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DOI reorganization / pg. 5

Black Hills / pg. 4

The question: Unify or not to unify

The Dept. of Interior (DOI) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Indian

Affairs, Principal Deputy Assistant John Tahsuda hosted consultations in Montana, New Mexico, Michigan, California, Alaska, and most recently at the Embassy Suites in Oklahoma City on Aug. 7. The consultations was part of a listening tour to gather input from Tribes directly impacted by a major DOI reorganization proposal,

On March 13, 2017, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13781 for Federal Agencies to examine ways it could reorganize to im-prove efficiency, effectiveness and accountability. The Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced his vision to establish 13 unified regional office boundaries across all the Department’s Bureaus.

Tahsuda stated the DOI has not been reorganized in 150 years, “de-spite all that has changed.” The goals listed for the reorganization include reducing administrative redundancies and maximizing use, improve ser-vice to people, improve communication and coordination across agen-cies and streamlining the decision process.

“All bureaus in the regions can make decisions in these regions with-out having to come to Washington, D.C., making the decision process faster and more efficient,” Tahsuda said.

Currently there are nine bureaus with 61 regions in operation, with over 70,000 employees. The proposal being discussed, not yet written, is combining the 61 regions into 13 unified regions.

The biggest obstacle that faced Tahsuda from Tribal leaders in the room was the aura of mistrust surrounding the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Trump administration and the overall federal government. Mistrust developed from years of broken treaties between the federal government and Tribes.

“The secretary wanted to make sure you knew this was your decision on the behalf of the Tribes to decide whether you would like your region to participate in the unified regions. From there we will have more dis-cussions and more consultations,” Tahsuda said.

Tahsuda displayed a color coded map showing what the 13 unified regions with Tribal lands and existing BIA regions would look like, as he prepared to turn the meeting over to Tribal leaders for their input.

“I see it two ways, you can say, ‘well we really don’t want our region to participate in that, we would like to keep ourselves separate,’ which is fine, it’s your decision, but we will have to have a conversation about what that means for our region to effectively participate in the now reuni-fied regions. We will have to figure that out. If you decide that it’s a good

Dept. of Interior conducts listening sessions with Tribal leaders on reorganization proposal

(Lawrence, KS) On Sept. 21-22, 2018, the Haskell Cultural Center and Muse-um, in partnership with many others throughout the Law-rence community, will be celebrating military veterans and the original 1926 ded-ication of the Haskell Arch and Stadium. This event will commemorate the WWI Me-morial and honor all those who served in the military as well as the history, legends, and stories the community has of enjoying the Haskell Stadium throughout the de-cades.

The Haskell Cultural Center and Museum has partnered with the City of Lawrence, the Lied Center, the Lawrence Arts Center, the Hall Center for the Hu-manities, the Watkins Muse-um, the Spencer Museum of Art, eXplore Lawrence, and many other organizations to bring to Lawrence an event that honors the history of the 1926 Haskell football team’s undefeated season, military veterans of every branch, and the memories of Law-rence residents spent in this historic stadium.

On Sept. 21, a veterans event will be held that rec-ognizes and honors Haskell’s WWI service members and commemorates the 100 year anniversary of the end of the Great War. A tour of Has-kell’s war memorials will occur late afternoon and a

Keeping Legends AliveHonoring the First WWI Memorial and Legacy of the 1926 Haskell Arch andStadium Dedication

WWI Memorial / pg. 6

Latoya LonelodgeStaff Reporter

Rising through the Great Plains of North America are the historical and sacred region of the Black Hills that extend from South Dakota into Wyoming. Along with the scenic routes and beautiful landscapes that lavish the Black Hills are also historical roots planted deep within Native American culture that are not known to many today. Known for its sacredness in native culture, Black Hills was the region in which various Tribes paid homage to, including the Lakota, Omaha, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa and Kiowa-Apache Tribes. The connection between Tribes and the sacredness of Black Hills throughout history remains a topic of interest as the National Park Service (NPS) strives to seek input from Native communities.

Christina Gish Hill, professor in American Indian Studies at Iowa State University, traveled to the Cheyenne and Arapaho community with the goal of gaining perspectives from the Tribes to present to the NPS for resource

management. A particular topic of interest among the Tribes’ perspective the NPS is

seeking surrounds the controversial monument of Mt. Rushmore, a 60 foot-high granite sculpture of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jeffer-son, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

“I wanted to participate in this project because I got the sense from the park service that they care about Native peoples’ perspectives on that monument and so they’re reaching out to communities and Native Nations that are con-nected to the Black Hills because they want to hear what peoples’ perspec-tives are about the fact the monument is in such an important sacred place for these communities. I’m really hopeful about what’s going to come out of it because a couple of things I wanted to focus on are why, generally speaking,

Preserving ancestral lands of the Black Hills

The first site to be declared a National Monument in the U.S., Devils Tower lies in the small portion of the Black Hills crossing into Wyoming, in the Bear Lodge Range. (Courtesy photo)

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Rosemary StephensEditor-in-Chief

On July 28 and Aug. 4, special Tribal Council meetings of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes were held in Concho, Okla., with vastly different participation.

