Community meeting set April 19th to get input on new SWO detention center PRESORTED STANDARD Per Copy Dept. of Labor project coordinator meets with Tribal officials, visits YouthBuild Program U.S. POSTAGE Chairman Crawford announces special BIA funding for Child Protection Program services PAID Sota Iya Ye Yapi SISSETON, SD Tom Daschle “Wopida” community dinner this Wednesday noon; All are welcome PERMIT NO. 6 SWO YouthBuild, Tribal Realty offer to plant a tree in memory of a loved one at park P.O. Box 628 ¢ Planning underway for traditional Dakota spiritual ceremony welcoming home soldiers Agency Village, SD 57262 50 April 17th at Dakota Magic Convention Center (note change of date) Postmaster: Tiospa Zina Tribal School observes “Week of the Young Child” throughout this week Contents -- Time-Dated News Do Not Delay Sisseton Wahpeton College hosts RSI science fair winners highlighted This edition mailed at Sisseton, SD on or before April 4, 2005 Serving the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate since 1968

Vol. 36 April - Maga Okada Wi - “Moon When Geese Lay Eggs” - Wednesday, April 6, 2005 No. 14

SWO YouthBuild Coordinator Susan TallBear introduces Richard Morris of the Department of Labor to Tribal Council last Thursday, March 31st.

Richard Morris, of the U.S. Department become acquainted with the staff and see how he leadership, it will be a success with support of of Labor, Washington, D.C., visited the Lake might “help make it (YouthBuild) a success.” Tribal Council.” SWO Tribal Chairman James “J.C.” Crawford welcomes Traverse Reservation last week to meet with the Morris said he was “not coming out of the He spoke of the program’s “viability and Department of Labor YouthBuild project officer Richard Morris to Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate YouthBuild program bureaucracy, but personally . . .” and that he fundability” and said he is personally looking for the Lake Traverse Reservation. staff. He also met with SWO Tribal Chairman found it “a humbling experience.” funds for its continuation, possibly with support James “J.C.” Crawford and was introduced to He said the SWO YouthBuild program for additional, innovative options. Tribal Council by YouthBuild Manager Susan “could very well serve as a model for other SWO YouthBuild was established with a TallBear. communities.” $3.25 million grant from the Department of Morris is project officer for the DOL’s He wanted the Tribe to know that the Labor last year, and is charged with providing YouthBuild programs. Department “is committed to this project being education and work experience for youth and In remarks to Council, he said his mission a success.” young adults on the Lake Traverse Reservation. here was not “to make an assessment,” nothing The DOL official told the Oyate leaders formal at all. Instead, he said he wanted to that “with the committed staff and committed

(Editor’s note: The following comes to Sota readers “How are we going to prepare for this coming storm office,” he said, “has resulted in $295,000 in special A list of winners, and photo highlights of both events, from interviews with SWO Tribal Chairman James “J.C.” . . . if General Assistance is wiped out, burial funds, cuts funding for the Oyate’s Child Protection Program.” will be featured in next week’s Sota. Crawford by the Sota editor.) to policing, hunting and fishing, and (we anticipate) cuts The Chairman had special thanks for Floyd DeCoteau, Dakota Training Institute Tom Daschle Wopida in economic development down to nothing?” who accompanied him to the area BIA meeting, also Chairman Crawford announces that Charnelle Gill SWO Tribal Chairman James “J.C.” Crawford plans Other programs are already in financial trouble, for Superintendent Russell Hawkins and Julie Bird, of has been hired to serve as coordinator of the Sisseton to attend former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle’s Wopida this including the SWO Child Protection Program, said the Sisseton BIA office, who attended the area meeting Wahpeton College Dakota Training Institute, and that Wednesday, April 6th and formally thank him on behalf Chairman Crawford. “Our social problems are squarely in and were instrumental in helping secure this additional the Institute offers outstanding training programs. He of the Oyate for all he has done over many years while front of us. We need to be more responsible, parents must funding. encourages Tribal program managers, staff, and any of the serving in Congress, for the Tribe. be more responsible.” “The money will be used to cover counseling, inpatient community interested, to attend. Please read about the Wopida elsewhere in the Sota, And when it comes to funding and administering and outpatient services, and placement of abused and These are top quality leadership and management and plan to come if you can Wednesday noon, April social, educational, and economic programs on the neglected children in Child Protection for the remainder programs, hosted by nationally known experts from 6. Purpose of the event, which is being hosted by Tom Lake Traverse Reservation, he said, “The Tribe must be of this fiscal year,” he said. diverse fields. Daschle, is to allow him an opportunity to thank the responsible for reprioritizing and maximizing use of its Taking care of these children, providing needed See the advertisement for the next program, scheduled Oyate for their support. discretionary funding resources.” counseling services and foster homes, and bringing healing for April 29th, elsewhere in the Sota. Meetings with local and area BIA staff BIA meetings not all about budget to families, are a top priority of the Tribe, according to the Spring fever is around the corner Chairman Crawford has held two local preliminary Chairman Crawford emphasized that not all of the Chairman. And recently, the need for child services has Time to think about Dakota Winds meetings with Sisseton BIA Superintendent Russell meetings with the local and area BIA staff have focused outpaced the Child Protection Program’s budget. Dakota Winds driving range open Hawkins and other Sisseton BIA personnel to discuss the on the budget. “The program’s budget for FY 2005 has been coming “funding storm.” Last Friday, the agenda included the transfer of federal insufficient to handle the need for our children,” he said, now; Golf course opens April 15th Last Friday, April 1st, the Chairman traveled to property to the Tribe. “and the Tribe has been subsidizing the program for Actually, according to the Chairman, spring is already Aberdeen for a meeting with the BIA area staff to discuss Two properties were involved in this discussion. several months.” here. He has been out fishing in open water and enjoying the FY 2006 budget. The first is the property where the Community Post “This good news shows what can happen – even in it. Watch for more specific information about the cuts as Office is located at Agency Village. difficult times – when we put aside conflicts and resolve He wants the community’s golfers to think about the soon as it is available. The second is the former Peever School site in the city to work together for the common good of the Oyate.” fun available at Dakota Winds Golf Course, located at Here is what is already known: of Peever. “It shows us a way to weather the (funding) storm,” Dakota Magic. With an estimated loss of more than $139 million in According to the Chairman, the Tribe has the option he added. The driving range was scheduled to open to the public this year’s annual BIA budget, he said, “We need to take to assume title to both properties, and he expects the title “I especially appreciate the support and joint advocacy last weekend, while the spring opening of the course is set a hard look at which programs will be affected, by how transfers to be approved. provided by Sisseton BIA Superintendent Hawkins,” he for April 15th much, and which programs are slated to be eliminated.” Also on the agenda was the need for additional said. The Chairman says, Come out and enjoy the sport “And we must ask how is the Tribe going to subsidize funding for the Tribe’s Child Protection Program “This is really good news,” he said, especially good at of golf! these programs . . . or is the Tribe not going to subsidize Funding news not all bad! a time when most federal funding news has been bleak. SWO meetings with YouthBuild staff these programs?” Chairman announces $295,000 Week of the Young Child Chairman Crawford has said that Tribal Council will He spoke, as an example, about the burial fund. “We from BIA for Child Protection Tiospa Zina Tribal School is observing the “Week of be holding a series of meetings with the SWO YouthBuild recognize how important the burial fund is. But it is an the Young Child” this week, and Chairman Crawford is program staff over the coming week. unknown.” Program; Will cover placement planning to spend time with staff and students. He said the purpose is to assess how the program is “We cannot plan for its funding.” costs for remainder of FY ’05 He supports this and other efforts to improve the doing after last week’s visit by U.S. Department of Labor “But with the loss of this source (BIA), what is our The Tribal Chairman had some good news for the education of the Oyate’s young people. project officer Richard Morris. plan going to be?” Oyate after returning home from his meeting at the area Read more about the week-long observance elsewhere The Chairman believes strongly in the program’s “How are we going to address this, and other program BIA office last Friday. in this edition of the Sota. mission, to provide educational and trade/job options to losses?” “Working together with the local and area BIA Congratulations to Oyate athletes the community’s youth and young adults. He also would The Chairman extends congratulations to all the like to see continuing financial support for the basic Oyate athletes who participated in last weekend’s program, which is possible if the program receives model basketball competition – including Wambdi Ho Waste, Chairman Crawford the high school tournament at Tiospa Zina, and the Continued on Page 2 KBWS All-Star Games.

