any public or protected dia/43/2015-8-19_AG_ For more information on the Child Support Services office, call sion and discuss issues to record asking the Court to Open%20Meeting%20.pdf. (918) 287-5458 or visit their website at https://www.osagenation- nsn.gov/what-we-do/child-support-services. Osage News • osagenews.org September 2015 7

TARA MADDEN/Osage News The class wearing their aprons they made during the week. From left: Liliana St. John, Lauren Lookout, Chole Shadlow, Eva Harden, Elizabeth Wikel. Strengthening Osage

TARA MADDEN/Osage News Lilianna St. John cuts meat for meat gravy. youth with culture Tara Madden tion while cooking by washing tion Program. “Every Osage Osage News and putting away knives af- needs to know their history!” Second lawsuit filed ter use. They were taught hot By the end of the first day Osage Nation Prevention grease safety so no one would the girls were able to run a against former Osage Program recognizes the im- be burned while frying the fry- sewing machine, make fry- portance of females within bread. bread and corn soup. the Osage culture and worked The girls began by learn- The second day of class the LLC management with the Wah-Zha-Zhi Cul- ing how to make frybread and girls finished their aprons and tural Center to educate young corn soup because corn soup The Osage Nation filed a second lawsuit against former since they were so efficient women about the important requires one meat. They were Osage Limited Liability Company management and for- and worked fast paced they roles women play within their taught how to cut the meat mer business partners regarding a separate investment then began making a shawl. culture. for the soup and how to boil that brought no revenue back to the Nation. They prepared meat gravy and Renee Harris and Rebecca and put it all together. It was On July 20, the Nation filed the second suit in Osage grape dumplings and fry bread Brave from the WCC worked a simple meal and it also pro- County District Court against former LLC CEO Carol for their cooking lesson. the week of Aug. 3-6 with teen vided the class lunch that they Leese, former LLC CFO Robert Petre; and Michael Mor- The third day the girls girls at the Hominy Village helped prepare on the first day. risett who worked as a financial advisor and for now-de- learned how to prepare steam Community building in Homi- In the afternoon of the first funct LLC subsidiary Osage Investments LLC. fry and Osage peaches and ny, Okla. They taught the girls day they were taught the ba- In its complaint, the Nation said Leese asked the ON made frybread. that sewing and cooking is not sics of a sewing machine and Congress for a $7.5 million appropriation in 2010 to fund The final day the girls fin- only important but they are sewing machine safety. They several economic development projects, including an in- ished their shawls and cut also fun. were able to pick the fabric vestment with now-defunct EquityStation, which was ap- meat and began prepar- “I want the girls to enjoy they wanted to use for their proved by the LLC board that year. According to LLC apron they would be making. ing a meal for their families management at the time, the EquityStation investment cooking as much as I do, and The girls were taught how to and friends to see what they was to provide the LLC with “access to an investment have some knowledge about cut out the apron and to piece learned all week. They had banking platform.” kitchen and food safety and it together and then how to to set a table for a traditional According to the July 2010 “Share Purchase Agree- most importantly understand that blessing they will receive sew it on the machine. Osage meal. ment,” the LLC purchased 249 shares of EquityStation “These girls have done tre- from vFinance for $800,000. But in January 2013, Eq- through the food they pre- “I believe it is very impor- pared,” Harris said. tant to pass on these teachings mendous, they know what uityShare was dissolved and the LLC “was left with on- they are doing they have it go- paper assets that were worthless or virtually worthless.” The first day of class the from generation to generation ing on,” Harris said. “I look for- LLC records indicate that no cash was ever distributed students were taught kitchen because the children are our ward to doing it again.” back to the LLC and there is no indication in those records safety and food safety and future! We must instill in them The Osage Nation Preven- that any collectible accounts receivable or “refundable de- the importance of hand wash- what it means and what it is to tion Program currently ad- posits” existed or were actually paid to the LLC, the com- ing and how to handle sharp be Osage by teaching them our plaint states. knives in the kitchen correct- language, culture, and beliefs, ministers a grant titled Tribal The complaint also said between July 2010 and Jan. ly. They were taught how to so that our ways are not lost, Youth Program: Strengthening 1, 2013 that Equity Station distributed no profits or avoid food cross contamina- said Peaches Hail, ON Preven- Native Girls. dividends to the LLC. Also during this same period, the LLC contributed additional cash to EquityStation in the amount of at least $50,000. The complaint identifies Morrisett as a Florida resident Shaw elected President Elect of Association who acted as a financial advisor to EquityStation, as a vFinance employee and employee/ agent of former Osage Investments LLC. Morrisett is identified as a conspirer in of American Indian Physicians the complaint who worked with Leese and Petre “to de- Shannon Shaw Duty dian or Alaskan Native, and fraud (the Nation) of the $800,000 paid” for the EquityS- Osage News who are licensed to practice tation shares. medicine in the United States, In its lawsuit, the Nation also alleges Morrisett received Osage Congressman and according to the website. AAIP more than $37,500 in “consultant fees,” was paid expense medical doctor, Ron Shaw, was also offers an affiliate level reimbursements and possibly other amounts during the recently elected the President membership for American In- July 2010-Jan 2013 period from the LLC’s coffers. Elect for the Association of dian or Alaskan Native physi- The Nation is asking the court to find the defendants cians who are unable to meet guilty of four claims: of breaking the Oklahoma Securi- American Indian Physicians. Shaw, who is also the medi- the 1/8 blood quantum require- ties Act; committing common law fraud and conspiracy to ment. defraud the Nation and LLC board of directors; negligent cal director for the Citizen Nation Health Shaw said he’s been involved misrepresentation; and breach of fiduciary duty. with AAIP since the 70s. Cur- Services, will serve as Presi- The Nation also alleges Leese and Petre made “false rently, AAIP has around 2,200 representations to the (LLC) board and (directly/ indirect- dent Elect for one year of his Native physician members and ly) to the Congress to the effect that such investment was three-year term. The following about 450 active members. sound and that such defendants had conducted due dili- year he will serve as President, Courtesy Photo “We were thinking about gence to determine that the investment would be sound.” and in his third year he will Osage Nation Congressman and how many Osage physicians In seeking damages, the Nation is asking the court to serve as Immediate Past Pres- medical doctor, Ron Shaw. He was we have the other day, that find the defendants guilty on the four claims and is asking ident. He said his first goal is recently elected President Elect for we know of, and there is Cam- for damages exceeding $75,000 on each of the claims. to improve the level of health the Association of American Indi- eron Rumsey, Moira Red Corn, The second lawsuit comes nearly two months after the care for Natives and increase an Physicians. Patrick Tinker,” he said. “Dr. Nation filed suit through attorneys working on an LLC in- the number of Native Ameri- vestigation of its business activities while Leese was CEO. [Robert] Chesbro is Choctaw, can health professionals. have business to conduct, is- Attorneys with Osage-owned firm Shield Law Group he will be working with us at “I would say it’s a chance sues to discuss.” PLC and Sneed Lang P.C. worked on the investigation the Osage clinic.” to build upon skills I’ve de- According to the AAIP and will do so in conjunction with ON Attorney General Shaw, who is from the website, AAIP is a nonprofit Holli Wells. veloped and acquired serving Grayhorse District, was in- As of Aug. 31, summonses in this case were being issued over the last year as an Osage based in and strumental in the Nation’s to the defendants, according to Oklahoma online court re- congressman. That’s what conducts educational forums, recent compact with the In- cords. According to attorney Amanda Proctor, owner of gave me the notion I could workshops and hosts confer- dian Health Service for the Shield Law Group, Leese was served with the summons occupy and successfully com- ences throughout the year in Pawhuska clinic. He has also for the first case in July after he was located living in the plete such a role for the asso- different regions of the United served on the Nation’s Health Milwaukee, Wis. area. Leese, an Edmond native, previ- ciation,” Shaw said. “I respect States. Advisory/Authority Boards ously lived in Wisconsin and worked in a similar economic a lot of the work we do in the AAIP’s membership is made since the Jim Gray adminis- development CEO role for the Forest County Potawatomi congress; it’s orderly, methodi- up of American Indian and tration. before he was hired as the first Osage LLC CEO in 2009. cal, I want to bring those same Native physicians who See Shaw best practices to the AAIP. We are at least 1/8 American In- —Continued on Page 13 8 September 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org