According to the tribes’ 2006 Constitution, a special Tribal Council meeting may be called through the Office of Tribal Council in one of two ways. One, by a petition with a min-imum of 150 signatures of Cheyenne and Arapaho citizens, verified throughb enrollment. The second is a vote by five members of the eight member sitting legislature. The July 28 meeting was called by petition of a 150 tribal citizens, orgin-ally scheduled for late June, but postponed due to tribal cer-emonies.

The Aug. 4 meeting was called by the legislature.Below, in chronological order, are details of each meeting.July 28 Special Tribal Council MeetingWhen 10 a.m. rolled around on Saturday, July 28 it ap-

peared the special Tribal Council meeting might not take place due to a lack of quorum.

According to the 2006 Constitution, a 75-member quorum is mandated to hold a council meeting. Although, not stat-ed within the Constitution, the 75-member quorum must be maintained throughout the voting process to prevent a meet-ing from being called for lack of quorum.

To allow for late buses and to give tribal citizens more time to arrive, roll call began at 10:53 a.m. The 75-member quorum was met at 11:01 with exactly 75-members present.

The Tribal Council Coordinator called for three volunteers to count and opened the floor for meeting chairperson nom-inations.

Albert Old Crow was the only nominee, being named chairman by acclamation.

Chairman Old Crow opened the floor for secretary nom-inations. Leslie Harjo was the only nominee, being named secretary by acclamation.

The agenda approved without objections included two items:

1. A Policy establishing the removal (process) of the Tribal Council Coordinator

2. Repeal of Legislative Resolution 7L-SS-2018-0626-006, A Bill to adopt the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes’ Mileage, Per Diem and Stipend for all Commissions and Boards Act of 2018

Item One:

Policy establishing the removal process of a Tribal Coun-cil Coordinator.

Due to numerous attempts to remove the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes’ current Tribal Council Coordinator, and past attempts to removed former coordinators, this resolution establishes the number of times a Tribal Council Coordina-tor may face removal attempts during the elected position’s two-year term. Removal attempt terms for the tribes’ elected legislators, governor and lt. governor are written within the tribes’ 2006 Constitution, however, there is not any language addressing the number of removal attempts for a Tribal Coun-cil Coordinator. The resolution lays out one removal attempt per two-year term, for good cause beyond a reasonable doubt stated in a resolution seeking to remove the current coordi-nator. It goes on to state should a coordinator be removed from office the current coordinator will remain in office until a new meeting is called requesting a selection of a new Tribal Council Coordinator not to extend 60 days past the removal. The current coordinator shall set a date not more than 60 days out and go thru the constitutional process to elect a new coor-dinator tor the Tribal Council office.

Jerry Surveyor introduced two language amendments to the resolution, the first language amendment would add “bur-den of proof” in the description of removal process. Language amendment two would add the word “coordinator” within the body of removal process.

Old Crow called for the vote on the first proposed lan-guage amendment. After the vote, it was determined there were only 64 votes. Old Crow requested someone to ask those standing outside to come back in whereas another vote for the first language amendment was conducted. After the second vote, the first amendment passed with a vote of 70 yes, 11 no, 2 abstaining.

A vote was taken on the second language amendment. After the vote, it passed with a vote of 75 yes, 0 no and 6 abstaining.

Old Crow then called a vote for the Resolution, with ap-proved amendments, Policy establishing the removal of the Tribal Council Coordinator. It passed with a vote of 75 yes, 0 no and 4 abstaining.

Item 2:Repeal Legislative Resolution 7L-SS-2018-0626-006, a

2018 Bill to adopt the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes’ Mile-age, Per Diem and Stipend for all Commissions and Boards Act of 2018.

Resolution 7L-SS-2018-0626-006 was first introduced to

the Seventh Legislature on May 17, 2018. It was enacted into Law by the legislature of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in the Sixth Special Session by a roll call vote on June 26, 2018, passing unanimously. The scheduled effective date lists Jan. 1, 2019.

It states this law shall repeal all prior legislation pertaining to the salaries and contracts of all Commissions, and Boards of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes and replaces the com-pensation with mileage in compliance with the current GSA travel rates, per diem rate and stipends with a few exceptions as shall be stated in this Act.

The purpose as written within the 7L-SS-2018-0626-006 reads, “The purpose of this Act is to provide the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes’ Commissions and Boards with a sim-ple, fair and straightforward method of payment to include mileage, per diem and stipend versus

Back-to-back council meetings of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

Cheyenne and Arapaho Gov. Reggie Wassana addresses the Tribal Council during a special meeting on Aug. 4 in Con-cho, Okla. (Photo / Rosemary Stephens)

TC meetings / pg. 4

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Forget what your elementary teach-er taught you about Native Americans.

American students learn some of the most damaging misconceptions and biases toward Native Americans in grades K-12. In fact, 87 percent of history books in the U.S. portray Na-tive Americans as a population existing before 1900, according to a 2014 study on academic standards. For many Americans, we no longer exist.

With minimal mention of contem-porary issues and ongoing conflicts over land and water rights or tribal sovereignty, Native Americans have become invisible and it can be argued that it makes it easier for non-Natives to take the lead on creating their own narratives about us. Our invisibility makes it easier to create and support racist mascots or over sexualize cari-catures of Native women in everything from fashion to Halloween costumes.

For the well-being of Native peo-ples and future generations, these false narratives, the invisibility and erasure of Native peoples must end.