Former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle The SWO Tribal Chairman James will hold a Wopida and community “J.C.” Crawford will be present to meal this Wednesday, April 6th, extend thanks to Senator Daschle for at the Tribal community center, all the effort he has done over many The SWO Oyate Planning and Tribal Law at 7:00 p.m. Agency Village. years to improve the Oyate’s health, Enforcement departments are hosting a series of Everyone interested in having a new detention The event is scheduled for education, and economic well-being community meetings to get input from program center that meets the needs of the Oyate is invited 12:00 noon until 1:30 p.m., and while he served in U.S. Congress. managers and community members on what needs to attend. everyone is invited, especially Tom Daschle wants the Oyate to be incorporated into designing a new detention Planning for a new detention center was those who campaigned on Tom’s to know that this is a time for him to center. approved by Tribal Council in January 2005, and the behalf during the 2004 general say “thank you” to the Tribe and its A key ingredient of the new facility will be Tribe is currently negotiating with an architectural election. members. rehabilitation opportunities for inmates. firm (EKM&P) to draft the design. First in the series of meetings will take place at (Editor’s note: Also see the public notice Senator Tom Daschle file photo from the 2004 wacipi. Tom the Tribal community center on Tuesday, April 19th, elsewhere in the Sota.) Daschle invites all of the community to a Wopida Wednesday. For more information, see the notice elsewhere in this ideally 500 words or less. issue of the Sota, or contact Owen at 698-7061 or 938- Earlier receipt of copy is always appreciated. So, if you 4197. are aware of a date or message that needs to be publicized ***** or advertised, please let us know about it in advance of We always provide a reminder that copy to be the weekly deadline. considered for publication in the Sota should be For more information, contact Tribal headquarters, submitted no later than the weekly deadlines (10:00 a.m. Agency Village, (605) 698-3911. Also, a 24-hour on Thursday for copy submitted through the Tribal and dedicated fax line is installed at the Sota production USPS mail and for open letters; and 12:00 noon on Friday office: (605) 938-4676. Voice-mail messages can be sent for electronic submissions). But this week we want to put to the production office at (605) 938-4452. The preferred out a special call for early copy. way of the new millennium to submit typed articles and Sota guest editorial – As coverage has expanded, increasing the number of ads, art, and photos (if you happen to have access to a pictures and pages, we really do need submissions to come digital camera or scanner), is by e-mail. Sending photos Why it is important to be in before the deadlines. as moderately compressed jpeg files, each approximately Of course, we will always accept copy in an emergency 150-300 KB in size, is preferred, attached to an e-mail alcohol and drug free right up until the paper goes to press, but we are having message containing information about the pictures. (Editor’s note: The Sota has published Roger’s letter before, but having seen it more and more of the week’s submissions come in right The editor can be reached at the following e-mail once again on the MADD Chapter’s website made us want to publish it again. Here at, or even later than, the deadlines. And this makes it address: are the comments included with the article on the website: “The following article difficult to handle . . . as we take seriously our handling of [email protected] was written by 14 year old Roger Campbell, an entry into a contest while an 8th your words and pictures. Digital files are also accepted on disc/cd by mail and grader at Enemy Swim Day School. Roger was killed by a drunk driver on August Thanks for everyone’s cooperation! at Tribal headquarters, on disk. 23, 2003. We wanted to share this article with you because it means so much to us ***** CDF and it shows us how important life is and that we should never take it for granted Watch for news of an upcoming traditional Dakota because we never know what is around the corner or beyond the next hill. Roger was gathering and ceremony to honor the soldiers of our Chairman Crawford born and grew up on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Reservation and he saw first hand what community who have returned, and bring healing as they Continued from Page 1 alcohol can do to families and to the people around him. For many of us it is a lesson re-enter their lives here. to be learned and thoughts from Roger that will remain in our hearts forever.”) Tentative date for this observance is April 30th at project status. I think that the more we are alcohol free the more we will live better and have a Dakota Magic Convention Center. Thanks to Crystal Owen, MADD Chapter happy life. If people drink everyday they are putting their lives at risk. So next time We need to continue praying for all of our soldiers The Chairman expressed his personal thanks, and I see someone drinking I’m going to tell them that if they want to live longer then serving in all branches of the military in harm’s way today, appreciation on behalf of the SWO, to Crystal Owen and maybe they should quit drinking and smoking. So even though everyone experiences by prayer, by letters, by sharing your concern with them the regional MADD Chapter for on-going efforts against it that doesn’t mean they are going to die right away. But that doesn’t mean they and with others of the community. drunk/impaired driving on our streets and highways. should do it all the time. Then when it comes down to them having to go to the We pray that their service helps bring peace and He called attention to the website, and encourages hospital they’re going to be regretting it. stability to the world, and that they all come home safe those with internet access to browse the pages. (The site So I wish I never take that road to start drinking because I have seen people who drank for a long time and some and sound. is listed in the editor’s column, and there is also a link on of them had died and most of them are living unhealthy. I am in the group called T.A.T.U. that stands for Teens against The need for prayer is heightened by continued the Sota website.) Tobacco Use so I want to help people to not start smoking and to quit smoking. I think that we are all smart enough to insurgent attacks in Iraq, and as the number of casualties Here it is: show young kids that smoking and drinking are both bad for you. People that do any of these bad things will probably among our forces rises above 1,500 and many more http://www.madd.org/sd/codington suffer in the future. thousands wounded. NIGA Mega-Conference If I were the person that has a say so I would keep beer and cigarettes out of people’s lives. I understand that it’s Remember, too, our forces in Afghanistan, who also What is being billed as a “Mega Conference” of the going to be hard for them to quit but I wish they could try anyway. I really wish there are no more car accidents dealing serve in a hostile environment. National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), is scheduled with drinking and driving because that is really sad when people have to die like that. I want young people to realize Please pray for peace! for April 10-13 in San Diego, CA. that they don’t have to go out trying to be cool smoking and drinking. See our Dakotah prayer for the akicita on the Sota Chairman Crawford plans to attend, representing the I want people to know that when they do something bad it doesn’t mean they have to be bad all the time. I really website. SWO and ITEA. wish that when we all grow up we will understand that it’s not right when we do those bad things. Its going to be ***** The importance of this conference is heightened by tough in all trying not to drink when everyone is depressed over the war and all the violence. I want people to know Those who have internet access can read the Sota the increased strain coming from state governments that that if I could change the world I would make it so no one gets hurt by drinking and driving. news and view photo highlights from each weekly issue are looking jealously at tribal gaming revenue to add to In this world I want there to be no fighting, killing, drinking or smoking. I wish that everyone could grow up with – in full color – at the following website, which is updated their own treasuries. respect loving and caring. When people drink and do bad things it could really affect the way you do things in your weekly (more frequently when needed): Watch for a follow-up after this meeting takes place, life. If I was the president I would help all the poor people that are on the streets. I would give them a place to stay www.earthskyweb.com/sota.html also a follow-up after the ITEA meeting in Washington. and food to eat. I want to be drug free so I could do more things in life. I want to go to college and get my professional ***** SWO to host 7th annual degree. There is no way your Sota staff could possibly cover tribal economic development summit I would want to have a good life so I can have a big house and help the people that are on the streets from too all the many activities in the schools and Districts of the The Tribal Chairman called for Tribal officials, District much drinking. If I could have one wish it would be I wish there was no beer in this world. Then if someone brought it Lake Traverse Reservation. We encourage our readers and officers, program managers and staff, and all interested up to pull all the beer and bad stuff off shelves. So that way no one will get hurt or killed by drinking and driving -- I friends to submit material and pictures whenever you Oyate members, to plan to attend the 7th annual Great don’t want to ever start drinking because it will mess up my life and I have pretty good plans ahead of me. can! Plains Regional/Tribal Economic Development Summit By Roger Campbell, 8th grade. Submission of articles, ideas and rough drafts, and on May 9-12, 2005. Sota guest editorial – photographs, are always welcome. This year’s summit is being hosted by the SWO, at If you have an interesting family story, or news you Dakota Magic Casino and Hotel. would like to share, please contact the editor. Title is “Empowering and Strengthening Economic Thoughts from a youth on Besides news updates of interest to the Oyate, we Development In Indian Country Through Education, are always open to publishing historical features, stories, Technology, and Entrepreneurship.” (Details are available the Red Lake tragedy and legends. Keeping the traditions alive is one of the in an advertisement elsewhere in the Sota.) (Editor’s note: This poem was written by Danielle McDonald, a 16-year-old high school student at American missions of the Tribal newspaper, and is too often ignored “This is a great opportunity,” said the Chairman, “for Indian OIC High School in Minneapolis and shared by Trina Fox, Program Support Assistant, Title IV, Center for in the rush of current events. us to develop new ideas for building our future.” School Improvement.) ***** “I encourage participation,” he added. Out casting our own is not a joke See what This is something, together we need to defeat Please note copy deadlines, Mid-year NCAI meetings scheduled things like that provoke? This cannot go on a moment longer The next full meeting of the NCAI will be held June 6 are injured and 10 are dead We need to come together and become policies for submission; Breaking 12-15 at Green Bay, Wisconsin, reports the Chairman. this is something we all should dread stronger news, emergencies, and This is an election year, he said, so members can families and friends lost loved onez As native peoples it effects us all obituaries are always accepted expect campaigning at the Wisconsin meeting. while a little boy took out anger with his guns Because the world we live in is very small Copy to be considered for publication – news, Election of new officers won’t take place until the thought of those are in my mind It effects how the world looks at us advertising, editorial opinion letters, etc. – are to be November. but why are we killing our own kind? So changing our wayz is a must submitted either to Tribal headquarters (SWO Mail This is Tex Hall’s final year to serve as NCAI President, It’s bad enough we’re thought of as drunks Accept someone for who they truly are Room, TiWakan Tio Tipi) or to the Sota postal box at he noted. Now we have to deal with the act of some Give a comment or a smile because things like Agency Village Community Post Office (P.O. Box 628, Contact the Chairman young punks that do go far Agency Village, SD 57262), by 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. The Chairman invites Tribal members to contact him Not accepting him for who he was So as Native People we should stick together FAX and e-mail submissions will be accepted until 12:00 with questions and concerns. Besides leaving messages Made him crazy and feeling unloved And maybe this wouldn’t last forever noon on Friday (with the exception of letters to the editor/ and scheduling appointments at his office, by calling All of this is very unacceptable More Sota guest editorials Open letter to the Oyate, or “opinion” letters, which must (605) 698-3911, you can e-mail Chairman Crawford at All of this I believe was preventable – [email protected]. inside this edition be received no later than 10:00 a.m. Thursday). Now it’s all over the news and on the streets If you are writing an opinion letter, please note that it must not contain libelous statements and should be brief, Sota Iya Ye Yapi Official newspaper of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Oyate Of the Lake Traverse Reservation Since 1968 Sota Iya Ye Yapi Staff Oyate Chairman’s office at (605) 698-3911, or the C.D. Floro ...... Managing Editor Sota production office: voice-mail (605) 938-4452; Your Sota editor would like to apologize to each page. 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Deadline for receipt of letters their names was necessary for the District to inform the It’s time to look ahead to summer, and Owen Dean and e-mail communications may be submitted to to be considered for publication in the next edition is public that it is not responsible for debts incurred by these German is once again asking Oyate youth to apply to the Sota production office by 12:00 noon Friday, 10:00 a.m. Thursday morning regardless of method of enterprises. participate in the Sunka Wakan Owe “horse tracks” with the exception of letters to the editor/Oyate, submission (letter via post office, Tribal headquarters ***** training program. or “opinion” letters, which are to be submitted by mail room, fax, or e-mail). Here is the link to the MADD chapter’s website: This is an outstanding program for youth age 12- 10:00 a.m. Thursday.) Views expressed are those of the authors and do not http://www.madd.org/sd/codington 14 years, boys and girls. This summer’s program can Notice to subscribers: A handy clip-out form is available necessarily reflect opinions of the staff or the Sisseton You can also access the site from a link on the Sota home accommodate ten youth. for your convenience. See the “Trading post” section and Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation. of this edition. Editorials by the staff do not necessarily reflect the For more information concerning news, advertising, or official opinion of the Tribe. Wednesday, April 6, 2005 subscriptions, contact the Sisseton and Wahpeton Funeral services held for Wallace Kampeska Funeral services for Wallace Richard Kampeska, Sota editorial financial firm A.G. Edwards, Owens initiative. billion more revenue than Starbucks, Mato I’yotankahan, 77, of Sisseton, SD, were be held said. “They want Indians to work toward A.G. Edwards and Marriott Hotels on Tuesday afternoon, March 29, 2005, at St. Mary’s comment – But the success story that has built being on their own, but they throw up combined. Episcopal Church, Agency Village, with John Cloud III (Editor’s note: These and other Indian hospitals and schools and has barriers,” said Bill Blind, chairman of the Today, 223 tribes in 28 states Senior Catechist and Clyde Kampeska, Sr. Lay Reader news articles coming out of the state- improved care for the elderly has created Southern Arapaho and Cheyenne. “We operate some 400 gambling operations officiating. tribal gaming summit held last week conflicts. are trying to develop economically, but and have created more than 550,000 Pianist was Billy Kohl. in Denver, have serious implications for “We want tribes to develop you slam dunk us with these barriers.” jobs, according to the National Indian Active pallbearers were Wallace’s grandson, Terry gaming tribes, including the Sisseton- economically, but we want to balance Steve Hillard, who gathered Gaming Association. Haug, Jr., Shane Brown, and his nephews, Clyde Wahpeton Oyate – perhaps especially that with other gaming and development investors for the Cheyenne-Arapaho “In many places, tribal governments Kampeska, Jr., Thomas Lee and Luke Cloud, Gabe and the SWO. Our own South Dakota opportunities,” said South Dakota Gov. casino project, said other states are are now among the largest county Clyde Kampeska, Sr., Darrell Mireau, Ernie Keeble, Alex Governor Mike Rounds was one of Mike Rounds. welcoming Indian casinos because of the employers, and nationwide 75 percent Wanna, and his cousin, Ernest Barse. only two governors who attended the Tribal casinos are competing with the benefits for all. of the jobs created by Indian gaming Wallace’s honorary pallbearers were all the Korean summit personally, most sent aides, and state’s lottery and casinos in Deadwood, “If there were a real concern about are held by non-Indians,” said Mark War veterans. Governor Rounds clearly announced the Rounds said. He and Owens were the Indian casinos, the other governors Van Norman, the gaming association’s Interment is at the Sisseton Cemetery Veterans possibility of cutting into South Dakota only governors at the gathering, but would be there,” Hillard said. “Governor executive director. Section, Sisseton. Military rites were provided by Otto- tribes’ gaming. In one statement, others sent aides. Owens is trying to invent a gambling And in states like North Dakota and Quande Renville American Legion Post #50 and Fort reported by the AP, the Governor implied Reservation-based businesses aren’t crisis to play down his budget crisis.” South Dakota, more than 70 percent Sisseton VFW Post #3342 and the BRAVO chapter. that gaming compacts ought to be required to pay federal or state taxes. Hillard had offered Colorado $100 of casino jobs are held by American There were wake services Sunday, and all night linked to taking tribal land out of trust Some have agreed to share part of the million a year for 10 years if the state Indians. Monday, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. and made subject to “zoning rules and revenue. didn’t oppose the casino. “Tribal gambling has grown from Cahill Funeral Chapel, Sisseton, was in charge of the taxes.” Such a plan would deliver a new Tribal gaming started in 1988 Tax revenue tiny operations operated exclusively on arrangements. attack on tribal sovereignty. Another when Congress passed the Indian Indian gaming establishments pay reservations to a nationwide industry,’’ Wallace Richard Kampeska was born on July 12, statement from the meetings, reported Gaming Regulatory Act to promote billions of dollars in taxes across 28 said I. Nelson Rose, a Whittier Law 1927 to Winfield and Eunice (Renville) Kampeska at on Saturday, April 2nd, by the AP, shows tribal economic development and self- states. School professor and leading expert on Sisseton, South Dakota. the Governor is mistaken about plans sufficiency. • $5.5 billion: Federal taxes. gambling law. “Tribal gambling on the Wallace was united in marriage to Irene Renville in the SWO has for expanding Dakota Indian casinos have benefited non- • $1.8 billion: State taxes. reservations truly is a big business in the 1957 and they moved to California for a short time and Sioux Casino. In this report, Governor Indians, who hold 75 percent of the jobs • $100 million: Local taxes. Source: United States of America.’’ returned home. Rounds states the Sisseton-Wahpeton created by Indian gaming nationally, National Indian Gaming Association. It’s a business that brought 23 Then they moved to Dilworth, Minnesota where Tribe is moving to a new location near said Mark Van Norman, of the National tribes and local governors together for Wallace was employed by the Helgren Brother for 25 Watertown, and this is an error of fact. Indian Gaming Association. Governors, this week’s unprecedented meeting in years. The mention of the Tribes’ Watertown But Owens said that Western states tribes talk Denver. He later moved back to Sisseton to live with his sister, casino came in his opposition to any need to look at the impact of the rapidly “’This is an historic event because Geraldine Keeble. tribes taking land out of trust “off ” their expanding industry and encourage gambling no other Indian tribe, or Indian gaming He kept himself busy by working at St. Mary’s reservations – not only for gaming, but Congress to revise the gaming law. By Jodi Rave tribe, or any one of the pueblos has ever Church doing the up keep along with his brother. for other business enterprises, because He said that Rep. Richard Pombo, Missoulian been invited to the Western Governors’ He enjoyed sports, watching football, especially the it would mean loss of county zoning R-Calif., and Sen. John McCain, R- Billings, Mont. Association,’’ said Gov. Stuwart Paisano Vikings, basketball and reading Sports Illustrated and authority and taxation. What is most Ariz., are considering changing the law Gambling works for Indian Country, of the Sandia Pueblo. playing whist. troubling is the tone coming from the so tribes couldn’t own off-reservation for now. Meanwhile, attempts to change But what has been seen as a boon to Wallace entered the Tekakwitha Nursing Center in South Dakota Governor we had all casinos. the law that guides tribal gambling - tribes also raises compelling public policy July 1998, and he passed away on March 26, 2005 at the believed to be most Indian friendly in Owens has opposed letting the the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of questions for the states, said Owens. Nursing Center. recent years; he seems to be squaring off Southern Arapaho and Cheyenne - who 1988 - were discussed Tuesday during Tribal leaders made their opinion Wallace is survived by his daughter, Joelene Greseth against tribal gaming in order to hold were removed from Colorado in the the Western Governors’ Association’s clear about proposed changes to the of Sisseton; one sister, Geraldine Keeble of Agency Village; the line or advance video lottery and 1800s - trade land claims to 27 million Summit on Indian Gaming. Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. one brother Wesley Kampeska of Agency Village*; other state gambling operations.) acres to build a $150 million casino and “One of the questions we’ll be “When this law was passed in 1988, three grandchildren, Sheila Greseth and husband Shaun cultural center east of Denver. asking ourselves in the next 24 hours is tribes were in an uproar,’’ said Rose. “I Wetterling of Browns Valley, Minn., Shane Brown of Tribal casino The Pombo proposal would limit ‘Are changes needed in that act?’ “ said was almost booed off the stage when I Browns Valley, Minn. and Terry Haug, Jr. of Sisseton; tribes to opening casinos in states where Colorado Gov. Bill Owens, chairman of said this is the best thing to happen to limits urged the governors’ association. and three great grandchildren, Mackenzie, Braxton, and By Deborah Frazier they reside - often in remote areas. tribes in the last 50 years. Today they are Owens said he and South Dakota Madison Wetterling of Browns Valley, Minn. Rocky Mountain News The changes wouldn’t affect the fighting not to touch it.’’ Gov. Mike Rounds would listen to Wallace was preceded in death by his parents, one son, March 30, 2005 Southern Utes or the Ute Mountain The law works; however, some discussions during the summit and then Victor, one daughter Memory, and one brother Felix. Indian gaming has gone from a few Utes, which have on-reservation casinos sections are being overlooked, some share them with Washington, D.C., (*Wesley has passed away; see his funeral bingo games on remote reservations to in Colorado. argued. lawmakers. announcement.) a $20 billion industry, but some new Keller George, who represents 24 “We see no need to open up the The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act limits are needed, Gov. Bill Owens said northeastern and southeastern Indian act,’’ said Kurt Luger, executive director dominated talk during the first day of Funeral services Tuesday. tribes, said he opposes casinos from out- of the Great Plains Indian Gaming the two-day conference that ends today “It is truly a big business,” said of-state tribes backed by investors. Association. “We see a need for Section at the Grand Hyatt. The act has been held for Wesley Owens, who organized the Western “The bottom line for the developers 20 to be fully enforced.’’ hailed as one of the only laws in U.S. Governors’ Association Summit on is money, but the bottom line for tribes Section 20 of the gambling law history that has markedly improved Kampeska Indian Gaming in Denver. is to advance the people,” said George, addresses taking land into trust for a tribe. the lives of American Indians across the Funeral services for Wesley John Kampeska, 73, of In all, 230 tribal casinos exist in 28 a member of New York’s Oneida Indian The matter will be a topic of discussion country. Sisseton, SD, were held last Friday afternoon, April 1, states, generating more revenue than Nation. today as the meeting continues. Last year, tribal governments’ gross 2005, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Agency Village, Starbucks, the Marriott Inns and the Other tribes oppose the Pombo SD, with John Cloud III Senior Catechist, Lay Reader revenues from casinos topped $18.5 Clyde Kampeska, Sr., and Fr. Ron Campbell officiating. Pianist was Billy Kohl. reserved on a first come, first served basis. We have about Active pallbearers were Clyde Kampeska, Jr., Darrell To be located at Old Agency dam park – 100 trees total, and the list of trees and a rough map of Mireau, Ernie Keeble, Thurman Frenier, Alex Wanna, the park is provided below. John Kampeska, Terry Haug, Jr., Thomas Lee, Luke Please send your inscriptions — of not more than Cloud, and Felix Renville, Jr. YouthBuild, Tribal Realty offer 50 words — to the Youth Policy Committee, SWO Honorary pallbearers were Ed Williams, Kenny YouthBuild, P.O. Box 659, Agency Village, SD 57262. Bursheim, Cyril Renville, Elton Flute, Morgan Redday, trees in memory of loved ones We’d like to have the inscriptions by April 6th. Sr., and Gabe DesRosiers. Trees available Submitted by SWO YouthBuild Tribal Realty will purchase the trees and YouthBuild There was an all night wake service on Thursday at Hackberry 15 Scarlet Maple 5 SWO YouthBuild and Tribal Realty are planning a will provide the labor to dig the hole, mulch and protect St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. Basswood 5 Red Cedar 20 tree planting project at the Old Agency Dam Park. We the young trees. YouthBuild will work with Tribal Realty Interment is at St. Mary’s Episcopal Cemetery, Bur Oak 16 Green Ash 10 would like to invite members of the Oyate to plant a tree to maintain the trees throughout the year. YouthBuild Agency Village. Black Walnut 5 Mountain Ash 10 in memory of a loved one. will design and build a plaque and put your inscription on Cahill Funeral Chapel of Sisseton was in charge of the Cottonwood 5 Trees make wonderful memorials. They make the it. We would like the families to make a $25 donation to arrangements. Sugar Maple 10 landscape beautiful, provide shade and useful materials, cover the costs of making the plaque. Wesley John Bear-Kampeska was born on August Silver Maple 5 and are a living, growing sign of how important someone The trees will be delivered in early May. Trees can be 16, 1931, to Winfield and Eunice (Renville) Kampeska in was to you and your family. Sisseton, SD. Wesley was given the Indian name of Sunka Ku-Wah-pi (Chased by Dogs). Winfield and Eunice had four children, Wallace, MADD Chapter Wesley, Geraldine, and Felix. Wesley along with his dad and two brothers went to work at Helgren Bros. Truck update farm in Moorhead, MN. During this time Wesley met and By Crystal Owen married Amelia “Dutchie” Schweigman in 1960. Out of There was a MADD meeting on Thursday March this marriage came three daughters, Rhonda, Jackie, and 24th and we had a good turnout with many ideas being Lesley. presented. There are several training sessions that members Wesley worked at Helgrens for 12 years. Then he should attend in order to become Victim Advocates so worked for Geller’s Auto Salvage as a welder for two that we can better serve victims of alcohol related crashes. years. We are also in the process of planning several membership At this time his wife, Dutchie, became ill and passed drives during April. So if you would like to sign up to be away in May of 1972. Wesley moved back to Sisseton and a member please go to our website and sign up at www. was left to raise his three daughters. madd.org/sd/codington. Wesley’s faith in God was strong, this was taught to Click on the MADD national icon and fill out the him and his family by Grandpa Winfield. membership information. When you are done with that Wesley passed away on March 29, 2005, at a hospital it will automatically direct you to the Codington County in Sisseton, SD. MADD Chapter. We will receive notification and will Wesley is survived by his three daughters, Jackie contact you to let you know what is going on within the Kampeska of Agency Village, Lesley Kampeska of chapter. Sisseton, and Rhonda Kampeska of Agency Village; The first fundraiser being planned is a lunch sale at one sister, Geraldine Keeble of Agency Village; and six the SWO Tribal Office on April 8th starting at 11:00 a.m. grandchildren. A full lunch with dessert and a drink will be available for Wesley was preceded in death by his parents, wife, $5.00 a plate. Amelia, and two brothers, Wallace and Felix. We would encourage anyone who is interested to get involved and help out. We need all the volunteers we can get so please think about, come to our next meeting, visit our website and check us out. We will keep regular updates in the Sota. Thank you for your support. Wednesday, April 6, 2005 species, of which about one-third come from the Great limitless by those using them,” Dr Reid said. Wednesday, April 6, 2005 Lakes of North America. Meanwhile, a similar proportion “We simply must establish policies that require of the 170 non-native species found in the Great Lakes natural costs to be taken into account for all economic Sota guest editorial – come from the Baltic. decisions,” he added. “In other words, the species in any one region of the “There is a tremendous amount that can be done in The State of the World? It is on the world are becoming more similar to other regions.... Some the short term to reduce degradation - for example, the 10 to 30 per cent of mammals, birds and amphibians are causes of some of the most significant problems such as Brink of Disaster currently threatened with extinction. Genetic diversity has fisheries collapse, climate change, and excessive nutrient By Steve Connor surface is now cultivated, with more land being converted declined globally, particularly among cultivated species,” loading are clear - many countries have policies in place (Editor’s note Steve Connor’s report was originally into cropland since 1945 than in the whole of the 18th the report says. that encourage excessive harvest, use of fossil fuels, or published on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 by the and 19th centuries combined. Agricultural intensification, which brought about excessive fertilization of crops. Independent/UK.) The amount of water withdrawn from rivers and lakes the green revolution that helped to feed the world in “But as important as these short-term fixes are, over Planet Earth stands on the cusp of disaster and people for industry and agriculture has doubled since 1960 and the latter part of the 20th century, has increased the the long term humans must both enhance the production should no longer take it for granted that their children there is now between three and six times as much water tendency towards the loss of genetic diversity. “Currently of many services and decrease our consumption of and grandchildren will survive in the environmentally held in man-made reservoirs as there is flowing naturally 80 per cent of wheat area in developing countries and others. That will require significant investments in new degraded world of the 21st century. This is not the doom- in rivers. three-quarters of all rice planted in Asia is now planted technologies and significant changes in behavior,” he laden talk of green activists but the considered opinion of Meanwhile, the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus to modern varieties,” the report says. Dr Reid said that explained. 1,300 leading scientists from 95 countries who will today that has been released into the environment as a result the authors of the assessment were most worried about Many environmentalists would agree, and they would publish a detailed assessment of the state of the world at of using farm fertilizers has doubled in the same period . the state of the earth’s drylands - an area covering 41 per like politicians to go much further. the start of the new millennium. More than half of all the synthetic nitrogen fertilizer ever cent of the land surface and home to a total of two billion “The Millennium Assessment cuts to the heart of The report does not make jolly reading. The used on the planet has been used since 1985. people, many of them the poorest in the world. one of the greatest challenges facing humanity,” Roger academics found that two-thirds of the delicately-balanced This sudden and unprecedented release of free Drylands are areas where crop production or pasture Higman, of Friends of the Earth, said. ecosystems they studied have suffered badly at the hands nitrogen and phosphorus - important mineral nutrients for livestock is severely limited by rainfall. Some 90 per “That is, we cannot maintain high standards of living, of man over the past 50 years. for plant growth - has triggered massive blooms of algae cent of the world’s dryland regions occur in developing let alone relieve poverty, if we don’t look after the earth’s The dryland regions of the world, which account in the freshwater and marine environments. This is countries where the availability of fresh water is a growing life-support systems,” Mr. Higman said. for 41 per cent of the earth’s land surface, have been identified as a potential “tipping point” that can suddenly problem. “Yet the assessment hasn’t gone far enough in particularly badly damaged and yet this is where the destroy entire ecosystems. “The Millennium Assessment One-third of the world’s people live in dryland specifying the radical solutions needed. At the end of the human population has grown most rapidly during the finds that excessive nutrient loading is one of the major regions that have access to only 8 per cent of the world’s day, if we are to respect the limits imposed by nature, and 1990s. problems today and will grow significantly worse in the renewable supply of water, the scientists found. “We were ensure the well-being of all humanity, we must manage Slow degradation is one thing but sudden and coming decades unless action is taken,” Dr Reid said. particularly alarmed by the evidence of strong linkages the global economy to produce a fairer distribution of the irreversible decline is another. The report identifies half “Surprisingly, though, despite a major body of between the degradation of ecosystem services in drylands earth’s resources,” he added. a dozen potential “tipping points” that could abruptly monitoring information and scientific research supporting and poverty in those regions,” Dr Reid said. Tipping points to catastrophe change things for the worse, with little hope of recovery this finding, the issue of nutrient loading barely appears in “Moreover, while historically, population growth has NEW DISEASES on a human timescale. policy discussions at global levels and only a few countries been highest in either urban areas or the most productive As population densities increase and living space Even if slow and inexorable degradation does not lead place major emphasis on the problem. ecosystems such as cultivated lands, this pattern changed extends into once pristine forests, the chances of an to total environmental collapse, the poorest people of the “This issue is perhaps the area where we find the in the 1990s and the highest percentage rate of growth is epidemic of a new infectious agent grows. Global travel world are still going to suffer the most, according to the biggest ‘disconnect’ between a major problem related now in drylands - ecosystems with the lowest potential to accentuates the threat, and the emergence of SARS and Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, which drew on 22 to ecosystem services and the lack of policy action in support that growth. bird flu are prime examples of diseases moving from national science academies from around the world. response,” he said. “These problems of ecosystem degradation and the animals to humans. Walt Reid, the leader of the report’s core authors, Abrupt changes are one of the most difficult things harm it causes for human well-being clearly help set the ALIEN SPECIES warned that unless the international community took to predict yet their impact can be devastating. But is stage for the conflict that we see in many dryland regions The introduction of an invasive species - whether decisive action the future looked bleak for the next environmental collapse inevitable? including parts of Africa and central Asia,” he said. animal, plant or microbe - can lead to a rapid change generation. “The bottom line of this assessment is that we “Clearly, the dual trends of continuing degradation Poor people living in dryland regions are at the in ecosystems. Zebra mussels introduced into North are spending earth’s natural capital, putting such strain of most ecosystem services and continuing growth in greatest risk of environmental collapse. Many of them America led to the extinction of native clams and the on the natural functions of earth that the ability of the demand for these same services cannot continue,” Dr Reid already live unsustainably - between 10 and 20 per cent comb jellyfish caused havoc to 26 major fisheries species planet’s ecosystems to sustain future generations can no said. of the soil in the drylands are eroded or degraded. in the Black Sea. longer be taken for granted,” Dr Reid said. “But the assessment shows that over the next 50 “Development prospects in dryland regions of ALGAL BLOOMS “At the same time, the assessment shows that years, the risk is not of some global environmental developing countries are especially dependent on actions A build up of man-made nutrients in the environment the future really is in our hands. We can reverse the collapse, but rather a risk of many local and regional to slow and reverse the degradation of ecosystems,” the has already led to the threshold being reached when algae degradation of many ecosystem services over the next 50 collapses in particular ecosystem services. We already Millennium Assessment says. blooms. This can deprive fish and other wildlife of oxygen years, but the changes in policy and practice required are see those collapses occurring - fisheries stocks collapsing, So what can be done in a century when the human as well as producing toxic substances that are a danger to substantial and not currently under way,” he said. dead zones in the sea, land degradation undermining crop population is expected to increase by a further 50 per drinking water. The assessment was carried out over the past three years production, species extinctions,” he said. cent? CORAL REEF COLLAPSE and has been likened to the prestigious Intergovernmental Between 1960 and 2000, the world population The board of directors of the Millennium Assessment Reefs that were dominated by corals have suddenly Panel on Climate Change - set up to investigate global doubled from three billion to six billion. At the same time, said in a statement: “The overriding conclusion of this changed to being dominated by algae, which have taken warming - for its expertise in the many specialisms that the global economy increased more than six-fold and the assessment is that it lies within the power of human advantage of the increases in nutrient levels running off make up the broad church of environmental science. production of food and the supply of drinking water more societies to ease the strains we are putting on the nature from terrestrial sources. Many of Jamaica’s coral reefs In summary, the scientists concluded that the planet than doubled, with the consumption of timber products services of the planet, while continuing to use them to have now become algal dominated. had been substantially “re-engineered” in the latter half increasing by more than half. bring better living standards to all. FISHING STOCKS of the 20th century because of the pressure placed on the Meanwhile, human activity has directly affected the “Achieving this, however, will require radical Overfishing can, and has, led to a collapse in stocks. earth’s natural resources by the growing demands of a diversity of wild animals and plants. There have been changes in the way nature is treated at every level of A threshold is reached when there are too few adults to larger human population. about 100 documented extinctions over the past century decision-making and new ways of co-operation between maintain a viable population. This occurred off the east “Over the past 50 years, humans have changed but scientists believe that the rate at which animals and government, business and civil society. The warning signs coast of Newfoundland in 1992 when its stock of Atlantic ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than at any plants are dying off is about 1,000 times higher than are there for all of us to see. The future now lies in our cod vanished. time in human history, largely to meet rapidly growing natural, background levels. hands,” it said. CLIMATE CHANGE demands for food, fresh water, timber and fibre,” the “Humans are fundamentally and to a significant Asked what we should do now and what we should In a warmer world, local vegetation or land cover reports says. extent irreversibly changing the diversity of life on earth plan to do over the next 50 years, Dr Reid replied that can change, causing warming to become worse. The The full costs of this are only now becoming apparent. and most of these changes represent a loss of biodiversity,” there must be a fundamental reappraisal of how we view Sahel region of North Africa depends on rainfall for its Some 15 of the 24 ecosystems vital for life on earth have the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment says. the world’s natural resources. “The heart of the problem vegetation. Small changes in rain can result in loss of been seriously degraded or used unsustainably - an The distribution of species across the world is is this: protection of nature’s services is unlikely to be vegetation, soil erosion and further decreases in rainfall. ecosystem being defined as a dynamic complex of plants, becoming more homogenous as some unique animals and a priority so long as they are perceived to be free and animals and micro-organisms that form a functional unit plants die out and other, alien species are introduced into with the non-living environment in which the coexist. areas in which they would not normally live, often with The scale of the changes seen in the past few decades devastating impact. has been unprecedented. Nearly one-third of the land For example, the Baltic Sea contains 100 non-native Open letter to the Oyate: Health advice A few months ago, I read in the Sota that a Cancer to my letters…..until the last one. A short time ago, I Wednesday, April 6, 2005 Support Group had been formed by Tribal Members. I received a letter from this gentleman’s wife saying that speak for the elders who are not even aware of what is I am also getting pretty tired of this repetitiveness had read here and there that talking about it helps the her husband had passed away. It was only three months, going on is hardly elderly abuse. Smart move I thought. is there nothing better to do? I believe in the past there person affected by cancer. I began going to the meetings not 5 months, that this man had, back in January. I don’t Especially when some of those involved have questionable was already a public notice to that effect. Don’t tell me about a month ago and I wanted to do something to help know why cancer affects different people, different ways, character. I can remember when I was District coordinator my District funds are being used for this pettiness. Maybe others understand they are not alone and to be there for but I’m grateful that I made it past the 5 months they someone who was convicted of stealing district money and a small flame of truth began to flicker in minds and them. gave me back in 1999. blaming it on her son. TSK TSK. That very same someone somebody had to quickly snuff it out. I don’t know. I have a little story I would also like to share with I would like to encourage all of you men out there who stole over $1,000 from youth fundraisers and to this Since I am on the subject of District doings, I have a you. In January of 2005, I was at the VA in Fargo and I to get your annual men’s exams, especially after the age day has not paid it back. OR APOLOGIZED. Ask the few questions I want to put out there. If we don’t have met a gentleman who was told that he had 5 months to of 50. I’ve heard that the earlier cancer is detected, the youth council. They know all about it and I am sad to say enough money to help with hardships, medical expenses live. I knew what he was going through. Back in July of better it is for the person. If you are a wife and you are lost belief in justice. This person has the AUDACITY to and car repair, why on earth are there jackets being ordered 1999, I also was given 5 months to live. Well, I’ve made reading my letter, please tell your husband to get his say it was a lie, that there was no thievery going on. The for the executives and board members? I was told they are it this far. Anyway, I started writing to that gentleman annual men’s exams. Gills are lying. Whatever. You made your bed lie in it. in the amount of $165 each? That’s a lot of hardships or trying to encourage him and I would always get a reply Sincerely, Lamoyne “Helgi” Helgeson. What also strikes me funny is the timing of the medical or car repair money that can be used. I am on the Open letter to the Oyate District audits on the past years of the very same person parent board and was told I have a jacket coming. First I and the removal of the District executives. It appears had heard of it. I was also told by our District staff that My birth name is Adelia Rose Godfrey. My given You know that saying “practice what you preach?” I there was a stop to those audits I wonder why…. an executive, I don’t know which one, said that medical name is Pte-hecila-ska-win (White Buffalo Calf Woman). had many people telling me, “Don’t drink, it’s bad,” and For those of you that want to talk smack, I can talk assistance is not a priority and they are looking to phase I am an enrolled member of the SWO and the daughter that weekend they’d be drunk at the bar. just as loud, except mine ain’t smack. it out. If anything medical assistance is the number one of the late Shirley Louise Duggan and Edward Norman Nothing you can say or do means anything if you’re I have no reason to lie. priority. Am I the only one that feels that my District Godfrey. not living by what you preach. Back to this “Public Announcement.” I do not is lacking compassion for its membership? I am waiting I am currently serving two years on a ten sentence My message for the youth is, If anyone can do it, it’s appreciate my name being tossed out there the way it was for something to prove me wrong. Also questionable is at the South Dakota Women’s Prison. I have been you! I believe out of spite. I was told that the District wanted clothing cards that are missing from this year? In the incarcerated for 21 months, and during the past year and If no one believes in you, I do! this done. I can probably name the names of those behind amount of $600. How come that never came to light and a half I have sat and watched many of my people from If you feel that you’re alone in your struggle, you’re it. I was also told by a District member who was there the person paying them back was never investigated? back home come and go from here. not right because my prayers are with you. I’ve set the that Chris stood up and announced what he was going to I never knew you could go vote at a District election It frustrates me, because there’s nothing that I can do example that if I can do it, then so can you. Because I do. Not the case when I talked to him. Either way in my so drunk they had to sign your name or you could mark to stop the genocide that we are experiencing. went to hell and now I am back to do what I can. eyes, it was wrong and even more wrong to lie about it. If someone’s ballot for them. I guess the new thing now is As people, will we ever be free of this? Though my life has been hard and I have many you are going to go to the extreme of putting something to hang around the election polls and badmouth and lie Our people are suffering, our youth are struggling, regrets, I refuse to stay a victim. I’ll use my experiences like that in the paper for all to see, question and judge about others and even better! You can owe your District and it breaks my heart that over a course of time things to help others. you’d better stand behind it. Something tells me it must money or have delinquent accounts with the tribe and have not changed. If anything they have gotten worse. I My message for the parents is, No matter how hard it have felt wrong to do otherwise why hide and blame STILL run for office! Let’s burn the election ordinance, would think our Tribe would be doing more to help our gets, stand by your child’s side. Let them know that you others? Leadership appears to not be as it once was. I told policies and procedures and roast marshmallows since troubled youth. love them every day, that you care and no matter what Chris I had every right to be mad and he agreed with me. there is no need for them. You might want to watch out God has given me a second chance to make things you’ll be there. It’s too bad he wasn’t able to stand behind his decision so you don’t trip when you stop in the District office; right, and for that I am grateful, for not many get this I give credit to my loving mother and father, who and action of this notice. I was advised to take it to court, the rugs are probably a foot high with all the stuff swept chance. have stood by me. They are what has kept me going, and sue for slander but I thought, so I can pay lawyer underneath them. We all set examples, whether or not we like it or given me strength and hope. fees and they can hide behind BlueDog and stall it for For those of you who think you are playing both sides not there’s someone that looks up to us. For me it was a This is why I stress that parents express their love to years? I am willing to see how our leaders deal with this, of the field to gain whatever it is you are looking to gain, younger sister, and for her it’s her daughter. You see what their kids, it means more than you think. as true leaders who admit to the wrong doing and accept remember, you lie down with the dogs and you get up I am saying is, we can stop this continuing cycle but it’s Respectfully, Adelia Godfrey. the repercussions that follow? I have to comment that it with fleas. going to have to start with you. is strange how the Tribal lawyers work against the Tribal I am of the generation of the upcoming leadership. Open letter to the Oyate membership itself…. Awareness has been found in the sea of dysfunction others I have to add that I was informed of it being in the still swim in. Ignorance is bliss so enjoy it while you can. I am writing this letter in regards to the “Public other way. WE knew the truth and that it would come out. Waubay Clipper (why I do not know), but I was told by Change is coming. Notice” that was put in the Sota last week identifying my We were told to not stoop to the level of those that caused the editor there was no letter of apology sent to them Dustina Gill. involvement. Strange, I was not aware of my association this and to leave it alone. I admit, it was a very hard thing even after I was told there was. More lies? in the mentioned organizations and or businesses. to do, to see these things done and to do nothing. Out of I called Chris Seaboy about this public notice and respect of my father and family I listened and did nothing. questioned him and informed him that I was not involved The e-mail that was sent out I won’t say what it stated Special feature from SWO Community Health Education – in any of the mentioned organizations, etc. I then asked about my grandparents but I can tell you that it made a him why he did this without doing his homework and lot of us cry. The disrespect and lies about the two people how upset I was about it. He at first acted like he did not that have done so much not only for the family but for the know what I was talking about, acted puzzled more or Tribe. At the end it stated “send this to as many people as less. I then explained to him what it was and what it said. you can so we can vote to remove Dennis.” This person In short, he denied being the one responsible and blamed who saw the need to send it: Why? And the people who it on the coordinator/ES Chairman’s assistant. I asked so gladly sent it along were people I saw at my grandma’s You may be wondering, “What can I do sexually transmitted diseases. him if anyone can do this without authorization? Why very own table crying and asking for help. She comforted to prevent developing cancer?” According Be proactive in your health care, was no homework done on this? Because my last name is you! She helped you! Funny how it’s so easy and quick to the SWO Tribal Cancer Plan, you can working with your doctor to plan what Gill I was automatically part of whatever is going on? I to forget those that helped you at your neediest times reduce your risk of most cancers by doing preventative health services and screening then demanded a public apology in the paper. I told him and to disrespect and lie about them even quicker. My the following things: tests you need and when, based on evidence it was embarrassing, humiliating and that it questioned grandparents aren’t here and to have used them in such a *Do not smoke cigarettes. based recommendations and your personal my reputation. I asked him why weren’t all the board way for political gain is so very shameful. The lies about *Do not smoke marijuana. family history of disease. members on there? The Non Profit Board is a 12 member my dad’s house being built with District funds, the lies of *Be physically active for at least 30 minutes every According to the South Dakota State Cancer board. Why my family and the O’Riley family? He said stealing, the lies of spending all the District money on my day. Program, quitting smoking and leading a healthy he was going to look into it. I contacted the person who sister Jesse when she was dying of cancer. *Maintain a healthy weight. lifestyle could prevent two-thirds of the cancer deaths Chris told me was responsible. Iris denied it and said she Another disgusting lie is of the past executives *Eat a healthy diet, rich in fruits and vegetables. that occur each year. saw him write it and sign off on it. Strangely, I could not committing elderly abuse. *Limit alcohol intake. Now that’s good control! get ahold of Chris after that. Since it appeared that no I had always believed good would overcome the bad *Protect yourself from the sun. one wanted to tell me the truth I contacted the editor and tried to wait patiently for this to happen. But maybe *Protect yourself and you sexual partners from who informed me that Chris was the one who did indeed that only happens in the movies. I cannot and will not submit the notice. sit back and say nothing. My grandparents are not here I think for those of you who have heard of the past to defend themselves against such lies and evilness but events and “scandals” my family was supposedly a part of their grandchildren are. My father’s house was not built will know what I am talking about. For those of you who with District funds, there was no stealing whatsoever, and don’t I will be more than happy to update you. when my sister was sick our family held fundraisers and as Dennis Gill is my father and Dorothy and Moses Gill a family cared for her and her children. To take advantage are my grandparents. Like many of you, I am very proud of one’s situation and to turn it into something to use of my family and the name I carry. When this “political for gain is vindictive and revolting. And to point your meltdown” began and my family’s name was dragged finger at my family and to hatefully say they were going through the mud time and again for the benefit and to get cancer. I never knew it was so easy to speak so evil evilness of others, I among others in my family became one moment and to preach you are Christian and hold a very upset. I use the word evilness because what other church revival the next. If you preach about God so much word is there when one knows the words that come out you should remember he is watching you. As for the of their mouths are lies and do nothing but to destroy the accusations of elderly abuse, to NOT give a small group truth. We were told to pay no attention and to look the of people the power over elderly monies and the right to

