PRESORTED Inside this Edition – American Rescue Plan Fiscal Recovery Funds for Tribes Sota Per Copy STANDARD Memorial Day observances: First look at photo highlights U.S. POSTAGE Legal notices, requests for bids/proposals PAID Housing Director provides update on services, projects Reminder: Deadline for receiving copy is Friday noon ORTONVILLE, MN Wambdi football team captures All-Nations championship PERMIT NO. 3 Change service requested trophy Sota Iya Ye Yapi, P.O. Box 5, Wilmot, SD 57279 ¢ Congratulations Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Graduates! Contents – Time-Dated News/Do Not Delay DARE Team hosts open house of quarantine, isolation facility Mailed at Ortonville, MN, Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Publication of the Sisseton-Wahpeton75 Oyate Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation since 1968

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Agency Village, SD – May 23, 2021 – The 2021 Tiospa Zina Tribal School high school graduation ceremony was held today in the school gym, home of the Wambdi. There were 36 graduating seniors: Quintin Abbey Jaylah Flute Lanya Keoke Morgan Redday Braylon Barse Jayden Fryer Mason Kohl Alahntae Renville Elliott Barse Maria Gallardo Elijah Kowalzek Wayne Rousseau Vivica Barse Amelia Garman Akisa Manning-Peters Sabre Selvage Sota editorial – Eleanora Beaudreau Shania German Mackenzie Nickolauson Jayden Simon Anthony Benda Diamond Goette Memorial Day 2021 Omariya Bernard Alayah Goodsell Class of 2021 Honor Students: Jayden Simon, In shadow listening ground, in heavens beyond Victoria Bernard Billy Guerue Kenna Heminger, Shania German, Maria Gallardo, the sky Courage Brown Elijah Hansen Azariah Eastman, Omariya Bernard, Victoria Bernard, we hear you call our roll, watch our flags be raised Kaidyn Cottier Kenna Heminger Billy Guerue. high above these stones and crosses decorated McKenzie Deutsch Isaiah hill by family and friends we are no longer among Azariah Eastman Jonathan Janisch TZTS Class of 2021 Graduation Ethan Eastman Dominic Keoke Continued on Page 8 but in spirit, yet alive

Come the call to attend raising of guns and firing, shots piercing the air, sending song birds scurrying away into coulees

Snap, rifles brought down in unison, followed by Honoring our rest, after serving and living stillness, not a sound, only hush of and leaving as we have and as our brothers and unspeaking voices before comes the bugle sisters “Taps,” we are remembered here, wopida tanka among you, continue doing your dedication, coming to our fields and homes across this Lake Traverse Reservation - cdf

Kit Fox Society observes Traditional Memorial Day May 30 (Sunday) The Tiospa Zina Tribal School Class of 2021 prepares to enter the gym for their graduation United Veterans Association observes Federal Holiday Monday, May 31 ceremony. John Heminger Photography. Francis Janisch Veterans Memorial

United Veterans honor guard Sisseton Cemetery Sota photos

St. Mary’s Cemetery

Kit Fox honor guard pictures by John Heminger Photography

Readers, see more inside your Sota; pictures by John Heminger Photography Sisseton, SD – May 26, 2021 – I wanted to provide some transparency and updates for *MEMORIAL DAY: The honor guards would have update as we see any visible developments. our Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate. been at the cemeteries all day Sunday and Monday. It’s *TAPS: Ron Cook, US Army 5 Aug 1982- 27 May Here are some milestones, successful recent grant awards that our team has been always so nice to see the families of the Veterans interred 2021. Condolences to his family and friends. working for diligently throughout the pandemic in the effort to promote, support affordable at the cemeteries coming to honor their Veterans’ service. *PLEASE CALL ANY OF THE COMMANDERS housing for all tribal members. Thank you all for coming to witness the playing of Taps AS WELL AS MYSELF OR GABE IF WE CAN HELP This is one form that demonstrates our organizational teamwork led by SWHA. and the Volley fire (3 fires). OR YOU NEED TO TALK ANYONE: Since the creation of NAHASDA funding which covers SWHA annual expenses. This *BATAAN MEMORIAL MARCH: We will be American Legion Post #314 (Woodrow Wilson Keeble funding mechanism provides a wide range of allowable activities, however the resources holding our Bataan Memorial March on Friday July Medal of Honor Guard) - Clayton Ellingson, remain to fall short covering 478 low-rent dwelling units. 2, 2021 commencing at 0800 hours Commander Cell#: 924-1266 This does not stop our progress, SWHA remains on the hunt for additional resources to start at the Norbert Bellonger Vietnam Veterans Kit through strategy planning and coordination team efforts. Residence. Please mark your calendars! Fox Society - Doc Wanna, NAHASDA funding has been flatlined since its origination of 1997. The past year was *VETERANS DAY WACIPI: Commander Phone:# 237- helpful providing rental relief for our tribal members who reside in our low-rent housing Will be held at Dakota Magic Casino on 2168 stock under Cares Act funding. November 12, 13, and 14, 2021. Mark Desert Era Veterans -Jesse The challenges remain ahead speaking in the sense of after the pandemic continuing your calendars. Any questions contact Jesse Chanku Chanku 956-0197 and maintaining operations, community safety and providing support. 1-605-956-0197 or Danielle DeCoteau. Gabe Fischer 1-605-419-1007 Our team will continue to work hard for our Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate reservation *WOMEN VETERANS: The Fargo VA Health Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Veterans Cemetery 698-4244 needs. Care System will host a special Women Veterans Telephone SWVC.org for any information. We will continue to provide updates for our people. Town Hall on June 1 from 4 to 5 p.m. To participate, dial *UPCOMING EVENTS: Respectfully, 1-872-701-0185, then enter code 644999623#. All women -May 31-Memorial Day at each cemetery, Traditional Eric Shepherd, Executive Director Veterans, their family members, and any organization or cemetery (KitFox) Sunday May 30 & Monday May 31st. Sisseton-Wahpeton Housing Authority individual who works with Veterans is encouraged to -Aug 16-18-SDDVA Annual Benefits School- (Editor’s note: See attached list of grants, projects.) participate. Ramkota Hotel-Pierre Aug 23-Midwest Honor Flight *SWSVC: Gabe has been busy as Meyer Construction Fundraiser at Barrel has been onsite starting our expansion project. We will House-Sioux Falls.

As Memorial Day approaches, it where each side would clear the dead. is a great time to pause and consider The firing of three volleys indicated the true meaning of this holiday. that dead were cleared and properly Memorial Day represents one day cared for. of national awareness and reverence, Originally composed to signal honoring those Americans who died lights out, the somber tune of ‘Taps’ while defending our Nation and its became a time honored way to pay values. While we should honor these tribute to service members honoring heroes every day for the profound the extinguishing of a life. (Declaration of Independence, the contributions they made to secure At the end of a funeral, the flag Constitution and the Bill of Rights), our Nation’s freedom, we should is removed from the casket and folded and of course, the three famous especially commemorate them and by the honor guard. With each fold words form the soldier’s motto - duty, their families on Memorial Day. representing something different – honor, and country. Let us never forget how the first – liberty, second – unity, third While visiting a cemetery, it’s fortunate we are to live in freedom, – justice, fourth – perseverance, fifth not unusual to see coins on a veteran’s and let us always commemorate our – hardiness, sixth – valor, seventh – grave. The coins are symbolic that a history and honor the sacrifices these purity, eighth – innocence, ninth friend was there. It’s said that a penny heroes gave to protect that freedom. – sacrifice, tenth – honor, eleventh means they visited and wanted to say Military life and ceremonies are – independence and the twelfth fold thanks. A nickel means they trained inspired in tradition and symbolism. – truth. In the folding, the red and at boot camp together, while a dime Funerals for our fallen are no white stripes are finally wrapped into means they served together, and a exception. Let me share with you the blue, as the light of day vanishes quarter signifies they were with the some of the symbolism of military into the darkness of the night. veteran when he/she died. funeral honors. Sometimes a few of the shells from As Memorial Day draws near, The bestowing of military the volleys may be inserted into the let us ponder the life veterans made funeral honors is a way to show the back fold before it is presented to the possible for us by their commitment nation’s deep gratitude to those family as an expression of gratitude and sacrifice. They paid the ultimate who have faithfully defended their for the sacrifice they have made. price for freedom, and it is our duty country. This ceremony is the final It has also been said that the three to keep their legacy fresh in the demonstration a grateful nation sides of a folded flag are symbolic of memories of future generations. provides to a veteran’s family. the three colors in the flag, the three Greg Whitlock, Secretary. One of the best-known military sided hat of the colonial soldiers and South Dakota Department of traditions is the 21-gun salute or three the colonists, the three branches of Veterans Affairs. volleys from rifles. This ritual comes the national government, the three from traditional battle ceasefires primary documents of our land

Sisseton, SD – Facebook – May 28, 2021 – The SWO DARE Covid-19 Response Team invites the Oyate to attend an open house at the COVID-19 quarantine and isolation facility, adjacent to the Woodrow W. Keeble Memorial Health Care Center. “We will be giving tours, handing out client information regarding how to utilize our services,” writes Public Information Officer Allison Renville, “plus policy and procedures.” The open house will run Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 1-2-3, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. daily. Snacks will be available and free masks and sanitizers, plus kids door prizes.

Agency Village, SD – May 27, 2021 – The SWO Ceremonial Grounds and Winfield Thompson Arena are quiet today, but the stillness will be broken when relatives and friends return for the annual gathering the week of July 4th, 2021. Watch for the poster and plan to attend this year’s wacipi. Sota photos.