ON Congress members share thoughts, goals for 2015 Tzi-Zho Session

Benny Polacca Osage News

The Fourth Osage Nation Congress will meet for its 2015 Tzi-Zho Session starting Sept. 8 and will use most of the 24-day session to consider and take action on the 2016 fiscal year budgets for the Nation. Other legislative bills, resolutions and other matters TARA MADDEN/Osage News will also be considered. The Osage News inquired with New fencing is going to be added to Bird Creek Farms to help keep animals from eating the crops. the Congressional members on what plans, priorities and goals they will have for the fall session. Here are the re- sponses from the Congress members: Congressional Speaker Maria Whitehorn Pumpkins and Pecans, “As Speaker my top priority is to present an accurate overview of the Fiscal Year 2016 operating budgets re- quested by the Executive Branch to the Members of Con- gress. This overview is in the form of summarized reports Bird Creek Farms is which compare and track FY16 budget requests to FY15 appropriations and subsequent fiscal years when appli- cable. The reports have been made available to Congress Members for their review. hopeful for plentiful crops Another priority is to stress the importance for Con- gress to utilize the information presented to make sound Tara Madden are growing, so after adding whereas cucumbers, dill, corn and sustainable financial decisions when appropriating Osage News new fencing they are optimis- and cauliflower require a low Osage Nation tribal dollars. The FY16 funding bills for tic the pumpkin patch will pH level. Health Benefit, Burial Assistance and Higher Education The workers of Communities flourish after planting in the Boe said the pecan trees at Scholarship funds were enacted during the 7th Special of Excellence and AmeriCorps enclosed area. There should Bird Creek Farms are flour- Session. The appropriation requests remaining before are working hard trying to rid be a whole new batch of pump- ishing and a date will be an- Congress are the Nation’s operating budgets, Master the Bird Creek Farm’s Pump- kins by November, she said. nounced for picking pecans Another factor is there is not Campus loan repayment and Cultural donations and do kin patch of animals that are when the time nears. It will be eating the crops, as well as the an efficient irrigation system not include any initiative or capital spending. At this before the holidays start. never ending Johnson grass yet and Bobby Tallchief, ON time, based on the budgets presented, we are faced with a There are 20 AmeriCorps deficit of -$110,189. It is apparent the Nation has reached that is overtaking the garden. Emergency Management di- employees working dili- the point of unsustainable spending in light of the agreed With the animals and John- rector, waters the pumpkins gently on the farm and the $40 million gaming distribution cap. son grass being a constant when he can. WahZhaZhi Eco Park, which The Chief’s Facebook solution to deficit spending is to nuisance the weather is also “This ground hasn’t been request an additional distribution from the Gaming En- a factor in the growth of the farmed in decades,” Boe said. recently received a $1.2 million terprise to maintain the status quo and to support the Pumpkin patch. “We have added chicken com- grant from the Corporation for initiative to expand the Division of Education and Early “The pumpkin patch that post as well as mushroom com- National and Community Ser- Childhood Services. There has been no official dialogue has been planted is mainly post to recondition the ground vice. between the Executive and the Legislature addressing the for the Osage Nation Head for gardening. “We are excited about the feasibility, implementation and finance of this education Start kids and the WELA kids, Preparing the ground for progression as it begins to take initiative. The idea is honorable and worthy of support, whatever is left after the kids gardening has been a process form into the vision and plans but without a Master Plan, Congress does not have the get their pumpkins will be of getting the grounds pH lev- we had set out to achieve,” Boe information needed to support responsible sustainable open to the public,” said Gail els balanced enough to allow said. “We are constantly mak- growth.” spending of the Osage people’s money. Should the Nation Boe, director of the Communi- ing sure our workers morale is ties of Excellence. According to the Colorado hope for a successful outcome or plan for a successful out- up because they are really do- This is the first year for the State University Extension come? Financial planning is a must. ing hard manual labor.” Congress has been offered an additional $6.5 million by garden and there are hopes website, soil pH is the mea- The workers are pulling the casino executive management this past Friday (Aug. that the pumpkin patch will surement of acidity or alkalini- Johnson grass, watering crops, 28). Last year an additional $6 million was requested for produce enough pumpkins ty in the soil and vital for plant FY15. Requesting additional distribution opens the poten- to allow each child to take a growth. Plants differ in how and piling brush to be burned tial for new government spending, grows bureaucracy and pumpkin home with them, she much acidity they can tolerate on a daily basis. They are con- elevates annual operating budgets, instead of saving mon- said. and plants such as blueber- stantly busy because some- ey for an overdue expansion project at Tulsa casino or land Animals have been eating ries, azaleas and rhododen- thing always needs to be done purchase. The price of the new casino will be more than the pumpkins as fast as they drons are acid-loving plants, in the garden, she said. any project the Nation has ever executed. Government growth and capital expansion of casinos simultaneously without financial planning are reckless. Year after year show we are not good at self-regulating where spending is concerned. Congress needs to enact and enforce accept- able government spending levels to secure the financial future for all Osages.”

Congressman Archie Mason Top three goals are: “1.) Seek accurate information regarding our internal and external workings of Osage government. 2.) Implement our Congressional rights to explore, discover, investigate, question, and oversee all components of our great Nation. 3.) Make deliberate and precise decisions, write law, appropriate our Nation’s money as mandated by the Constitution. We are a prob- lem-solving Congress and we must complete our tasks with deliberate direction. On considering and setting the 2016 fiscal year budgets: “Firstly, we have to know exactly what amount of money is available for Congressional appropriations. Secondly, we must assure ourselves and the Nation that FY16 is com- plete and accurate. Thirdly, we must have keen oversight, ask the right questions, make the best financial decisions, and do so before October 1! The Osage Nation Congres- sional Committee on Appropriations is a very important committee and will have lead on financial spending ap- TARA MADDEN/Osage News propriations suggestions to the Congress.” Autumn Williams and LaTonya West survey the pumpkin patch on Aug. 25 at Bird Creek Farms.

Congresswoman Shannon Edwards “Top three goals: 1) Establish protocols to track spend- ing and ensure adherence to law in administration of diology clinic and a behavioral medical professionals in the Direct Assistance initiatives funded through the follow- Shaw health department, he said. workforce. ing: Higher Education Scholarship Fund, Health Benefit –from Page 7 “We do in-house X-ray, mam- “Health professionals affili- Fund, (which includes spending for the optional Elder mography and ultrasound. We ated with AAIP can also be a Medicare Supplement Benefit), Burial Assistance Fund, Being the medical director do a lot of stuff here, I would network for consultants work- Member Gathering Fund. 2) Ensure FY 2016 spending re- for the Citizen Potawatomi love to see us have these ser- ing with Indian populations, it quests are necessary, provide opportunities for as many vices in the not-too-distant fu- has given him an inside look at is a vast resource of experience members of the Osage Nation as possible, and are reflec- ture for the Pawhuska health what a IHS-compacted clinic and knowledge,” Shaw said. tive of the priorities established by the People in the 25 center,” he said. looks like and functions. The Year Strategic Plan. 3) Decided whether the Annual Gam- According to AAIP, a ma- “Short of our annual confer- Citizen Potawatomi has had ing Plan of Operation displays a business plan sufficient jor goal is to motivate Native ence every year, we need to to successfully implement a Tulsa Casino expansion and a compact with IHS since the students to pursue a career in figure out how to disseminate See Congress 90s, he said. They have nine the health professions or bio- that method and branch out to —Continued on Page 13 providers, a full-time psychia- medical research, thereby in- those looking for that informa- trist, two separate clinics, car- creasing the number of Native tion.” Osage News • osagenews.org September 2015 9

CHALENE TOEHAY/Osage News Andrea Kemble dances in grand entry with her daughter Osage Tribal Princess Alissa Hamilton during the Friday night session at the 84th American Indian Exposition in Anadarko.