Spring has Sprung! The Office of busy highways and streets are visible to Environmental Protection and Tribal everyone traveling by, so those programs Realty’s Land Operations program designated an area of highway, (Adopt- is encouraging all Tribal members to a-Highway) will also schedule their show some Native Pride by getting a clean up day, as well. head start on the Spring Clean up effort Historically, the Indian people took pride held in April by OEP (Earth Day); the in their role as the “CARETAKERS SWHA picks up in the Low-Rent Units OF MOTHER EARTH”; it’s all about in May and generally in the Fall; and, in RESPECT for yourself, your neighbor June the CHR Program has Community an We say NO! Cleanup for the entire month for the NATIVE PRIDE RULES! MSH units and all other homes. We If you have any questions, please call: Office are asking Tribal members to begin to of Environmental Protection at 698- clear your yards and surrounding areas 4998, Ext. 105 or Ext. 106; or, Tribal of all trash and unnecessary junk. The Realty at 698-3911, Ext.213. housing areas and home sites along Wednesday, April 6, 2005 Kindergarten Registration for 2005-06 at Tiospa Zina Tribal School Every Friday in April* From 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. We are so excited to meet the upcoming Kindergarten students. Throughout the Fridays in April we invite you to come to register your child for Kindergarten for the 2005-2006 school year. You may stop anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Please bring your child with you so that we may do an initial screening to help us learn more about your child. We will also take time to explain the registration packet to you. We would like to get all of the Kindergarten students for the 2005-06 school year registered before May so we can host a welcome dinner for you and your family. If you have not decided where your child will be attending Kindergarten I strongly encourage you to come and visit us at Tiospa Zina. It is a wonderful place for your child Week of the Young Child: and your family. All parents who tour and/or register will be signed up for the following door prizes: *Gift Certificate from Target. *One night stay at Dakota Magic Hotel. “Children’s Opportunities *Tiospa Zina sweatshirt. *Bingo Pass from Dakota Connection. – Our Responsibilities” *Pizza Hut Family Pack. Tiospa Zina Tribal School this week is observing the foundation for children’s success in school and If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the K-2 Lead Teacher Mindy “Week of the Young Child,” an annual celebration later in life. The Week of the Young Child is a time Deutsch at 698-3954 ext. 3605. sponsored by the National Association for the to plan how we as a community will better meet *Continued from Fridays in March. Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the world’s the needs of all young children and their families. largest early childhood education association. (Taken from NAEYC website.) Purpose of the Week of the Young Child is to focus This year’s theme is “Children’s Opportunities public attention on the needs of young children and – Our Responsibilities.” their families and to recognize the early childhood (Editor’s note: Here are a few of the TZ programs and services that meet those needs. elementary students’ poster for the Week of the NAEYC first established the Week of the Young Child. Watch for these and others to be Young Child in 1971, recognizing that the early displayed all week long on the walls at Tribal childhood years through birth through age 8 lay headquarters.)