Page 2 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - June 2, 2021 equally among eligible tribal governments, and 2) the foster youth. tribal government’s pro rata share of the allocation based 2. Premium Pay for Essential Workers on enrollment. FRF may be used to provide premium pay to eligible For the first payment, the Treasury Department will workers of the tribal government that are performing use self-certified enrollment numbers submitted to the essential work. This category includes premium pay to Bureau of Indian Affairs in April 2021. Tribes do not need a broad range of essential workers whose work requires to resubmit this information in order to receive a payment. regular in-person interactions including, among others: However, tribes must request the payment through the *staff at nursing homes, hospitals and home-care Treasury Department’s portal. The deadline to request settings funding for the first payment is May 24, 2021. *public health and safety staff The second payment will include the pro rata share *childcare workers, educators and school staff The Sota is being printed and distributed late due Two definitions of humility are; one, being aware of the employment allocation for each tribal government *social service and human services staff to the federal Memorial Day holiday, but it allows us an of one’s own defects of character, and two, giving credit that confirms or amends its 2019 employment numbers. Premium pay that would increase a worker’s total opportunity to share some photo highlights of our honor where credit is due. This means if you do something and The deadline to confirm or amend 2019 employment pay above 150 percent of the greater of the state or guards honoring fallen fellow veterans in this edition. are successful because God gave you certain talents, give numbers is June 7, 2021. The Treasury Department made county average annual wage requires specific justification. clear during the consultations that tribes that fail to Retroactive spending is permissible for this category, Pidamiya do all who have served and all who turn credit to God when someone tells you how well you did; confirm or amend their 2019 employment numbers by meaning essential workers could receive premium pay out year after year to come to cemeteries across the Lake this is being humble. If you are successful at something, June 7 will not receive a payment from the employment for hours worked during the duration of the COVID-19 Traverse Reservation to help survivors, relatives, and but had help from friends, spouse, neighbors, give credit allocation. pandemic. friends continue to remember their loved ones who served to those who helped you; this is being humble. If you have Background on American Rescue Plan 3. Lost Revenue/Government Services and are no longer among us. done a task and you alone accomplished it, give credit to The American Rescue Plan provides that FRF must Tribal governments may use FRF to provide ***** yourself; this is being humble. Say the truth and give credit be used for the following costs incurred by Dec. 31, 2024: government services to the extent of the tribe’s reduction Pidamiya as well especially to Rochelle Schultz where credit is due. 1. Responding to COVID-19: to respond to the in revenue experienced because of the COVID-19 public and Mindy Crawford for helping us get pictures and ***** public health emergency with respect to COVID-19 or health emergency. Reduction in revenue is measured information for our annual tribute page to the Tiospa Words to consider (or, perhaps not!): its negative economic impacts, including assistance to relative to the revenue collected in the most recent full Zina Tribal School high school graduates. It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to fiscal year prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency Congratulations to these students, and all students at majority. By definition, there are already enough people to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality (2019). all academic levels who have graduated this spring. do that. - G. H. Hardy (1877 - 1947) 2. Premium Pay for Essential Workers: to respond to The Interim Final Rule prescribes the methodology Your work pays off! Now and in the future. I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 to be used, and compares actual revenue to anticipated Blessings on your continuing Education. the conditions in which they can learn. - Albert Einstein public health emergency by providing premium pay revenue in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The methodology ***** (1879 - 1955) to eligible workers of the tribal government that are allows tribes to include all revenue from tribal enterprises, Congratulations to the Wambdi football team on its Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. - performing such essential work, or by providing grants to including gaming. The calculation assumes at least 4.1 perfect season and victory in the All-Nations Conference Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) eligible employers that have eligible workers who perform percent growth annually. Once the reduction in revenue playoffs! I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and essential work is identified, tribes can use FRF with broad latitude to Thank you to the coaches, families, and the then live with that decision. - Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 3. Lost Revenue/Government Services: for the support government services. community for supporting your hard work, which has 1962) provision of government services to the extent of the 4. Infrastructure paid off in the trophy you brought back from Mitchell. The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a reduction in revenue of such tribal government due to the FRF may be used to make necessary investments in Thank you also to Tom Wilson, for covering all of the metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of COVID-19 public health emergency relative to revenues water, sewer or broadband infrastructure. These include: Wambdi games live on KXSW/CNB, and John Heminger capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us. - collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the Tribal *Investments in improvements to water and sewer for his pictures. Paul Valery (1871 - 1945), 1895 government prior to the emergency, or infrastructure, including projects that address the impacts ***** Things are only impossible until they’re not. - 4. Infrastructure: to make necessary investments in of climate change. The Pow Wow Committee reports that this year’s Hannah Louise Shearer, Star Trek: The Next Generation, water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. *Building or upgrading facilities and transmission, annual gathering will be a contest wacipi, July 2, 3, 4, When The Bough Breaks, 1988 FRF Guidance Issued to Date distribution and storage systems, including the 2021. To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore On May 10, 2021, The Treasury Department issued replacement of lead service lines. *Investments in broadband for areas that are There will be more than $200,000 in prize money, only pretended to pretend. - Jacques Derrida (1930 - 2004) several documents related to the implementation and administration of FRF. Four of the documents are specific currently unserved or underserved. with s singing contest, moccasin tournament, softball The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be to tribal governments, while the others apply to state, local *Assistance to households to support internet access tournament, as well as dance specials. continually fearing you will make one. - Elbert Hubbard and tribal governments. The documents can be accessed or digital literacy. Watch for the poster and save the date! (1856 - 1915) on the Treasury Department’s website: Although tribes have broad discretion within Everyone is anxious for the pandemic to be over and ***** https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/ the above categories of infrastructure, the Treasury to greet relatives and friends again in the annual wacipi. The Sota is always looking for news of the Oyate. assistance-for-state-local-and-tribal-governments/ Department clarified in the Interim Final Rule that ***** If you have information and/or photos of newsworthy state-and-local-fiscal-recovery-funds general infrastructure spending (roads, energy, etc.) is The online Sota has moved from the editor’s Earth happenings in your family or community, please consider Tribal-Specific Documents not permitted under this category. However, general and Sky domain to its own website: sharing with your Sota staff. *Tribal Government Allocation Methodology: infrastructure spending may be allowed under another http://www.sota-swo.com For submission deadlines and other information, see describes formula used for allocation of FRF category of FRF (e.g., government services). Here you will find PDFs of current editions and below: *Tribal Government Checklist: step-by-step Reporting Requirements archives going back 20 years. 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The first quarterly report will cover from date FRF is had access both in the paper and on the website. The editor can be reached at the following e-mail Outlined in the Treasury Department’s Guidance In the Interim Final Rule and Frequently Asked received to Sept. 30, 2021. This will save on space in your newspaper and save address: Questions, the Treasury Department elaborated on the Remaining quarterly reports will cover one calendar on expense of publishing required legal notices. [email protected] four categories of permissible uses of FRF as set forth in quarter and must be submitted 30 days after the end of For more information, leave a message on the Sota **** the American Rescue Plan. Below is a summary of the each calendar quarter. 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FRF may be used to respond to the COVID-19 Although FRF is a substantial capital infusion, tribes public health emergency or its negative economic impacts. should not lose track of other potential sources of funding Permissible uses include: through the American Rescue Plan and other legislative *Delivering assistance to workers and families, packages that may be passed this year. Tribes will need to including aid to unemployed workers, as well as aid to be strategic about which funding source to use for each households facing food, housing or financial insecurity. project. *Supporting small businesses, helping them to Importantly, although the American Rescue Plan address financial challenges caused by the pandemic, requires costs to be incurred by Dec. 31, 2024, the Treasury and to make investments in COVID-19 prevention and Department has interpreted “incurred” as meaning that Highlights formula that takes into account each tribe’s enrollment mitigation tactics. FRF must be obligated by Dec. 31, 2024. The Treasury *The American Rescue Plan allocated $20 billion in Fiscal and number of employees. On that date, the Treasury *Speeding the recovery of the tourism, travel and Department’s guidance clarifies that performance/ Recovery Funds (FRF) to tribes. Department also released several key documents that hospitality sectors. delivery may occur until Dec. 31, 2026. This provides *The U.S. Department of the Treasury has recently address how FRF can be used. The Treasury Department will also presume the tribal governments an additional two years to use FRF. announced how it will allocate these funds among This Holland & Knight alert addresses the latest following additional activities to address health disparities Although tribal governments have an additional tribes and provided guidance on how these funds FRF developments, important deadlines and some key are eligible uses when provided by tribal governments: two years to utilize FRF, the Treasury Department also can be used. takeaways for tribal governments to consider as they *Addressing health disparities and the social clarified that FRF generally cannot be spent retroactively. *Tribal governments do not want to miss the upcoming decide how to prioritize their spending of these funds. determinants of health through funding for community Except for premium pay to essential workers, the Treasury deadlines of May 24, 2021, and June 7, 2021, and Tribal Allocation Formula health workers. Department’s Interim Final Rule states that FRF cannot must ensure that funds are spent in conformance and Important Deadlines *Investing in housing and neighborhoods, such be used for costs incurred prior to March 3, 2021. with the law and the Treasury Department guidance. After receiving feedback from tribal leaders through as affordable housing development, housing vouchers Further, infrastructure projects other than water, *Tribes have broad discretion and substantial time to use formal consultations and comment letters, the Treasury and housing navigation assistance to facilitate moves to sewer and broadband are not permissible uses of FRF unless FRF, allowing for strategic planning and projects Department announced that it will allocate the $19 billion neighborhoods with high economic opportunity. 1) related to COVID-19 or 2) provided as government with long-term impacts. based on tribal enrollment and employment numbers. *Addressing educational disparities through new services to the extent of the tribal government’s lost Miami, FL – May 21, 2021 – The $1.9 trillion Sixty-five percent ($12.35 billion) will be allocated pro rata or expanded early learning services, providing additional revenue. Accordingly, the lost revenue/government American Rescue Plan Act allocated $20 billion in based on each tribe’s self-certified enrollment data. The resources to high-poverty school districts, and offering services category is the broadest and most flexible. Fiscal Recovery Funds (FRF) to tribes. The law required remaining 35 percent ($6.65 billion) will be allocated pro educational services such as tutoring or afterschool The Treasury Department will finalize the interim $1 billion to be allocated equally among the federally rata based on each tribe’s total government and business programs, as well as service to address social, emotional rules and continue to publish additional FAQs on FRF that recognized tribes, and the remaining $19 billion to be employees. The Treasury Department will release the FRF and mental health needs. will require monitoring. The Treasury Inspector General allocated according to a formula established by the U.S. allocations to tribes in two tranches, the first in May and *Promoting healthy childhood environments, could perform audits and retains the right to recoup FRF Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department). the second in June. including new or expanded high-quality childcare, home that is unspent or improperly used. Accordingly, it is very On May 10, 2021, the Treasury Department The first payment will include 1) an amount in visiting programs for families with young children, and important that tribes spend FRF consistent with law and announced that FRF would be allocated based on a respect of the $1 billion allocation that is to be divided enhanced services for child welfare-involved families and the Treasury Department’s guidance. Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, June 2, 2021 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 3 community. “To our knowledge, these missing children are undocumented deaths,” she said in the statement. For decades, McLeod says he and former students like him would She grew up on the original allotment of Charles wonder what had happened to friends Services held for Renshaw Crawford and it was often referred to as the “old and classmates. Mary Wanna-Dailey place back in the woods.” “Sometimes people didn’t come Funeral Mass for Mary Ann Wanna, Hiha’ Wi’yan, It was a 12 room house built by their grandfather. back, we were happy for them, we Owl Woman, 84, of Agency Village, SD was held on She grew up there during the “Dirty 30’s” the Great thought they ran away, not knowing Tuesday morning, May 25, 2021 at St. Peter’s Catholic Depression. if they did or whatever happened to Church, Sisseton, SD Iva and her siblings were no strangers to hard work. them,” said McLeod, who now serves with Fr. Gregg Frankman She helped their parents with their farm from growing as chief of British Columbia’s Upper The former Kamloops Indian Residential School is seen on Celebrant. large gardens to feeding the animals as well as helping her Nicola band. Tk???emlups te Secw??pemc First Nation in Kamloops, B.C. on The Pianist was Billy mother with all of the little ones. “There were discussions that this Thursday, May 27, 2021. The remains of 215 children have been Kohl. Iva attended school at Jones Day School in rural may have happened, that they may found buried on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, Pallbearers were Eric Agency Village. have passed,” he says adding, “What B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Snucins Wanna, Justin White, Tyson She graduated from Sisseton High School in 1952. I realized yesterday was how strong I Brant, Gabriel DuMarce, Jay Iva then attended Business College in Aberdeen, SD and was, as a little boy, how strong I was history. I am thinking about everyone “The abuse that happened to Renville, James Robertson, graduated from there in 1954. to be here today, because I know that affected by this distressing news. We me was physical, yes, was sexual, yes, Devin DuMarce, Benji Upon graduation she started working for the Bureau a lot of people didn’t go home.” are here for you,” Canadian Prime and in 1966 I was a person that didn’t Thompson, Winfield of Indian Affairs in Aberdeen, SD. The Kamloops Indian Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted want to live anymore, it changed me,” Thompson Jr. and Damian She then moved to Minneapolis, MN, where she Residential school was one of the Friday. said McLeod, comparing the trauma White, Sr. lived for the next 60-plus years. One address in particular, largest in Canada and operated from In an interview with CNN, he suffered to that of a prisoner of Honorary pallbearers were Bonnie Thompson, 803 Douglas Avenue, was the main meeting place for her the late 19th century to the late 1970s. Carolyn Bennett, Canada’s minister war. Wanda Thompson, Nancy Freemont, Marie Renville, family over the many years she lived in the city. It was opened and run by the Catholic of Crown-Indigenous Relations, says He says he entered the school in Charlene Wanna, Joann His Gun, Brenda Jones, Mary A friendship was created with the owner of the Church until the federal government this revelation speaks to all Canadians 1966 along with most of his siblings. Hill, Sheri Armell, Cheryl Spider, Wanda Varns, Lauren building where she lived, and she and her friend Cotty took it over in the late 1960s. about a “very painful truth” and “Seven of us went at the same White, Daniel Cloud and Kobe White. Lowry formed a friendship that resulted in Iva becoming It closed permanently about a “horrific chapter in Canadian time, same school that my mum All-night wake services were held Sunday and caretaker of the apartment building for 20 years. a decade later history.” and my dad went to, there wasn’t an Monday at Kateri’s Tekakwitha Hall, Sisseton, SD. Iva worked for the Minnesota State Department of and now houses “This was option, it was a requirement, it was The Cahill Funeral Chapel, Sisseton, SD was in Agriculture and various other entities until her retirement a museum and the reason why the law. And I can only imagine what charge of funeral arrangement. in 1986. a community five of the calls my mom and my dad, how they felt, Mary Ann was born November 24, 1936 in Veblen, Iva was a devoted member of the Presbyterian facility with both to action of when they dropped some of us there SD to James Wanna and Nora Greeley-Wanna. Church U.S.A. She served as an Elder, Treasurer, Session cultural and the Truth and knowing what they experienced at She attended Flandreau Indian School. Clerk and a member of the Dakota Presbytery Women. memorial events. Reconciliation that school,” he said. In her earlier years she lived in Chicago, Ill and Iva also was an active member of the American Community Commission As was documented by Minneapolis, MN until eventually moving to Park Rapid, Legion Courthouse Post 310 Auxiliary of Crystal, MN. leaders say the wanted us the Truth and Reconciliation MN where she lived for many years until she moved home Iva participated in this organization in honor of her dad investigation to deal with Commission, many of the children to Sisseton. who was a World War I veteran and all of her family will continue the missing in residential schools did not receive Mary Ann did many jobs that included farming, members who served in the armed forces. in conjunction children and adequate medical care with some Harvey McLeod attended Kamloops truck driving and nursing homes. Iva was influenced by her father to document the with the British the unmarked dying prematurely of diseases like in the late 1960s. He said the school family tree and other families from the Sisseton-Wahpeton Columbia graves because tuberculous. Mary Ann loved to travel, fish, do puzzles, being scarred generations of First Nation Coroner’s they knew The commission estimates that outside, star watching, going to rummages sales. Oyate. She spent many hours researching and sharing members. She loved to dress up doing her nails, playing dice, stories of the past as a treasure to share for the future. Office and that there was much more than 4,000 children died while and most of all to visit and laugh with our family. Family connection was important to her and she community and government officials more than what they had been able at residential schools over a period Mary Ann passed away on May 21, 2021 at the could often be seen in conversation with smaller groups, will ensure the remains are safeguarded to ascertain at the hearings,” said of several decades, but the final Tekakwitha Nursing Home surrounded by her family. whether it be from sharing funny stories, singing in and identified. Chief coroner Lisa Bennett. commission report acknowledges Mary Ann is survived by her children Emery (Sharon) Dakota, having full conversations in the Dakota language, Lapointe issued a statement saying The commission recommended it was impossible to know the true White, Jr., Tamara (Ronald) DuMarce, Allen (Lauren) or sharing scripture and prayers with those who were sick. that her office is early in the process of 94 calls to action as remedy and number. White, John Adams, Sam Adams and Jason Adams all Iva’s family would like to mention their gratitude to gather information. healing. Indigenous rights’ groups McLeod says this week’s of Sisseton, SD and Della Adams of Seattle, WA; thirty the Tekakwitha staff for all of their wonderful care for Iva “We recognize the tragic, says very few of them have been acted discovery at his former school has one grandkids, 105 great grandkids, and six great-great and her family, especially in relation to the Spirit Room. heartbreaking devastation that the upon, including the need for health already helped community members grandkids and also many nieces and nephews. Iva is survived by her siblings; Elizabeth Crawford Canadian residential school system and educational equity between he knows discuss the abuse they Mary Ann was preceded in death by her parents, of Sisseton, and Kay Burshiem of Agency Village. Her has inflicted upon so many, and our indigenous and non-indigenous suffered and the inter-generational James and Nora Wanna; 4 brothers, Spencer Wanna, grandchildren; Victoria Johnson, Anthony Johnson, thoughts are with all of those who are children. trauma it has caused. Anthony Wanna, Benedict Wanna and Lawrence Wanna; Alicia Johnson, Dancina Warner and James Crawford. in mourning today,” she said. In 2019, Trudeau said he and He says he would like to be 6 sisters, Alma Renville, Mamie Robertson, Beatrice Iva was preceded in death by her parents Edward J. In 2015 Canada’s Truth and his government accepted the harm engaged in healing and now wants to Wanna, Melvina LaBatte, Dorothy Freemont, and Bernice Crawford and Jeanette E. (Kitto) Crawford; her siblings Reconciliation Commission released inflicted on indigenous peoples avoid pointing fingers or blame. Wanna; 2 children Sonia Morales and Lawrence White; 4 James Crawford, Bernita LaBelle, Edward Crawford a report detailing the damaging in Canada “I have grandchildren., Jarrod DuMarce, Stacy Brant Jr., Angela Sr., Herbert Crawford, Samuel Crawford Sr., Joseph legacy of the country’s residential amounted to forgiven, I Adams and Tyson Brant, Jr. Crawford, Lyle Crawford, Lyman Crawford, Edwane school system. Thousands of mostly genocide, saying have forgiven For Mary Ann’s obituary and online registry please Crawford, Abigail Crawford, Edwin “Big Nick” Crawford, indigenous children were separated at the time that my parents, I visit www.cahillfuneralchapel.comm Harlan “Terry” Crawford and 2 infant brothers. from their families and forced to the government have forgiven attend residential schools. would move my abusers, I Services held for Iva Notice of passing: The report detailed decades of forward to “end have broken the Ray Acorn physical, sexual and emotional abuse this ongoing chain that held Leona Crawford suffered by children in government tragedy.” me back at that Funeral service for Ray Acorn, 35, of Sisseton, SD, passed away on and church run institutions. McLeod school, I don’t Iva Leona Crawford, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in a car accident in Roberts ‘Horrific chapter in Canadian says the A childhood photo of Harvey want to live there 89,of Minneapolis, MN County. history’ residential McLeod, at left. anymore but at formerly of Sisseton, was Funeral services are pending. “The news that remains were school system the same time held Thursday morning, found at the former Kamloops scarred generations in his family and make sure that the people who didn’t May 27, 2021 at the SWO Notice of passing: residential school breaks my heart - it the abuse he suffered at the school in come home are acknowledged and Community Center, Ron Cook is a painful reminder of that dark and Kamloops terrorized him, his family respected and brought home in a Agency Village, SD, with Ron Cook, 38, of shameful chapter of our country’s and his classmates. good way,” he said. 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Page 4 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - June 2, 2021 Happy 53rd & 3rd Birthday in Heaven “My Brother” Mario Elroy White Sr. June 9th, 1968 - January 4th, 2019

My Big Brother, We all want to wish you a Happy Birthday in Heaven. I know you are having a very happy and special party as you are celebrating it with Dad, Darren, Grandma Mary, Grandma Gladys, your niece Cami Lee, Grandpa Frenchy, and Grandpa Sylvester and Grandma Clara Small. So, I know you are okay and surrounded by all our loved ones. This June 9th, 2021 has been 3 years 7 months since you closed your eyes and left us. My Brother, I have tried to hide my tears when I mention your name but the pain in my heart is still the same. Though I may smile, laugh, and seem care-free, there is noone who misses you more than me. I burned some sage just for you My Brother and in the smoke, I saw your face, a portrait of your smiling face, full of joy and happiness. I saw my Big Brother who I have not seen since you gave me a big hug and you went home to be with Mom, your baby girl Jada, and Baby Sis Jeannie Girl on that June 2nd, 2017 morning. Marlo, I see you in your son Marion and daughter Jada’s face. I hear you in their laugh, and when I am able to see them in 227 days and give them a hug, I know I’ll be hugging you as they are part of you My Brother; and I will cherish them om your behalf. I saw you soar above the clouds with the eagles, and you danced among the free. You took the rain away with you... My Brother, you are now enjoying your 3rd birthday in Heaven’s Happy Hunting Grounds, filled with the beating of the drums; and in my broken heart, I can hear the sacred sound. So Happy 53rd birthday in Heaven and know we all love and miss you more than words can say. Marlo, I refuse to say goodbye; I can only say Doksh-Da My Brother, I will see you again. You are loved and sadly missed by all your family down here.

Your brother Elroy F. White Jr., Mom, Dion, Anthony aka Gooch, Baby Sis Jeannie Girl, Antonetta, Elroy W. White, your baby Jada G. White, Marlon, Brent, April, Marlo Jr, Amber, your nieces Jena, Shawna, Shavonn, nephews Joshua, Luke, Baby Juan, and all your precious grandkids.