CHALENE TOEHAY/Osage News Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear rides in the 84th American In- dian Exposition Parade on Aug. 5 in Anadar- ko, Okla.

CHALENE TOEHAY/Osage News Osage Tribal Princess Alissa Hamilton par- ticipates in the Scalp Dance with her fellow tribal princesses during the tribal exhibi- tions on Aug. 5 at the 84th American Indian Exposition in Anadarko. 10 September 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org Osage News • osagenews.org September 2015 11 12 September 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org Osage News • osagenews.org September 2015 13

Osage gaming officials moving forward with casino employee minimum wage study Benny Polacca Osage News

Osage Nation gaming officials are pursuing a minimum wage study for Osage Casino employees, which could mean increases for those salaries close to the federal level. Discussion on the casino employee minimum wage level took place during the July special session when the Fourth ON Congress considered and voted down a bill (ONCA 15- 55 sponsored by Congressman John Maker) that sought to match the casino’s minimum wage with the Nation’s cur- rent $11.50 hourly minimum wage for tribal government employees. The failed bill came after the Nation’s Gaming Osage News 2014 File Photo Enterprise Board and casino management officials told Congress they were also pursuing a minimum wage study. Gaming floor of Osage Casinos – Ponca City. Osage Casinos CEO Byron Bighorse said casino man- agement is awaiting responses from interested companies on proposals for conducting the minimum wage study dur- ing the Aug. 19 gaming board meeting. The study comes Osage gaming officials after the gaming board voted unanimously on July 15 to support casino management to move forward with a com- prehensive minimum wage and incentive plan study. The gaming board said it was against the bill when it report FY 2014 information was filed and argued the just-filed 2016 fiscal year gaming plan of operations would need to be amended to include the bill’s impact, which would mean changes to salaries on Osage Casinos and other financial items listed in the plan. According to ONCA 15-55, the minimum wage would Benny Polacca proximately $40 million in underway to place 120 acres have increased for casino employees to $10 per hour effec- Osage News casino revenue annually to the into trust along U.S. 60 west tive immediately had the bill passed and that rate would ON government to fund its op- of town. The Nation has also increase to $11.50 per hour when the 2017 fiscal year TULSA, Okla. – For the erations, department services acquired 61 acres at the three- started. ONCA 15-55 was an amendment to the Nation’s first time, the Osage Nation and employee payroll. That minimum salary wage law to include Gaming Enterprise Gaming Enterprise Board and figure is a $10 million jump way intersection of U.S. 60 and (employees) and limited liability company employees. Osage Casinos are printing an from FY 2010 when the Na- State Highway 99 on Pawhus- Currently the casino follows the state and federal mini- annual report starting with tion received $30.3 million to ka’s east side for relocating mum wage requirement of a $7.25 hourly minimum wage the 2014 fiscal year. run the government, according and building a larger casino for its employees. Posted to the Nation’s web- to the report. In the following property. Maker said he filed ONCA 15-55 to “give these (casino site, the 50-plus page report years, the tribal government employees) a chance to give their families a better life.” gives a brief overview of the distribution of gaming revenue For casino employee demo- Congresswoman Angela Pratt voted against the bill Nation’s seven-casino enter- was: 2011 - $40.6 million; 2012 graphics in 2014, there was stating it was too costly at this time, but said she is open prise and updates. According - $38.8 million; 2013 - $40.5 a reported total of 1,739 em- to revisit the issue after the minimum wage study is com- to the report, highlights of FY million; and 2014 - $40.4 mil- ployees with 55 percent (962) pleted with recommendations. “I know how to work a hard 2014 include: lion. of them Caucasian; 19 per- job with little pay, so I can put myself in those shoes but For the fiscal year ending Due to confidential and pro- I’m in this seat now and I do understand my role and it is Sept. 30, 2014, an outside audit prietary information concerns, cent (337) Native Americans; my job to look at these numbers and to listen to the board, of the casino financials result- the report does not indicate 10 percent (172) Osages; 7 listen to the Executive (branch) and all of our gaming in- ed in an unqualified opinion, specific numbers as to how percent (119) African Ameri- dustry professionals do not agree with this happening at which is an auditor’s judgment much each of the seven casi- can; 4 percent (65) other/ not this time… I am not completely against this, I just want to nos made in dollar amounts that a company’s financial marked; 3 percent (45) Asian; give them time to do their job.” records and statements are during FY 2014, but the report and 2 percent (39) Hispanic. Congressman John Jech also agreed in voting down fairly and appropriately pre- breaks down several reporting the bill noting there are several issues and questions that sented. Kansas City-based ac- figures in percentage instead. On the management side, need addressing by gaming officials before any impacted counting firm McGladrey LLP For example, the Tulsa casi- there were 112 manager em- casino jobs receive salary increases. conducted the audit as part no brought in 40.2 percent of ployees with 51 percent (57) According to a Congressional fiscal analysis of ONCA of a National Indian Gaming the total gaming revenue for Caucasian; 29 percent (32) 15-55, the minimum wage increase would’ve impacted Commission requirement that Osage Casinos in FY 2014. The Osages; 13 percent (15) Na- 601 casino employees and 75-80 of those employees are casinos conduct independent remaining percentages are: Osage. The fiscal analysis also cited gaming officials, who audits yearly. Sand Springs – 18.8 percent; tive Americans; 3 percent (3) noted the last Osage Casino salary compensation study Gaming board Chairman Ponca City – 12.9 percent; other/ not marked; 2 percent was completed in 2013 and such studies are commissioned Mark Simms and other gam- Bartlesville – 11.7 percent; (2) Asian, 2 percent (2) His- every four to five years. ing officials are now offering Skiatook – 10.7 percent; Hom- panic; and 1 percent (1) Afri- an annual report “to provide iny – 3 percent; and Pawhuska can American. the Osage Nation with a clear – 2.7 percent. and concise review of the Casi- As far as planning goes, the On the casino executive side, 2015 Tzi-Zho Session nos’ performance for the year” report states efforts are un- there were 22 executives with and adding “our ultimate goal derway to place several land 64 percent of them Osage; 27 is to transform the organiza- tracts into federal trust status percent Caucasian; 5 percent tion so that all employees em- for gaming purposes so other Hispanic; and 4 percent Native to start Sept. 8 brace and value transparency, gaming properties can even- American. The Fourth Osage Nation Congress will convene for its 2015 efficiency and accountability.” tually expand. This process Tzi-Zho Session starting on Sept. 8 for a 24-day run. In his report, Osage Casinos could take a few years before The report is available on Much of the fall Congressional session’s focus will be on the CEO Byron Bighorse said the approval is granted to use the the Nation’s website at www. proposed 2016 fiscal year budgets for the Nation’s governmental bank loans, which financed the land for gaming purposes, so osagenation-nsn.gov on the Ponca City and Skiatook casi- no timeline was noted on when operations and departments. The fiscal year starts Oct. 1 just Gaming Enterprise Board’s days before the session ends its run on Oct. 5. no/ hotel properties were paid the trust process would be com- page. Click the “2014 Annual The Congress set the 2016 fiscal year projected revenue in full by the end of FY 2014. pleted for lands in Pawhuska amount at $43,775,000 during its spring Hun-Kah Session. The Starting in 2011, the gam- and near Bartlesville. Report” link on the page to projected revenue figure is crucial to the ON budgeting pro- ing board has distributed ap- For Bartlesville, plans are view the 52-page report online. cess because the Congress cannot pass budgets exceeding that amount, per the Osage Constitution. The $43.7 million figure is just under $294,000 less than FY 2015’s projected revenue amount. Former Osage museum ON Congressional committees will meet as needed through- out the session to initially consider bills, budgets, resolutions and other matters brought to the legislative branch’s attention, researcher appointed to which include confirming people who are appointed to the Na- tion’s boards/ commissions. Pawnee City Council For more information on the session, committee meetings and filed legislation, visit the ON Congressional website at: www. Benny Polacca position was that both seats osagenation-nsn.gov/who-we-are/congress-legislative-branch Osage News were vacant, as of June’s regu- Check back to www.osagenews.org for updates on news devel- larly scheduled council meet- opments during the Congressional session or follow the Osage Osage citizen Lou Brock is ing, as one of the councilmen News on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook for updates as well. now serving on the Pawnee moved to Ward 1, and the City Council after being ap- other resigned,” Brock said. Courtesy Photo pointed to fill a vacant council “Only two people filed (I, being seat. one of them). I hand-delivered Lou Brock Brock is serving the remain- my resume and a letter, a day ernment less than four months der of a two-year term on the later, stating that my wife and after retiring from the Osage eight-member City Council af- I have been (city residents) Nation’s tribal museum where ter receiving a unanimous vote since June 2000 and I’d like he worked for about 10 years, for his appointment from fel- to learn a little more about according to his LinkedIn low council members. Brock’s my own city through its gov- page. Brock worked under for- appointment was listed on the ernment. I did explain in my mer museum director Kathryn council’s Aug. 3 meeting agen- letter to the mayor and the Red Corn mostly as a senior da and he will be one of two council that ‘even between researcher where he helped earthquakes, (my wife Rosie council members representing keep inventory of museum Ward 4. and I) plan to stay (in Pawnee) “What caught my eye in fil- for a few more years.’” JARED THORNESee Brock ing for the part-time (council) Brock is joining the city gov- —Continued on Page 13 14 September 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org