Tiospa Zina Tribal School Prom 2005

“THESE ARE THE TIMES” Saturday, April 9 - Tiospa Zina gym Pictures: 6:00 pm-7:30 pm Grand March: 8:00 pm Dance: 8:30 pm-12:00 am After Prom Party: 12:00 am-6:00 a.m. at the Roller Skating Rink.

Tiospa Zina Games Night Tiospa Zina invites you to a

Wednesday, April 6, 2005 5:00-7:00 p.m. Supper will be served from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Games will be from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Cupcake and Pickle Walk Face Painting Sack Races Musical Chairs – Pow Wow Style ABC Bingo Ice Cream Cones Parachute Fun Music Come and visit our FACE and other K-2 Classrooms! Tiospa Zina Tribal School celebrates WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD . . . the theme for this year’s NAEYC Celebration is “Children’s Opportunities – Our Resources.” Dance-on- Tour Program Wednesday, April 6, 2005 coming to Sisseton

Pilobolus Too (pilab’ eles) - a Abrey Flute and Aron Abrey and Aron did major American dance company Haug represented the Tiospa not place in the top five, but of international influence - will be Zina Tribal School first graders their classmates and teachers performing in Sisseton on Wednesday, in a regional spelling bee held are very proud that they April 13, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at in Waverly on March 14th. represented Tiospa Zina. the Sisseton Middle School. All of the TZ first TZTS was one of nine Referring to themselves as “the graders took a spelling test schools that competed. dance company for those who don’t to determine who would Way to go, Aron and like to dance.. and for those who represent the class. Abrey! do” Pilobolus started up in a college dance class in the early 1970s. Three decades later, they continue to Tehinda delight and amaze audiences with Aron and Abrey represent their unique style that combines Tiospa Zina at the regional humor and invention with incredible award winner Tiospa Zina spelling bee held in Waverly. gymnastics. activities Definitely not a typical dance company, Pilobolus dancers will calendar convince audiences that they are Tuesday, April 5: Admin. among the strongest, most versatile meeting; K-5 Basic School; athletes around. The company’s Afterschool Program, tutoring. tour of South Dakota will include Wednesday, April 6: 4:30 p.m. performances and outreach activities third quarter conferences and book in Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Aberdeen and Sisseton. The first graders hold a spelling bee to determine fair; 5:30 p.m. Parent Organization the best spellers to represent the class and school at meeting. Tickets will be available at the Waverly. Thursday, April 7: Dakota door for the Sisseton performance Department planning; Afterschool at specially discounted prices of Sisseton Arts Council with support cultural dance exchange. Program, tutoring. $5 for adults and $3 for students. from Arts Midwest and the South The touring company will Saturday, April 9: 8:30 a.m., 6- Experience the magic of dance with Dakota Arts Council. also do a one-day residency with 12 Saturday School. Pilobolus Too on Wednesday, April Following the Philopolus elementary students at Tiospa The community is encouraged to Monday, April 11: K-5 and 6-12 13, at 7:30 p.m. in Sisseton. The performance, the Tiospa Zina Zina on the following day, participate in this event. staff meeting. performance is sponsored by the Dakota Club will provide a short Thursday, April 14th. Tuesday, April 12: Admin. meeting; K-5 Child Study; 6-12 M This week’s Tehinda Team; 4:30 p.m. SWSB meeting; award goes to Austin Afterschool Program, tutoring. Tiospa Zina Tribal School Schoenrock. Austin is kind Wednesday, April 13: Staff and helpful to teachers and Support Group; Afterschool Program, Middle School Awards Day others. Good job, Austin! tutoring. Thursday, April 14: Mentoring activities; Afterschool Program, tutoring. Monday, April 18: K-2 and 6-8 staff meeting, 3 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2005 2:00 p.m.

One of Dr. Seuss’s characters Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Students enjoyed listening from his book, “The Cat In The The “Cat” is shown with the to, and reading Dr. Seuss books Hat,” visited Tiospa Zina Tribal kindergarten, first, and second as well as sharing some birthday School in March to help celebrate grade classes. cake.

The kindergartners observe Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Karen Medhaug and Ember Dady get into the spirit of things!

First graders celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday at TZTS.