2022 budget proposal includes more efforts to provide leadership and Susan Rice. “Having a director the federal government. It was than $1.9 billion in new climate- direction for cross-departmental and with Rodman’s deep experience established by executive order in Sisseton, SD – May 25, 2021 – An SUV had left the roadway related investments to conserve and interagency work involving missing will elevate the work of the Council June 2013 in response to requests The Roberts County Sheriff’s office and collided head-on with a tree. adaptively manage natural resources, and murdered American Indian and to address longstanding inequities from leaders across Indian Country. and emergency medical personnel The crash claimed the life of increase understanding of how Alaska Native peoples. within Indian Country.” After languishing during the responded to a report of a one-vehicle the 35-year-old driver, Roy Acorn of natural resources are changing and Create Jobs to Meet “It is an honor to serve in this previous administration, Secretary accident along the lake road outside Sisseton. what that means, build resilience Environmental and Energy role once again,” said WHCNAA Haaland and Domestic Policy of Browns Valley at about 4:00 p.m. The SD Highway Patrol is to protect communities and lands Challenges. To implement the Executive Director Morgan Rodman. Advisor Ambassador Susan Rice today. investigating the accident. from significant impacts, and American Jobs Plan, the 2022 budget “Under the leadership of Secretary recently convened the first meeting contribute to the reduction of proposal includes new investments Haaland, we have an opportunity to of the Council in the Biden-Harris greenhouse gases. The proposal to create good-paying jobs, rebuild build on the work we began during administration. Agency leadership includes funding to help advance the the country’s infrastructure, address the Obama-Biden administration and senior White House officials America the Beautiful initiative – the the climate crisis, and position the and center the voices of Tribal participated in discussions focused Administration’s effort to conserve United States to out-compete other communities as we advance our work on improving Tribal consultation and Indio, CA – Palm Springs Patch then jolted backward and into a car 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters countries. The proposal includes an on key issues such as climate change, formalizing the working committees – May 28, 2021 – A wrong-way driver behind it, Guitron said. by 2030 – and includes more than increase of $300 million to support Tribal homelands and treaties, of the Council. Several WHCNAA killed in a head-on crash in Indio was Cook’s passenger, a woman $900 million in funding for Interior jobs plugging orphan oil and gas and economic and clean energy subcommittees have met since that identified Friday as a 38-year-old whose name was withheld, was also and the Department of Agriculture wells, cleaning up abandoned mines, development.” initial convening, and are laying the South Dakota man. taken to John F. Kennedy Memorial for the Land and Water Conservation and decommissioning offshore oil Rodman is a member of the groundwork for action items across Ronald Cook, from the small Hospital in Indio for treatment Fund. The budget proposal also and gas infrastructure, which will Cherokee Nation and Osage Nation. the federal government. town of Sisseton, died at a hospital of what were described as serious contains funding for wildland fire improve the environmental quality Originally from Oklahoma, Rodman Today’s announcement comes about an hour after the three-vehicle injuries, according to police. management, drought mitigation, of energy communities by addressing has held the role of Acting Director as the Biden-Harris administration crash that was reported about 7 a.m. Paramedics treated several and science-based investments serious safety hazards and risks of the Indian Affairs Office of Indian has prioritized getting resources out Thursday on Avenue 42, just west of patients at the scene for minor that will help the Department and from associated air, water, or other Economic Development for the past to Tribal communities to address Jackson Street. injuries, Guitron said. communities prepare for and address environmental damage. As part of this two years. He is a graduate of Harvard the impacts of the Administration’s The driver was traveling against The intersection of Avenue 42 the aftermath of natural hazard proposal, the budget includes $169 University and the University of core policy pillars – climate change, traffic in the eastbound lanes when and Jackson Street was completely events. million for a new Energy Community Arizona School of Law. racial equity, economic recovery, and his car struck a pickup truck head-on, closed for several hours for the crash Strengthen Tribal Nations. Revitalization Program, which will The WHCNAA is an COVID-19 response – through the according to Indio Police Department investigation and clean-up. Underscoring the Administration’s help accelerate this remediation interagency Principals-level council American Rescue Plan and American spokesman Ben Guitron. The truck focus on Indian Country, the 2022 and reclamation work on Interior- that includes leaders from across Jobs Plan. budget proposal includes $4.2 managed lands and support work billion, an increase of $727.8 million on non-federal lands through grants from the 2021 enacted level, across to states and Tribes. The budget all Indian Affairs programs. These proposal also contains $86 million investments will support a new for the Civilian Climate Corps, an Indian Land Consolidation Program, initiative to put a new generation of which will address the problem of Americans to work conserving and Washington, DC – May 28, 2021 plan to reinvest in the American fractionated lands and enhance the restoring public lands and waters. – The Biden-Harris administration people. From bolstering climate ability of Tribal governments to plan It also includes $249 million in today submitted to Congress the resiliency and increasing renewable for and adapt to climate change and funding to increase renewable energy President’s budget for fiscal year energy, to supporting Tribal nations to build stronger Tribal communities. production on public lands and in 2022. The Department and advancing The budget will also provide increases offshore waters, which will create jobs of the Interior’s 2022 environmental to strengthen Tribal natural resource and help transition the country to a budget proposal totals justice, President programs, Tribal public safety, and clean energy future. $17.6 billion — an Biden’s budget increase of $2.5 billion, will make much- or 17 percent, from the needed investments 2021 enacted level. This in communities significant investment and projects that will help the Department will advance our address the climate crisis vision for a robust Washington, DC – May Chair of the WHCNAA. “Morgan’s while creating good- and equitable clean 27, 2021 – Anthony (Morgan) breadth of experience and previous paying union jobs and energy future,” Rodman has been named leadership in this role investing in healthy lands, said Secretary Deb Executive Director of the will help him once again waters, and economies in Haaland. White House Council successfully lead the communities across the The 2022 on Native American administration’s all-of- country. budget proposal Affairs (WHCNAA). government approach As the Administration continues includes the two historic plans the He previously served as to strengthening our to make progress defeating the President has already put forward WHCNAA Executive nation-to-nation pandemic and getting our economy — the American Jobs Plan and the Director during relationship with Tribal … who graduated from Waubay High School on May back on track, the President’s budget American Families Plan — and the Obama-Biden governments.” 15, 2021. makes historic investments that will reinvests in education, research, administration. “The White Ariana is the daughter of Todd and Kristin Rockwood help the country build back better public health, and other foundations “The White House House Council on and the late Ian Marquardt. and lay the foundation for shared of our country’s strength. At the Council on Native Native American Affairs Ariana will be attending SDSU in the fall for Nursing. growth and prosperity for decades to Interior Department, the budget American Affairs represents plays an important role in the Biden- Keep following your dreams and paving your path, come. would: an important piece of the Harris Administration, representing Sister. “The Interior Department plays Address Climate Challenges administration’s commitment to an all-of-government approach to WE ARE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU! an important role in the President’s and Build Climate Resiliency. The Tribal Nations,” said Secretary of the Native issues,” said Domestic Policy Interior Deb Haaland, who serves as Council Director Ambassador Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, June 2, 2021 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 5 Prairie Doc® Perspectives –

By Andrew Ellsworth, M.D. diet. Cutting down on processed We all know the feeling. You ate meats and processed carbohydrates too much, and now your stomach is may help decrease your risk of colon letting you know about it. Or maybe cancer. you ate some junk food, and now you Thus, when it comes to filling don’t feel well. How is it that another our hungry stomachs with healthy slice of pizza one moment seems like options, there are ways to overpower From AICF CEO Melissa Buffalo – exactly what we want, but later we the feel-good cravings from our realize it was not what we needed? brains. First, turn off the TV. Plenty In the simplest of terms, it comes for us. We just need to understand down to hunger the messages. Next time you have and cravings. 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Washington, DC – May 27, 2021 – U.S. Senator “Right now, veterans are getting hit with expensive Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today introduced legislation emergency care bills through no fault of their own, either that would reduce the cost burden faced by because their provider failed to submit a claim veterans for emergency care received outside the on time under a current VA 90-day deadline or Huron, South Dakota, May 10:59 p.m. Central Time on July 16. the 2018 Farm Bill, and in addition Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). because the VA mishandled the claim,” Rounds 27, 2021– The U.S. Department Projects should span two years with a to these grant opportunities, it offers The Veterans’ Emergency Care Claims said. “This 90-day deadline at the VA is regulation, of Agriculture (USDA) announced start date of September 25, 2021, and grant and engagement opportunities. Parity Act would legislate a 180-day deadline not law, and my bill would set that deadline at 180 the availability of up to $2 million completion date of September 25, It includes representatives from many from date of treatment for non-VA health care days under law. This way providers have the time for local governments to host 2023. USDA agencies, including the Farm providers to submit emergency care claims needed to submit claims for veterans and veterans Community Compost and Food A pre-recorded webinar will Service Agency and the Agricultural for care given to eligible veterans, regardless of are not forced to pick up the tab for thousands Waste Reduction (CCFWR) pilot provide an overview of the cooperative Marketing Service, and is led by the whether the VA determines the care to have of dollars in emergency care bills. Our veterans projects for Fiscal Year 2021. The agreements’ purpose, project types, Natural Resources Conservation been for a non-service connected or service-connected deserve the best possible treatment and I want to make cooperative agreements support eligibility and basic requirements Service (NRCS). More information is condition. sure they receive it.” projects that develop and test strategies for submitting an application. The available at www.farmers.gov/urban. for planning and implementing webinar will be posted at www. The USDA Service Centers municipal compost plans, food waste farmers.gov/urban. are open for business. Call or e-mail reduction plans, and support the Questions about this to make in-person appointments at USDA’s broader efforts to support cooperative agreement opportunity USDA Service Centers across the urban agriculture. The USDA’s can be sent to UrbanAgriculture@ country. Find and contact your local Office of Urban Agriculture and usda.gov. The Office of Urban NRCS Service Center at www.bit.ly/ Innovative Production will accept Agriculture and Innovative localSDNRCS. applications on www.grants.gov until Production was established through

pandemic, it wasn’t exactly easy to get a new passport – so be sure to plan ahead. Even if you By Rep. Dusty Johnson has seen since the start of already have a passport, May 28, 2021 the pandemic in 2020. make sure to double check As COVID-19 cases are on the Before you hit the your expiration date. Some decline and more countries open up road – or the tarmac – countries even require for summer travel, Americans are don’t forget a few of the passports to be at least six starting to pack their bags and get on essentials: money, your months from expiration the road. ID, sunscreen, and if (check out travel.state. According to TSA, nearly two you’re going abroad, your gov for specific country million people went through airport up-to-date passport. travel information). But if security on May 23rd – that’s the With the shutdown for some reason you find highest number of air travelers TSA of many federal offices during the yourself in a bind, always remember my office may be able to help. A few weeks ago, my office received a frantic email from a constituent stuck in Denver on a layover. A South Dakota family was en route to their family vacation to Mexico when they were told by TSA their trip would be a no-go. The reason? Their child’s passport had gone through the wash and was considered “damaged” by TSA. Thankfully, the constituent service representatives in my offices in Rapid City, Sioux Falls, and Aberdeen are trained to handle rare situations like these. Our office contacted the National Passport Agency in Colorado and we were able to get them a same-day appointment for a new passport. Within two hours, this family had an updated passport and were on their way to their family vacation. My offices strive to make South Dakotans’ lives easier. Whether you’re gearing up for summer travel, needing assistance with a federal agency like the Social Security Administration, or have concerns with your VA benefits, please don’t hesitate to call our state offices.

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Avera St Luke’s/Worth more Addictions Services SWO House of Hope (605) 622-5800 305. South State Street Aberdeen, SD 57401. Detox for alcohol and drugs (605) 698 -2020. 45657 Veterans Memorial Drive, Agency Village, SD. Temporary Shelter. Length Admissions accepted anytime; call first. of Stay: 90 days. Zero Tolerance Shelter for alcohol and substance use. Prefer if clients have their own food (limited supply is kept by the program itself). Residents receive assistance with Community Health Education referrals to outside agencies. (Ages: 18+ or families (Men or Women). 24 hours/7 days per (605) 742-3651. WWMHCC (IHS) Information, Counseling and Resources for Relatives Wanting week. (Check in must be completed by 8:00 pm during COVID pandemic). to Quit Commercial Tobacco Use. Monday - Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm. SWO Mayuteca Day Treatment and Outpatient Coteau des Prairie Compass Care Services (605) 419-1021. 205 Orchard Drive Sisseton, SD. Care coordination for patients who have (605) 698-2110. SWO Behavioral Health Department, 45654 Willard LaFromboise Dr, Agency substance use disorders. Medication Assisted Treatment to treat substance use disorders (Ages Village, SD. Outpatient Substance Use Treatment Services (Adults 18+). Monday - Friday 8:00 18+). Monday-Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm. am-4:30 pm.

Dakotah Pride Center SWO Victims/Witness Assistance (605) 698-3918. On Call: (605) 742- 3114. 388 Dakota Ave, Sisseton, SD. 12-bed Residential (605) 698-2022. SWO Law Enforcement Building. Victim Advocacy Assistance with Restraining/ Intensive Inpatient Treatment. Chemical Dependency Assessments Outpatient Treatment. Protection Orders, Court/Counseling, Transportation, Shelter and Resources. Monday - Prenatal Empowerment Program. 24 hour on-call Counselor. Transportation for Social Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm. Detoxification. Referral Case Management for Co-occuring Substance Abuse/Mental Health Disorders. Monday - Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm. SWO Warming House (605) 698-2009. 410 2nd Ave East, Sisseton. Approximately 20 beds available to keep those out of Dakotah Pride Half Way House harsh weather (Adults 18+). Open 24 hours/7 days per week* (*Approved 3/2021.) Only open (605) 742-7468. 388 Dakota Ave, Sisseton, SD. Residential Sober Living. Monday - Friday 8:00 November - April. am-4:30 pm. Tribal Opioid Response Dakotah Pride Prenatal Empowerment Program (605) 742-3605. WWMHCC (IHS) Room F14. Nurse Care Connector. Referrals to Treatment/ (605) 698-3918 Ext. 110 388. Dakota Ave, Sisseton, SD. Case management services provided during Recovery Support Services, Medicated Assisted Treatment. Monday - Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm. pregnancy. Assist with medical applications. Addiction Assessments. Outpatient Group Grant Funded Program FY2020 - FY2022. Sessions. Provides a support system and acts as a liaison to clients. Coordinate transportation for clients to off-reservation treatment facilities. Monday- Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm. Wac’ang’a, Inc. (Sweetgrass) (605) 698-4129 – 1(888) 200-4492. 119 East Cherry Street, Sisseton. Domestic Violence Shelter for Generation Indigenous Program (Gen-I) Women & Children. Services available for Men on a case-by-case basis. 24/7 On Call. (605) 419-1181. SWO Behavioral Health Department, 45654 Willard LaFromboise Dr, Agency Village, SD. Individual & Group Therapy for Adolescents (Ages 5-18). Monday - Friday 8:00 WWKMHCC Behavioral Health am-4:30 pm. Grant Funded Program FY2017- FY2021. (605) 742-3904. WWMHCC (I.H.S) Individual Counseling Family Counseling, Couples Counseling, Chemical Dependency Evaluations, Tele-Psychiatry services. (By referral only.) GPTLHB T-MIECHV Office Monday - Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm. (605) 742-1027 – (605) 924-1926 – (605) 924-1495. 205 E. Oak Street, Suite #120 Sisseton, SD. Family Spirit Home Visiting for Parents/Caregivers of children ages 0 - 5. Monday - Friday WWKMHCC Pharmacy 8:00 am-5:00 pm. Grant Funded Program FY2018 - FY2023. (605) 742-3861. WWMHCC (I.H.S) Medication management and refill alignment, Tobacco cessation medications, and Quit Plan Coaching, Hepatitis C services (collaboration with Human Service Agency primary care), Naloxone dispensing, Immunization services. Monday - Friday 8:00 am-8:00 (605) 698-7688. 301 Veterans Ave, Sisseton, SD. Mental Health and Substance Use Outpatient pm. Saturday & Sunday 1:00-5:00 pm. Treatment Services. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 8:00 am-5:00 pm, Wednesday: 8:00 am-6:30 pm, Friday: 8:00 am-12:00 pm. Youth and Family TREE (605) 698-2106. SWO Behavioral Health Department, 45654 Willard LaFromboise Dr, Agency Indigenous LAUNCH Village, SD. Mental Health and Substance Use Outpatient Treatment Services for Adolescents (605) 698-4530. 508 Max Street, Agency Village, SD. Family Spirit Home Visiting for Parents/ and Transitional Aged Youth (12 - 25 years old). Monday - Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm Grant Caregivers of children ages 0-3. Monday - Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm. Grant Funded Program Funded Program FY2018- FY2023. FY2018 -FY2023. Updated April 26, 2020

Native Connections Crisis Line Leah Fyten, Director (605) 419-1036. SWO Behavioral Health Department, 45654 Willard LaFromboise Dr, Agency Sisseton-Wahpeton Tribal Health Programs Village, SD. Crisis Line 24/7 on-call. Grant Funded Program FY2016- FY2021 *Applying for 12554 BIA Hwy 711 new funding. Agency Village, SD 57262 (605) 698-3911 Ext. 8315 Serenity Hills Detox Center (605) 419-1958 work cell (605) 884-0650. 123 19th Street NE, Watertown, SD. Average length of stay; 2-7 days. Detox for [email protected] alcohol and all drugs. Approximately 4 beds available. Alcohol and Drug Evaluations can be completed. Persons need to have all prescribed medications with them. Cost: $100.00 per day. Social Setting Detox Program, not medical detox. Admissions accepted anytime; call first.

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Washington, D.C. – May 21, infrastructure plan. The Starter Act 2.0 would 2021 – This week U.S. Representative “Investing in infrastructure provide $400 billion over five years Dusty Johnson (R-SD) and is incredibly important for our for federal highway, transit, and safety Transportation & Infrastructure country,” said Johnson. “Given that programs. This legislation is focused Here are current emergency phone numbers: Committee Ranking Member Sam we are $30 trillion in debt, though, we on repairing roads and bridges across Graves (R-MO) introduced the want to make sure those investments America, sustaining the Highway Surface Transportation Advanced are targeted and worthwhile. As Trust Fund, and providing flexibility through Reform, Technology & a member of the Transportation to states and rural areas to ensure Efficient Review (STARTER) Act & Infrastructure Committee, I’m projects are completed on time. 2.0, the Republican alternative to proud of the comprehensive, sensible President Biden’s $2 trillion partisan infrastructure plan we introduced.”