date existing rules and regulations for Congress the proper operation of the elections. –from Page 8 Also I am pleased to co-sponsor ONCA if so, in what amount and under what 15-75 (Osage Graves Protection Act limitations to borrowing, spending and sponsored by Maker), which is an act oversight. Fulfillment of these goals will keep to protect human remains, funerary ob- the Nation and its members moving jects, graves and cemeteries. Currently forward economically and culturally, there are no ON laws that protect our and provide opportunity to enhance the Osage burial sites and cemeteries, and health and education of the People. protect the rights of family members to The budgeting approach Congress visit these sites.” adopted in April 2015 was to request operations budgets by Branch and Di- vision with a limitation that would Congresswoman Alice Buffalohead ensure spending within Projected Rev- “My goal for the fall session is to stay enue. That is still the approach I fa- within budget. Prioritizing what our vor. Based on Congressional reports, Nation needs first and appropriating it is my understanding the Executive money to those projects, programs, and Branch’s operating funds budget ex- ceeds the amount Congress requested services that serve the Osage people. it propose. Because of that, I am in Over the past two years the Nation has favor of Congress reducing appropria- had a difficult time ‘living within our Courtesy Photo/Wes Clymer tions to the level requested. That move means.’ The $40 million, per year, we Lou Brock is sworn in as a Pawnee City Council member. He will serve the remainder of a will ensure there is some funding left receive from the Osage Casinos used to for initiatives and activities, which the two-year term. be enough to run our government, but People have prioritized. Cutting/ elimi- nating spending for sound initiatives to that isn’t the case anymore. Brock create more government bureaucracy It is never easy to cast a ‘no’ vote, but –from Page 13 is ill-advised in my opinion. Our three- it is a reality we are likely to see this items and visited with countless guests through the years as he educated them branch system requires Congress to be session. Not all of the fall session leg- and gave tours throughout the Osage Tribal Museum in Pawhuska. Brock also helped develop and researched Osage history data for The Osage informed, question, demonstrate over- islation has been filed yet and I have sight and require compromise. I need Timeline, which was published in 2013 and 2014 by the Tribal Museum and con- already seen a few budget revisions. I tains 100-plus pages of history information on the Osage. to be satisfied the Administration and am currently working with the Osage Regarding his council tenure, Brock said: “My main goal is to finish the two- my fellow members have adequately year term and assist in new and existing goals, learning from the mayor, the Tax Commission and the Osage Casino debated every spending measure and other members of the council, the city employees and those living in the ward to have eliminated waste before voting on amending a few laws.” whom I represent. I’ll be checking on any committees that the councilmembers ‘yes’.” have, and will do my best to be on one or two of them.” Congresswoman Angela Pratt Before working for the Nation, Brock put in 30 years with Southwestern Bell Congressman John Maker Telephone/ SBC Communications in several positions including senior stenogra- Prior to this session, I have been fo- “My main concern every session is pher and records clerk for various entities. spending – We’ve got to get this out- cusing on many areas within our social Brock’s other claim to Osage fame is showcasing his musical talent in Osage- focused events, which included serving as co-composer for Wahzhazhe: An Osage of-control spending down. I could not services division and the expansion of Ballet. He’s also served as the piano player and singer for “The Lord’s Prayer” at believe this crazy spending of millions our fire prevention program to increase past events including the three most recent inaugurations of elected Osage Na- when I first came into office. I look at employment opportunities. During this tion officials. how this will affect every Osage citi- session, I am introducing a bill similar Brock said his work with the Nation did not have anything to do with decid- zen? My second goal is I’ve introduced ing to start city municipal government service. “I’ve admired my former director, to the 2007 Anti-Methamphetamine the “Osage Graves Protection Act” Kathryn Red Corn as a councilwoman for the 1st and, now, 3rd Osage Miner- (ONCA 15-75) and I’ve worked with Act, which included the Anti-Metham- als Council; Rosemary Wood, a councilwoman back in the 29th and 30th Osage (ON Historic Preservation Officer) Dr. phetamine Joint Task Force. I would Tribal Councils: and of course, my late father, Wheeler Brock, was councilman on Andrea Hunter on this. My main con- like to reintroduce the Joint Task Force the 24th Osage Tribal Council,” he said. “Of working for both Southwestern Bell/SBC Communications, Inc. and the cern is there are Osage members who as it was short lived several years ago. Osage Nation, so far, the statement that my father made before his passing in have cemeteries on lands their families This task force will hold us account- 1977 continues to remind me of why I’m here,” Brock said. “It was my signature previously owned, but now have trouble able for coming to the table to share line, quoting, ‘Do as much for yourself as you can. Help is fine, but nobody owes accessing those lands. There shouldn’t you more than you owe yourself.’” be any reason a landowner should deny information from different Osage Na- an Osage family access to the graves. tion Offices such as the Office of the At- Third goal is we need new revenue torney General, Chief of Police, Social sources such as a larger Tulsa casino Services, Prevention, Counseling Cen- project because I think it’s critical to ter, etc. help the Nation generate more rev- I would like to see Osage Nation do enue. The time is now to work on that project, something has to be done with more in the area of prevention. I’m not that gaming property to do expansion. saying this will be easy but I do think The longer we wait, the cost of building it is necessary. We can increase penal- materials, etc. will go up.” ties to punish all day long but what I’d rather see is how we are really going Congressman James Norris to help our tribal members and others “On Oct. 1, the Osage Nation will open the doors to our health center and in our community to combat the alco- will formally participate in the Indian hol and drug abuse that is plaguing Health Service Tribal Self-Governance our community. I’m tired of seeing our Program (thanks to co-sponsoring tribal members dying, going to jail and ONCR 15-19 which is the resolution losing their children. My heart hurts passed to approve the execution of the for them and I’d like to see us lead the contract). I am pleased that we are one of the many tribes across the country way in prevention. that will be delivering health care and The collaborative effort of these of- related services to our people based on fices and perhaps others in our com- our specific needs rather than what the munity to share the information we IHS thinks is best for our Osage peo- have and develop a Strategic Plan for ple. I am told by members of the Health a better approach to these issues is the Authority Board that in the beginning, services will remain the same without first step. I believe that it is important any noticeable differences and that to collect this data and stay current new and expanded services will be of- with a plan so that we can keep men- fered in the near future. tal illness and substance abuse at the I will be sponsoring ONCA 15-76 forefront as we move into our health (an updated ON election code proposed compact. It’s been my hope for years by the Election Board). The purpose of this act is an effort to ensure fair to expand our treatment services to in- elections and the Election Board finds clude a reintegration program for those it necessary to review, revise and up- who have been incarcerated. SOsage portNews • osagenews.org s September 2015 15

