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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 Vol. 52 June - Wazustecasa Wi - “Moon of Wild Strawberries Ripening” - Anpetu Iyamni, June 2, 2021 No. 22 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.