Bahá’u’lláh (Bahá’í Faith) Be thou a summoner to love, and be thou kind to all the human race. Love thou the children of men and share in their sorrows. Be thou of those who foster peace. Offer thy friendship, be worthy of trust...let thy face be bright with the fire of God’s love….thus mayest thou become a sign and symbol of God’s love, and a banner of His grace. For more information call 605-419-2169, or go to www.bahai.us

Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, June 2, 2021 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 7 Agency Village, SD – May 27, 2021 – From TZTS Athletic Director Mike Carlson: Congratulations to the Tiospa Zina Football Team and Coaches Mike Peters, Wambdi Cook, Gabe Akipa, and Osceola Blue Horse Sr. on winning the All Nations Football Championship! Thank you to the Cheerleaders and Advisor Sandra Pratt for all the support you provided. Very proud moment for our Football Program, School, and Community! TZTS Class of 2021 Graduation Principal Picott presenterd the Rollin Ryan Continued from Page 1 Scholarship; to Quintin Abbey. The family of Rick Albers presented the Rick Albers TZ Athletic Director & Head Boys Basketball Leadership Award to class of 2021 Salutatorian Azariah Coach Mike Carlson was guest speaker. The class of 2021 The community turned out to give the Wambdi football team a big sendoff as the TZ Eastman. presented Mike with a star quilt. bus took the team to Mitchell on Wednesday. The following day, a TZ fan bus The Sioux Warriors Dakota Nation Motorcycle 2021 Valedictorian Speech was given by Kenna Club Scholarship Award was presented to Valedictorian was provided by the SWO Tribal Chairman’s office, and many traveled to support Heminger Kenna Heminger by Club President Tom Flute. their team in the championship playoff. Tom Wilson, KXSW/CNB livestreamed Class of 2021 Salutatorian Speech was given by the game; the season games are archived on the SWO Tribal Council YouTube Azariah Eastman Livestream, photos Channel. Vijay Crawford presented the Morley Kirk Memorial KXSW/CNB livestreamed the event and John Scholarship to Class of 2021 Valedictorian Kenna Heminger. Heminger captured lots of memorable photo highlights. High School Principal Mabel Picotte presented See the archived video on the SWO Tribal Council the South Dakota State University Yellow and Blue YouTube Channel. Scholarship to Billy Guerue. John’s photos are on Facebook and available for sale Principal Picotte presented the Blue Jean Scholarship to Akisa Peters. or donation to John Heminger Photography.

By Ryan Deal hyped and we kept the momentum this spring, Red Cloud, Oelrichs, Mitchell, SD – Mitchell going throughout the whole game.” Takini, Little Wound, Crazy Horse, Republic – May 27, 2021 – Tiospa Fryer and Kearnes traded Crow Creek, St. Francis, Marty, Pine Zina put an exclamation point on touchdown runs on back-to-back Ridge, Todd County and Standing The TZTS football team prepares to leave for Mithcell. its dominant All-Nations Football possessions in the second quarter. Rock (N.D.) will round out the 18- Conference spring season. Kearnes’ 8-yard touchdown run team league. The Wambdi captured the and the ensuing 2-point conversion “I want to put a shoutout to ANFC title with a convincing 38-8 gave Winnebago an 8-6 lead midway (Lower Brule Superintendent) Lance win over Winnebago (Neb.) on through the second quarter. Witte and the rest of the coaches in Thursday at Joe Quintal Field. The But Tiospa Zina responded with the league and all those other teams win put a stamp on Tiospa Zina’s 7-0 32 unanswered points to punctuate about to play in the fall,” Peters said. season and its first-ever state football the win. Osceola Bluehorse II plowed “This is a great opportunity for our championship. in for a 6-yard touchdown run after youth and I think it’s just a real honor “It’s just nice to see a good Kearnes’ touchdown. to be a part of it.” end to all our hard work,” Tiospa In the third quarter, Mike Smith • NOTES — The conference’s Zina coach Michael Peters said. “We added a 9-yard touchdown run for a season started on April 9 and ran worked really hard and we wanted 22-8 advantage. In the fourth quarter, for six weeks. The Wambdi went 5-0 Wambdi fans give their team a sendoff to the Peever on-ramp of I-29. to make a positive impact on these Fryer had a rushing touchdown and in the regular season with wins over young men and give them something passing touchdown to Courage Omaha Nation (44-0), Cheyenne- to be proud of.” Brown. Eagle Butte (46-0), Lower Brule (56- On Thursday, the Wambdi Fryer stepped up in the absence 6), Winnebago (30-20) and Marty prided itself on defense and kept of starting running back Elijah (42-12). Winnebago (5-2) out of the end zone Kawalzek, who was sidelined in the In the semifinals last Friday — for 2 1/2 quarters on a rainy, drizzly first half with a knee injury. also at Mitchell — top-seeded Tiospa evening in Mitchell. “I put it toward him and Zina rolled past No. 4 Omaha Nation “It was so big,” said Tiospa Zina Anthony Benda, who got hurt earlier 50-0 and No. 2 Winnebago downed quarterback-defensive back Jayden in the season and knowing they had No. 3 Lower Brule (58-28). Fryer, who was named the offensive my back through anything,” Fryer Tiospa Zina 38, Winnebago 8 MVP. “I am not even going to lie, I said. “It just gave me the confidence Tiospa Zina 0 14 8 16 — 38 wasn’t expecting it. I was expecting to play like I did tonight.” Winnebago 0 8 0 0 — 8 Tiospa Zina drum group at the All-Nations them to score more than 8 points.” The All-Nations Football Second Quarter: TZ players earn individual Conference Championship game in Mitchell. Tiospa Zina, which won a 30- Conference debuted in 2019, with Z: Jayden Fryer 10 run honors: Elijah Kowalzek #24 All Nations Football 20 decision over Winnebago in the Crow Creek winning the inaugural (conversion failed) Conference Jim Thorpe Player of the game; Jayden regular season, bottled up Winnebago championship over Lower Brule at W: Caleb Kearnes 8 run (run Pictures by John Fryer #3 All Nations Football Conference MVP quarterback Caleb Kearnes and the Dakota Dome in Vermillion. good) Heminger Photography Offense; and Azariah Eastman #30 All Nations bruising running back Antrell Harlan After the 2020 fall season was TZ: Osceola Bluehorse II 6 run Football Conference MVP Defense. to key the defensive surge. canceled due to the pandemic, Lower (run good) Tiospa Zina linebacker Azeriah Brule, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, Marty, Third Quarter: Grade Math and Literacy, Brilliant Fair Extraordinaire, Outstanding Science Fair Extraordinaire Eastman, who was named defensive McLaughlin, Tiospa Zina, Omaha TZ: Bluehorse II 9 run (run Brain Award, Creative Thinking Performance In Service Projects, Andrew Anderson: Mr. MVP, said communication was the Nation (Neb.) and Winnebago good) Award Summer Academic Program Manners, Biggest Bookworm, key to its defense. (Neb.) opted to play this spring. Fourth Quarter: Carter Farmer: Excellence Participant 2020, OST Participant Rapid Reader, Most Cooperative, “We talked and we played In the fall, the league will TZ: Fryer 1 run (run good) in First Grade Math and Literacy, 2020-2021, Most Positive Attitude Brilliant Behavior, Quietest Worker, through it and we communicated all continue with its regular season. In TZ: Courage Brown 11 pass Creative Thinking Award, Artist Award, Computer Champion, OST Participant, Science Fair the time,” Eastman said. “We just got addition to the seven schools playing from Fryer (run good) Award Reading Whiz Award Extraordinaire, Computer Champ Magazu Gill: Kind-Hearted Laverne Owen: Science Fair Cashis Anderson: Most Caring, Award, Hard Worker Award, Extraordinaire, OST Participant Wizard of Writing, Homework Hero, Amazing Gymnastics Skills Award 2020-2021, Good Citizen Award, Most Cooperative, Brilliant Behavior, Nevaeh Estridge: Kind-Hearted Computer Champion Quietest Worker, Science Fair Award, Artist Award, Million Dollar JaCobi LaBlanc: Science Fair Extraordinaire, Computer Champ B J. Jeannine Metzger Kyrie Bursheim: Certificate of Ta Wakan Eastman: Most artistic Smile Award Extraordinaire, OST Participant Wicahpi BlackThunder: Right Instructional Principal excellence, Most Responsible, Speedy award, best laugh award, computer Jessah Vermillion: *Excellence 2020-2021, Future Teacher Award, Hand Man, Most Generous, Most Kindergarten Award Winners Runner champion, science fair extraordinaire in First Grade Math and Literacy, Hardest Worker Award, Computer Improved on MAPS Math, Social Axel Anderson: Excellence in Mahpiya Gill: Certificate of Lucy Hopper: Best Dancer Homework Hero Award, Ray of Champion Studies Star, Most Athletic, Most Reading, Best Handwriting, Kid of excellence, Best Listener, Most award, star reader award, computer Sunshine Award Aycen Adams: Science Fair Mathematical, OST Participant, Character, Science Fair, OST Cooperative, Kindest Heart champion, science fair extraordinaire MarleyMae Crawford: Extraordinaire, Summer Academic Science Fair Extraordinaire, Chyann Mitchell: Most Musical, Kate Lee: Certificate of Paisley Nanaeto: Best friend Excellence in First Grade Math Program Participant 2020, OST Computer Champ, Most Creative, Best Smile, Miss Manners, Science excellence, Crafty Kid, Super Speller to all, best listening ears, computer and Literacy, Peace Keeper Award, Participant 2020-2021, Kid of Rapid Reader, Speedy Runner Fair, OST Brahn Oreskovich: Certificate champion, science fair extraordinaire Dakotah Culture Award Character Award, Computer Shylah Hopkins-Fayant: Right Jasper Oliver: Most Artistic, of excellence, Most Mathematical, Dominic Oliver: Brave Heart 2nd Grade Award Winners Champion Hand Woman, Most Thoughtful, Excellence in Science, Super Reader, Best Laugh award, best handwriting award, Avant White: Science Fair JJ Eskridge: Best Listener Always Organized, Brilliant Behavior, Science Fair, OST Layla Redday: Certificate of computer champion, science fair Extraordinaire, Outstanding Award, Summer Academic Program Happiest Helper, Future Teacher, Lyric Keoke: Awesome Attitude, excellence, Best Friend to everyone, extraordinaire Performance in Service Projects, Participant 2020, Hardest Worker OST Participant, Science Fair Most Responsible, Outstanding Most Dramatic Ellik Rousseau: Most athletic Summer Academic Program Award, Science Fair Extraordinaire Extraordinaire, Computer Champ, Reader, Science Fair, OST Marvalynn Redday: Certificate award, most thoughtful award, Participant 2020, OST Participant Exston Rousseau: Science Fair Heading for Hollywood, Most Dastina Robertson: Brightest of excellence, Leader of the Pack, computer champion, science fair 2020-2021, Brightest Smile Award, Extraordinaire, OST Participant Cooperative Smile, Extraordinary Effort, Math Fact Speedster extraordinaire Computer Champion 2020-2021, Hardest Worker Award, Gabe Keoke: Happiest Helper, Perseverance Award, Science Fair, EmRick Rousseau: Certificate Charity Toutges: Most improved Sofia Flute: Computer Most Artistic Award, Computer Biggest Bookworm, Most Energetic, OST of excellence, Most Athletic, award, most likely to make you laugh Champion, OST Participant Champion Always on Time, Most Improved Wakinyan Flute: Computer Outdoorsman of the Year award, computer champion, science 2020-2021, Best Listener Award, Jasten Zephier: Computer on MAPS Reading, Brightest Smile, Whiz Award, Leader of the Pack, Duane Seaboy: Certificate of fair extraordinaire Star Reader Award, Science Fair Champion, Most Artistic Award OST Participant, Science Fair Awesome Attitude, OST, Science Fair excellence, Brightest Smile, Most Zane White: Million Dollar Extraordinaire, Outstanding Bailey Gonzales: Science Extraordinaire, Computer Champ, Kenly Iyarpeya: Excellence Improved Smile Award, Dakotah Culture Performance in Service Projects, Most Fair Extraordinaire, Outstanding Most Generous, Right Hand Man, in Math, Hardest Worker, Most 1st Grade Award Winners Award, Handy Helper Award Positive Attitude Performance in Service Projects, OST Fundraising Participant Creative, OST, Science Fair Ava Anderson: Excellent Azalia Simon: Excellence in Isaiah Shepherd: Science Fair OST Participant 2020-2021, Kindest Jilly Lee: Most Thoughtful, Topa Shepard: Best Athlete, effort award, most energetic award, First Grade Math and Literacy, Peace Extraordinaire, Summer Academic Heart Award, Computer Champion, Right Hand Woman, Best Laugh, Outdoorsman Award, Most computer champion, science fair Keeper Award, Perseverance Award Program Participant 2020, OST Word Whiz Most Creative, Heading for Inquisitive, OST, Science Fair extraordinaire Elizabeth Herrick: Excellence Participant 2020-2021, Kid of Eagan Fayant: OST Participant Hollywood, Reading Whiz Award, Cameron Fayant: Excellence Atticus Eastman: Most likely to in First Grade Math and Literacy, Character Award, Future President 2020-2021, Computer Champion, OST Participant, Science Fair in Math, Most Improved Award, become a video game tester award, Homework Hero Award, Neat and Award, Computer Champion Kindest Heart Award, Outstanding Extraordinaire, Computer Champ Science Fair, OST, Friend to Everyone Mr. Manners award, computer Tidy Award Tianna Sullivan: Science Performance in Service Projects, Myles Robertson: Best Laugh, Award champion, science fair extraordinaire Jayden Keoke: Excellence in First Page 8 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - June 2, 2021 Mrs. Kruger’s 2nd grade class.

Mr. Travis and Jordee Appenay’s Kindergarten class.

Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Diana Fish’s 5th grade class.

Mrs. Mary Ann Aker and Joyce Hailey’s Kindergarten Class. Mrs. Busche’s 2nd grade class.

Ms. Demi DuMarce and Amanda Stulken’s 6th grade class.

Mrs. Thuringer and Alexis Johnson’s 1st grade Class. Ms. Byer and Mr. Fred Wieger’s 3rd grade class.

Ms. Anneliese Braaten’s 7th grade class.