Thing 1 (Kelly Tchida) and Thing 2 (Debbie Haug) join the “Cat” to help celebrate.

Here are the second graders.

ATTENTION Tiospa Zina Tribal School Parent/Teacher Conferences 6-12 Grade Concourse Area Wednesday, April 6th, 2005 Edline-Ben Bordeaux (Assistance & Information will be provided). Wednesday, April 6, 2005

Fourth graders are pictured here with stars, “Little Duck,” played by Obadiah Eastman, and “Easter Bunny,” played by Ciarra Barnhardt. First grade and fourth grade from Enemy Swim Bringing You a Basket When We Come,” and “Ten Little recently combined their talents and performed a play Bunnies.” The students performed twice on Wed., once entitled, “Little Duck and the Key to Every Door.” for the kindergarten, second, and third graders, and once Fourth graders enacted the parts of “Easter Bunny” for the parents of the students. played by Ciarra Barnhardt, “Little Duck” played by The first graders and fourth graders have been Obadiah Eastman, “Bingo the Dog”, played by Jake Reading Buddies this year. The teachers decided to do Derby, “Frog” played by Ryan Barse, “Cat” played by Liza something fun and combine the talents to produce a play. Here are all the first Iyarpeya and the narrator was Jasmine Welch. “The students did an outstanding job,” reported their graders from ESDS who All students in first and fourth grade sang several teachers and many others who attended. did such an outstanding songs: “Jelly Bean Soup,” “B-I-N-G-O,” “We’ll Be job in their song and dance routines. Here first graders are doing the Bunny Hop to the song, “We’ll Be Bringing You a Basket When We Come!”

ESDS Afterschool staff –

Public Notice Local professionals receive To Parents/Guardians of Students & Community Members state recognition Margaret Keeble and Renee to the needs of children and families. early childhood and school-age Dr. Sherry Johnson, Enemy Swim Day for School Improvement. Kwasniewski, employed by Enemy The South Dakota Pathways care profession. Their participation School Superintendent, calls the community’s Please note the policy concerning Swim Day School Afterschool project is designed to recognize in the South Dakota Pathways attention to the following memo from the BIA providing special education and related Program, has recently received individuals who dedicate their project is voluntary. They will be Office of Indian Education Programs, Center services to children with disabilities. honorary recognition from the South professional careers to promoting required to meet additional training Dakota Pathways to Professional high quality care and education and professional development Development Career Lattice. Each for children. The Career Lattice requirements in order to remain has completed specialized training recognizes Keeble and Kwasniewski active in the South Dakota Pathways in the school-age care field. Renee for their educational achievements Career Lattice. has worked in the child care and and volunteer contributions to the early education field for seven years; Margaret for one year. ESDS activities calendar The Pathways project commends (The Character Counts pillar for 4-7; TATU play practice 4-5. them for their commitment to this the month of April is “Responsibility,” Thursday, April 7: NAEP 4th field, including: color green, symbol earth. “We are grade visit; FACE NFL/PAT Review *Maintaining membership in responsible for everything on earth.”) visit; OST Carnival, 5:30-7:30 p.m. professional organizations including OST is held every Monday- Friday, April 8: FACE NFL/PAT the SD School-Age Care Alliance. Thursday, 3-5 p.m.; there is no OST Review visit; 8th grade Waubay visit; *Promoting developmentally on Fridays. FACE EC field trip; track at Sisseton, appropriate environments and April is Alcohol Awareness 4 p.m. learning experiences for children. Month: Be responsible by staying Saturday, April 9: TATU play *Continually seeking education away from drugs and alcohol. practice 10 a.m. through professional training and Tuesday, April 5: Toddler Week of April 11: National conferences. Tuesday; TATU play practice 4-5. *Striving to achieve a quality Wednesday, April 6: National ESDS activities calendar child care program that is responsive Student-Athlete Day; computer lab Continued on Page 9 Girl Scouts meet during ESDS Afterschool

Samantha and Joanne make beautiful butterflies! Alex and Christian make baskets and show what is inside!

Anthony colors some Easter eggs. Lt. Sierra Smith speaking to students at ESDS last week.

Lt. Smith talks with Cherish Holstein about the special project she and Cody Gill are doing with video and still photographs. Photos by Cody Gill The USAF representative spent a few minutes talking to the first graders who came to Danny’s class before Lt. Smith had moved to her next class. Beware, moms, they liked the idea of jumping out of a perfectly good airplane and floating to earth with a parachute! Many of the girls were excited about the fact that they could fly jets just like the boys.

U.S. Air Force Academy of the Air Force Academy and visiting and the application process. Lt Smith Arepresentative visited 5th-8th schools before she goes on to flight school emphasized that not only good grades and graders at Enemy Swim Day School last in Oklahoma. high SAT/ACT scores matter but also the week. Lt Smith shared stories about academy extracurricular activities, especially sports John, a former Air ESDS students and Air Force Lt. Sierra Smith is a graduate life, how she found out about the academy play a big part in academy recruitment. Force Chaplain and pilot staff would like to thank Lt. travels with Lt Smith to Smith for spending quality share what it is like to go time with our students and on a tour of duty and to be sharing the love she has at war. for the Air Force Academy! We wish her good luck and God speed in her quest to be a pilot! Enemy Swim Day School during an Afterschool session girls learn about using cosmetics with Mary Kay representatives.

ESDS activities calendar Foundation; National Guard Continued from Page 8 Drug Reduction Workshop for 8th graders. Library Week. Monday, April 11: FACE home- Sisseton base coffee club, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 noon; TATU play practice 4-5. Middle Tuesday, April 12: Toddler Mrs. Evenson and her HS students Martenson, Briana Rabenberg, and ESDS Afterschool Drama Club Tuesday, Dakota STEP testing; School news prepared the treats - puppy chow! Jessica Weatherstone; Kama’s Krew - TATU play practice 4-5. Friday, April 8, Lisbon Jr High Readers who met their goals Kelsey Grimsrud, Ms Hokana, Kama enjoys a break Wednesday, April 13: Kick Indoor Track Meet at Wahpeton are: Challengers - Aaron Deutsch, Konda, Kayla Skubic, Kimberly Butts Day puppet show, K-3, 10 beginning at 4:00 Aaron Hannasch, Ryan Hill, Alexus Skubic and Hope Stapleton; Red a.m.; 1 p.m. release for professional Red Dot Iditaread Nelson, Neal Patel, and Paige Ribbon Readers - Allen Ellingson, development; School Board meeting, Middle School readers joined Schaunaman; Cuckoos - Kenny William Johnson, Mrs. Moen, Lana 5 p.m.; computer lab 4-7. teams, set goals, and earned points Buck, Zach Channel, Brogan Gray Nelson, Aaron Peterson, Norman Friday, April 15: FACE EC field to move their sled dog team along and Brandon Robertson; Cyclones Redwing, RaeAnne Shepherd, and trip; track at Sisseton, 4 p.m. the Iditaread trail. Twelve teams - Brianna Benson, Ashley Currence, Mercedes Wanna; Redmen - Jesse Week of April 18: National consisting of 96 readers set out on Kalli Grimsrud, Mrs. Meyer, Haley Flansburg, Danise Hanson, Marilynn Volunteer Week, Point of Light February 1. On the March 22nd Peterson and Sherae Robertson; Frogs Miller, Dakota Seaboy and Katrina reading deadline, 73 readers had - Brittany Cleveland, Alicia Cornelius, Simon; Slammers - Kimberly reached their goal. These 73 readers Hayley Fisher, Heidi Hansen, Diana Arbach, Chelsea Brooks, Jessie were invited to a party on March 24. Hawkins, Mrs. Herzog, Sarah Hutchins, Katlyn Kranhold, Julia Randolph, Miss Schmidt and Katie Steiner; Squirrels - Cody Bird, Tanner ESDS Afterschool Dowell, Jacob Johnson, Jacob Keller, and Max Leiseth; Warriors - Jaiden play and learn about Carlson, Collin Fitz, Nick Heinecke, Samantha Heminger, Scott Jensen, electricity and Tanner Stapleton; White Tigers - Brittany Guy, Tyler Johnson, David Merxbauer, Whitney Oletzke, and Tanner Wilson; Winners - Chris Arbach, Harvey Crawford, John Kirk, Mrs. Krupa, John Redday and Wade Youngblom. These readers earned 2282 points during the Iditaread.

What makes a circuit? James and Christian are learning and having fun!

Wednesday, April 6, 2005 that go on outside. The Boys & Girls Club extends a Peever Highlights wholehearted thanks to both Silas and Lucas! Youth of the Month: March’s winner is THOMAS Wednesday, April 6, 2005 Pool Shark: JARED LAWRENCE is currently the IYARPEYA, an 8th grader at Sisseton Middle School. reigning billiards champion, finessing the felt to win this Thomas loves all sports and enjoys coming to the Boys week’s pool tournament. As a reward for his winnings, and Girls Club. He especially digs the pool tables and the Jared took home an impressive 14” trophy. If you would computers. He comes to the club regularly because he like to be part of regular pool tournaments, come on out learns a lot from the programs, and says “there’s no better to the Sisseton or Peever Club and bring your best game! place to hang out with friends.” Thomas, a member of Eggstravaganza: On Thursday, March 24, Peever Membership drive and free Peever’s Teen Supreme Group, works consistently on his hosted an egg hunt featuring over 500 eggs hidden school grades and often helps younger club members. “He event! throughout the city park and the block around the is a real role model,” says Unit Director Elden Hayes, “a Accompanying our recent transformations and in club. More than 60 kids eagerly rummaged around for happy and outgoing youth with a bright outlook on life.” conjunction with National Boys and Girls Club week eggs enclosing candy and prizes. Many youth brought Way to go, Thomas! April 3-9, the Club is kicking off a huge membership their family out for the event, where they ate lunch and Handy to Have Around: This week’s Junior helper drive. played games together. Parents even joined their kids in is SILAS FEATHER. Silas is a member of the S.M.A.R.T. Our first exciting event will be a FREE INDIAN the Computer Lab. Parents, by the way, have a standing kids class and lives up to all of the club’s standards TACO SUPPER AND FAMILY BINGO NIGHT on invitation to use the Peever Club’s Computer Lab for doing regarding respect, generosity, and positive attitude. “He’s Thursday, April 7. It will be held at the Sisseton Club constructive tasks. “This get-together was an enormous just a very kind kid,” says Elden. downtown with the fun starting at 6:00pm. To take had perfect attendance – Amber and Leah for the second success for two reasons,” said Elden Hayes, “number one This week’s Teen helper is LUCAS FREE, a member part, families are encouraged to sign up young people week in a row! Cherell spent nearly eight hours working, – every youth received a prize of some sort, and number of Peever’s Teen Supreme group. Lucas, who leads by ages 6-18 as new Club members. Membership forms Amber spent over six, and Leah worked for over two two – many parents were actively involved in the fun with example, is the Outdoor Activities Manager, meaning he will be available and, to promote our drive, the standard hours. These girls are doing an awesome job at advancing their kids. We consider parental involvement essential, takes care of and oversees any games or club activities $5.00 yearly dues will be waived! Come and be part of their academics to the next level! The Sisseton Boys and and are always encouraged with they come hang out.” the entertaining activities: free bingo with lots of prizes, Girls Club continues to offer individualized educational games for the youth, free Indian tacos and free popcorn! assistance for all students grades K-12. June Kasyoki, For more information feel free to call us at 605-698- who has over 48 years of teaching experience, can help 3466. youth in whatever areas they need, ranging from phonics Maggie and Meagan and spelling for kindergarteners to attaining grade-level Sisseton Highlights Yankton, Silas Feather, Learning Lots: Making great strides in the Learning skills in Math and English for all ages. Kids can also get Center last week were CHERELL KEEBLE, AMBER help with their homework. Call us at 698-3466 to sign and Glenda Goodsell ANDERSEN, and LEAH GALLAGHER. These gals up! make a mad dash to find hidden eggs during the Peever Club’s annual “Bendable” Bruce Gunderson Easter Egg Hunt. is renowned at the Sisseton Club for his crazy physical comedy. (Photo by Brian Knox.)

News from the Boys and Girls Club The positive place to be after school.