The Reclaiming Native Truth Proj-ect, the largest public opinion research project ever conducted by and for Na-tive Americans, is built upon new and existing research. Among the signifi-cant findings is that invisibility of Na-tive peoples may be one of the biggest barriers we face.

This invisibility extends beyond ed-ucation curriculum to pop culture en-tertainment, news media, social media and the judicial system. The results are extremely damaging and contribute to bias, discrimination and institutional racism. Not surprisingly, non-Natives are filling the information void with devastating effects -- our Native chil-dren struggle with identity and their place in the world.

The most toxic myth is that Native Americans receive government ben-efits and get rich from casinos. This narrative has been played out over and over in popular TV shows, films and in the media, particularly over the last two decades. This stereotyping for years has infuriated Native peoples and

intuitively we knew how damaging those portrayals to us with real conse-quences in our daily lives. However, for the first time we have the hard data and ground-breaking research to show that stereotypes, false and inaccurate narratives and the invisibility of Native peoples has real and damaging effects as they create the lens in which major decisions are made-from the highest court in the land, to Congress, schools, by employers, etc. It can no longer be viewed as fighting for political correct-ness. The modern form of bias against Native Americans is the omission of contemporary ideas and representa-tions of the ways in which Native peo-ple contribute to society.

This unprecedented research project has yielded promising steps forward to begin chipping away at decades of mis-conceptions about Native Americans. The study found a 78 percent majority are interested in learning more about Native cultures. For example, 72 per-cent support increased representation of Native Americans in entertainment, and 72 percent advocate significant change to K-12 curricula.

The significance of these findings cannot be underestimated. For too long the argument against doing more to include Native Americans-whether in movies, media coverage, philanthropy and in policies-has always been under-cut by arguments that the Native popu-lation is too small, and not a significant enough demographic that the Amer-ican public will be interested in. That small population argument for decades has been used to rationalize and justify the erasure of Native peoples, the lack of resources, services and even dis-crimination. The research findings can now blow these arguments out of the water and illuminate pathways forward for Native peoples to work together to organize and achieve change.

Standing Rock is an important ex-ample. The historic stand for water rights interrupted and disrupted the in-visibility, erasure and toxic narratives the majority of Americans held about Native peoples. We can never under-

estimate the victory that was achieved at Standing Rock for that reason alone. Jodi Gillette, former Advisor on Native American Affairs for President Obama, shared in a soon-to-be-released case study on the lessons learned from Standing Rock on narrative change that “what Standing Rock did for all of America was that it brought past injus-tices to the present.”

Echo Hawk Consulting was proud to be a co-leader in the Reclaiming Na-tive Truth Project. We now understand what different groups of Americans think (and don’t know) about Native Americans and Native issues. We also learned what types of messages will begin to shift public perception. This is where the real work is just starting.

This fall, Echo Hawk Consulting in partnership with diverse Native artists, filmmakers, activists and some key allies will launch IllumiNative, an ini-tiative to break through the dominant negative narrative and erasure of Na-tive peoples in pop culture and media. We hope to create platforms to share stories of Native people and create ac-curate and positive representation of Native peoples on a mass scale.

We know we have friends and allies in concerned parents, educators, law-makers, donors and people who just want the facts. Together, as Native peo-ples from all backgrounds and walks of life in partnership with non-Native allies, we need to break through the dominant negative narrative and era-sure of Native peoples to illuminate the vibrancy of Native voices, contri-butions, wisdom, innovation and lived experiences. Our time is now.

Crystal Echo Hawk, Pawnee, founder and chief executive officer of IllumiNative, is president and CEO of Echo Hawk Consulting. The mission of Echo Hawk Consulting is to help to create new platforms, narratives, strategies and investment that can help to catalyze transformational change for and by Native Americans. Crystal served as co-project leader for the Re-claiming Native Truth Project.

Unprecedented research chips away at decades of misconceptions

By Crystal Echo Hawk

By Darrel JamesHealth Education

Often, men choose to ig-nore their health. The Chey-enne and Arapaho Tribes’ Health Education team set up a blueprint for men’s health to change that way of think-ing.

In July, Health Education provided a Men’s Health Day 2018 event at Oaker-hater Episcopal Church in Watonga, Okla. Nearly thir-ty men made their way to listen to various topics on health while enjoying a sum-mer cookout and an evening movie at the Junior Starr Powwow arena.

“It was an honor to work with you on this event,” said John Morton, a Health Ed-

ucator from the Canadian County Health Department. “I really support your efforts on disease prevention and the promotion of health.” Morton provided an up-close presentation on prostate can-cer.

The event promotes all types of services the Tribes have to offer. The goal of Men’s Health Day is to con-

nect with and to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encour-age early detection and treat-ment of disease among men.

Another presenter in-cluded James Tyree from the Oklahoma Tobacco Set-tlement Endowment Trust (TSET), a state grant making trust devoted to preventing cancer and cardiovascular

disease, Oklahoma’s leading causes of death. Tyree was happy to attend the event and deliver his 15-minute presen-tation.