Ms. Dreyer and Sherokee Maag’s 1st grade class. Ms. Makenzie Larson and Mrs. Kallie Pitzl’s 4th grade class. Ray of Sunshine, Rapid Reader, Sunshine, Marvelous Math, Radical Homework Hero, Always on Time, Reading, Science Fair Extraordinaire, science fair participant Lorelei Gill: Quietest Worker, OST Participant, Science Fair OST Participant, Phenomenal Nic Gill- Sour patch- sweet and Science Fair Extraordinaire, Extraordinaire, Computer Champ Participation on Fundraising, sour, math whiz kid, super reader, Marvelous Math, Star Reader, Amelia Simon: Most Caring, Computer Champion OST participant, summer academic Computer Champion, OST Miss Manners, Hardest Working, Adrienne Owen: Most Creative, program participant 2020, computer participation. Homework Hero, Brilliant Behavior, Marvelous Math, Radical Reading champion, science fair participant Niya Eastman: Future Baker, Quietest Worker, OST Participant, Quentin Owen: Math Fact Azalea LaBelle- Biggest Heart, Science Fair Extraordinaire, Science Fair Extraordinaire, Speedster, Marvelous Math, Radical math whiz kid, super reader, OST Marvelous Math, Star Reader, Computer Champ Reading, Science Fair Extraordinaire, participant, computer champion, Computer Champion, OST Mentor, Mrs. Salina Pena’s 8th grade class. Xalee Simon: Miss Manners, OST Participant, Computer science fair participant OST participation. Always Organized, Ray of Sunshine, Champion, Word Whiz Al LaBelle- Mr. Sleepy, math Mattison Keoke: Born to be on Science Extraordinaire, Malaki FastHorse: Science Brilliant Behavior, OST Participant, Hollyjai Rockwood-Grey: whiz kid, super reader, NWEA maps Stage, Science Fair Extraordinaire, Laken Fasthorse: OST Fair Participant, OST Participant, Science Fair Extraordinaire, Homework Hero, Marvelous Math, most improved in overall, OST Marvelous Math, Star Reader, participation, Sleepy One, Science Crunch Award Computer Champ Radical Reading, Science Fair participant, computer champion, Computer Champion, OST Extraordinaire, Cherish DuMarce: Science Fair Tokala Squirrel Coat: Good Extraordinaire, OST Participant, science fair participant participation. LeeRay Keoke: OST Participant, OST Participant, Growth Citizen, Social Studies Star, Computer Champion, Reader Jr. Lauterhahn- Future Lawyer, Todd Keoke: Puzzle Solver, participation, Diligent Due, Science in 7th Math, Sweet tart Award Class Clown, Rapid Reader, Rabbit math whiz kid, super reader, OST Science Fair Extraordinaire, Extraordinaire, Out of this world Miley Contreras: Science OST Participant, Science Fair Carmello Shepherd: Most participant, Summer academic Marvelous Math, Star Reader, reader, Science award, Social Studies Fair Participant, OST Participant, Extraordinaire, Computer Champ Likely to Make You Smile, Marvelous remote program participant 2020, Computer Champion. award Solidification Award, Mr. Goodbar Catan St. John: Most Creative, Math, Radical Reading, Science Fair outstanding performance in service Wetu Manning-Peters: Heart of Jesscinda Hopkins: OST Award, Summer Academic Program Handwriting Hero, Handy Helper, Extraordinaire, Summer Academic projects, computer champion, science Gold, Nucleus Award, Science Fair participation, Two Peas in a Pod, participant Kindest Heart, OST Participant, Remote Program Participant, OST fair participant Extraordinaire, Marvelous Math, Star Science Extraordinaire, Memory BlackThunder: Science Science Fair Extraordinaire, Participant, Computer Champion, Bre Owen- Just tells it how it is, Reader, Computer Champion, OST Joshua Redday: OST Fair Participant, OST Participant, Computer Champ Super Reader math whiz kid, super reader, NWEA participation, OST Mentor. participation, Most School Spirit, Excellence in 7th Math, M&M Coey Toutges: Quietest 4th grade Awards maps most improved in math, OST James Miller: Best Friend to Science Extraordinaire, Science Award, Principal Award Worker, Most Cooperative, Brilliant Lexi Anderson- Stellar Role participant, computer champion, Everyone, Science Fair Extraordinaire, award, Social Studies award John Bighorn: Science Fair Behavior, Kindest Heart, Word Model, Math whiz kid, super science fair participant Marvelous Math, Star Reader, Lorenzo LaCroix: OST Participant, OST Participant, Kit Kat Whiz, OST Participant, Science Fair reader, OST participant, Computer Gabby Peters- Social Butterfly, Computer Champion, OST participation, One Without a Writing Award Extraordinaire, Computer Champ Champion, science fair participant math whiz kid, super reader, OST participation, Gelotology Award. Utensil, Science Extraordinaire, Avery Bernard: Magnetism 3rd Grade Award Winners Elijah Barse- Future Irish participant, computer champion, Kaelyn Owen: Marvelous Kaya Running Hawk: OST Award, Jolly Rancher Award, Science Tayven Adams: Mr. Manners, Dancer, Math whiz kid, super science fair participant Memory, Albert Einstein Award, participation, Awesome Artist, Fair Participant, OST Participant Marvelous Math, Radical Reading, reader, OST participant, computer Kirwin Roberts: Friendliest Science Fair Extraordinaire, Science Extraordinaire, Out of this Talan Tulowetzke: Snickers Science Fair Extraordinaire, Summer champion, science fair participant Neighbor, math whiz kid, super Marvelous Math, Star Reader, world reader, Social Studies award Award, Summer Academic Program Academic Remote Program Julius Blue Dog- Most reader, NWEA maps most improved Computer Champion, OST 7th Grade Award Winners participant, Science Fair Participant, Participant, OST Participant, Competitive, Math whiz kid, super in language usage, OST participant, participation. Kingston Ryan: Science Fair OST Participant Computer Champion reader, NWEA maps most improved computer champion, science fair Sage Redday: Future Author, Participant, OST Participant, Amara Simon: Dove Award, Justice Anderson: Most in literacy, OST participant, participant Isaac Newton Award, Science Fair Excellence in 7th Math, Cytoskeleton Science Fair Participant, OST responsible, Marvelous Math, Radical summer academic remote program Jaysah Rousseau: Best Dancer, Extraordinaire, Marvelous Math, Star Award, Milky Way Award-ELA, Participant Reading, Science Fair Extraordinaire, participant 2020, summer academic math whiz kid, super reader, OST Reader, Computer Champion, OST Junior Mints Award, Principal Award 8th grade award winners OST Participant, Computer program participant 2020, computer participant, computer champion, participation. VyDalia Redday: OST Champion, Sunshine Reader champion, science fair participant science fair participant 6th Grade Award Winners Echo O’Riley: Science Fair Participant, Fundraising Participation Jr Blackthunder: Speedy Ian Danley- Mr. Manners, Cole Rowland: Most energetic, Jared Oreskovich: OST Participant, OST Participant, Great Certificate, The Molecule Award, Runner, Marvelous Math, Radical Math whiz kid, super reader, OST math whiz kid, super reader, OST participation, OST mentor, Class Effort in 7th Math, Human Heart Most Likely to Star in a Movie, Science Reading, Science Fair Extraordinaire, participant, Summer academic participant, Summer academic Helper, Science Extraordinaire, Award, Milky Way Award-ELA, Fair Extraordinaire, The Nice Pie Summer Academic Remote Program remote program participant 2020, remote program participant 2020, Science award, Social Studies award Skittles Award, Principal Award Award, Mathematics Achievement Participant, OST Participant, outstanding performance in service certificate of participation in Cali Eagle: OST participation, Nathan Renville: Science Fair Certificate Computer Champion projects, certificate of participation fundraising, computer champion, Class Helper, Science Extraordinaire, Participant, OST Participant, Three Braydon Youngman: Toby Cornpeach: Rapid in fundraising, computer champion, science fair participant Elijah BlackThunder: OST Musketeers Award OST Participant, Fundraising Reader, Marvelous Math, Radical science fair participant 5th Grade Award Winners participation, Creative Connoisseur, Lincoln Kongi: Science Fair Participation Certificate, Certificate Reading, Science Fair Extraordinaire, Lilly Eagle- Future Teacher, Melody Bernard: Most Science Extraordinaire, Social Studies Participant, OST Participant, Great of Participation, The Microscope Summer Academic Remote Program math whiz kid, super reader, OST Creative, Science Fair Extraordinaire, award Effort in 7th Math, Sour Patch Kids Award, Most Likely to Cheer You Up Participant, OST Participant, participant, outstanding performance Marvelous Math, Star Reader, Nikia Pruitt: OST participation, Award When You are Feeling Sad, Science Computer Champion in service projects, computer Computer Champion, OST Most Improved, Science Mato Halbert: Science Fair Fair Extraordinaire, The Down to Ayden Eagle: Leader of the Pack, champion, science fair participant participation. Extraordinaire, Science award, Social Participant, OST Participant, Growth Earth Award, cartographer award Marvelous Math, Radical Reading, Nyomi Eagle- Happiest Helper, Feather Campbell-Most Studies award in 7th Math, Starburst Award, Earth’s Kenny Sharpfish: OST Science Fair Extraordinaire, OST Math whiz kid, super reader, OST Artistic, Science Fair Extraordinaire, JaRyus Goodsell: OST Layers Award Participant, the astronaut award, Participant, Computer Champion participant, Summer academic Marvelous Math, Star Reader, participation, Most Improved, Del Frenier: Science Fair the incredible improvement award, KJ Eskridge: Quietest Worker, remote program participant 2020, Computer Champion, OST Science Extraordinaire, Participant, OST Participant, Reese’s science fair extraordinaire, the eagle Marvelous Math, Radical Reading, outstanding performance in service participation. Evan Davies: OST participation, Pieces Award eyes award, mathematics achievement Science Fair Extraordinaire, Summer projects, computer champion, science LaShay DuMarce: Best Goofy Guy, Science Extraordinaire, Eliana Owen: Science Fair certificate, Franklin award Academic Remote Program fair participant Listener, Science Fair Extraordinaire, Out of this world reader, Science Participant, OST Participant, Participant, OST Participant, Raina Fayant- Busy Bee, Marvelous Math, Star Reader, award, Social Studies award Excellence in 7th Math, Sirius A Computer Champion Math whiz kid, super reader, OST Computer Champion, OST Wakinya Eastman: OST Award, Milky Way Award-ELA, ESDS Year End Awards Aubrey Grant: Ray of participant, computer champion, participation. participation, Two Peas in a Pod, Smarties Award Continued on Page 10 Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, June 2, 2021 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 9 ESDS Year-End Awards achievement certificate, Jefferson Wetu Manning-Peters at (800) 877-8339. 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Page 10 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - June 2, 2021 Start Behavior Health”, monthly. The contract 2. Provide training for Head Start Lennie Peters, Procurement performance period is as teaching staff that serve 3-5 Office, Sisseton-Wahpeton follows: year olds. Trainings need to be Oyate of the Lake Traverse Applicants must submit the in small groups, mathematics Reservation, P.O. Box 509, following as a part of their in Pre-K, Literacy Agency Village, South Dakota proposal: development. The importance 57262. To be considered, the 1. Bio-sketch or resume of of the classroom environment proposal must be received no academic and professional for learning, age appropriate later than June 18,2021 at credentials, technical activities and Kindergarten 4:00 pm. competence experience, and school readiness. The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of expertise. 3. Provide research-based the Lake Traverse Reservation 2. Statement of qualifications, coaching, that is coordinated REQUEST FOR BIDS (RFB) be required to obtain a Phone: 605-698-3901 is a sovereign and federally competence, and capacity to with the program’s school READVERTISEMENT performance bond for the total Email: [email protected] recognized Indian Tribe. perform the scope of the work readiness and programmatic Barker Hill Phase II Housing - 15 amount of the bid within two Cell: 605-228-9561 All proposals must include 3. Work plan to perform the scope goals, Creative Curriculum SD Governors Homes (2) weeks or the contractor(s) Simon Keeble, Contract recognition that contractual of work delineating deliverable MyTeachingStrategies, Foundation & Button Up - bid may be rejected. Compliance Assistant agreements and work shall and timeline for completion. Conscious Discipline, (LABOR ONLY) The Scope of Work and Bid Sisseton Wahpeton Housing be governed by and construed 4. Incremental payment schedule Developmentally Appropriate RFB-NEWCON- Schedules for these projects Authority in accordance with the laws that is based on completion of Practices, and CLASS. BHPII-05-21-2021 may be found at the Sisseton 605 Lydia Goodsell St. and courts of the Sisseton- deliverables delineated in the 4. Provide on-site general The Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Wahpeton Housing Authority Sisseton, South Dakota 57262 Wahpeton Oyate. Irrespective work plan. classroom observations and Authority (SWHA) on this office and provided by the Phone: 605-698-3901 of any language to the contrary 5. Copy of SWO Business License consultations regarding adult/ 21st day of May, 2021, herein Contract Specialist or Contract Email: [email protected] in the RFP, subsequent 6. Itemized budget the applicant child interactions, classroom provides notification that bids Specialist Assistant. Cell: 605-419-2594 agreements or elsewhere, will need to perfume the scope atmosphere, and care giver will be received for crawlspace Bid Bond: 21-2tc no right to arbitration of of work, including all fees relationships. There are eight foundation construction with Forms of bonding accepted shall any controversy or claim and reimbursement expenses (8) Head Start classrooms home button up work for fifteen be a bid bond, cashiers’ check arising out of or related to the (such as supplies, travel, and and five (5) Early Head Start (15) South Dakota Governor’s or a 5% cash bond that will be Request for Proposal Notice Agreement will be authorized. overhead) classrooms. A minimum of two Homes to be delivered to the converted if bid accepted. The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Duration 7. Abide by the laws, policies observations will be done for Barker Hill Phase II Housing Contractor Requirements to be Department of Transportation This Agreement shall commence of the Sisseton Wahpeton each classroom per school year Project Located in Agency submitted with sealed bids: herein gives notice on August 18,2021 and shall Oyate of the Lake Traverse fall and spring. Village, South Dakota. The *Copy of Tribal Business License that bid proposals will be accepted expire on June 30,2022 Reservation shall govern Applicants must submit the SWHA is looking for one to *Copy of Liability Insurance for the Tiospa Zina School SCOPE OF SERVICES: proposal, contracts and work. following as a part of their multiple local Tribal, Native *Copy of Workmen’s Comp Pathway Project. · Conduct researched based 22-2tc proposal: or non-Tribal, non-native *Completed and filled out Bid Project Information: professional development 1. Bio-sketch or resume of contractors to complete all Schedule per line item and The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate training for the 2021-2022 on Sisseton- Wahpeton Oyate academic and professional fifteen (15) homes for this total Department of Transportation behavior health to Head Start Head Start & Early Head credentials, technical project in a timely manner *Construction Schedule - start is seeking proposals for the & Early Head Start staff Start competence experience, and within one year. and end date for all homes for construction of the Tiospa · Provide onsite general Request for Proposals expertise. Contractors shall have the each option Zina School (10’ width) classroom observations and Purpose Statement 2. Statement of qualifications, opportunity to submit bids *10% Bid Bond for each option concrete pathway, install the consultations regarding the The Sisseton- Wahpeton Oyate competence and capacity to for one option, two options Contractor is responsible for Rectangular Rapid Flashing children’s behaviors, adult/ Head Start & EHS is seeking a perform the scope of the work. or all three of the following verifying all SWO Tribal Beacons at the newly proposed child interactions, classroom person or company to provide 3. Sample of work products. options, provided that the Taxes, plans, requirements, crosswalk and safety fencing on atmosphere, and care giver Early Childhood training and 4. Work plan to perform scope of contractor submits proper forms, etc. and for more the Lake Traverse Reservation relationships. There are eight coaching. This project will work delineating deliverables, 10% bid bond for each option information please contact the SD. (8) Head Start classrooms begin for Pre-Service training timelines, costs, roles and bidding on as well as meets following: Statement of Work: and five (5) Early Head Start in August 2021 for 2 days and functions. all of the requirements for SWO Tribal Employment Rights For this project the contractor classrooms. A minimum of two coaching will not be extended 5. Acknowledgement that the contract documents submitted, Office (TERO) shall be required to supply observations will be done for beyond June 30, 2022. laws, policies and courts of the performance bond obtained if Mr. Delray German all materials (with exception each classroom per school year Potential applicants interested Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of selected and completely filled 605-698-8263 given to Government or fall and spring. in performing the services the Lake Traverse shall govern out and itemized bid schedules. SWO Tax Office (Business Tribal furnished items), and · Provide written and verbal described below should submit proposal, contracts, and work. The options to bid upon are the License) equipment to complete the communication to the proposals to the attention of 6. Copy of SWO Business License following: Ms. Linda Thompson project in accordance with Disabilities/Behavioral “SWO Head Start Training/ 7. Itemized budget the applicant 1. Bidding for completion of 605-698-3911 the approved BIA plans and Manager and Education Coaching”, Lennie Peters, will need to perform the scope 5 Governors Homes - all SWO Sex Offender Registry Office Standard Specifications Manager concerning these Procurement Office, Sisseton of work, including all fees required documents submitted (SORO) for Construction of Roads observations within 20 working Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake and reimbursement expenses with completed bid schedule Ms. Joan White and Bridges on Federal days after their completion. Traverse Reservation, P.O. (such as supplies, travel, and and 10% bid bond (10% of total 605-698-7017 Highway Projects, FP-14 with · If a change in the classroom Box 509, Agency Village, overhead) bid) SWO Tax Office (Tribal Taxes) amendments needs to be made immediately South Dakota 57262. To be 8. Incremental payment schedule 2. Bidding for completion of Mr. Mark Keoke 605-698-8417 Additional Information: then the Education Manager considered, the proposal must that is based on completion of 10 Governors Homes - all Sealed bids must be submitted by For additional information and will be notified the day of be received no later than June deliverables delineated in the required documents submitted a filled in bid sheet and will plan attachments regarding the observation in person, by 18, 2021 at 4:00pm. work plan with completed bid schedule be received by the Sisseton the project, please email, or by phone. The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of 9. Documentation for Indian and 10% bid bond (10% of total Wahpeton Housing Authority contact: · Teach and model skills onsite the Lake Traverse Reservation Preference, if applicable bid) beginning on May 20, 2021 Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, to staff and parents as needed is a sovereign and federally 22-2tc 3. Bidding for completion of and ending on June 7, 2021 Department of Transportation and authorized by the Director. recognized Indian Tribe. 15 Governors Homes - all at 4:00 pm. Any bids received Office. (605) 698-8355 · Conduct observations of specific All proposals must include REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL required documents submitted after this time and date will Tel. (605) 698-8302 children referred by West Head recognition that contractual This is a Request for Proposal with completed bid schedule not be opened and sent back Cell (605) 268-1775 Start, Enemy Swim Head Start agreements and work shall for labor and materials for and 10% bid bond (10% of total to the bidder. Acceptable E-mail: [email protected] or or Early Head Start personnel be governed by and construed above ground water pipeline, bid) sealed bids will be opened by [email protected] with informed parental in accordance with the laws watering facilities and ** Note: For each bidding option the SWHA Executive Director, Proposals will be accepted until 3 consent. These observations and courts of the Sisseton- solar system for an EQUIP submitted it is required to SWHA Contract Specialist pm central time Tuesday, June may be in classroom or on a Wahpeton Oyate. Irrespective Project Sections 8, 17, 20, submit a 10% bid bond for each and SWHA Housing Board 22, 2021 at the address above home visit. Provide written of any language to the contrary 21-123N-51W. option contractor is bidding. If on June 7, 2021 in the SWHA or via email to cliffordE@swo- and verbal communication of in the RFP, subsequent Bidder requirements, plans and bidding on two options two bid Administration Office. nsn.gov or lenniebp@swo-nsn. the results of the observations agreements or elsewhere, specifications may be requested bonds must be submitted, if all Notice of this Request for Bids gov to the Disabilities Manager no right to arbitration of from the Procurement Office; three are bid on then three bid herein is posted on the bulletin 22-2tc and Education Manager. The any controversy or claim Phone 605-698-8302 or via bonds must be submitted. ** boards of Sisseton Wahpeton Disabilities Manager will arising out of or related to the email to: LennieBP@swo-nsn. Materials: Housing Authority, Sisseton, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate convey the results to parents, Agreement will be authorized. gov SWHA shall purchase all of SD; as well as the Sota Iya Early Head Start & Head Teachers, Teachers’ Aides, A Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Date of RFP: May 27, 2021 the materials for the project Ye Yapi Tribal and Sisseton Start Education Manager and other Business License must be RFP’s Due By: June 30th, 2021 including all concrete to be Courier Newspapers and SWO Request for Proposals Specialists, as needed. obtained on notification of Mailed RFP Submission: Lennie delivered except for any forms TERO Office. Purpose Statement · Be available to Disabilities awarded proposal before Peters - Procurement Office or any other equipment or The Sisseton Wahpeton Housing The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Manager, Education Manager, execution of contract. Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, PO tools to complete the work or Authority and SWHA Board Head Start Program is seeking EHS/HS Director and Mentor/ Duration Box 509 any materials necessary for of Commissioners reserves a person or company to provide Coach Teacher to respond This Agreement shall commence Agency Village, S.D. 57262 specialty trades for plumbing, the right to accept or reject Early Childhood Mental/ to classroom staff’s concerns on August 18,2021 and shall In order to have a proposal electrical and HVAC. any and/or all bids received Behavioral Health Services. about enrolled children and expire on June 30,2022 considered for award, Construction Schedule: for this project. For further This project will begin August families. Scope of services vendor must meet all bidder Construction schedule shall information and a copy of the 2021 and will not be extended · Be available for additional 1. Provide training for Early requirements by the time an entail completing the units by SWHA Bid Schedule for Scope beyond June 30, 2022. Position professional development Head Start Staff that award decision is necessary. November 15, 2021. of Work please contact: is also available for Part time. trainings of Head Start staff serve infants and toddlers, 22-2tc Performance Bond: David Spider, Contract Specialist Potential applicants interested and parents on how to promote requested training on areas For contractor or contractor bid(s) Sisseton Wahpeton Housing in performing the services pro-social behaviors, foster of Classroom Environment, REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL that are selected and the total Authority 605 Lydia Goodsell described below should relationships, and improve Social Emotional, Cognitive This is a Request for Proposal bid is greater than $500,000 St. submit sealed proposals to communication as needed and Growth, routines, meaningful for labor and materials for then the contractor(s) will Sisseton, South Dakota 57262 the attention of “SWO Head authorized by the Director. age appropriate lesson plans, · Participate in the Head Start and active engagement with Legal notices Health Services Advisory an emphasis on literacy Continued on Page 12 Committee that meets development.