TARA MADDEN/Osage News Big T Sports and Athletics hosted its first football camp in Pawhuska on July 25. Football camp held in Pawhuska coached by former college and pro players Tara Madden out to help with the day as fensive line back from OU Osage News well. and played for the Denver “It was fun and a great expe- Broncos, Montreal Allou- It was an all-star cast at the rience for my family and com- ettes and the Washington first Big T Sports and Athletics munity, it feels like we made Professional Football Team. history and I hope this was Football Camp. • Tony Peters: a former the first with more to come,” Joseph “Joe” Tillman defensive back from OU said Pawhuska youth sports (Osage) president and founder played ten years in the coach Beaushee Wildcat, who of Big T Sports and Athletics NFL with the Cleveland coaches fifth and sixth-grade held the one-day football camp Browns and Washington at the Ormand Beach Memori- players. Professional Football Team. al Stadium at Pawhuska High “I would send my kids School on July 25. again, it was ran well and it • Lewis Blackwell: a for- The camp day was a hot one was amazing to have athletes mer defensive end for but the heat and humidity did of that caliber to work with OSU and was drafted by not deter the 79 boys and one our youth … the coaches kept the Dallas Cowboys. them moving and made sure girl on the field ready to learn • Mike Hudson: a former they were hydrated,” said vol- some football drills and tech- defensive back and safety niques from some of the finest unteer coach Bruce Cass. for OSU who was drafted football players, all of which The campers received a wa- by the San Diego Chargers. once played for one of the two ter bottle, t-shirt, and a tote main Oklahoma state colleges bag and lunch during the day • Kerry Graham: a for- with some going on to play for and at the end of the camp, mer defensive tackle for the NFL. Most notably Thom- they were recognized one-by- OSU who played in the as Lott, a former University of one to receive a participation USFL with the San An- Oklahoma quarterback who certificate and got to shake tonio Gunslingers. once played with the St. Louis hands with Coach Tillman • Mel Campbell: a former Cardinals. and fellow coach Thomas Lott, wide receiver for OSU and “The kids came from Owas- a former University of Okla- served as OSU assistant so, Stillwater, Ponca City, homa quarterback who once football coach for four years. Hominy, Pawhuska, Wood- played with the St. Louis Car- • Scott Harmon: a former land, Pawnee and Bartles- dinals. defensive back for OSU ville,” Tillman said “It was a “We had a lot of great help who currently coaches at feel-good day, a fun day, well from the community to make Hominy High School, where attended, I am just thankful it this camp possible, from of- he went to high school. was a very blessed day for us.” fering scholarships to helping The focus of the camp was with water and other various For more information on Big to coach the youth by show- tasks needed to make the day T Sports and Athletics visit ing them correct stances and run smoothly,” Tillman said. the website at: www.bigtsport- Osage News 2013 File Photo techniques and to make foot- Tillman will coach the fifth sandathletics.com Joe Tillman ball fun, and as Coach Tillman and sixth grade Pawhuska likes to say: “Coach them up!” youth football this year, as he has for the past 10 years and Osage Nation Emergency he will also be helping with the Management director Bobby Pawhuska High School team Tallchief was also there to help Osages sought with knowledge as much as he can. Tillman ensure the boys and Fiona plans to have seven or eight Red Eagle, who was the only camps next year and will also girl on the field, stayed cool of ancestral campsites and trails open an indoor facility with throughout the day, with cool- Osage News and any other information “I invite any informa- turf and has designed a youth ing stations set up to prevent they receive. tion or individuals who may size sled that he will be mar- The Osage Nation Historic overheating. “We had one little According to literature on keting throughout the year. Preservation Office is cur- have this information,” Ja- beautiful girl, she was wonder- the interviews, the ONH- The camp coaches helping rently seeking Osages with cobs said. “I’m about to turn ful, she was real good and par- PO’s purpose in conducting this year include: knowledge of grave and cem- 30 and I don’t know a lot of ticipated at a high level and etery locations, early camps the interviews is to preserve things – and there are many smiling till the very end,” Till- • Lott: a former quarterback the knowledge of Osage el- or culturally significant just like me who don’t.” man said of Red Eagle. from University of Okla- ders while also making the sites, and Osage trails with- Jacobs is currently sched- The camp had six groups ro- homa and was drafted by information available for the in the reservation boundar- uling interviews with those tating to eight different drills the St. Louis Cardinals. ies. education of others. with water hydration check interested. To schedule an • Mark Moore: a former safe- Dr. Andrea Hunter, direc- Kilan Jacobs, ONHPO re- points in between to allow the interview with Jacobs or for ty for Oklahoma State Uni- tor of the ONHPO, said they searcher, is leading the new kids to get a drink of water and versity and was picked in plan to construct a map that project and said the infor- more information, call (918) to cool down before heading to the fourth round draft pick will show the campsites and mation is very important to 287-5520 or email him at lja- their next drill. for the Seattle Seahawks. trails Osages used to use, document. [email protected]. Many volunteer youth coaches from the area came • Terry Peters: a former de- 16 September 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org Osage Culture Osage artists needed for new Oil and headrights facilities on Osage campus have impacted our past, Osage News tion, 1071 Grandview Lane, related materials become the Pawhuska, OK 74056. property of the Osage Nation. The Osage Nation is solicit- The detailed Request for Please contact Tammy Leep- present, and future ing proposals from Osage Art- er, Procurement Officer, with Proposal may be obtained from Charles Red Corn ists to provide artwork for our the Osage Nation Purchasing the Purchasing Office. Osage News two new facilities. Responses Office at (918) 287-5344 or via will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. The Osage Nation reserves e-mail tleeper@osagenation- It has been well over a on Sept. 25 at the Purchas- the right to reject any and all nsn.gov to request a copy of the century since oil was dis- ing Office of the Osage Na- responses. All proposals and detailed Request for Proposal. covered on the million and a half acre Osage Reser- vation. It would be an un- derstatement to say that finding oil on the Reserva- Area expands for storm tion has had a profound impact the on the lives of shelter eligibility from ON Osage People. I believe it is also safe to say that oil Emergency Management has created more solutions than problems to Osage Osage News life. Keeping in mind that Charles Red Corn Storm shelters are available for those Osages living we are well aware of the sometime plan for. Osages in Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, Potawatomie, Lin- problems that exist in our know there has been fraud coln and McClain counties. The program, operated by the world, and we never pre- and even murders commit- Osage Nation Emergency Management, is a $27,500 grant tend that those problems ted in the pursuit of a Head- from the Red Cross. The grant is providing for 11 storm Mike Black do not exist. shelters for tribal members who meet certain criteria. right. One of the first oil re- Deadline for applications is Sept. 30. While it was not perfect BIA Director to lated problems the People The program was originally offered to only those Osages that was about as fair as it faced was how to distribute living within the Moore area, but after there were no ap- was going to get. discuss issues future income from oil in a plications sent in ONEM director Bobby Tallchief called I have always believed way that would be fair to all the Red Cross and they agreed to extend the coverage there is a connection be- area. involving Mineral involved. It was a problem tween the ancient ways Applicants must own or be purchasing a home, can ver- that lots of people would ify storm damage from the May 2013 tornado, and don’t Estate Sept. 9 like to have had. Tribal of life and the beliefs of a People, and history is the currently have a storm shelter. For those families select- Leaders came up with a so- ed, they will receive a $2,500 stipend. Osage News outcome of those decisions of lution. That solution was to Call the ONEM for further details at (918) 287-5225 or Bureau of Indian Affairs Di- look at all of the pools of oil leadership. email Tallchief at [email protected]. found under the Reserva- Economics is an impor- rector, Mike Black, will give a tion as if all of those pools tant part of any culture, presentation to Osage citizens of oil were really just one tribal or otherwise, and about the current condition of big pool of oil that ended Osage Culture is partially Appraisers sought by Nation the Osage Minerals Estate. at the Reservation border. driven by economics. More The presentation is public Each Osage would then be importantly, Osage Culture to evaluate Osage Tribal and will take place at 11 a.m. granted to him, or to her, finds its roots in the ancient on Sept. 9 at the Pawhuska one full share of income world of the Wah-Zha-Zhi. Business Development Center in Pawhuska. The presenta- from the oil produced and That is what the Osages of Museum artifacts tion will be live streamed and sold by the Mineral Estate. the past called themselves. Osage News can be viewed on the Osage That interest was then The term Osage is a corrup- The Osage Nation is soliciting proposals from qualified indi- Nation’s website at www.osa- called an Osage Headright. tion of translating Wah-Zha- viduals or firms to perform appraisals on Native American ar- genation-nsn.gov/multimedia/ Each Osage Headright Zhi from Osage to English tifacts, artwork, regalia, and sculptures located at the Osage live-media. brought with it one share of while passing through some Tribal Museum in Pawhuska. According to a prepared re- the proceeds from the mil- Frenchmen. Responses will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 2, at the lease, Principal Chief Geoffrey lion and a half acre Min- No matter what the cir- Purchasing Office of the Osage Nation, located at 1071 Grand- Standing Bear invited Black eral Estate. There were a cumstances could have been, view Lane in Pawhuska. for the presentation following total of 2,229 members of The detailed Request for Proposal may be obtained from the I would say that a majority a federal court decision to tem- the Tribe at that time. It Purchasing Office. of Indian People have mean- porarily halt new oil and gas also brought with it a 160- Osage Preference will be applied in awarding the contract. ingful and interesting lives, rules and to address concerns acre Homestead within the The Osage Nation reserves the right to reject any and all re- and the ones I am familiar over declining oil and gas pro- Reservation and 658 acres sponses. with celebrate in ways that duction. of surface land within the Please contact Amanda Fenton, Tribal Purchasing Agent, reach back into time, just as Black will not discuss mat- Reservation. with the Osage Nation Purchasing Office at (918) 287-5354 or Osage celebrate the past as ters that are currently in litiga- The one share that all via email [email protected] to request a copy of the much as the present while detailed Request for Proposal. tion, according to the release. women, men and children knowing that living the received were equal to each past, present and future are and every member of the equally important. Tribe. ––––––––– Tax Commission offering District tags The term Headright About the author: Osage News turned out to be an accu- Charles H. Red Corn, Osage, is rate description of those the author of “A Pipe for Feb- Feeling pride for your Osage assets because, ideally, a ruary” and various other pub- District? Personalize your ve- Headright is passed down lished works. Red Corn received hicle with the Osage Nation from one generation of trib- his B.A. in Psychology and his Tax Commission’s personal- al members to the next gen- Masters of Education Admin- ized District tags. istration from Penn State. He eration of tribal members. Tags specifying Grayhorse, is a veteran of the U.S. Army Hominy and Pawhuska Dis- We all know that life and resides with his wife Jeri in tricts are now available and does not always follow the Norman, Okla. He is the Osage cost $25. Since 2011, the Tax ideal path we hope and News culture columnist. Commission has offered per- sonalized tags with the Osage Orthography spelling out Osage People, pronounced “Wah-Zha-Zhi Ni-Ka-She.” The Osage Nation has had tribal tags since 1997. The 31st Osage Tribal Council se- lected the current blue design, which used to feature teepees, buffaloes and a horse rider. According to a 2011 Osage News article, prior to the 2006-reformed government, the Tribal Council hosted a poster contest to select a new tag design, which drew sev- eral entries. Barbara Alkire, a former government employ- ee who is non-Osage, created the current and winning tag design, according to the Tax Commission. Osages interested in reg- istering their vehicles with a tribal tags must provide the Tax Commission with docu- mentation including proof of Osage Nation membership, Courtesy Photo/Marilyn Booth See Tags The Osage Nation Tax Commission is offering District tags for Grayhorse, —Continued on Page 13 Hominy and Pawhuska. COsage Newsommunity • osagenews.org September 2015 17 Osage Nation recognized by American Heart Association for leadership challenge Osage News reduce their risk factors for Muscogee Creek Nation (sec- heart disease. Eight tribal na- ond) in this year’s challenge. The American Heart Asso- tions in Oklahoma competed According to the AHA, heart ciation recognized the Osage in the challenge for education- disease is the leading cause Nation for its participation in a blood pressure management al scholarships to be awarded of death for Native American program and the Nation re- within their tribe, according and die from heart disease at ceived a $500 award. to an AHA news release. Each younger ages than any other Rachel Crawford, the as- tribal leader participated in a ethnic group in the United sociation’s director of Health blood pressure management States. The Centers for Dis- Equity for Native American/ program and earned points for ease Control and Prevention Native Alaskan initiatives, entering their blood pressure reports about 36 percent of presented the award during readings each month, engag- those who die of heart disease the ON Congressional Special ing with the Heart Healthy die before age 65. Session on July 16. She told Natives Facebook Group, and For more information on the the Congress the Nation had through physical fitness and American Heart Association’s five representing participants nutrition activities. Native American programs, in the program, which started The Osage Nation finished contact Rachel Crawford (405) in January and had leaders third behind the Wichita and 593-6931 or Rachel.Crawford@ from eight other tribes partici- Affiliated Tribes (first) and heart.org pating. “As a result of your active participation and the great work you’ve done with your community health programs, you’ve received third place and we’re awarding you a $500 check to your Education De- partment for a scholarship … we’re grateful for your partici- pation,” Crawford said. The AHA developed the Heart Healthy Natives Tribal Courtesy photo by the American Heart Association Leadership Challenge to en- courage local tribal leaders to Rachel Crawford of the American Heart Association presents a $500 influence their community to check to Osage Nation Congressional Speaker Maria Whitehorn for the Nation’s participation in the 2015 Heart Healthy Natives Tribal Leader- ship Challenge during the July special session. Save the Date! –Local Events Calendar NAGPRA grant SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Offices Closed November 14 awarded to Nation Every Thursday Every Thursday Nutrition Warriors Meet Nutrition Warriors Meet Oklahoma State Every Thursday Every Thursday in October University Powwow in September Osage County Health Payne County for three projects Osage County Health Department Expo Center Department Pawhuska, Oklahoma Osage News Stillwater, Oklahoma Pawhuska, Oklahoma 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The National Park Service awarded the Osage Nation His- For more information 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. For more information con- torical Preservation Office awarded $29,513 for repatriation and contact (405) 744-0401 For more information con- tact Katelynn Rulo at kru- consultation projects. tact Katelynn Rulo at kru- [email protected] or November 26 – 27 “We are very excited to say that the National Park Service [email protected] or Shay Luey at (918) 440- has awarded us funds to conduct repatriation visits to the Mil- Shay Luey at (918) 440- 7889 or (918) 287-5267 Thanksgiving – waukee Public Museum and the Museum of Natural History and 7889 or (918) 287-5267 Observed Holiday October 3 Offices Closed Planetarium at Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Is- September 4 National Indian Taco land, as well as funds to conduct a reburial in Thayer, Missouri,”