“It’s a great idea, and this event could be both terrific and important,” Tyree said. “As a personal bonus, I hap-pen to be an Episcopal dea-con like David Oakerhater was, though that will have no

Men participants sign in for the annual Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes’ Men’s Health event held in Watonga, Okla. (Photo / Darrel James)

Providing a blue print for Men’s HealthHealth Education goes to bat for Tribal Men

Men’s health / pg. 5

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BRIEFS AT A GLANCEIndian Housing LawAug. 20-22, 2018 at the

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Aug. 30-31, 2018 at the Platinum Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. The population of 55

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Sept. 17-21, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nev. For more infor-mation visit www.falmouth-institute.com.

National Transportation in Indian Country

Sept. 17-20, 2018 at the

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The 20th Anniversary American Indian Tourism Conference

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G2E Global Gaming Expo

Oct. 8-11, 2018 Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Nev. For more information visit www.ncai.org.

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Oct. 25-26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nev. Tribal commu-nities are grappling with one of the worst ever drug crises. Examine the epidemic and community based solutions. To register visit www.fal-mouthinstitute.com.

the Black Hills are so import-ant and why Mt. Rushmore is a problem in the Black Hills,” Hill said.

The sculpture was first built as a representation of the American patriotism of favored individuals in histo-ry. However, many see the monument as a symbol and reminder of the country’s be-trayal against Native Ameri-cans.

Hill believes participating in the project gives people the opportunity to talk to NPS about what changes they would like to see.

“If people have any kind of recommenda-tions for things that the Park Service could do, to make this more accessible, to repre-sent the Cheyenne and Arapaho perspective in that place, those are the kinds of things I’m interested in and it’s an opportunity to get that information and give those ideas to the Park Service, I’m excited about that,” Hill said.

Throughout history, Black Hills has prov-en to be a profound place of sacred meaning to Native Americans.

“There’s a really profound religious meaning connected to Black Hills and dif-ferent places within the hills that are con-nected to religious knowledge or experience, then of course there’s historical meaning too. Cheyenne and Arapaho people have been in that area for generations upon generations,” Hill said.

As the region of Black Hills has become most popular for its tourist attraction, the history surrounding the region remains un-known to the public.

“The entire region of Black Hills itself was a central point for our home place and it became our home from where we migrat-ed … that’s where we found our ways as far as being what we have now and the way we act. Not only where our sacred items came from but our lifestyle too. It’s our home, that’s where we can always find medicines

we need, food, we have a lot of roots out there and grasses we can still use, it’s natu-ral things we can use in our ceremonies and even in our daily lives that are still there,” Max Bear, Tribal Historic Preservation di-rector said.

The project surrounding Black Hills and Mt. Rushmore is an endeavor from NPS to gain perspective on behalf of Native Ameri-cans to make changes, if possible.

“And it’s a start. They’re just starting out on this project, they haven’t moved to the official consultation process yet. Right now they just want general thoughts and ideas and they haven’t really done something like this in the past, so this is their starting place,” Hill said.

According to the participation form pro-vided from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, participation in the research may contribute to a clearer understanding by the NPS and Department of Conservation and Recreation officials of the active mainte-nance of the Black Hills as a cultural land-scape historically to the present and the con-temporary legacy of this for C-A people. It may also help the National Park Service to enhance public understanding of the Black Hills and Mount Rushmore as a native land-scape and identify areas of shared interest and scholarship.

For input, questions or concerns contact Christina Gish Hill by calling 515-294-0101 or via email, cghill@iastate.edu.

Black Hillscontinued from pg. 1

Christina Gish Hill, professor in American Indian Stud-ies at Iowa State University, is conducting research and interviews to gain perspective of native American tribes of the Black Hills region and Mt. Rushmore. (Photo / Latoya Lonelodge)

salaries and/or contracts.”Part of the discussion per-

tained to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes’ Election Commission being included within this new law, arguing they are elected by their dis-trict constituents to represent their respective districts and should not be considered a “commission” under the law’s definition of commis-sion or boards.

After a vote, item two Resolution 7L-SS-2018-0626-006 was repealed by the Tribal Council with a vote of 75 yes, 1 no and 2 abstaining.

Meeting adjourned at 12:02 p.m.

Aug. 4 Special Tribal Council Meeting

With a packed house in-side the Concho Commu-nity Center and Summer-fest activities happening outside, the Aug. 4 special Tribal Council meeting of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes commenced with roll call at 10 a.m.

A 75-member quorum is mandated per the tribes’ 2006 Constitution for all meetings of the Tribal Coun-cil and must be maintained throughout the meeting.

As is protocol at every meeting a prayer was offered to open the meeting. Roll

call commenced immediate-ly following prayer, and quo-rum was reached at 10:12 a.m.

Tribal Council Coordi-nator called for volunteer counters, opening up the floor for chairperson nomi-nations.

Nominations for chairper-son were Albert Old Crow, Irvin Bull and Bill Tallbear. Old Crow prevailed with a vote of 75 for Old Crow, 9 for Bull and 34 for Tallbear.

Next Chairman Old Crow opened the floor for secretary nominations. Roberta ‘Bob-bie’ Hamilton and LaRenda Morgan were both nominat-ed, however Morgan recused herself from being consid-ered, thereby Hamilton was named secretary of the meet-ing by acclamation.

On the agenda, approved by the council by a vote of 127, were five items to be considered by the Tribal Council:

Rescind Tribal Council Resolution 060212STC-001 Exclusion of “Bad Men,” Dennis W. Arrow, non-In-dian white man, from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Lands & Rescind Tribal Council Resolution 060212STC-002 Exclusion of “Bad Men,” Lindsay G. Robertson, non-Indian white

man, from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Lands.