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Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, June 2, 2021 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 11 specifications may be requested Box 509 Legal notices other things, overseeing housing and The investigation is being abuse of a child in Indian Country, from the Procurement Office; Agency Village, S.D. 57262 construction projects of the DNDC. conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s abusive sexual contact in Indian Continued from Page 11 Phone 605-698-8302 or via In order to have a proposal DNDC established an entity Office and the Federal Bureau of Country, possession of parts of a bald email to: LennieBP@swo-nsn. considered for award, under ground water pipeline gov vendor must meet all bidder called the SWO Elderly Village Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney eagle, and possession of parts of a and watering facilities for Date of RFP: May 27, 2021 requirements by the time an Limited Partnership. The purpose Jeremy R. Jehangiri prosecuted the golden eagle. U.S. District Judge John an EQUIP Project Section RFP’s Due By: June 30th, 2021 award decision is necessary. of the entity was to obtain tax credit case. F. Heil III presided over the trial and 13-121N-53W. Mailed RFP Submission: Lennie 22-2tc financing to build an elderly village The case was brought pursuant set sentencing for Sept. 30, 2021. Bidder requirements, plans and Peters - Procurement Office complex on tribal land. On April 22, to the Guardians Project, a federal law “Carl Ortner is not a Native specifications may be requested Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, PO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL from the Procurement Office; 2016, SWO’s tribal council passed enforcement initiative to coordinate American spiritual counselor, as Box 509 This is a Request for Proposal for Phone 605-698-8302 or via a resolution authorizing DNDC efforts between participating agencies, he led his community to believe. A Agency Village, S.D. 57262 labor and materials for drilling email to: LennieBP@swo-nsn. to pursue low-income housing tax to promote citizen disclosure of jury this week saw Ortner for what In order to have a proposal and well installation service gov credits for the elderly village complex. public corruption, fraud, and he was – a predator who targeted a considered for award, for an EQUIP Project Section Date of RFP: May 27, 2021 The tribe also committed nearly embezzlement involving federal vulnerable young victim, using her vendor must meet all bidder 17-123N-51W. RFP’s Due By: June 30th, 2021 requirements by the time an Bidder requirements, plans and $3,000,000 to the project. program funds, contracts, and grants, Native American heritage and grief to Mailed RFP Submission: Lennie award decision is necessary. specifications may be requested Cebulla, Trio, and John German and to hold accountable those who sexually abuse her,” said Acting U.S. Peters - Procurement Office 22-2tc from the Procurement Office; formed a business on December 15, are responsible for adversely affecting Attorney Clint Johnson. “During Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, PO Phone 605-698-8302 or via 2016, called Tatanka Contracting. those living in South Dakota’s Indian this trial, two other victims came Box 509 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL email to: LennieBP@swo-nsn. On October 27, 2017, DNDC country communities. The Guardians forward and stated that Ortner also Agency Village, S.D. 57262 This is a Request for Proposal for gov In order to have a proposal contracted with Tatanka Contracting Project is another step of federal law abused them. All three of these young labor and materials for drilling Date of RFP: May 27, 2021 considered for award, to do the earthwork associated enforcement’s on-going efforts to women are to be commended for and well installation service RFP’s Due By: June 30th, 2021 vendor must meet all bidder with the elderly village project. The increase engagement, coordination, their bravery and for stopping this for an EQUIP Project Section Mailed RFP Submission: Lennie requirements by the time an contract was for a guaranteed price of and positive action on behalf of defendant from harming others.” 13-121N-53W. Peters - Procurement Office award decision is necessary. $1,070,740, although a change order tribal communities. Led by the U.S. “No matter what type of Bidder requirements, plans and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, PO 22-2tc specifications may be requested Box 509 increased the total of the contract to Attorney’s Office, the participating crime wildlife is connected to, we from the Procurement Office; Agency Village, S.D. 57262 $1,129,679. agencies include: Federal Bureau of will work tirelessly with our law REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Phone 605-698-8302 or via In order to have a proposal To secure the dirt work contract, Investigation; the Offices of Inspector enforcement partners for justice,” This is a Request for Proposal email to: LennieBP@swo-nsn. considered for award, German bribed White and White General for the Departments of said Phillip Land, Special Agent in for labor and materials for gov vendor must meet all bidder accepted the bribe. Specifically, in Interior, Health and Human Services, Charge of the Southwest Region for under ground water pipeline Date of RFP: May 27, 2021 requirements by the time an and watering facilities for November 2017, German corruptly Social Security Administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, RFP’s Due By: June 30th, 2021 award decision is necessary. an EQUIP Project Section gave, offered, and agreed to give money Agriculture, Transportation, Office of Law Enforcement. “These Mailed RFP Submission: Lennie 22-2tc 9-127N-53W. to Daniel Thomas White, intending Education, Justice, and Housing guilty verdicts send a strong message Peters - Procurement Office Bidder requirements, plans and to influence and reward White, and Urban Development; Internal that these types of crime will not Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, PO who was an agent of the DNDC, in Revenue Service, Criminal be tolerated, and we thank the U.S connection with a transaction and Investigation Division; U.S. Postal Attorney’s Office, the Federal Bureau series of transactions of the DNDC Inspector Service; U.S. Postal Service, of Investigation, Bureau of Indian involving $5,000 or more. Office of Inspector General. Affairs, Oklahoma Department White and German pleaded For additional information of Wildlife Conservation, and the guilty to their roles in the bribery about the Guardians Project, please Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office for scheme last year. White will be contact the U.S. Attorney’s Office their assistance with this case.” By April Baumgarten after 10 a.m. April 10, 2018, to the sentenced by Judge Kornmann on at (605) 330-4400. To report a Assistant U.S. Attorneys Breckenridge, MN – Inforum Park Manor apartment at 200 Park September 27, 2021, and German suspected crime, please contact law Shannon Cozzoni and Ryan Roberts – May 25, 2021 – A judge issued an Ave for a report of a child who was was sentenced in October 2020 to 84 enforcement at the federal agency’s argued that Ortner fraudulently arrest warrant Tuesday, May 25, for a not breathing. months in federal custody. locally listed telephone number. claimed to be a Native American South Dakota woman who failed to An autopsy revealed Barker died spiritual counselor. Assistant U.S. show up for her sentencing after she by homicide as a result of chemical Attorney Cozzoni pointed out the admitted to letting her ex-boyfriend peritonitis caused by his stomach defendant portrayed himself as an kill his own son. being perforated. Some injuries that Indian, yet he had no tribal affiliation. Ramona Louise Shortman, indicated a pattern of abuse included He told several people he was a 26, of Rosholt, S.D., was supposed rib fractures. member of several Tribes, but no Tribe claimed him. to be in Wilkin County District Barker’s father, Tracy Norman Ramona Louise Shortman Sioux Falls, SD – May 27, 2021 from the Tribe, at the direction of A special agent with the Fish Court Tuesday in Breckenridge to be Brant, 38, was charged April 19, said the car she was supposed – Acting United States Attorney Schreiber, via checks made payable and Wildlife Service testified that sentenced for her role in the death of 2018, with murder, manslaughter to use to get from South Dakota Dennis R. Holmes announced that to Piccinelli individually or to investigators discovered feathers and 3-year-old Winter Sky Barker in April and malicious punishment of a to Wilkin County, Minn., broke the former information technology Piccinelli’s for-profit corporation, various parts of bald and golden 2018. Shortman, who is not Barker’s child. Brant eventually pleaded guilty down. She is supposed to be director of the Standing Rock Sioux Hexagon Code, Incorporated. It eagles, including heads, talons, and mother, appeared via teleconference. to second-degree murder without sentenced for allowing her then- Tribe (SRST) and a contractor is alleged that on more than one entire wings, at Ortner’s residence. She explained the car she intent. boyfriend to kill his 3-year-old were each charged with their occasion, Schreiber agreed to accept Native Americans consider eagles to was supposed to use to get to Brant admitted to punching son, Winter Sky Barker. respective roles in a bribery scheme. a bribe from Piccinelli, who paid the the courthouse broke down and Barker in the stomach the day before Sven Schreiber, age 52, of Florida bribe to Schreiber. be sacred and use the parts in cultural she was trying to get it fixed. Her the child’s death. He also said he and North Dakota, and Arnaldo The investigation is being and religious practices. Ortner Nathan Cebulla, age 44, of Buffalo, attorney, Derek Ganzhorn, asked for routinely disciplined the child by Piccinelli, age 43 of Florida, were each conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s illegally possessed the feathers and Minnesota, made his initial a continuance on Monday, noting hitting him with a broken clothing charged with three counts of Bribery Office and the Federal Bureau of parts. appearance on charges of Conspiracy Shortman did not have money to pay hanger, court documents said. Concerning a Program Receiving Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Further evidence was presented to Commit Bribery Concerning for a ride. Brant started serving a 25-year Federal Funds. Jeremy R. Jehangiri is prosecuting the showing that the defendant used Programs Receiving Federal Funds Judge Charles Glasrud denied sentence in September 2019. Schreiber made his appearance case. his position of influence to groom and of Making a Materially False that request and issued a warrant for Shortman pleaded guilty in on May 20, 2021, before U.S. The case was brought pursuant the victim and force her into sexual Statement. He made his appearance her arrest. Shortman and her attorney March to a second-degree felony Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno and to the Guardians Project, a federal law relations with him, using her cultural on May 20, 2021, before U.S. plan to discuss how to turn herself in. of manslaughter that said she entered a plea of not guilty. Piccinelli enforcement initiative to coordinate beliefs and vulnerability against her. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno The sentencing hearing was permitted the abuse. Other charges of made his appearance on May 12, efforts between participating agencies, The victim also had been struggling and entered a plea of not guilty. The supposed to draw to close more manslaughter and child neglect were 2021, before a U.S. Magistrate Judge to promote citizen disclosure of with losing a loved one, and Ortner charges are merely accusations, and than three years of court proceedings slated to be dismissed. in the Middle District of Florida. The public corruption, fraud, and used the loss to further groom the Cebulla is presumed innocent until surrounding Barker’s death. It’s unclear when she will be charges are merely accusations, and embezzlement involving federal victim. and unless proven guilty. He was According to court documents: sentenced. each defendant is presumed innocent program funds, contracts, and grants, In 2016, Ortner began sexually released pending trial. Breckenridge police responded until and unless proven guilty. Each and to hold accountable those who abusing the minor. While some of Each offense carries the was released pending trial. are responsible for adversely affecting the abuse allegedly occurred within following maximum penalties: five Each charge carries the following those living in South Dakota’s Indian state jurisdiction, Ortner, who is not years of imprisonment; a $250,000 maximum penalties: 10 years of country communities. The Guardians a tribal citizen, also abused the victim fine; or both fine and imprisonment; imprisonment and/or a $250,000 Project is another step of federal law on Indian land, which falls within 3 years of supervised release following fine; three years of supervised release enforcement’s on-going efforts to federal jurisdiction. Furthermore, release from custody; $100 special following release from custody; $100 increase engagement, coordination, Ortner at one point drove the victim assessment; restitution. special assessment; and restitution. and positive action on behalf of to Joplin, Missouri, to engage in According to court documents, According to the charging tribal communities. Led by the U.S. criminal sexual activity with the the Dakota Nations Development document, in or around December Attorney’s Office, the participating minor victim. Crossing state lines to Sioux Falls, SD – May 27, 2021 of Justice. U.S. District Judge Charles Corporation (“DNDC”) was an 2015, Schreiber became the Director agencies include: Federal Bureau of engage in illegal activity falls within – Acting United States Attorney B. Kornmann presided over the agency of the Sisseton-Wahpeton of the Information Technology Investigation; the Offices of Inspector federal jurisdiction. Dennis R. Holmes announced hearing, and his sentencing hearing Oyate Sioux Tribe, a tribal Department of the SRST. Schreiber’s General for the Departments of Witnesses testified that Ortner that a former contracting company will be held on August 2, 2021, in government that received federal duties included, among other Interior, Health and Human Services, threatened to embarrass the victim owner pleaded guilty for his role in a the federal courthouse in Aberdeen, assistance in excess of $10,000 during things, serving as the Tribe’s primary Social Security Administration, and the tribe unless she said the bribery scheme. Kevin Michael Trio, South Dakota. the one-year period between October contact with outside vendors and Agriculture, Transportation, sexual assault did not happen. Also age 58, of Maple Plain, Minnesota, In a separate hearing, another 1, 2017, and September 30, 2018. generating bids, contracts, and Education, Justice, and Housing testifying for the government were entered his plea of guilty to Making former owner made his appearance At that time, Daniel Thomas White agreements relating to the work of and Urban Development; Internal two other women who stated that a Materially False Statement to two in federal court for his role in the served as the Director of the DNDC. the Tribe’s Information Technology Revenue Service, Criminal Ortner also groomed them as minors federal agents with the Department same bribery scheme. Michael White’s duties included, among Department. Investigation Division; U.S. Postal and sexually abused them. Piccinelli provided information Inspector Service; U.S. Postal Service, In the Government’s closing, technology services on a sole-source, Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorney Roberts contract basis with the Tribe, by and For additional information reminded the jury that all three through its Information Technology about the Guardians Project, please women, who did not know one Department. Schreiber served as contact the U.S. Attorney’s Office another, had made similar statements I would like to subscribe to the Sota Iya Ye Yapi. Defendant Piccinelli’s point of at (605) 330-4400. To report a in court. They were vulnerable minors contact regarding all of the contracts suspected crime, please contact law when the sexual abuse occurred. Enclosed is $______for ____ year(s). with the Tribe. enforcement at the federal agency’s Several had experienced recent deaths (Annual subscription rate is $46 for enrolled members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Piccinelli accepted payments locally listed telephone number. of loved ones, which Ortner exploited. living in South Dakota and in Minnesota and North Dakota counties on and adjoining the Ortner would also buy them lingerie Lake Traverse Reservation; $40 for enrolled members incarcerated and/or elderly on fixed and use the same term to describe incomes; $56 for all others living in the United States; and $96 for first class subscribers.) the undergarments. Roberts called Ortner a wolf in sheep’s clothing, Name ______. stating that he disguised himself as a caring Native American elder to get Mailing Address ______close to the victims. Then when the Muskogee, OK – May 19, 2021 from seven bald eagles and seven time was right, Ortner attacked. City ______State ____ Zip ______– A man who portrayed himself golden eagles, announced Acting The jury took less than two Please mail this subscription form (or a photocopy) to: as a Native American spiritual U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. hours to deliberate before coming Sota Iya Ye Yapi counselor was convicted Tuesday by The jury found Carl Gene back with guilty verdicts on all five P.O. Box 5 a federal jury of sexually abusing a Ortner Jr., 57, of Quapaw, guilty of counts. Wilmot, SD 57279 Native American minor and illegally transportation with intent to engage The U.S. Fish & Wildlife possessing feathers, talons and heads in criminal sexual activity, sexual Service Office of Law Enforcement, Page 12 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - June 2, 2021 Casino & Hotel Casino & Hotel Job Opening Job Openings Job opening Count Department: The Administration Department Team Member (Full-Time) 3:00 am to Finish

Is Now Accepting Applications For The C-Store/Smoke Shop Department Perform bill validator drop. Prepare appropriate paperwork and make necessary computer entries. Is Now Accepting Applications For Count and verifies all Table Games drop boxes. Position: Associate Manager (Full-Time) Kiosk drop & fill, retail sales.