Choctaw Nation Labor Championship said Sarah O’Donnell, NAGPRA assistant. Downtown Pawhuska Day Annual Powwow Repatriation is the process of returning Osage ancestral re- Dance Competitions DECEMBER Tuskahoma, Oklahoma mains to the reservation or their place of origin. For more informa- Every Thursday For more information Fifteen tribes and 16 museums were awarded more than $1.5 contact (580) 924-8280 tion contact Pawhuska Nutrition Warriors Meet Chamber of Commerce million in NAGPRA repatriation and consultation grants. Grants Every Thursday September 4 – 6 at (918) 287-1208 awarded are to assist in the identification, documentation, and 63rd Cherokee in December return of ancestral remains and cultural objects in museum col- National Holiday October 12 Osage County Health lections to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. Tahlequah, Oklahoma Osage Day – Department According to a NPS release, projects funded include the repa- Observed Holiday Pawhuska, Oklahoma triation of more than 300 ancestors and numerous funerary and September 7 Offices Closed Labor Day – 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. traditional items to Indian tribes across the United States, as Observed Holiday October 17 For more information con- well as: Offices Closed University of Oklahoma tact Katelynn Rulo at kru- Fall Powwow • Travel funding for tribal representatives to conduct [email protected] or September 17 Norman, OK consultations with museums holding potentially affiliated Western Oklahoma Tribes Shay Luey at (918) 440- remains and other cultural items. CHR and Diabetes Pro- October 17-18 7889 or (918) 287-5267 grams Diabetes Summit 7th Annual Cultural Walk • Specialized training for both museums and tribes Watchetaker Hall Registration deadline December 5 on NAGPRA. is September 24 Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural Na- • The development of a tribal coalition to collaborate and For more informa- Center Craft Extravaganza tion Complex facilitate the repatriation of significant collections currently 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. tion contact rharris@ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. osagenation-nsn.gov in museums. For more information To secure a booth or for contact (580) 654-2216 additional information, September 25 NOVEMBER call (918) 287-5538 F. Browning Pipestem Every Thursday December 24 - 25 Community Golf Tournament Nutrition Warriors Meet Christmas – OU Golf Course Every Thursday Norman, OK in November Observed Holiday Osage County Health Offices Closed event to be held September 25 – 27 Department 24th Annual Comanche Pawhuska, Oklahoma Nation Fair 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Comanche Nation Have an event? Send event for Logan family For more information con- Complex information to the Osage News, tact Katelynn Rulo at kru- U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Captain Joseph C. Logan, For more information [email protected] or Attn.: Shannon Shaw, 619 Ki- wishes to invite the Osage community to a reception in contact (580) 492-3384 Shay Luey at (918) 440- hekah, Pawhuska, OK 74056; honor of his parents WWII veterans, USMC Corporal Os- September 26 7889 or (918) 287-5267. email [email protected], car Logan, Veteran of Iwo Jima, Purple Heart. His moth- Northern California or fax to (918) 287-5563. Make er, full-blood Osage, Women’s Army Corps, PFC, Della November 7 Osage Fall Meeting Morrell Logan. Osage Gourd Group sure to include event date, loca- Petaluma Community Both are buried in the Arlington National Cemetery in Annual Dance tion, email and Web address (if Washington, D.C. His eldest daughter Michelle and her Center Wakon Iron Hall applicable) and a phone number husband will be in attendance from Illinois. He wishes to Petaluma, California Pawhuska, Oklahoma where someone can be contact- introduce her to the people remembering her grandpar- For more information ents on the 70th Anniversary of WWII. contact osages@north- November 11 ed for validation if necessary. The event will be held at the Pawhuska Community erncaliforniaosage.org Veterans Day – Deadline for the October 2015 Center from noon to 1 p.m. on Sept. 18. The community Observed Holiday issue is September 18, 2015. center is located at 520 Lynn Ave., in Pawhuska. O18 Septemberbituarie 2015 s Osage NewsSeptember • osagenews.org 2015 18