Tribal Council Resolution for the creation of the De-partment of Business.

Tribal Council Resolution for the creation of the De-partment of Labor.

Tribal Council Resolution for the creation of the De-partment of Transportation.

Tribal Council Resolution for Governor Wassana to sign an amendment compact with the State of Oklahoma that will allow the Tribes to implement Oklahoma HB 3375, which expands the definition of “non-house banked table games” to in-clude gaming involving a wheel, ball or dice (roulette or craps).

Item One:Rescind Tribal Council

Resolution(s) 060212STC-001 and 060212STC-002.

This resolution asked the council to rescind a June 2, 2012 decision banning for-mer Supreme Court Justices Dennis Arrow and Lindsay G. Robertson from tribal lands citing the decision to be unconstitutional due to a Separation of Powers issue at the June 2, 2012 meeting.

On March 5, 2018 Chey-enne and Arapaho Gov. Reggie Wassana nominat-ed Arrow, Robertson and

Ryland Rivas as Supreme Court Justices. On April 14, 2018, the Seventh Legisla-ture approved the nomina-tions. Following the 2006 Constitution, Article VIII, Section 2, the Tribal Council had 60 days from April 14 to confirm or deny the gov-ernor’s judicial nominees. If the council takes no action, the nominees are deemed confirmed. On June 13 the 60-day open window expired and the judicial nominees were confirmed.

Item one, to rescind Res-olution(s) 060212STC-001 and 002 passed with a vote of 174 yes, 0 no and 2 ab-staining.

Item Two:Resolution to approve

the Creation of the Dept. of Business

On May 8, 2018 the Seventh Legislature passed Resolution 7L-SS-2018-0508-004 creating the Estab-lishment of a Department of Business under Article VI, Section 5(a) of the Consti-tution which states in part, “vests legislative power in the Tribes’ Legislature to make laws and resolutions that re necessary and proper for the good of the Tribes,” and Article VII, Section 1(c) which allows for additional departments to be created by

law subject to the approval of the Tribal Council.

The Dept. of Business will encompass agriculture, fire management, telecommuni-cations, construction, finance and investment, with future endeavors that include (but not limited to) feed company, processing plant, agri-tour-ism federal contracting fuels management, construction company and more.

Tribal citizen Jerry Sur-veyor introduced an amend-ment to the language within the resolution to add the words “Government Agen-cy.”

A vote was called to ap-prove/disapprove the amend-ment.

The amendment failed with a vote of 19 yes, 126 no and 11 abstaining.

A vote was taken on item 2 Resolution to approve the Creation of the Dept. of Business. It passed with a vote of 164 yes, 2 no and 2 abstaining.

Item Three:Resolution to approve the

Creation of the Dept. of La-bor

As with the Dept. of Busi-ness, the Seventh Legislature passed Resolution 7L-SS-2018-0508-006 establishing the Dept. of Labor.

The mission statement for

the Dept. of Labor reads, “To promote and empower the Native American Workforce within the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes’ service area by instituting equitable labor standards, providing oppor-tunities of advancement and safe guarding employee ben-efits and rights.”

Listed goals include (but not limited to) develop meaningful Career Pathways to ensure success, collab-

TC meetingscontinued from pg. 2

TC meetings / pg. 6

Angela Blind, Cheyenne and Arapaho Transportation Director reads the resolution to approve the creation of the Dept. of Transportation.

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DOI reorganizationcontinued from pg. 1

idea and would like to talk further about how it’s going to work, than we will have further discussion about how our BIA region can partici-pate in the reunified region and how it’s going to impact you,” Tahsuda said.

Opening up the floor for Tribes to speak, the first one to the microphone was Edwi-na Butler-Wolfe, governor of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe. She stated as a Tribal leader her first concern was the cut-ting of funds she felt would come along with this new re-organization.

“As a Tribal leader I am against this and I just wanted to let you know the Absentee Shawnee Tribe is not in favor of this, and let everyone else know we are against this,” she said.

And that seemed to be the consensus that followed with every Tribal leader that ap-proached the microphone.

The Cheyenne and Arap-aho Tribes’ Lt. Gov. Gilbert Miles stated the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are hap-py with the way things are.

“I’ve seen very few deci-sion made by the bureau or the interior where a lawyer wasn’t involved. Most of the time when there is a decision to be made you’re talking about going across the hall to see the interior regional di-rector and a bunch of people are going to make decisions, but I’ve seen very few deci-sions ever made like that in the bureau. They end up go-ing to the solicitor and being repealed,” Miles said. “What I see from this is you’re ask-ing us to buy into something we don’t know if the wheels are going to fall off some-where down the road and then the next thing you know we’ve gambled and made a choice, a decision we had

no idea where it was going. I think we are flying blind here. For us, we’re saying we’re not in favor of this, we’re happy with the way things are right now. I know the decisions are slow and in increments, but we’ve gotten used to that, we’ve learned how to play the game, and we’ve learned the hoops we have to jump through.”

Other Tribes who were opposed to the proposed plan, who stood up were the Ho-Chunk Tribe, the Kiowa Tribe, the Delaware Tribe, the Comanche Tribe, Sac & Fox Nation, the Cherokee Nation, Pawnee Nation.