All training is on going and on the job. Position: Manager (Full-Time) Computer experience. Job Description: Manage casino operations on an assigned shift. Be responsible for all Money handling experience. departments, personnel and policies and procedures on assigned shift. In addition, handle Operate ten-key calculator. customer relations, complimentary and any other management decision necessary for Job Description: Supervises all activities of the C-Store personnel ensuring that all Punctually and attendance is crucial. immediate resolution within scope of their authority. policies and procedures are followed. Responsible for the interviewing, training, evaluating, Must be physically able to lift up to 50 lbs. scheduling, counseling, and disciplining of all C-Store personnel. Prepares financial and Must be able to perform continuous bending, lifting, and handle repetitive motion to extremities. inventory reports and researches and resolves any discrepancies. Maintain a daily log of Full-Time employee is guaranteed 40 hours per week-as long as they report to work by 2:45 am, they will be Closing Date: Until Filled revenue inventory system. paid at least 8 hours per day when duties are completed in less time. Starting Wage: D. O. E. Closing Date: until filled Required: Closing Date: until filled High School Diploma/GED. Starting Wage: Negotiable Starting Wage: $15.00 Extensive knowledge of all areas of gaming. REQUIRED: High School Diploma or GED required for most positions Supervisory and managerial experience. High School Diploma/GED. Two identification documents required upon hire Minimum 5 years in Native American gaming. AA Degree in Business. Required to maintain confidentiality. 5 years retail experience. Excellent customer Service Skills. Knowledge of word processing, Lotus, and Point of Sales software.

If interested please submit application to

If interested please submit application to Human Resources Department If interested please submit application to Human Resources Department 16849 102nd Street SE Hankinson ND 58041 Human Resources Department 16849 102nd Street SE Hankinson ND 58041 For complete Job Description contact McKayla Grajczyk@ 16849 102nd Street SE Hankinson ND 58041 For complete Job Description contact McKayla Grajczyk@ 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 For complete Job Description contact McKayla Grajczyk@ 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 Indian Preference will apply / EEO 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 Indian Preference will apply / EEO (Please Provide Tribal Enrollment) Indian Preference will apply / EEO (Please Provide Tribal Enrollment) Must be licensable by the SWO Gaming Commission (Please Provide Tribal Enrollment)

Casino & Hotel Casino & Hotel Casino & Hotel

Job Openings Job Openings Job Opening Deli Department

Deli Server ((2 Full-Time) Day, Swing

Foods Department Cook III (3 Full-Time) where needed Surveillance Department Golf Course Department Dishwasher (Full-Time) where needed Cook II (Full-Time Seasonal) Day, Swing Wait Staff ((Full-Time) Day Hotel Department Observer (4 Full-Time) Day, Swing, & Graveyard Groundskeeper (4 Full-Time Seasonal) Day/Swing Front Desk Clerk (Full-Time) Swing

Night Audit (Full-Time) Graveyard

Room Attendant (5 Full-Time) 8:00am to finish

Room Attendant Supervisor (Full-Time) hours vary Housekeeping Department

Attendant (20 Full-Time) where needed Closing Date: until filled Closing Date: until filled Lounge Department Starting Wage: D.O.E. Starting Wage: D.O.E. Cocktail Server (2 Full-Time) Day, Swing

Marketing Department High School Diploma or GED required for most positions High School Diploma or GED required for most positions Customer Service Technician (Full-Time) Day/Swing Two identifications documents required upon hire Two identifications documents required upon hire Supervisor (Full-Time) Swing Slots Department

Technician (2 Full-Time) where needed

Support Services Department

Laborer (4 Full-Time) where needed

Table Games Department

Dealer (2 Full-Time) Rotating No experience required, will train If interested please submit application to Closing Date: Until Filled Human Resources Department

16849 102nd Street SE Hankinson ND 58041 Two identifications documents required upon hire If interested please submit application to For complete Job Description contact McKayla Grajczyk@ Human Resources Department 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 16849 102nd Street SE Hankinson ND 58041 Indian Preference will apply / EEO If interested please submit application to For complete Job Description contact McKayla Grajczyk@ (Please Provide Tribal Enrollment) Human Resources Department 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 Must be licensable by the SWO Gaming Commission 16849 102nd Street SE Hankinson ND 58041 Indian Preference will apply / EEO For complete Job Description contact McKayla Grajczyk @ 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 (Please Provide Tribal Enrollment) Indian Preference will apply / EEO Must be licensable by the SWO Gaming Commission (Please Provide Tribal Enrollment) Must be licensable by the SWO Gaming Commission

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department, FBI, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ryan Roberts and Shannon Cozzoni prosecuted the Casino & Hotel case. Job Opening

Security Department Dispatcher (2 Full-Time) where needed Officer (3 Full-Time) where needed Supervisor (Full-Time) where needed

Closing Date: Until filled Starting Wage: D.O.E.

Washington, DC – May

28, 2021 -- The Biden-Harris administration today submitted to

Congress the President’s Budget If interested please submit application to for fiscal year 2022, including $1.3 Human Resources Department 16849 102nd Street SE Hankinson ND 58041 billion in funding to invest in Bureau For complete Job Description contact McKayla Grajczyk@ 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 of Indian Education (BIE) initiatives Indian Preference will apply / EEO that would support Native students (Please Provide Tribal Enrollment) communities and projects that will – and reinvests in education, research, improved teacher quality, recruit­ Must be licensable by the SWO Gaming Commission and teachers from early childhood advance our vision for a robust and public health, and other foundations ment, and retention. An additional $3 through college, an increase of $110.6 equitable clean energy future,” said of our country’s strength. At the million is for Early Child and Family million from the 2021 enacted level. Secretary Deb Haaland. Bureau of Indian Education, the Development to expand preschool As the Administration “The President’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget would: opportunities at BIE-funded schools continues to make progress defeating Budget provides the Bureau of Indian Increase Indian School and $8.0 million is for Tribal Grant the pandemic and getting our Education (BIE) the opportunity to Equalization Program (ISEP) and Support Costs for Tribes that choose economy back on track, the Budget support BIE students and our schools Early Childhood Funding. The to operate BIE-funded schools to makes historic investments that will after such a tough year,” said BIE 2022 request includes a $60 million support 100 percent of the estimated help the country build back better Director Tony L. Dearman. “With program increase above 2021 requirement. and lay the foundation for shared the dedicated financial resources enacted levels to improve Indian Improved access to Education growth and prosperity for decades to outlined in this proposal, this funding student academic outcomes, support IT. An increase of $20 million for come. would go a long way in supporting expanded preschool programs, Education IT will support the “The Interior Department plays some of our most critical educational and provide pay parity for Tribal ongoing costs of distance learning an important role in the President’s infrastructure needs and programs teachers while fully funding pro­ and enhanced use of technology in plan to reinvest in the American that serve students located in often jected Tribal Grant Support Costs. the classroom. Supplemental funding people. From bolstering climate geographically challenged locations Within the increase, $49 million to support BIE-funded schools has resiliency and increasing renewable across the country.” is for Indian School Equalization enabled new technol­ogy investments energy, to supporting Tribal nations The budget includes the two Program (ISEP) formula funds to and operational capabilities for and advancing environmental historic plans the President has already improve opportunities and outcomes justice, President Biden’s budget will put forward — the Americans Jobs in the classroom;­ provide improved BIE Budget make much-needed investments in Plan and the American Families Plan instructional services; and support Continued on Page 17 Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, June 2, 2021 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 13 Wacinyan Tipi (House of Hope) is located at Agency Village, SD (previous Tribal administration building). Services are available 24 hours/7 days a week for SWO Tribal members and WANT TO BUY their families. The shelter DISABLED AUTOMOBILES provides an alcohol and & OTHER RECYCLABLE VEHICLES drug free temporary Robert 698-4812 housing; individual/family Ryan 268-4130 rooms may stay up to 90 ~ALSO CALL FOR~ days or a night unit at USED PARTS & TIRES a first come/first serve basis. All individuals will need to complete a Wacinyan Tipi application and SWO Sex Offenders form. If you would like additional information or check on the availability All Your Building Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Lodge Program of space, you may The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Youth Program Employee/ contact a staff member at Abilities: Needs from Start is seeking to fill the following Cultural Mentor (female), 605-698-2020. *High School Diploma position(s): Youth Lodge Program *Must have previous clerical to Finish! Payroll Manager, Payroll Multi-Case Specialist, Office of Manager, I-29 Hotel Monday - Friday experience Department Child Support Enforcement Prosecutor, Tribal Court *Answer the telephone in a *Use of Telephone 1520 SD Hwy 10 Positions Open Until Filled friendly and courteous manner Closing Date: June 4th, 2021 @ Paralegal, Legal Department *Knowledgeable of computer, Sisseton, SD 12:00PM (Noon) Closing Date: June 11th, 2021 @ Applications can be emailed to *Greets all visitors and offer word, excel and email. Budget & Contract Specialist, 12:00PM (Noon) [email protected] or assistance to them *Use of copier (605) 698-3421 Budget, Audit, Compliance Nurse Care Connector, Health [email protected]. *Attend regular district meetings/ *Submit to drug test when Office Administration Contact can also be at Arnold special meetings and Executive requested Dakota Magic Casino & Hotel Administrative Assistant, Sex Chief Judge, Tribal Court Williams 698-8238 or Denise Meetings when requested. Heipa District Center Job Openings Offender Registry Office Teacher, Early Head Start Hill 698-8251 with questions. *Assist District Coordinator PO Box 223 Deli Department Security (full-time), Youth Lodge Director, Human Resources (Tribal preference will apply). and District members with Veblen, SD 57270 Deli Server ((2 Full-Time) Day, Program Teacher Aide, Head Start applications and provide 605-738-2324 Swing Security (3 part-time), Youth Teacher, Head Start Heipa District general information in [email protected] Foods Department Lodge Program Teacher Aide, Enemy Swim Head Job Opening completion of applications, 22-1tc Cook III (3 Full-Time) where Youth Program Employee (full- Start Job Title: Assistant District answers any questions they needed time), Youth Lodge Program Project Director, TREE Coordinator may have. Tiospa Zina Tribal School Dishwasher (Full-Time) where Youth Program Employee (3 part- Public Defender, Public Part-Time Position *Assist the District Coordinator Job Openings needed time), Youth Lodge Program Defender’s Office Salary: $12.00 per hour up to 31 and District Officers Special Education: Open Until Wait Staff ((Full-Time) Day Youth Program Employee/ In-House Attorney, Tribal hours per week with notifications for the filled: Hotel Department Cultural Mentor (male), Youth Executive Committee Employee will be paid weekly newspaper, copies, paperwork, *MS/HS Certified Sped Teacher Front Desk Clerk (Full-Time) Supervision: District Chairperson/ bills, reports, and prepares *Elementary Paraprofessionals Swing Vice-Chairperson/ Treasurer invoice for check requests. Elementary: Open Until filled: Night Audit (Full-Time) Selection Process: Elected *Assists District Coordinator, *Classroom Teachers Graveyard Position every odd January District board and committees &PE Teacher Room Attendant (5 Full-Time) Job Summary: with copies of their reports/ *Paraprofessional 8:00am to finish The purpose of this position is to minutes. *K-12 Substitute Teacher with Room Attendant Supervisor (Full- provide administrative and *Assist the District Coordinator benefits (Must have an AA Time) hours vary clerical support to the District in the completion of all district Degree) Housekeeping Department Coordinator, District Officers functions in a timely manner. *K-5 Intervention Teacher (Fifth Attendant (20 Full-Time) where and Members. To maintain *Assists the District Coordinator year college or university needed files of District Members to in maintaining a filing system program certificate; or two to Lounge Department assure information is current. for all district files four years related experience Cocktail Server (2 Full-Time) Election will be held same as *Assist the District Coordinator and/or training; or equivalent Day, Swing Board and Committees. in keeping the District clean combination of education and Marketing Department Job Duties and Responsibilities: and orderly experience. K-5 teaching and Customer Service Technician *Work hours 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Minimum Requirements and understanding of reading (Full-Time) Day/Swing ac’ang’a is a non profit organization for victims and background) Supervisor (Full-Time) Swing Wtheir children of domestic violence and sexual assault. High School Classroom Teachers Slots Department (Math & Science) – Open until Wac’ang’a provides emergency shelter and direct services. Technician (2 Full-Time) where filled needed If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse Dakota Immersion: Support Services Department *Four (4) Immersion Teachers call our 24 hour crisis line at 605-698-4129. Open and closed Laborer (4 Full-Time) where (Must have a Dakota needed support group meetings are available and confidential. Language teaching certificate. Table Games Department Prior teaching experience Wac’ang’a Inc. Dealer (2 Full-Time) Rotating No preferred.) 119 E. Cherry St., Sisseton, SD. experience required, will train Bus Driver – Open until filled Closing Date: Until Filled Cook Two identifications documents SWO Victim/Witness Assistance Program Coaching Positions: required upon hire Rhonda Kampeska, Coordinator *Head Girls Basketball P.O. Box 509 – Agency Village, SD If interested please submit 605-698-2022 *Head Track application to SERVICES: *Basketball Cheer *VICTIM/WITNESS ADVOCATE IN TRIBAL COURT. Human Resources Department * HELP YOU PREPARE PAPERWORK FOR PETITION FOR RESTRAINING/PROTECTION *Assistant Boys Basketball 16849 102nd Street SE Hankinson ORDERS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. *Assistant Girls Basketball ND 58041 * HELP YOU PREPARE PAPERWORK FOR PETIONING FOR CUSTODY ALONG WITH YOUR *Assistant Volleyball RESTRAINING/PROTECTION ORDER. For complete Job Description * WILL ASSIST IN TRANSPORTATING TO COUNSELING, COURT APPOINTMENTS. *Assistant Track contact McKayla Grajczyk @ * WILL ASSIST IN PREPARING PAPERWORK FOR SD VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. *Jr. High Football * WILL ASSIST JUVENILES IF THEY ARE VICTIMS OF BULLYING,, ETC IN TRIBAL COURT. 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 * WILL ASSIST ELDERLY VICTIMS OF ABUSE ACCORDING TO ELDERLY PROTECTION *Jr. High Girls Basketball Indian Preference will apply / CODE. *Jr. High/Assistant Wrestling * WILL HELP YOU FIND A SHELTER ELSEWHERE IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO STAY HERE ON EEO THE RESERVATION *Jr. High Boys Basketball (Please Provide Tribal If I cannot help you I will do my best to find the assistance you need. *Jr. High Volleyball Enrollment) *Jr. High Track Must be licensable by the SWO All Tiospa Zina Tribal School Gaming Commission applicants are required to complete mandatory Dakota Magic Casino & Hotel background checks. Job Openings Parents of children, birth to 5 years of age and Expectant mothers Please contact Jennifer Williams, The Administration Department residing in the Lake Traverse Reservation area are invited to learn Human Resources Director by Is Now Accepting Applications more about the Early Childhood Intervention Program’s services email at [email protected] for For more information. and meet the program staff. Position: Associate Manager Hours of Operation: 8-4:30 Mon.-Fri. Tiospa Zina Tribal School (Full-Time) The Early Childhood Intervention Program (ECIP) serves PO Box 719 Job Description: Manage casino children birth to 5 years of age. #2 Tiospa Zina Dr. operations on an assigned Services provided: Agency Village, SD 57262 shift. Be responsible for all Phone: (605) 698-3953 Ext. 208 1. Developmental screenings of children departments, personnel and Fax: (605) 698-7686 policies and procedures on registered http://www.tzts.us assigned shift. In addition, 2. Referral of children in need of services handle customer relations, by the occupational, physical and speech therapists, as well as early childhood special education professionals to appropriate agencies 3. Home visits by Tracking and Intervention/Family Liaison Paraprofessionals 4. Monthly Parent trainings Please call 605-698-4400, ext. 8366 or visit our office at the SWO Tribal Headquarters Bldg., Agency Village. Check our website at www.swoecip.com to find out current parent trainings or ECIP activities and post your comments or questions.