Adeline Wilson Choi Olivia Ann St. John Adeline Wilson Choi: Olivia Ann St. John One of the remaining full Olivia Ann St. John, 83, Pawhuska, passed away July bloods of the Osage Nation 30, 2015 at her home in the dies after a long illness Pawhuska Indian Village. Ol- Osage News ivia was born in Pawhuska on July 13, 1932. Her parents were Adeline Wilson Choi, full- the late William St. John and blood Osage, passed away re- CHALENE TOEHAY/Osage News Mildred McClure. She was the cently in Stockton, Calif., after A father and son attend the 2013 Cultural Walk on the Mullendore Crossbell Ranch. a long illness. She was 85. last surviving granddaughter of She was born in 1930 in Pierce and Opal St. John. Grayhorse, Okla., to Theodore As a child she attended (E to Hun Kah) and Clara (Lah Pawhuska’s Immaculate Con- 2015 Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural tah sah) Wilson. She was raised ception School and Pawnee In- in her early years by foster par- dian Boarding School. She had ents, Wilson and Edith Kirk, many fond stories of growing up Walk scheduled Oct. 17-18 cousins of her mother’s, who in Fairfax and Pawhuska, espe- cared for her upon an extended cially with her dear friend Mary Osage News night camping trip that cul- are parents, spouses or signif- illness of her mother. Agnes Hyatt; and how they minates with a three-mile icant others will be allowed The 2015 Osage Cultural She attended high school at would sit laughing in the halls hike from the original 1871 as long as they are registered Walk hosted by the Wah-Zha- Haskell Indian School in Law- at boarding school at night. historic marker to the Cross- with an Osage. Olivia worked for the Osage Zhi Cultural Center is sched- rence, Kans. After high school, bell Ranch, ranch house. For more information or to Nation for several years as a uled for the weekend of Oct. she attended nursing school at According to the Cultural receive a registration packet, Community Health Represen- 17-18. St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa and Center: “Over the genera- contact the Wah-Zha-Zhi Cul- graduated as a registered nurse tative and Director of Title VI; Since 2009, the WCC has tions our people walked from tural Center at (18) 287-5537 (RN). She later served in the she also served as a Pawhuska hosted the Cultural Walk for the Ohio Basin to what is or email hhudgins@osagena- United States Navy and United Committee cook for Drumkeep- scores of Osages and their ers Vann Bighorse, Sammy now the Osage reservation. tion-nsn.gov. States Air Force. families to participate in the Adeline was preceded in Lookout, Matt Littleton and Eli We want to experience a occasion that commemorates death by her husband, Ronald Red Eagle. She enjoyed work- small symbolic taste of what the 1871 final move of the Choi; both parents, Clara and ing in her yard and collecting that might have been like for Tags antiques. Osage people from Kansas to Theodore Wilson; sister Fran- them. We will not have the –from Page 16 ces Wilson; brothers Herbert Olivia is survived by her four the modern day Osage Reser- hardship they experienced vehicle insurance and Brokey and Edmond Wilson Sr. children, Drew Tiger of Jenks, vation. The walk takes place but we will have the pilgrim- proof of Oklahoma res- She is survived by her daugh- Jennifer Tiger of San Fran- at the Mullendore Crossbell age in our hearts.” idency. ter Carol Arata (Tony) of Fre- cisco, Debra Lookout Parker of Ranch in the far northeastern Registration for the walk To obtain a form mont, CA; sons Stephen Choi Pawhuska, William Lookout of corner of Osage County. This opens Aug. 24 and will end for a personalized tag, of Stockton, CA and Kurt Choi Hominy and 16 grandchildren. site was chosen because of its on Sept. 24. The walk is open visit the Tax Com- of Fresno, CA. Also survived Rosary was held Sunday, historical significance: the to Osages and their families mission’s website at by beloved grandchildren Kyle, Aug. 2, at the family home. Tra- ranch is on the exact location whose enrollment will be veri- https://www.osagena- Kyler, Shawn and Jacob as well ditional Indian services were tion-nsn.gov/what-we- as many nieces, nephews and of the trail where most of the fied through the Membership/ held Monday, Aug. 3, at the do/tax-commission. cousins. Osages who came to Oklaho- CDIB Department. Children home, followed by Mass at the For more information She was an active member of ma from Kansas first crossed age 17 and under must be Immaculate Conception Catho- call (918) 287-5393. the Northern California Osages lic Church. Interment was in over into Osage County. accompanied by a parent or and the Legion of Mary. the Pierce St. John Cemetery. The walk, itself, is an over- guardian. Non-Osages who Classifieds OSAGE NATION JOBS: Ap- HIPPA and Privacy Act. Regu- Graduation from an accredited plications may be downloaded lar Full Time. Salary: $99,975 medical school recognized by at www.osagetribe.com/main_ - $111,425 the Oklahoma State Board of Hey Ah.Tha.Tse jobsearch.aspx or obtained at Surveillance Officer (2) – Ski- Medical Licensure and Supervi- customers! the Osage Nation Human Re- atook Gaming Commission. sion. Current and unrestricted Every second sources Department located at license to practice medicine is- High school diploma or GED. Wednesday of the 621 Grandview in Pawhuska. Must have the ability to obtain sued by the Oklahoma State Interested applicants can also and maintain Gaming license in Board of Medical Licensure and month we will be call (918) 287-5445 or email HR accordance with Tribal and Fed- Supervision. Regular Full Time. selling Osage Meat Pies at [email protected]. eral Gaming Regulations. Must Salary: $192,000 - $253,967 for $5.00 or $4.00 Applications must be received in have reliable transportation to Clinical Social Worker – Human Resources no later than work sites. Must have reliable Pawhuska Medical Clinic. if you buy five or more. 4 p.m. on the date of closing. telephone access for call-ins. Must posses a master’s degree Call Brian Lookout Late applications will not be Previous casino experience pre- in social work from a program (918) 504-0947 accepted. ferred. Regular Full Time. Sal- accredited by the Council on Dental Officer – Pawhuska ary: $13.30/hr. Social Work Education (CSWE) for more information Medical Clinic. A degree in Billing Technician – Pawhus- and approved by the Oklahoma Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) or Den- ka Medical Clinic. Associate’s State Board of Licenses Social tal Medicine (D.M.D.) from a Degree in Health Information Workers. Requires a Clinical school approved by the Council Management, Business Admin- Social Worker License issued on Dental Education, American istration, Accounting, or other by the Oklahoma State Board Dental Association (ADA) or related field; Bachelor’s Degree of Licensed Social Workers Letters other dental school provided the preferred. At least 2 years’ of ex- (OSBLSW). Requires a Basic education and knowledge ac- perience in medical billing.Reg- Life Support (BLS) Certifica- quired was substantially equiv- ular Full Time. Salary: $34,550 tion. Regular Full Time. Salary: to the alent to that of graduates from - $40,150 $56,150 - $61,000 an ADA approved school.Regu- Clinic Manager – Pawhuska Family Nurse Practitioner lar Full Time. Salary: $128,775/ – Pawhuska Medical Clinic. Annual Medical Clinic. Bachelor’s De- Editor gree in Health Care Services or Must be a graduate of an ac- Voucher Examiner – related field required, Master’s credited Nurse Practitioner Pro- If you would like to Pawhuska Medical Clinic. Degree preferred. At least five gram. Current and unrestricted High School Diploma or equiva- (5) yeas of experience in Health Advanced Practice Registered submit a letter to the lent required; Associates Degree Nurse (APRN) Licensure in the Care Management. Requires editor, please mail it to or certification in accounting, fi- knowledge of HIPPA and Priva- state of Oklahoma. Current and nance, or business related field cy Act. Regular Full Time. Sal- unrestricted Nurse Practitioner the Osage News, Attn.: preferred. 1-2 year experience ary: $71,000 - $81,000 certification in specialty area. preferred. Must have working Required 2 years’ experience Shannon Shaw, 619 Ki- knowledge of extensive and di- Medical Radiology Technolo- in the Nurse Practitioner role; hekah, Pawhuska, OK verse accounting and financial gist/Technician – Pawhuska 5 years’ experience preferred. regulations. Regular Full Time. Medical Clinic. High School Regular Full Time. Salary: 74056 or send email to Salary: $31,400 - $34,850 diploma or equivalent required. $84,325 - $91,300 Diploma from an accredited ra- [email protected]. Optometrist – Pawhuska diology school and/or equivalent Temp Work – Pawhuska Hu- Medical Clinic. Must have experience. Radiology certificate man Resources. If interested Letters must be respect- completed a Doctor of Optom- in being considered for tempo- for Oklahoma required. Knowl- ful and informative to the etry (O.D) degree program. Just edge of HIPPA and Privacy rary positions within the Osage have a current and unrestricted Act. Regular Full Time. Salary: Nation, please apply online at reader, and may be edited license to practice optometry in $47,150 - $51,625 https://www.osagenation-nsn. the state of Oklahoma. Must gov/opportunities/job-listings/ for grammar, clarity and Chief Medical Officer – have 2 years of experience in application-form. Temporary. space. a clinic setting. Knowledge of Pawhuska Medical Clinic. Salary: $13.00/hr. OOsage Newspinion • osagenews.org September 2015 19 Without Reservations