The Chickasaw Nation stated they would reserve their opinion for their written response to Tahsuda.

Some of the points made by Tribal leaders included, BIA has not had good rela-tions with Native Nations, current president is not for the Native Nations, too much polities involved in the re-organization, will it change again once President Trump is out of office, how much is the reorganization going to cost, political appointees for the regional director will have political agenda, not enough concrete informa-

tion about the reorganization plan, how will this plan af-fect Tribal Sovereignty and how will it benefit Native Nations.

Due to requests from sev-eral Tribes, additional con-sultation dates were added to the tour in the Great Plains and Northwest regions. The next meeting dates are 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 21 at the Best Western Ramko-ta Hotel in Rapid City, S.D., and 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., Thurs-day, Aug. 23 at the Jackson Federal Building South Au-ditorium in Seattle, Wash.

For more information about the reorganization pro-posal visit www.bia.gov/as-ia/raca/doi-reorganization.

Leaders of some of the Oklahoma Tribes voice their oppo-sition to the proposed DOI reorganization during the listen-ing session held in Oklahoma City on Aug. 8. (Photo / Rose-mary Stephens)

Cheyenne and Arapaho Lt. Gov. Gilbert Miles ad-dresses the the Dept. of In-terior (DOI) Office of the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, Principal Deputy As-sistant John Tahsuda.

bearing on my job-related participa-tion.”

Blood pressure screenings were offered through Southern Plains Tribal Health Board and Blood sugar checks through the Tribes’ Commu-nity Health Representative program.

According to the Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention:

Nearly 13 percent of men aged 18 and over are in fair or poor health.

Nearly 32 percent of men aged 18 and over have had five or more drinks in one day at least once in the past year.

Nearly 18 percent of men aged 18 and over currently smoke cigarettes.

Nearly 35 percent of men aged 20 and over are considered obese.

Nearly 33 percent of men aged 20 and over have hypertension (measured high blood pressure and/or taking antihyperten-sive medication).

Nearly 57 percent of men aged 18 and over meet the 2008 federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic activity through lei-sure-time aerobic activity.

The Clinton Service Unit of Indian Health Service sent its team of health educators to provide personal presentations to partici-pants. Dr. Solomon Ali of Watonga Indian Clinic spoke on Cardiovascular Disease, the leading men’s health threat. Narcisso Soliz, Chief of Pharmacy presented men’s health

and prevention on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and low-testosterone, including Pub-lic Health Nurse Bonnie Kraft.

Tribal staff/departments who participated in the event included Sonia Hoffman, Do-mestic Violence Program; Marcos Baros, trainer at Diabetes Wellness Center; James Reveles and Esteban Juarez, Social Services Program; Winona Youngbird, Food Distri-bution, Wanda Whiteman, Higher Education, Lena Nells, Office of Veterans Affairs, Clara Bushyhead, Lucky Star Casino, and Lucinda Meyers, Blue Cross Blue Shield.

This event is an annual event and has been in existence for a number of years.

Clinton Service Unit, Indian Health Service staff were on hand to provide health presesntations to at-tendees.

Men’s healthcontinued from pg. 3

(AKWESASNE, N.Y.) Spirit Aligned Leadership program is now accepting ap-plicants for its Spirit Aligned Fellowship Award. The fel-lowship is a self-determined program that invites selected Indigenous women elders into an intimate circle of Legacy Leaders to strength-en their personal and collec-tive power.

The three-year fellowship supports each Legacy Lead-er with an annual monetary award to sustain them as they develop unique legacy collections. Creating sister-hood across geographic and cultural spaces, accessing specialized resources, and honing their original person-al and public narratives are the enduring assets. The aim is to provide Legacy Leaders with space and time to create new resources that will ben-efit their own communities

and impact a much broader audience, now and for gener-ations to come.

“We seek to honor and em-power the Indigenous wom-en elders who have stood up for generations gathering knowledge and creating ef-fective practices that sustain the multiple worlds they hold up,” says director Katsi Cook (Mohawk). “They are a precious source of leader-ship and strategy for our fu-ture generations.”

North American Indig-enous women elders work-ing to heal, strengthen and restore the balance of In-digenous communities are invited to apply. The Spirit Aligned Fellowship Award application will remain open until 11:59 pm EST on Mon-day, October 15, 2018. Find the application, guidelines and frequently asked ques-tions at www.spiritaligned.

org/application/.The inaugural circle of

Legacy Leaders was selected in 2017, and includes Sar-ah Agnes James, Neetsa’ii Gwich’in; Yvonne Annette Toon Nee Mu Sh Dupuis Peterson, Chehallis; Louise Wakerakats:te Herne, Mo-hawk; Jan Kahehti:io Long-boat, Mohawk; Dr. Henrietta Mann, Southern Cheyenne; Loretta Afraid of Bear Cook, Oglala Lakota; Lenora Naranjo-Morse, Santa Clara Pueblo; and Barbara Poley, Laguna/Hopi.

About Spirit Aligned Leadership Program

Spirit Aligned Leadership Program elevates the lives, voices and dreams of Indig-enous women elders who are working to heal, strengthen and restore the balance of Indigenous communities. For more information, visit www.spiritaligned.org.