Wellness Center groundbreaking scheduled for UTTC Wellness Week Groundbreaking for a Wellness The UTTC wellness plan calls at 3:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Center building is scheduled as the for a week of wellness events and Jack Barden Center, after which he culminating event of Wellness Week activities each spring, scheduled this will provide a demonstration of his at United Tribes Technical College. year for April 11 to 15. The theme strength. The ceremony is set for 11 a.m. is “Healthy Lifestyles Strengthen The UTTC Wellness Fair is Friday, April 15 on the east side of the Communities.” Daily wellness walks scheduled for Thursday, April 14 from James Henry Community Building, begin on campus each morning 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the large gym of the Groundbreaking is scheduled for April 15 at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck Ft. Berthold Avenue and Sisseton at 7:45 and 11:45 a.m. Healthy James Henry Community Building. for a $2.7 million Wellness Center, seen in this architect’s drawing. Street, on the college campus. meals and snacks will be provided Information booths and tables The new facility is the result of a throughout the week. will be set up. Traditional healing in Iowa and is presented in Iowa can cook and freeze key ingredients, water in between. The new dietary long-range campus wellness initiative The Wellness Week schedule for practitioners will provide personal and North Dakota over each state’s such as ground beef for tacos and guidelines recommend three servings launched in 2002 by UTTC President Monday, April 11 includes a walk for wellness consultations inside Tipi Interactive Video Network (IVN). spaghetti sauce. Keep the cupboard of dairy a day. Dairy products have David M. Gipp. Cystic Fibrosis beginning at 12 noon lodges located outside. A “Research The IVN site in room 210 of the stocked with staples. been shown to help kids and adults “Students come here from in front of the Education Building. Awareness Fair,” coordinated by the Jack Barden Center at United Tribes 3) Save fast food for a once a maintain a healthy weight, build communities that experience serious On Tuesday, April 12, a yoga UTTC Land Grant Programs, will Technical College will be used. week treat. Fast food is loaded with strong bodies, and lower blood health challenges, like heart disease, class is offered at 8:30 a.m. in the focus on research activities in Indian Additional sites are sought. The calories, fat, and sugar. If a fast food pressure. The best way to get kids to diabetes, suicide, and alcohol and campus gym. A presentation about Country. training carries 4.5 CEUs per session meal is a must, chose the smallest drink milk is to drink it with them at drug abuse,” said Gipp. “We have a healing is scheduled for 3 p.m. in the One of the nation’s leading and a registration fee of $300. portion available or share a larger size. mealtime. Offer water between meals responsibility to assess and improve Jack Barden Center by the founder authorities on alcoholism treatment, To review a brochure and/or Choose milk in place of soda, and if to stay well hydrated. Steer clear their overall health and wellness and of “Well Nations Magazine,” Kevin Gene D. Thin Elk, will present a talk, register online, visit the Prairielands fruit or salad is an option offered, go of sugary drinks. Offer soda, fruit that of our campus community in F. Peniska, Sr. Peniska publishes “Red Road Approach to Wellness and Addiction Technology Transfer Center for it. punch, sweet teas, and fruit drinks general.” the bi-monthly national magazine Healing,” Friday, April 15 at 9 a.m. in website, www.pattc.org , or call Ros at 319- snacks together. Serve a rainbow 6) Take the TV out of the 1,000 students, staff, faculty and and healing. His message of recovery The Red Road approach, created 335-5368. Prairielands is a network of products every day, at least five bedroom and read together. children at UTTC will have campus- and hope has reached hundreds of by Thin Elk, uses Native American of addiction technology centers. juicy, crunchy, crispy, tasty fruits and Pediatricians recommend no TV for based access to wellness services thousands of people across the country. traditions and values as part of a drug For more information or to add vegetables. Be a role model when children under age 3, no more than provided by 14 staff members. An inspiring speaker, Peniska also and alcohol rehabilitation program. a site in North Dakota, contact Julie snacking. two hours of total screen time per day Services include health screenings, coordinates a speakers and trainers Thin Elk is a Native American Creed, Prairielands ND Coordinator, 5) Drink milk with meals and for older kids, and NO television in physical fitness activities, alternative bureau with over one dozen wellness Counselor/Instructor at the University United Tribes Technical College, healing education, chemical awareness consultants. of South Dakota. He is listed among 3315 University Drive, Bismarck, training, spiritual guidance, cultural On Wednesday, April 13, Time Magazine’s “100 People of the ND 58504, 701-255-3285 x 1410, awareness, diet and nutrition participants will meet a man who Year,” received the Distinguished [email protected]. Attention education, smoking cessation classes, describes himself as the strongest Service Award from the state of South Lake Traverse District and wellness research. Native American in the country. Dakota, and was named one of the Raising Funding for the 19-thousand Harold Dean Collins, known as “Chief “100 New American Heroes” by College Students square foot building was provided by Iron Bear,” is a champion power lifter Newsweek Magazine. healthy kids Please be sure to turn in your class schedule-registration to the the U.S. Department of Education, who promotes Native sports to young All Wellness Week events are open By Tracey Lehrke District Center as soon as possible. USDA Rural Development, the people as an alternative to drugs and to the UTTC campus community and Roberts Co. Extension Educator Thank you. Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux alcohol. He holds five Guinness Book the public. A detailed event schedule With approximately 31 percent District Executives. Community of Prior Lake, MN, and World Records, including one for is posted at the college website, www. of South Dakota children at risk or 14-2tc the U. S. Department of Housing and pulling a 25-ton tractor-trailer truck. uttc.edu . overweight, it is vital that we work Urban Development. Collins is scheduled to present a talk together to combat this growing epidemic. Dawn Conrad, a registered dietitian and program manager for the Kindergarten Youth clan gathering scheduled for UTTC Midwest Dairy Council recommends United Tribes Technical College Young people will join culturally with UTTC Wellness Week and these six easy ways to encourage kids Screening will host the “Gathering of Clans” based clans to take tours, learn features an appearance by Chief Iron and families to maintain a healthy & Tuesday, April 12th starting at 8 a.m. information and participate in Bear, the country’s strongest Native weight. on the college campus in Bismarck. educational events and activities, American. Registration 1) Be active by playing together For the The event is for high school students including a career fair. Students For more Information contact inside and outside. Kids and adults interested in learning about career from around the region are invited. Justin DeCoteau, 701-255-3285 x need 30-60 minutes of daily physical Sisseton School District opportunities available at the Breakfast and lunch will be served. 1413, [email protected] . and seek or clear space for dancing and wiggling. Options for outside April 20 - 21 - 22 UTTC offers training for play are endless. Bikes, Frisbees, jump At The rope, tag, swimming, ball playing, Westside School addiction counselors kites, and sledding are all ways to get “Professional and Ethical Training covers professional codes, seeking to “brush-up” on skills. The the kids and family moving. Areas to be screened will be: Responsibilities” in the field of client’s rights, boundary issues, scope 12 module series began in March 2) Make family meals a special *Gross and Fine Motor Skills. addiction counseling is the topic of practice, ethical responsibilities, with monthly sessions; it concludes time to be together. Eating together *Conceptual Skills. of a training session Friday, April mandatory reporting, supervision, in 2006. can make a difference in your family’s *Language Skills. 22 for substance abuse counselors and motivational interviewing. The Toolbox Training is an addiction- health, happiness, and finances. Plan throughout North Dakota. The presenter is Jeanie Kerber, MPA, counseling curriculum based on the a weekly menu. Make it simple or Any child in the Sisseton School District that will be session is part of the “Toolbox LISW, CADC. SAMHSA TAP #21, “Addiction detailed; the key is to have a plan and age 5 on or before 9-1-2005 is eligible. Training Series,” presented by This training is geared for entry- Counseling Competencies.” involve the kids. Take advantage of For more information, call Westside School, 698-7613, Prairielands Addiction Technology level substance abuse counselors Kerber’s one-half-day session, weekly specials when planning your menu #1. Transfer Centers. and for more experienced counselors from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., originates menu. Cook once and eat twice. You attend. Judges were volunteers from Center on the SWC campus. the SWC faculty and staff. Several area businesses (Alco, The science fair participants Cenex C-Store, Dacotah Bank, K ranged from grades 5 through 12. & K Convenience Store, Loopy’s Trophies, plaques, and medals were Dollar Store, Sisseton Super Value, presented to the students by Harvey SWO Elderly Program, and Warren’s DuMarce, SWC Vice President of Jack & Jill) donated the drinks and The Sisseton Wahpeton College Academic Affairs and Lona Miller, supplies for the luncheon. (SWC) hosted the second annual Rural RSI staff member. SWC says “Thank you” to all Systemic Initiative (RSI) Science Fair Following the awards ceremony those involved as the second annual on March 15th, 2005. All of the RSI the students and staff had a pizza RSI Science Fair was a huge success. participating schools were invited to lunch in the Log Cabin Cultural Tragedy at Red Lake leads to son of tribal chairman An update on the latest Joudain said he would not make shooting people.” It is unclear why developments involving the March further comments. Weise acted alone on March 21. 21, 2005, fatal shootings on the Red The arrest shocked people on the According to The St. Paul Lake Reservation in Minnesota. reservation, who elected Jourdain as Pioneer Press, other people may THE ARREST the tribe’s youngest leader last year. have had knowledge of, or helped Red Lake Nation Chairman Floyd Many revere the Jourdain family -- plan, the attack. Investigators have Jourdain, Jr. confirmed in a statement Roger Jourdain was widely respected interviewed Weise’s friends and say that his 16-year-old son, Louis, has during his 31-year tenure as chairman additional charges aren’t out of the been arrested in connection with last of the tribe. Some wonder whether question. week’s tragedy that left 10 people the chairman will survive the latest Students at Red Lake say Weise dead. But he said his son -- whom turn of events. and Jourdain were part of a crowd he calls his “pride and joy” on his THE INVESTIGATION called “The Darkers.” They usually personal web site [Link] -- is innocent The FBI initially believed the dressed in black clothing and chains, and incapable of such violence. shootings were solely the work of Jeff wore unusual hair styles and listened “My heart is heavy as a result of Weise, 16, who turned the gun on to the same style of music. the tragic events that unfolded here himself after killing nine others. But On the day of the incident Place winners pictured, from left: back row – Michael White, Melissa Brandenburger, Kyle at our nation,” Chairman Jourdain as the investigation proceeded, they itself, students raised suspicion when Smith, Diana Leiseth, Kama Konda, Melissa Roark, and Neal Konda; front row – Aaron Toelle, said. “But it is with optimism that I centered on Louis Jourdain, relying Jourdain, in the library at the time, Casey Goodhart, Brittany Braun, Casey Alsaker, and Billy Baune. state my son Louis’ innocence. He is on Internet communications between appeared to know that the Weise was children’s rooms. Turning off the TV better sleep. of physical activity a day. a good boy with a good heart, who the pair and on information from involved as soon as gunshots were gives kids more time for active play, The most important thing is to For more information on healthy never harmed anyone in his entire other sources. heard in the school. Two students plus they miss all those commercials be a good role model in healthy eating living, look online at www.eatright. life.” According to The Minneapolis told The Star Tribune that Jourdain for candy, chips, and pop. Children and physical activity. We can move org. Louis Jourdain was arrested on Star Tribune, Weise and Jourdain “just kind of freaked out” when he who have less screen time (TV, toward a healthy weight for kids and Health tip: Spring ahead into Sunday on the reservation by the began planning the attack more heard the shots and struggled with a computer, video games) tend to read adults by consuming three servings new activities. Turn your TV off FBI and arraigned in federal court than a year ago, based on e-mails teacher who tried to force him into more and perform better in class. In of low fat or fat free dairy products one hour a night this week and do in Duluth on Monday on charges and instant messages uncovered. a library office. Jourdain reportedly addition, keeping the TV out of the a day, increasing our intake of whole something active instead. of conspiracy. He reappeared in The paper said both planned to kill went out into the hallway and bedroom leads to calmer bedtime grains, fruits and vegetables, and court yesterday during a 90-minute Weise’s grandfather, a veteran tribal may have confronted Weise as the routines, more bedtime stories and making sure we get 30 to 60 minutes hearing. The proceedings are closed police officer, and take his guns to shootings occurred. because he is a juvenile. Chairman the Red Lake High School and “start Sota guest editorial – Revelations from an insider Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg on the Bush Administration, Civil Disobedience and the Eternal Fires of Hell By Mira Ptacin do it, better that we did. One theory one. They can believe what’s crazy. I (Editor’s note: Originally that is even worse in the Middle East think there’s a passage somewhere in published Tuesday, March 29, 2005 is the Israelis taking action like that Alice in Wonderland when Alice says by CommonDreams.org.) before we do. That’s just a conjecture. to the king, ‘I can’t believe that’, and The sound of Daniel Ellsberg’s The Israelis have used their influence the king says ‘I dare say you haven’t voice could falsely identify him as a before in that fashion. They’ve even had enough practice. Every day I make softy. It’s delicate and cottony, but threatened before at various times it a point to believe six impossible the Pentagon insider-turned-peace that if we didn’t act forcefully they things before breakfast.’ These guys activist has wit cut sharp as a razor would have to use nuclear weapons. have had a lot of practice. and insight that hasn’t faded with That’s so frightening, because it . . . Let me move ahead for a Sota guest editorial – age. seems when we went into Iraq, Bush minute to what I think lies ahead. At 73 he is out of the limelight was confident that we were going to Can I? A sovereign nation and its ways; Red but still trying to shake up our be greeted with flowers, etc. etc., and Sure. nation. Ellsberg recently finished a now it’s a mess. Where would we get I think our democracy is going Lake tribal chairman explains media’s U.S. ‘Truth-Telling’ tour, spoke in troops and the resources that the US to be tested to the breaking point by Israel and will soon be traveling to would need if we were to go head to some very dark days ahead and before unfamiliar territory Hiroshima. And after publishing his head with Iran and Syria? long. I do expect there to be another By Dorreen Yellow Bird the high school was bombarded day media interest seems to be about the first memoir ‘Secrets: A Memoir of They would probably have to shy major terrorist event. Ports, the Grand Forks Herald after day by the media,” he said. angst, hurt and carnage suffered by Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers’, away from ground actions, so what nuclear power plants and the chemical Sunday, March 27, 2005 He didn’t want that to happen the Red Lake people. The media has he’s polishing off his second book are they thinking of doing? They’re factories are extremely vulnerable to (The following guest editorial was to Red Lake, so he and the tribal focused on the negative, Jourdain about America’s fatal attraction to not actually directly threatening an attack. To a considerable event, submitted to the Sota by SWO Tribal council implemented restrictions on said, perpetuating the despair and nuclear threats. use of nuclear weapons and I don’t the war against terrorism has been Chairman James “J.C.” Crawford. the media, some of which eventually violence on reservations that Red Ellsberg publicized the Pentagon think they’d be quick to do that, but a hoax because the president has not Dorreen Yellow Bird is a Grand Forks were eased in response to complaints Lake reads and hears about. Papers 30 years ago, helping tip they very well refuse to rule that out. only spent so much money on the war Herald columnist and an Arikara from the families of some victims. Now the tribe is preparing for public opinion against our last major First use is on the table. There’s no in Iraq, but because the war in Iraq member of the Three Affiliated Tribes, “It wasn’t good to see three young the days and years ahead, Jourdain attempt at imperial democracy. And reason to think their intelligence is virtually subverts the war on terror. North Dakota. She can be contacted women on the front page crying,” he said. “We are planning what is next on this day in 1973, the last American good enough to actually knock out You cannot reduce the appeal and at [email protected].) said, referring to images that ran in for the Red Lake people, but the combat troops left Vietnam, ending whatever it is the Iranians have. How the strength of Al Qaeda while we In a matter of hours on Monday, newspapers nationwide the day after concentration remains on the tragic the direct involvement of the United can they be thinking of doing such a occupy Iraq. You can only strengthen Floyd “Buck” Jourdain, Jr., tribal 16-year-old Jeff Weise’s rampage at events of March 21.” States in the Vietnam War. Now radical and reckless step without even it, and strengthening it is what chairman of the Red Lake Chippewa Red Lake Senior High School. Those In the days following the Ellsberg is talking again. Shouldn’t being sure of succeeding? The answer we’ve been doing steadily for the Nation, was thrown into the national young women were in pain, and that shootings, the tribe has come together we be listening? seems to be, and I’ve heard this now last couple of years. This is the worst spotlight. isn’t a public event, Jourdain said. for strength. Members met a few Where do you see the US from two people who are very good public policy decision making, most When the Red Lake shootings The press took offense at nights ago at the Humanities Center relationship with Iran heading in the sources in the administration, that this antidemocratic and most inclined to that took the lives of six teens and the restrictions, but they need at Red Lake. Thirty pipe carriers next 6 months? administration actually believes they be authoritarian, I would say, since four adults became public, the media to remember, he said, there is an and traditional drummers came to Well, every sign is that they’re will achieve regime change by an air the Nixon administration, but Nixon dove in — many without realizing investigation going on. The tribe the center, as did groups from tribes still on course on the program that attack. They think the mullahs there, was confronting a Democratic House the difference between sovereign must provide for the needs of the around the region. Representatives some of these people laid out on the theocracy, is so unpopular that a and Senate and a relatively liberal tribal nations and states. survivors. Families also are carrying and spiritual leaders from Canada The Project for the New American demonstration of their vulnerability population in media 40 years ago. The tragedy that put the Red out traditions and should not be also came. Century, going back to when they and the fact that they can’t protect John Mitchell and John Connolly and Lake band on worldwide screens disturbed, he said. The tribe wants to reach out to all worked under Dick Cheney back their people would topple them and Nixon himself had quite authoritarian also set the catastrophe squarely on “We consider ourselves a unique the families and pray in the traditional in ‘91-92. Enforcing regime change would leave to people overthrowing instincts, but they weren’t allowed to the shoulders of Jourdain. He was nation and the survivors have special way, Jourdain said. in Iraq was at the head of the list. them. act on them, and to the extent that 40 years old when elected chairman needs,” he said. Planning for the future has only In general it was a remaking of Do you think they really believe they did act on them -- it brought and the youngest person to assume Jourdain said key areas of the begun. Jourdain said he and the the Middle East. I noticed former what they’re saying or do you think them down. the position. He was sworn in seven reservation had no-nonsense security tribal council want to help the Red weapons inspector Scott Ritter says they just don’t care? Virtually all the things Nixon months before the incident. officers guarding them. The media, Lake people — and all Native people June is the likely time [to strike Iran] Well, we could’ve asked that did against me that were illegal to Suddenly, Jourdain said in an with their huge saucers pointed for that matter — make a connection and I think Ritter’s predictions are to three years ago when they were keep me from exposing his secret interview, the Red Lake community skyward, were restricted to the by taking part in traditional activities be taken very seriously. talking about what was going to policy are now legal under the Patriot was looking to him for answers and parking lot of the Red Lake Police where all generations sing, dance, The question is: Will it be Israel happen in Iraq and say ‘Could they Act. Going into my doctor’s office support. Department. pray, eat and have a good time as Cheney prepared us for recently really believe that?’ and that’s a fair to get information to blackmail me Jourdain isn’t alone. He said The media that didn’t take the together. who makes the attack, or will it be question. But you can’t really believe with, wiretaps without warrants, he has a council whose members restrictions seriously found cameras There’s a message in the us? It could well be that the game from what they say. That’s true of all overhearing me--all legal now. The have been tireless in supporting the and equipment confiscated. They shootings, he said. here is that Israel is making such politicians--Democrat or Republican, CIA supplied the burglars in my community. They are a hands-on questioned the tribe about their “This is a wake-up call for Indian strong noises in doing it, knowing liberal or conservative--you cannot doctor’s office with disguises and with group. They have gathered donations rights as members of the press, but, country. We need to pay attention to that it would entirely set the Middle tell what they really believe from cameras and they did a psychological and helped with the needs of the Jourdain said, when you enter another our children. We need to respect and East on flame. That the US will give what they tell us. But, on the other profile on me. That was illegal then, people. country, you live in accordance with love one another and we need to find an excuse for a strike--that we had hand, we now know of this group we He said he followed the 1999 its policies and respect its law. ways to connect better. We need to pay to forestall the Israelis--it would’ve can’t say ‘Well, they can’t believe that Whistleblower Columbine High School shootings “It is rare that the media come to attention to those in the community been even worse, and we had to do it because it’s crazy’. That’s not sound Continued on Page 12 near Littleton, Colo., never thinking the reservation to visit,” he said. Now who are hurting, instead of getting because otherwise the Israelis would either because they’ve proven that that kind of tragedy would visit his that there is a tragedy, they want full lost in our own individuality.” reservation. access, he said. “It broke my heart to see how It troubles Jourdain that the Wednesday, April 6, 2005 Wednesday, April 6, 2005 is, where it’s going and what the cost of those are to be, in a way that we Birthday Supper just haven’t seen at all. Nobody’s Submitted by Peggy Peters categories at the D’Alonzo for really done that. I want to submit pictures Ranch. With her in both But the alternative is to be silent of my daughter Annie, 3 1/2 pictures is her instructor, Chris and not do what you could to end war years old, with the three blue O’Brian from the Equestrian Roger Campbell, Sr. that involves 100,000 Iraqi lives so ribbons she won at her first Garden Stables here in and far and almost 1500 American lives horse show on March 13th, Sacramento, CA. at this point and more to come. So 2005. Chris trains Annie in the Steve Kongi, Sr. it really is at this point for people to She participated in three English style of riding. consider sacrificing their own freedom separate age six and under to have a chance to end a war. We Annie, on Shekira, listens to Thursday, April 14th need to take risks and we need to instructions from Chris before the St. James Guild Hall protest. People are capable but don’t think of being called on for it. We are first event. 6:00 p.m. a rogue superpower and this is not a Everyone invited time to postpone and save ourselves for another time. Nonviolence and truthfulness is essential. For more information on Daniel Happy Sweet Happy Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, go Sixteen Birthday to http://www.ellsberg.net. Mira Ptacin is assistant Shawnda! Big Guy! editor at CommonDreams. Annie, on Ember, and Chris org. She can be reached at showing off the blue ribbons. [email protected].