Page 14 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - June 2, 2021 Sisseton-Wahpeton Federal Credit Union The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate is seeking to fill the following position(s): 45665 Veterans Memorial Drive – P.O. Box 627 Agency Village, SD 57262 Payroll Manager, Payroll Department Phone: (605) 698-3462 Closing Date: June 4th, 2021 @ 12:00PM (Noon) Fax: (605) 698-3907 www.sisseton-wahpetonfcu.com Budget & Contract Specialist, Budget, Audit, Compliance Office application to 16849 102nd Street SE Hankinson ND 58041 Administrative Assistant, Sex Offender Registry Office Human Resources Department ND 58041 For complete Job Description Security (full-time), Youth Lodge Program 16849 102nd Street SE Hankinson For complete Job Description contact McKayla Grajczyk@ Security (3 part-time), Youth Lodge Program ND 58041 contact McKayla Grajczyk@ 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 Youth Program Employee (full-time), Youth Lodge Program For complete Job Description 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 Indian Preference will apply / Indian Preference will apply / Youth Program Employee (3 part-time), Youth Lodge Program contact McKayla Grajczyk@ EEO 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 EEO (Please Provide Tribal Youth Program Employee/Cultural Mentor (male), Youth Lodge Program Indian Preference will apply / (Please Provide Tribal Enrollment) Youth Program Employee/Cultural Mentor (female), Youth Lodge Program EEO Enrollment) Must be licensable by the SWO Multi-Case Specialist, Office of Child Support Enforcement (Please Provide Tribal Gaming Commission Paralegal, Legal Department Enrollment) Dakota Magic Casino & Hotel Job Openings Dakota Magic Casino & Hotel Dakota Magic Casino & Hotel Security Department Job Openings Closing Date: June 11th, 2021 @ 12:00PM (Noon) Job Openings Dispatcher (2 Full-Time) where Surveillance Department The C-Store/Smoke Shop needed Observer (4 Full-Time) Day, Nurse Care Connector, Health Administration Department Is Now Accepting Officer (3 Full-Time) where Swing, & Graveyard Chief Judge, Tribal Court Applications For needed Closing Date: until filled Supervisor (Full-Time) where Teacher, Early Head Start Position: Manager (Full-Time) Starting Wage: D.O.E. Job Description: Supervises needed High School Diploma or GED Director, Human Resources all activities of the C-Store Closing Date: Until filled required for most positions Teacher Aide, Head Start personnel ensuring that all Starting Wage: D.O.E. Two identifications documents Teacher, Head Start policies and procedures are If interested please submit Teacher Aide, Enemy Swim Head Start followed. Responsible for application to Human Resources Department Tradepost ads Project Director, TREE the interviewing, training, evaluating, scheduling, 16849 102nd Street SE Hankinson Continued on Page 16 Public Defender, Public Defender’s Office counseling, and disciplining of In-House Attorney, Tribal Executive Committee all C-Store personnel. Prepares Manager, I-29 Hotel financial and inventory reports Prosecutor, Tribal Court and researches and resolves any discrepancies. Maintain a daily log of revenue inventory Positions Open Until Filled Long Hollow District Executives system. District Chairwoman- Janell Cook- Cell 612-570-0165 Closing Date: until filled Home- 605-698-3280 Applications can be emailed to [email protected] or DeniseH@SWO- Starting Wage: Negotiable District Vice Chairwoman- Mary Barse- 605-268-1588 NSN.GOV. Contact can also be at Arnold Williams 698-8238 or Denise Hill REQUIRED: District Treasurer- Amanda Quinn- 605-467-3820 698-8251 with questions. High School Diploma/GED. AA Degree in Business. District Secretary- Jessie Chanku- 605-956-0197 (Tribal preference will apply). 5 years retail experience. Excellent customer Service Skills. complimentary and any Starting Wage: D. O. E. experience. Knowledge of word processing, other management decision Required: Minimum 5 years in Native Lotus, and Point of Sales necessary for immediate High School Diploma/GED. American gaming. software. resolution within scope of their Extensive knowledge of all areas Required to maintain If interested please submit authority. of gaming. confidentiality. application to losing Date: Until Filled Supervisory and managerial If interested please submit Human Resources Department Old Agency District Executives District Chairman Jesse Larsen – (605) 924-1857 District Vice-Chairwoman Jenny Payne – (605) 237- 2956 District Treasurer Dani TwoStars – (605) 419-1109 District Meeting District Secretary Amber Adams-Boyd – (605) 28- Our May meeting has been postponed to Thursday, 1086 June 10, 2021 at 6 pm. Councilman Floyd Kirk Jr. – (605) 237-3279 District Meeting Old Agency District Center – (605) 698-7747 The Lake Traverse regular scheduled District Meeting Big Coulee District Officers [email protected] for Thursday, May 27th at 6 pm has been canceled Lynn Halbert, Chairwoman: 605-268-3035 [email protected] and rescheduled for Thursday, June 3rd at 6 pm. Mary Jo Keeble, Vice-Chairwoman: 605-467-3839 Lake Traverse Executive Contact Numbers Viva DuBois, Treasurer: 605-924-0748 or [email protected] Francis Crawford-Chairman: 1-605-268-3527 Billy Kohl, Secretary: 605-268-3136 or Benjamin Thompson-Vice-Chairman: 1-605-237-2957 [email protected] Jo Abraham-Treasurer 605-520-9454 Lydia “Susie” Rivera, Councilwoman: 605-467-0040 District Meeting Dawn Thompson-Secretary 605-467-3186 The Enemy Swim May monthly district meeting was rescheduled due to the TZTS Wambdi football championship game. The District Meeting is rescheduled to Thursday, June 3, 2021, same time, same place.

DISTRICT MEETING Heipa District Elderly Board meets on the first Saturday District Executives Contact Information of each month at 12 noon and again on the third The regular scheduled district meeting falls on Father’s Chairwoman-Crystal Owen: (605) 467-1929 Sunday of each month at 10:00 am, at the Heipa Day and has been rescheduled one week early. Vice Chairwoman-Chanda Joseph: (605) 467-3448. District Center. The next regular district meeting will be held at the Treasurer-Diantha Larson: (605) 880-2622. Heipa District Center on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at *SPECIAL NOTICE* Secretary-Robin Bowen: (605) 265-1228 11:00 am. The Heipa Assistant District Coordinator The regularly scheduled Heipa District Elderly Meeting Councilman-Dallas Owen: (605) 651-5814. will be elected at the next Heipa District Regular falls on Father’s Day and has been rescheduled Meeting. one week early. HEIPA DISTRICT ELDERLY MEMBERS The next Heipa District Elderly Meeting will be held at According to the Heipa District Elderly Policies and the Heipa District Center on June 13, 2021 at 10:00 Procedures: am. •The Heipa District Elderly are allowed one general HEIPA DISTRICT ELDERLY EXECUTIVES welfare request per year, to be dispersed during FOR 2021/2022 Buffalo Lake District Homeowners the Elder’s birthday month. The Heipa District Elderly Board election results held District Homeowners that would like to request a •The Elders must submit an application, the Heipa on Sunday, April 18, 2021: load of gravel for their home site, please contact District Request Form, to the Heipa District District Elderly Chairperson - Barbara Heminger 605- Heather Williams for an application. Or, you can Coordinator, along with a self-addressed stamped 742-0506 email the district at bldistrict@venturecomm. envelope before the end of their birthday month. District Elderly Vice-Chairperson - Marie Renville 605- net. For those that had already submitted your •The general welfare-birthday checks will be dispersed 742-0831 name will still need to complete an application. on the 15th of each month. District Elderly Member at Large - Douglas Renville June Regular District Meeting: •On-Reservation Heipa Elders can pick up their 605-956-6476 June 24th, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at the Buffalo Lake birthday checks in person at the Heipa District District Elderly Secretary - Elly Dumarce 605-467-9442 District Center. **Don’t forget to wear your mask. Center. SWO TEAB District Rep. - Robert LaFromboise 605- •Off-Reservation Heipa Elders will have their birthday June Birthdays 268-0716 Birthday checks for June birthdays ages 18 years old checks mailed to them, in the self-addressed HEIPA DISTRICT ON/OFF RESERVATION ELDERLY stamped envelope they submitted with their to 54 years old will be distributed at the district Please update your current mailing address by meeting. Must be present to pick up birthday application. contacting the Heipa District Coordinator, Nadine Effective January 1, 2019 the following benefits are in check and must bring a photo ID. LaBelle at the District Center #605-738-2324, and District Executive Phone Numbers place: SWO Tribal Enrollment Office - Jason Adams #605- District Chairman: Kenneth “Dicky” Johnson- (605) •Elderly members 55 yrs to 64 yrs will receive $50.00 698-8360. 924-6215 •Elderly members 65 yrs or older will receive $100.00 Heipa District Center District Councilman: Louie Johnson- (605) 951-4960 **NO EXCEPTIONS** Heipa District Elderly must PO Box 223 District Vice-Chairman: Billy Canku- (605) 880-2924 submit their completed application before the end Veblen, SD 57270 District Treasurer: Kayline LaBelle- (605) 927-9018 of their birthday month in order to receive birthday 605-738-2324 District Secretary: Heather Williams- (605) 268-1104 check. [email protected]

Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, June 2, 2021 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 15 Sisseton, SD – Nis’to Inc. – Facebook The CHR offices will be closed June 7th, 2021 – May 27, 2021 – Musical opportunity for high school students! This is a wonderful summer gathering through June 11th, 2021 for the Great Plains Area around music. Learn how to compose your own music. To be played by the South CHR Spring Conference. Dakota Symphony. Music will be played at local concerts. Apply! Apply! Apply! General Function: Under the casino http://www.sdsymphony.org/ Tradepost ads supervision, performs clerical Requirements: Basic math skills, Continued from Page 15 tasks involving typing, filing, a must for money handling educ.../music-composition-academy/ required upon hire answering switchboard and responsibilities. Basic reading If interested please submit other work as required or and computer skills. Basic application to directed knowledge of beer, wine and Dakota Connection Casino Human Resources Department Requirements: Knowledge of basic spirits. Familiarity with Job Openings 16849 102nd Street SE English usage, spelling and standard drink recipes. JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Hankinson ND 58041 math. Experience in dealing Excellent communication Position: Associate Manager For complete Job Description with the public required. skills. Good organizational Department: Administration contact McKayla Grajczyk@ Experience and training in the skills. Must complete Qualifications: B.A.in Business 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 use if a switchboard preferred. Techniques of Alcohol Administration preferred, or Indian Preference will apply / Ability to use a word processor Management (TAM) Training. High School Diploma/GED EEO and/or computer equipment. Able to stand/walk for long with a minimum of 3 years (Please Provide Tribal Ability to understand and periods of time. Able to lift 50- management experience. Enrollment) carryout oral and written 65 lbs. Continuously reach, Supervisory skills, excellent Must be licensable by the SWO directions. Knowledge of office bend, lift, carry, stoop and communication skills-both Gaming Commission methods, practices, machines wipe. Hazards may include but written and verbal, excellent and procedures. Able to sit for are not limited to slipping and people skills, computer literate. Dakota Magic Casino & long periods of time as well as tripping. Must obtain a non- Able to work independently Hotel perform repetitious computer gaming license upon hire. and with direction. Ability to Job Openings work. Able to lift up to 25lbs. This position will remain opened effectively and accurately relay Golf Course Department Must obtain a non-gaming until filled. information to employees. Cook II (Full-Time Seasonal) license upon hire. Indian Preference will apply/EEO Knowledge of Indian gaming. Day, Swing These positions will remain open Contact the Human Resource Must be able to obtain a Key job description. Groundskeeper (4 Full-Time until filled. Department for a complete job Gaming License. Submit completed application Seasonal) Day/Swing Indian Preference will apply/EEO description at (605) 882-2051 Hours: Rotating Shifts and credentials to: Closing Date: until filled Contact the Human Resource ext. 1652 Opening Date: Thursday, May 27, Dakota Connection Casino Starting Wage: D.O.E. Department for a complete job If interested please fill out an 2021 Human Resources Department High School Diploma or GED description at (605) 882-2051 application and submit to: Closing Date: Wednesday, June 9, 46102 SD Hwy 10 required for most positions ext. 1652 Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel 2021 @ 4:00 pm Sisseton, SD 57262 Two identifications documents If interested please fill out an Human Resources Department Indian preference will apply/EEO (605) 698-4273 required upon hire application and submit to: 16415 Sioux Conifer Rd Employer If interested please submit Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel Watertown, SD 57201 Apply with Human Resources application to Human Resources Department Department, call or write for Human Resources Department 16415 Sioux Conifer Rd 16849 102nd Street SE Watertown, SD 57201 Hankinson ND 58041 For complete Job Description Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel contact McKayla Grajczyk@ Job Openings 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel is Indian Preference will apply / seeking to the fill the following EEO position(s): (Please Provide Tribal Table Games: Enrollment) Dealer (6 Full-Time) Must be licensable by the SWO General Function: To deal the Gaming Commission assigned game in accordance with all applicable policies Dakota Magic Casino & and procedures as stated Hotel in the Dakota Sioux Casino Job Openings Dealer’s Manual. Pay Count Department: winnings or collect losing bets Team Member (Full-Time) 3:00 as established by the rules and am to Finish procedures of a specific game. Perform bill validator drop. Requirements: High school Prepare appropriate paperwork diploma or GED equivalent. and make necessary Experience preferred but computer entries. not required, we will provide Count and verifies all Table training. Knowledge of Games drop boxes. arithmetic, demonstrate Kiosk drop & fill, retail sales. effective communication skills. Tuesday, June 18, 2021 All training is on going and on Must be able to work any/ 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. the job. all shifts. Must be willing Computer experience. to work 8+ hours if needed. Elderly Nutrition Building Money handling experience. Must be able to stand got Operate ten-key calculator. long periods (1-2 hours at Agency Village, SD Punctually and attendance is a time). Must demonstrate 605-698-9023 crucial. excellent attendance practices Must be physically able to lift and customer service skills. up to 50 lbs. Using mathematics to solve In case of inclement weather pick Must be able to perform problems. Must obtain key continuous bending, lifting, gaming license upon hire. up meals will be available. and handle repetitive These positions will remain open motion to extremities. until filled. Full-Time employee is Indian Preference will apply/EEO guaranteed 40 hours per Contact the Human Resource week-as long as they report Department for a complete job to work by 2:45 am, they description at (605) 882-2051 will be paid at least 8 hours ext. 1652 per day when duties are If interested please fill out an completed in less time. application and submit to: Closing Date: until filled Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel Starting Wage: $15.00 Human Resources Department High School Diploma or GED 16415 Sioux Conifer Rd required for most positions Watertown, SD 57201 Two identification documents required upon hire Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel If interested please submit Job Openings application to Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel is Human Resources Department seeking to the fill the following 16849 102nd Street SE position(s): Hankinson ND 58041 Lounge: For complete Job Description Bartender (1 Full-Time) contact McKayla Grajczyk@ General Function: To provide 701-634-3000 ext. 2583 courteous and efficient Indian Preference will apply / beverage service to guests of EEO (Please Provide Tribal Enrollment) Must be licensable by the SWO Gaming Commission

Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel Job Openings Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel is seeking to the fill the following position(s): Administration: Receptionist (1 Full-Time &1 Part-Time)

Page 16 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni - June 2, 2021 BIE Budget Continued from Page 13 learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These investments will be long-lasting and will provide invaluable infrastructure to enable BIE to continue­ to deliver education during and after the pandemic, and they will substantially improve the efficiency and quality of education upon return to in-school learning. Although most schools remain in either a distance learning or hybrid instruction mode, BIE continues to work collaboratively with Tribes and communities to alleviate the strains imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic Saturday, June 19, 2021 on BIE students and their families, as 5:00 p.m. well as on teachers, administrators, and staff in K–12 schools and at Tribal FREE - SWO of the colleges and universities (TCUs). The Lake Traverse Reservation 2022 budget increase in education information technology resources Celebrating our Dakota culture! will continue the annual learning soft­ ware subscriptions and licenses. The There will be activities for everyone, concessions increase will also support contract and great action to witness. extensions needed to maintain­ this investment, as well as the educational Come join us for the 2nd races of 2021. IT personnel costs to support remote This event is co-hosted by SWO community members. learning and additional broadband capabilities. Expand Scholarships and Adult Education Opportunities. An increase of $10 million for the Scholarships and Adult Education (TPA) program HORSES TRIMMED will improve educational opportu­ 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month nities and serve a larger population 10 a.m.-12 noon of qualified Native American Old Agency C-Store students with financial assistance for eligible American Indian and $ Alaska Native students. The program 40 supports Administration priorities (If horse is difficult and through edu­cational grants to Tribal training is required, communities, which have been price goes up.) historically underserved and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality. These funds enable Tribes to further Tribal sovereignty­ and self-determination by establishing their own educational priorities, promoting economic development, and improving standards of living in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Improve Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Practices. The BIE budget includes $400,000 as part of a Department-wide Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility budget initiative to address identified high-priority needs in support of Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, as well as Executive Order 13988, Prevent­ ing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation. As part of this initiative, the Department, bureaus, and offices will jointly conduct a review of the Diversity,­ Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility program across Interior to identify gaps, challenges, and best practices and to examine Department and bureau roles, responsibilities, and governance. Prioritize Education Construction. The 2022 budget includes $264.3 million in annual funding for Education Construction to replace and repair school facilities in poor condition and address deferred maintenance needs at campuses in the BIE school system. Education Construction funds will be sup­plemented by permanent funds from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA, P.L. 116- 152). BIE is expected to receive up to $95 million per year in GAOA permanent funding for priority deferred maintenance projects from 2021 through 2025. Actual amounts are dependent on energy develop­ ment revenues, as specified in the GAOA. For more information on the President’s FY 2022 Budget, please visit: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/budget/.

Sota Iya Ye Yapi - www.earthskyweb.com/sota.htm - Anpetu Iyamni, June 2, 2021 “Wo’okiye was’te qa wico zani o’wacin yuhapo” Page 17 Valedictorian: Kenna Heminger Class Flower: White Rose Tipped in Blue Salutatorian: Azariah Eastman Class of 2021 Honor Students: Class Colors: Blue, Silver & White Jayden Simon, Kenna Heminger, Shania German, Maria Gallardo, Azariah Class Song: “I Lived” by One Republic Eastman, Omariya Bernard, Victoria Class Motto: “Don’ cry because it’s over, Bernard, Billy Guerue. smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss In Remembrance of Classmate Nicolle Feather

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