Spirit Aligned LeadershipProgram now accepting applicantsFellowship award honors Indigenous women elders

(Washington, DC) The National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) has updated and re-launched its widely-used “Pathways Home” course to help Native American home buyers over-come the unique complex-ities of homeownership on sovereign tribal lands.

Completed in collabora-tion with Fannie Mae, with contributions from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and federal grants, NAIHC’s effort aims to ad-

dress a homeownership gap and broader economic chal-lenges in American Indian communities.

The Pathways Home cur-riculum consists of a train-the-trainer course for tribal housing and financial pro-fessionals, and materials for prospective homebuyers. It addresses a range of issues facing American Indians, including credit, finding a home, applying for a loan, predatory lending, and fore-closure. It also highlights

opportunities including man-ufactured housing, the Sec-tion 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program, and homeownership opportuni-ties on trust lands.

“A lot has changed in the last 15 years, both in the American Indian community and in the mortgage market-place,” said Tony Walters, executive director, NAIHC. “The new Pathways Home curriculum condenses that

NAIHC strengthens homebuyer education for Native communities

Homebuyers / pg. 6

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for DIABETES Tara Conway, MS, RD, LD, CDEC&A Diabetes Wellness Program Calendar

50th Wedding Anniversary Dance for Burton and Diane Hawk

Aug. 18, 2018 at the Concho Community Center in Con-cho, Okla. Celebrating 50 years of marriage, everyone is in-vited to attend and celebrate with the happy couple.

Gourd dance 3 p.m., supper 5 p.m., with dance to follow. $500 Drum contest, winner take all, in honor and memory of our father and grandfather Eugene White Thunder. Prettiest Shawl contest, winner take all, in honor and memory of Bur-ton’s mother Nellie Hawk Roman Nose and their daughter Nena Rose Hawk.

Head Staff: MC Gerald Panana, HS Evan Ortiz, HMD Kendricks Sleeper, HLD Hannah Little Coyote, HBD Ste-phen Black Jr., HGD Miah Pointer, Honored Chief Cheyenne Chief Gordon Yellowman, Honored Veteran Eddie Henry, U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Div Desert Storm, Honored El-der Merle Big Medicine Lopez and ADs Cayden Brown and Judge Beaver.

For more information contact Phyllis White Thunder 405-538-6154.

Comanche Nation FairSept. 21-23, 2018 at the Comanche Nation Complex in

Lawton, Okla. For more information visit www.comanchen-ationfair.com.

Smoking and Diabetes

orate with tribal, local and state entities to meet the de-mands of the labor market, address employment and training issues relevant to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Programs who work with youth and adults. Possi-ble opportunities that will be manifested from the Creation of the Dept. of Labor are re-entry programs for incar-cerated individuals, SNAP to Skills Program, apprentice-ship programs, entrepreneur training, grant opportunities and more.

After the vote, item three, Resolution to approve the Creation of the Dept. of La-bor passed with a vote of 168 yes, 1 no and 3 abstaining.

Item Four:Resolution to approve

the Creation of the Dept. of Transportation

Following along the same guidelines met as the Dept. of Labor and Dept. of Busi-ness, the Seventh Legislature passed Resolution 7L-SS-2018-0508-005 that created the establishment of a Dept. of Transportation on May 8, 2018.

The Dept. of Transpor-tation’s goals will be to in-crease services to tribal cit-izens, develop and establish new programs including road maintenance, road construc-tion, safe driver’s program, fleet management program and vehicle maintenance pro-gram. In turn creating more employment opportunities, decrease unemployment rate among the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, streamline activities; improve manage-ment of tribal assets, such

as government vehicles, im-prove Tribal Sovereignty and ensure sustainability of pro-grams and services.

After a vote, item four, Resolution to approve the creation of the Dept. of Transportation passed with a vote of 174 yes, 0 no and 1 abstaining.

Item Five:Resolution for Governor

Wassana to sign an amend-ment compact with the State of Oklahoma that will al-low the Tribes to implement Oklahoma HB 3375, which expands the definition of “non-house banked table games” to include gaming involving a wheel, ball or dice (roulette or craps).

This resolution will en-able the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes to offer non-house-banked table games (such as roulette and craps) at their casino facilities un-der the recently passed Okla-homa House Bill (HB) 3375. It will ensure the tribes’ ca-sinos stay competitive in the gaming industry. Oklahoma State’s current compacts with Oklahoma tribes will expire in 2020 and be rene-gotiated.

After a vote of item five was passed unanimously with a vote of 171 yes, 0 no, 0 abstaining.

The annual meeting of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Trib-al Council will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 6 at the Concho Community Center in Concho, Okla. The dead-line to submit resolutions to the Tribal Council Coordina-tor for the annual meeting is Thursday, Aug. 23.

TC meetingscontinued from pg. 4

feature film will show at the Haskell Auditorium that eve-ning followed by a question and answer session with the film director.

On Sept. 22, a powwow will be held that celebrates those military veterans, the Haskell football team that dominated the nation, and the collaboration of the great Lawrence community that made the four-day event in 1926 the largest and most attended event in the city’s history.

In addition to the cultural music and dance activities, there will also be numerous kids and family activities as well as educational and cultural workshops for adults and children that focus on the history of the 1926 dedication of the Arch and Stadium, Lakota medicinal plants, Ojibwe bark art, so-cio-economic impact of powwows, and many others.