Browning Pipestem Browning Pipestem Memorial Benefit Golf Scramble Cartoon © Santo Domingo Pueblo Cartoon Artist, Ricardo Caté scheduled for Sept. 25 Osage News The annual F. Browning Memorial Benefit Golf Scramble has been sched- uled for Sept. 25. The tournament will take place at the Firelake Golf Course in Shawnee, Okla. In 2002, the F. Browning Pipestem Memorial Scholarship Fund was es- tablished in honor of the memory of Browning Pipestem, a beloved Osage and - attorney who fought on behalf of Native American rights and Native communities on both the local and national scale. He also served as Head Committeeman for the Grayhorse District for many years. He is also the father of attorney Wilson Pipestem, Osage language in- structor Veronica Pipestem and singer Rock Pipestem. He was married to the late Sharon Pipestem and they enjoyed many grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. Pipestem was a graduate from the University of Oklahoma College of CHALENE TOEHAY/Osage News Law, an active member of the Ameri- The new modular buildings for the Pawhuska Osage Casino opened on July 24. can Indian Alumni Society Board of Directors, according to a prepared re- lease. The memorial golf tournament gen- Pawhuska Osage Casino opens in newer trailers erates considerable funding for Ameri- Osage News casino due to deteriorating conditions ing seven modular buildings connected can Indian students at OU. in the original one, which included the – will accommodate up to an additional According to the release, individuals An orange “Now Open” sign is posted above-ground flooring. 10 machines and a small food outlet. who want to support the scholarship to the side of the Pawhuska Osage Ca- The Pawhuska casino opened as ON Gaming Commission Director fund can support it by either playing sino now open in new modular build- part of the Nation’s former Osage Mil- Elizabeth Hembree said the former ca- in the tournament, sponsoring a team, ings. lion Dollar Casino enterprise in 2003 in sino structure will be demolished. The providing raffle items, or giving a mon- The casino relocated its slot ma- five modular buildings (also referred to etary donation. chines into the newer structure imme- as trailers) connected together. At the Pawhuska Osage Casino, located at For more information, contact Ron diately south of the old building and time of its closing, the older Pawhuska U.S. 60 and 15th Street, is open Sun- McIntosh at (405) 595-6986, ron.mcin- opened to patrons on July 24. Osage casino housed about 175 electronic slot day through Wednesday from 10 a.m. [email protected], or Lynetta Eyachabbe at Nation gaming officials purchased machines. to 2 a.m. and Thursday through Satur- (405) 301-7624. newer modular buildings to house the The newer casino building – compris- day from 10 a.m. to 4 a.m.

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