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We headed out in that blizzard and you said, women over the age of 70 get 600 IU “I wrote a song. Wanna hear it?” Job Openings of vitamin D per day.” I said, “Sure!” The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate is seeking © March 31, 2005 Society for And you sang me all the way to my grandmother’s house. I’ll never forget it. to fill the following positions: Women’s Health Research. You have such a beautiful voice and you’re singing somewhere in the universe. Director, SWO Fuels, Inc. I know you, Darrell. And I understand and it’s alright, my friend. I wish you Postal Clerk (full time), SWO Post could have stayed longer but you needed to go. We are going to miss you, though. Office. Keep singing...there are other worlds. Inconvenient Teacher, SWO Early Head Start. Catch you later! Case Manager, SWO YouthBuild. -- Shannon Construction Trainer, SWO YouthBuild. Teacher’s Aide, SWO YouthBuild. Closing date: April 8, 2005 at 4:30 p.m. Looking for a copy Carpenter (temp.), SWO Maintenance. “Many women erroneously Alternative Sentencing Coordinator, SWO YouthBuild. assume that the foods they eat contain Closing date: April 15, 2005 at 4:30 p.m. PEP CLASSES an adequate amount of vitamin All interested applicants can obtain application and job D,” Parrish said. But it’s “almost PEP Classes are scheduled for April 4-15, 2005 at the of the Sota description information at the Human Resources impossible to get the required amount Department, of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. You can old TZTS building in the PEP Classroom. of vitamin D from foods.” contact Jody Thompson at (605)698-3911 Ext. 134. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin Hours are from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. weekdays. found in a limited number of foods and can also be manufactured by the each week? Center for Mental Health Services, role in bone health because it helps the body after sun exposure. “Few foods which has been awarded to the body absorb calcium from the diet. in an otherwise healthy diet contain Mental Health Association of New “The relationship between calcium vitamin D,” Parrish said, “with the York City and its partners-the absorption and vitamin D is similar exception of fortified milk, fortified National Association of State Mental to that of a locked door and a key; orange juice, certain cereals and fatty Subscribe Now Health Program Directors, Columbia vitamin D is the key that unlocks the fish such as salmon and sardines.” For University and Rutgers University. door and allows calcium to leave the most people, a supplement is usually The National Suicide Prevention intestine and enter the bloodstream,” required to get the right amount in Lifeline is a network of local crisis Parrish said. 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But is not a routine test, women can ask to raise awareness about suicide most women are unaware of how to for a test to determine their vitamin In the Mail! and the national hotline is under increase the amount of vitamin D in D level,” Parrish said. “The surgeon development. their diets. general’s report recommends that Vitamin D Necessary for Sisseton-Wahpeton Commodity Schedule April 2005 SWO Moccasin League Healthy Bones Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Plays Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Jennifer Wider, M.D. Mission Center - Sisseton, S.D. 1 Open 2 Society for Women’s Health Research Warehouse closed, offices -Everyone Welcome- March 31, 2005 open on days commodities 9-11:45 a.m.; are delivered. 1-2:45 p.m. For more information about the league, contact Travis Max, Sr. “Got milk?” Most women in (932-3713 or 698-3953 Ext. 3307). the United States understood the 3 4 Open 5 Open 6 Open 7 Open 8 Closed; 9 message of the widespread and 9-11:45 a.m.; 9-11:45 a.m.; 9-11:45 a.m.; 9-11:45 a.m.; deliver to successful advertising campaign 1-2:45 p.m. 1-2:45 p.m. 1-2:45 p.m. 1-2:45 p.m. elderly Agency imploring them to increase calcium Village, in their diets. But the message should Sisseton NOTICE have posed an additional question, 10 11 Closed; 12 Closed; 13 Closed; 14 Open 15 Open 16 TRIBAL GARDENERS “Got Vitamin D, too?” deliver to deliver to deliver 9-11:45 a.m.; 9-11:45 a.m.; Women over the age of 50 do Big Coulee Buffalo Lake to Lake 1-2:45 p.m. 1-2:45 p.m. The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe is encouraging Tribal members a.m., Enemy a.m., Veblen Traverse not fully understand the role vitamin Swim p.m. p.m. a.m., Long to take up gardening for the health and exercise benefits that are D plays in keeping their bones Hollow p.m. associated with gardening. healthy, according to a national 17 18 Open 19 Open 20 Open 21 Open 22 23 The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Gardening Program will be survey conducted by the Society 9-11:45 a.m.; 9-11:45 a.m.; 9-11:45 a.m.; 9-11:45 a.m.; Warehouse administrated through the Tribe’s Realty/Land Operations Dept. for Women’s Health Research, a 1-2:45 p.m. 1-2:45 p.m. 1-2:45 p.m. 1-2:45 p.m. closed; This year the Tribe will again be able to till your garden for you if you Last day! offices open nonprofit advocacy organization in do not have the means to do so. If it is a new garden the Tribe will Washington, D.C. What’s more, 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 remove the sod for you before tilling. Warehouse Warehouse Warehouse Warehouse Warehouse more than half of those surveyed closed; closed; closed; closed; closed; Tribal members who wish to have their gardens tilled or would like to request seeds must fill out an hadn’t even discussed vitamin D with offices open offices open offices open offices open offices open application. their doctors. A variety of poultry chicks will also be available for members who request them. “Calcium, vitamin D and physical Applications will be accepted until April 15, 2005. activity are three key elements in ATTENTION Any questions can be directed to the Tribes Realty/Land Operations Dept. at 698-3911 ext. 211, 212, maintaining optimal bone health, 213. especially for women over 50,” ALL TRIBAL MEMBERS 14-2tc THE OEP BROWNFIELDS TRIBAL RESPONSE IS said Jo Parrish, the Society’s vice REQUESTING MEAL BIDS FOR OUR ANNUAL president for communications. While EARTH DAY GATHERING ON FRIDAY, APRIL 22, many women are aware of the need 2005. for calcium and exercise, a majority THE BIDS SHOULD INCLUDE A MENU FOR “simply do not associate vitamin D APPROXIMATELY 450 PEOPLE, ND ALL COSTS FOR with bone health,” Parrish explained. PROVIDING A MEAL. Osteoporosis, a disease that ALL SEALED BIDS WILL BE CLOCKED IN AT TIME OF weakens bones and increases the ARRIVAL. chances of fracture, affects more SEALED BIDS SHOULD BE DROPPED OFF BY APRIL 8, than eight million women in the 2005 AT 4:30 P.M.: United States. As women age, the SWO OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, C/O risk of developing osteoporosis BROWNFIELDS TRIBAL RESPONSE (JOE ROBBIE increases. During menopause, bone CENTER), 410 2ND AVE EAST, SISSETON, SD 57262. loss is hastened by the depletion of SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL estrogen, placing women at high risk 698-4998 EXT. 105. for developing the disease. Vitamin D plays an important Charles A. Broberg, D.C. Featuring . . . Wednesday, April 6, 2005 301 Veterans Ave. Roberts County All Your On-the-Go Needs Sisseton, S.D. At One Stop National Bank Live Bait 5 East Maple St. All Your Fishing Needs Sisseton, S.D. Cold Beer - Groceries - Ice Phone 698-7621 Internet Banking Hours: East Hwy 10 & Jct 127 Tuesday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Sisseton, S.D. Thursday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. www.rcnbank.com Open 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Application process: Complete a SWC P.O. Box 689, Agency Village , SD 57262. For Appointments call: Video Lottery Member FDIC - Equal Housing Lender Job Openings application for employment. Resume. If you have any questions please call Ella 698-3686 Powerball The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate is seeking Three (3) letters of reference. Robertson at SWC. The phone number is Scratch Tickets to fill the following positions: Send to: Office of the President, ATTN 605-698-3966 ext. 1175. Director, SWO Fuels, Inc. Diana Canku, Box 689, Sisseton, SD 57262; “As for CHAR’S Postal Clerk (full time), SWO Post Office. (605) 698-3966 extension 1150. Dakota Sioux Casino me and Teacher, SWO Early Head Start. 14-1tc Job Announcement my house, Cafe & Grocery Case Manager, SWO YouthBuild. Position: Slot Floor Person (2 - Full Time). we will Peever, S.D. serve the Lord” Construction Trainer, SWO YouthBuild. Dakota Western Corporation Reports to: Slot Manager/Asst. Slot We Accept WIC, Teacher’s Aide, SWO YouthBuild. Job Opening Announcement Manager/Supervisor(s). DAKOTAH GOSPEL EBT & USDA Food Closing date: April 8, 2005 at 4:30 p.m. Maintenance Apprentice (2) Function: To oversee mechanical ASSEMBLY Stamps Carpenter (temp.), SWO Maintenance. Reports To: Maintenance Manager. operations of the Slot department. Sisseton, SD Open 12 Hours - 7 to 7 Sunday 11 a.m. Alternative Sentencing Coordinator, SWO Basic function: Repair electrical and Requirements: High school diploma or Monday thru Friday G.E.D. equivalent. Able to stand/walk Thursday Bible Study 7 p.m. YouthBuild. mechanical breakdowns on production, 605-698-3798 7 to 3 on Saturday Closing date: April 15, 2005 at 4:30 p.m. packaging, and material handling for long periods, occasional lifting of Pastor Bob Beasley All interested applicants can obtain equipment, and support systems heavy objects. General knowledge of cash application and job description on a given shift. Installation of new handling and basic math. Background Submit proposals to: Vern Cloud, Project information at the Human Resources equipment. in mechanics/electronics, or willingness Manager SWO-Construction Management Check Out All the New, Exciting Gifts! Loney Electric Department, of the Sisseton Wahpeton Responsibilities: 1) Identify problems on to learn. Able to work any/all shifts, Dept., P.O. Box 509, Agency Village, SD Pam’s Country Gifts production, packaging, and material including weekends. Customer courtesy 57262. Located on Buffalo Lake Road Residential & Commercial Oyate. You can contact Jody Thompson at Open Tues. thru Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (605)698-3911 Ext. 134. handling equipment, and on support and positive working relationships with This RFP requires respondents to have Wiring 3 Rooms Filled with Floral South Dakota or Minnesota systems, and take expeditious and safe other departments are a must. Must a Tribal Business License as well as Arrangements, Native American, Enemy Swim Day School corrective action to return the equipment obtain a Key Gaming License upon hire. Assurance that respondent will comply Angels, Inspirational, Wildlife, Grapes, 12150 Lake Dr. – Browns to the production of products that meet Starting Wage: $9.00. with the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Indian Apples, Chickens, & much more! Valley, MN 56219 Position Open Great Gifts at Great Prices Enemy Swim Day School has an Early the quality requirements on a timely Closing date: April 7, 2005. Preference Requirements as outlined in Call Toll-Free Mention Ad & Receive 10% OFF Marshall 1-877-820-0888 Childhood Classroom Co-teacher position basis. 2) Disassemble, repair, modify, Closing time: 4:00 p.m. Chapter 59 of the Tribal Code Of Law. Senior Citizens 10% OFF Always open in the Family and Child Education reassemble, adjust, and lubricate such Indian preference will apply. 14-2tc Mondays & AFter Hours Gene 1-877-250-2436 (FACE) program for the 2005 – 2006 school equipment as necessary. 3) Maintain If interested please submit an application Call 698-7837 Office 1-605-694-2785 year. An Associate’s Degree or equivalent communications with other maintenance to: Ramona BearHill, Director, Human is required. Closing date is April 18, 2005. functions, Technicians, Production Resources Department, Dakota Sioux For more information, contact If interested please pick up an application Coordinators, and Supervisors involved. Casino, 16415 Sioux Conifer Road, Cancer Tobacco SWO Health Educator Teddi LaBelle and position requirements/job description 4) Identify, report and suggest corrections Watertown, SD 57201. at 698-7267. from the Business Office. For more in safety hazards and unsafe conditions support support information call Teresa Shoemaker at and practices. 5) Maintain knowledge of Dakota Connection Casino (605) 947-4605 extension 3023. Wage is the available operator, safety, and service Job Opening group dependent upon experience. literature of all production, packaging, Cage Department: Cashier/Drop Team group Indian preference policies will be followed. and material handling equipment. 6) Member (1) Full-time, rotating shifts, day, 14-2tc Maintain working knowledge of the swing 4-close, holidays, & weekends. meetings meetings plant electrical, domestic water, fire Must be at least 18 years old. Must have Tobacco support group meetings Enemy Swim Day School protection, chilled water, compressed High School Diploma/G.E.D. are being held every Thursday at 4:30 Position Opening air, exhaust and supply air, and resin Opening Date: April 1, 2005, p.m. at the SWO Health & Fitness Enemy Swim Day School has an handling systems. 7) Maintain up-to- Closing Date: April 7, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. Center, Agency Village. immediate opening for a part-time date working knowledge of electrical Indian Preference will apply/EEO Everyone is invited to come and dishwasher/kitchen assistant for the systems involved with motors, drives, Employer. participate. remainder of the 2004-2005 school year controls, and electromechanical devices; Apply with the Human Resources Department, call or write for job and continues to the next school year. pneumatic and hydraulic components The cancer support group This position is for 5 hours per day. and systems; power transmission devices; description. Submit application, and/ or credentials to: Human Resources meetings are being held weekly, Expected hours are from 9:30am to bearings and seals; and valves and every Wednesday, at 4:30 p.m. at 2:30pm. Duties include dishwashing and pumps. 8) Equipment repaired includes all Department, Dakota Connection Casino, the SWO Health & Fitness Center, cleaning of the kitchen area. If interested production, auxiliary support, packaging, 46102 SD Hwy 10, Sisseton, SD 57262. please pick up an application from the and material handling equipment. 9) Agency Village. business office or call (605) 947-4605 and Equipment operated includes: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Everyone is welcome to attend. ask for Deb to inquire about the position. a. Basic electrical test and maintenance RF P-SWO-04/05 For more information, contact Open until filled. equipment and instruments. b. Hand, Air Conditioning Equipment and SWO Health Educator Teddi LaBelle Indian preference policies will be followed. pneumatic, and electrical operated tools. Installation at 698-7267. Enemy Swim Day School, 13495 – 446th c. Precision measuring tools. d. Shop For Ave., Waubay, SD 57273; phone (605) 947- equipment including drill press, grinder, Old Tiospa Zina Tribal Office Facility, 4605; fax (605) 947-4188. hydraulic press, saw, lathe. e. Soldering, Agency Village, SD 13-2tc electrical arc welding, acetylene welding, The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate brazing, and cutting equipment. f Construction Management Department Sisseton Wahpeton College Forklift trucks. 10) Responsible for herein solicits proposals for air Siceca Learning Center housekeeping, including the maintenance conditioning equipment and its The Siceca Learning Center within the shop area and job sites. 11) Performs installation in the Old Tiospa Zina (school) Sisseton Wahpeton College has the other duties as directed including Office Facility, located at Agency Village, following position open: One (1) Daycare preventive maintenance and equipment SD.. Scope of work to be performed Director. installations. 12) Subject to call-in includes the provision of air conditioning Salary: DOE. and overtime work. 13) Other duties condensers and hookup to the facility’s Closing date: Open until filled. as deemed necessary by Department seven furnace systems within the subject Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Manager. facility as well as associated items of Education or other similar related Hourly Wage: DOE. air conditioning equipment so as to field required. At least three (3) years Shift: Rotating. provide air conditioning. For the entire experience in administering early Closing Date: April 14, 2005. office facility. Qualified respondents childhood and/or childcare programs. Indian Preference will apply, EOE. may contact Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Applicant is subject to a background Please fill out application or send resume Construction Management Department check. to Floyd Kirk, Jr. Director of HR, Dakota for facility dimensions and office areas Duties would include coordinating and Western Corp., 45679 Veterans Memorial to be air conditioned as well as other planning the operation of the Siceca Dr., Agency Village, SD 57262; telephone requirements; and, respondents. may Learning Center for children of college (605) 698-4331. request a walk-through and inspection students and staff in accordance with 14-2tc of the facility so as to assess its air college goals and applicable funding conditioning needs. April 8-9 regulations to meet established goals. SWC Taking Bids for Wacipi For further information, contact: Vern Indian preference will apply as allowed The Sisseton Wahpeton College will take Cloud, Project Manager SWO-Construction Bill Chrastil by the INDIAN PREFERENCE PROVISION bids for its 2nd annual Wacipi on July 30, Management Dept., P.O. Box 509, Agency OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 AS 2005. Bids will be taken for Catering of Village, SD 57262; phone 605-742-0432. AMENDED. Persons who wish to claim two meals, brunch and supper. Bids will Deadline for proposals: April 15, 2005 Indian Preference should submit a copy also be accepted for Beaded Crown, age – 1:30 p.m. of their tribal enrollment certificate 4-10. Deadline for all bids will be April 29, indicating their degree of blood and 2005. Please send all bids by mail to: Ella ENEMY SWIM agency enrolled. M. Robertson, Sisseton Wahpeton College, DAY SCHOOL

Family and Child Sota Subscription Order Form Education I would like to subscribe to the Sota Iya Ye Yapi. SWO Fuel, Family Literacy program for Native Americans Enclosed is $______for ____ years(2). Components (Annual subscription rate is $36 for enrolled members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Home-base personal visits Inc. (prenatal-age 5) Oyate living in South Dakota and in Minnesota and North Dakota counties on and Commercial – Residential Early Childhood classroom adjoining the Lake Traverse Reservation; $46 for all others living in the United Heating & Air Conditioning (ages 3-5) States; and $92 for foreign subscribers.) LENNOX Quality products Elementary (K-5th grade) Adult Education Propane – Heating Oil – Diesel *GED preparation Bulk Deliveries *Computer training Name ______. Estimates *Employability skills training *Parenting skills and more! Mailing Address ______Call 698-3521 or 698-4374 Enemy Swim Day School 605-947-4605 or City ______State ____ Zip ______2202 SD Hwy 10 1-888-825-7738 Sisseton, SD 57262 Free meals and transportation, Please mail this subscription form (or a photocopy) to: Business Hours: Tuesday - Friday Sota Iya Ye Yapi Monday thru Friday 8-5; All services free and available to P.O. Box 628 Saturday 8-12 noon anyone within the school district boundaries. Agency Village, SD 57262-0628 NOTICE During the week of March 21-24, 2005, the electrical power members who participate in the various types of programs available parked at the site, and there will be frequent patrols for this area. The poles as well as electrical junction boxes at the old Tiospa Zina Tribal so as to improve the quality of life and living for themselves, their entire old Tiospa Zina Tribal School area and construction site area School, Agency Village, SD, were cut and vandalized. The cutting children, and families in the local community. Such acts of vandalism is off-limits after the hours of 4:35 p.m., Monday to Friday, as well of high power electrical. poles, lines, and destruction of electrical indicate the total lack of respect for other Tribal members who as on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The support and backing of junction boxes not only is very dangerous but also hazardous, as one depend upon the type and quality of services being provided by the the whole community is requested, and the public is requested to can be electrocuted. These acts of destruction are violations of the various programs at the old Tiospa Zina Tribal School. call the Tribal Police Station to report any suspicious activity that Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Code of Law. These serious acts of For such reasons, the community Security Guards have been may be observed at the property in the evenings, at night, or on vandalism also affected many Tribal members and youth who utilize directed to watch the property at the old Tiospa Zina Tribal School weekends or holidays. the facilities at the old Tiospa Zina Tribal School, whether as Tribal and at the construction site for the new Tribal Health and Fitness employees, various program participants, and especially those Tribal Center. All license plate numbers will be recorded for any vehicle Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Construction Management Department New Dakota Language book available – Wednesday, April 6, 2005 550 Dakota Verbs: Compiled and edited The past few days I’ve tracked sugar. I also need to continue with my portions are you can write down the amount and the type of foods I’ve physical activity and build upon it to what you eat and use this web site to eaten to get an approximate idea of increase the time I’m up and moving calculate http://www.caloriescount. by Harlan LaFontaine and Neil McKay how many calories I’ve eaten. I found versus sitting. With our touch of org/cgi-bin/calorie_calculator.cgi. The rich Dakota Language owes much of its English and English—Dakota word lists. An appendix myself right there with the statistical warmer weather it is encouraging to For more information call 448- expansiveness to its verbs, or action words. Yet, until now, reproduces John P. Williamson’s classic discussion of majority, I’ve been consuming too be outside and active. 5171. students of Dakota have had few resources in verb usage Dakota verb usage, written at the turn of the century. much. I then compared it to the So where are you on the balance I’d like to express thanks to and conjugation beyond nineteenth-century dictionaries Designed to enhance everyday conversations, as amount of physical activity I did on scale? Do you find yourself equally Lorne and Karen Tilberg for their compiled by missionaries. well as contribute to research and the revitalization those days. For the past few months balanced between consumption friendship and the opportunity to 550 Dakota Verbs (Minnesota Historical Society of this endangered language, 550 Dakota Verbs is an I’ve worked to increase my physical and exertion? Are you using more work with them in different aspects Press; April 1, 2005) provides students of Dakota—and indispensable resource for all who are interested in Dakota activity and luckily so; however, even calories than what you take in, or are for the last 2 ½ years. Best wishes for the Lakota and Nakota dialects—the proper conjugations and its dialects. with my more active lifestyle, I’ve you following the trend to obesity your retirement years. for 550 verbs from adi (to step or walk on) to zo (to For more information about the book, visit the noticed I’m still putting more into by consuming more than you use? Healthy Activity: Enlist a friend whistle). This book features clear explanations of Dakota publisher’s website www.mhspress.org. my body than what I use during the If you are interested in seeing how to exercise regularly with you. conjugation patterns, as well as extensive Dakota— day. Which means I still have work many calories your food choices and to do to make sure I am eating a amazing how much physical activity we use to sustain our daily activity balanced diet according to the food Calories count we must do to burn off those extra levels. Unfortunately we often don’t guide pyramid, making better food Attention By Tawna Patterson calories we consume? Often times we feel overwhelmed when we eat too choices that supply me with nutrients Enemy Swim District Members Marshall Co. Extension Educator may feel overwhelmed by the need many calories. such as vitamins and minerals not just The Enemy Swim District will be accepting “Letters of Intent” for Isn’t it amazing how quickly the to exercise in order to keep the scale one (1) District Election Board member and one (1) alternate numbers of calories we consume add balanced between the amount of District Election Board member. “Letters of Intent” forms up? On the opposite extreme isn’t it calories we consume and the amount Notice can be obtained at the District Center. Any questions call the Enemy Swim District Center (605) 947-4319. Old Agency District Members Notice The District Meeting was postponed until this Monday, April Heipa District Members 4, 2005, at 6:00 p.m. PUBLIC NOTICE The office of Heipa Secretary is now open. This serves as public notice that Enemy Swim District and its The deadline to apply is April 18, 2005, at 4:30 p.m. entities Toka Nuwan Youth, Shining Stars Day Care, and If any District member is interested in running for the office of Toka Nuwan Development Enterprises, are not in any way Heipa Secretary, you must write a letter of intent and mail Notice affiliated with or responsible for any debts incurred past, it to Heipa District, P.O. Box 223, Veblen, SD 57270, or call Buffalo Lake District Members present, or future, by “Toka Nuwan Enterprise” also known the District office, or leave a message, (605) 735-2324. as “Cante Waste Oyate,” or “Enemy Swim Construction.” Qualifications of candidates: Must have been in residency for not April Meeting The next Regular District Meeting will be held on less than one year, live within the Reservation’s boundaries, By: Chris Seaboy, Enemy Swim District Treasurer. Thursday, April 28, 2005, at 6:00 p.m. and must be a District member at least one year. Must be 13-2tc 18 years or older. Any member removed from an office for The meeting place will be changed to the District any reason may not run for an office again. Must be able to Center. have time to research new members, and use the computer. Candidate must not have any outstanding debts owed to PUBLIC NOTICE the Tribe or District. The selected officer will attend all I am writing in regards to the Public Notice that I recently meetings. advertised in the Sota Iya Ye Yapi. It has come to my Attention attention that Ms. Dustina Gill was named as a part Voting Will Be Held of the Toka Nuwan Enterprise, Cante Waste Oyate, or April 28, 2005 Long Hollow District Members Enemy Swim Construction. Ms. Gill is not a part of that The elderly and handicapped, please submit your request organization and is an active member of the Enemy Swim 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. to the District Coordinator Youth Board. At the District Center to have your house painted. I apologize to Ms. Gill and am truly sorry for any inconvenience Limited availability. that this may have caused for her. Thank you for your Deadline: May 1, 2005. time. Thank You, Long Hollow District Executives. By: Chris Seaboy, Enemy Swim District Treasurer. NOTICE 12-3tc Big Coulee District Members The Big Coulee District Officers can be reached at these telephone numbers: *Gerald German, Jr., District Chairman: 1-800-919-4619. *Gene Heminger, Vice-Chairman: 1-800-560-4887. *Winona Warren, Treasurer: 1-800-350-4857. *Mary High Eagle, Secretary: 1-800-929-2759. 13-2tc Big Coulee District CASINO DAY

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 From 4-8 p.m. Dakota Magic Casino Big Coulee District members will receive a $5 for $5 gaming package, a Free Buffet pass, and two $50 coupons (1 coupon from DMC and 1 coupon from Big Coulee). District members: You MUST HAVE A PLAYERS CLUB CARD from Dakota Magic Casino before you will get any coupons for District Days. We are trying to eliminate the problem of having a long waiting line; to solve this problem we will be eating in the Convention Center and disbursing coupons there, but you must have a Players Club card before you get any coupons. If you do not have a Club card you will have to get one. If you have on old card it may need to be updated, so we encourage all District members to obtain one within the next month. Key employees who work at Dakota Magic Casino and Hotel and are a Big Coulee District member will receive 1 Big Coulee District coupon, 1 DMC coupon, and a free buffet. Spouses will receive a free buffet only. District members 18- 20 will receive a free buffet and a gift from the Big Coulee District. 13-3tc Note Change of Date for Event: Sunday, April 17th at Dakota Magic Convention Center

Community Celebration Sunday, April 17, 2005 Dakota Magic Casino Convention Center 2:00 p.m. Veteran Ceremony Begins Community Dinner Follows Coordination Meetings 7:00 p.m. Fridays, Dakota Connection Honored Guests All Members of the 147th US Army National Guard Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and the Dakota Nation All Tribal Members otherwise deployed during Iraqi Gaming Enterprise with a facility and meal; Each Freedom recognizes the veterans and families committed Family members and friends of the deployed to our common freedom. veterans To schedule special family events for the agenda, All Veterans who have served in the Armed Forces please attend the coordination meetings or The communities appreciate the support of the contact Charnel Petersen, 605-932-3665.

Wednesday, April 6, 2005

The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Planning and communities’ needs into our Detention Department and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Law Center to help our inmates rehabilitate. Enforcement Department will be holding a series On January 13, 2005 the Sisseton-Wahpeton of community meetings to get input from the Tribal Council passed a Tribal Motion number public and programs, Tribal and State, on what 56 to authorize payment to EKM&P and for the the public and programs feels is needed in our Tribal Attorney to start a contract with EKM&P new Adult and Juvenile Detention Center for the to assist the Tribe in planning, eingeer, and design Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate. of a new Detention Center. The Sisseton-Wahpeton Planning Department The first meeting will be held at the Tribal and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Law Enforcement community center at Agency Village on Tuesday, goals and objectives will be to incorporate Tribal April 19, 2005, at 7:00 p.m.