The Haskell Cultural Center and Museum cordial-ly invites any and all mem-

bers of the Haskell, Tribal, and Lawrence communities and families to celebrate our military veterans, learn the magnificent history that built the historic stadium, and share memories of time spent in this beautiful com-munity space.

About the Haskell Cultural Center and Museum:

The Mission of the Has-kell Cultural Center and Museum is to provide Tribal students and communities with programs and exhibi-tions that enhance the under-standing and appreciation of the unique history of Haskell Indian Nations University. The Cultural Center serves as the leading institution of holistic education and intel-lectual prominence of Indig-enous culture and fine arts providing the resources for academic research to faculty and tribal communities.

For further information about this event please see www.keepinglegendsalive.com.

WWI Memorialcontinued from pg. 1

Diabetes is a group of diseases where blood sugar levels are higher than oth-ers. Most of the food a person eats turns into glucose for the body’s cells to use for energy. When you have diabetes, your body doesn’t make enough insu-lin or can’t use the insulin very well. Type 2 Diabetes is the most common in adults and accounts for more than 90 percent of all diabetes cases.

How is smoking related to diabe-tes? We now know that smoking causes Type 2 Diabetes. Smokers are 30-40 percent more likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes than non-smokers. People with diabetes who smoke have more trouble with insulin dosing and con-

trolling their diabetes. The more you smoke the higher the risk. If you have diabetes and you smoke you are more likely to have serious health problems from diabetes and have higher risks for serious complications including heart and kidney disease, poor blood flow in the legs that can lead to infections, ulcers and possibly amputations, reti-nopathy (an eye disease that can cause blindness), Peripheral neuropathy Damage to nerves of the arms and legs that causes numbness, pain, weakness and poor coordination called Peripheral Neuropathy.

Recent surveys from our program suggests that at least 50 percent of peo-

ple we surveyed may have pre-diabe-tes. Here are some tips for preventing diabetes; stop smoking, exercise every day, look at your diet,and know what foods you are eating, monitor portions, lose weight, only 5-7 percent weight loss shows 50 percent reduction in the development ofType 2 Diabetes. Re-member there is no bad food, its all on how you eat it.

For more information and tips on wellness contact Tara Conway at the Diabetes Wellness Program 405-422-7685 or toll free at 800-247-4612 ext. 27685 or via email, tconway@c-a-tribes.org.

Sources: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacoo/campaign/tips/diseases/diabetes.html.

knowledge into a single homeownership course for American Indians.”

Trainers who complete the course receive a certifica-tion and the necessary man-uals to use with individuals in their home communities. In return, the trainers will provide feedback to NAI-HC on the course’s impact on homebuyers in a variety of measurements including loan requests and changes in budgeting behavior.

“We appreciate Fannie Mae’s commitment to home-ownership education. This curriculum will not only help educate homebuyers but will also address chal-lenges that face our commu-nity and speaks specifically to American Indians,” Wal-ters added.

NAIHC will conduct Pathways Home train-the-

trainer sessions nationwide throughout 2018. Tribal leaders can bring the ben-efits of Pathways Home to their community by register-ing for a session at naihc.net.

About the National American Indian Housing Council: The NAIHC is the only national organization representing the housing in-terests of Native people who reside in Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. The NAIHC is composed of over 267 members representing 498 tribes and housing orga-nizations. NAIHC promotes and supports Native housing entities in their efforts to provide culturally relevant, quality, affordable housing on behalf of Native people.

For more information about NAIHC, visit www.naihc.net.

Homebuyerscontinued from pg. 5

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Baptist Association’s would like to thank the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes and legisla-tors that made it possible for C&A kids to attend Indian Falls Creek this year. We are truly grateful. Pictured is us singing Amazing Grace in Cheyenne and Arapaho ... Jay Mule

Congrat-ulations to L a s h a y l a Green.

Lashay-la attend-ed Can-ton High S c h o o l when she was invited to run in the Oklahoma Native All State meet at Bacone College in June. She has been running in cross coun-try and track since the fifth grade, set-ting a record no one has yet to break.

She has made it to State three years running in Cross Country and four years in Track.

Lashayla will be attending Northwest Oklahoma State University in the fall, and will be doing what she loves ... running in both sports.

Thank You ...

Congratulations to Lashayla Green

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The Independent Living Center’s (ILC) tribal elder residents would like to thank Chey-enne District 3 Legislator Sonny Redshin and Arapaho District 3 Patrick Spottedwolf for providing the ILC 4th of July dinner. (CORRECTION: Caption was edited to include A3 Legislator Patrick Spottedwolf.)

Pictured l-r: Yvonne Verjan, Bill Wilson, Kent Stonecalf, Sonny Redshin, Wallace Avans and Lavonne Post.

Thank You

Cinda Dailey and her niece of Norma, show their Hydration t-shirts they earned at Summerfest 2018 on Saturday, Aug. 4. The Cheyenne and Arapa-ho Tribes’ Health Educa-tion staff served nearly 250 participants in 90 degree temperatures.

August 20thHappy Birthday Mama/Nei’woo! We

love you and wish you many more years to come! May you be blessed always!

Love, Tim,Collin,Casey,Oscar,Emma and Nock-

O-Shay (Baby Timmy)

Meona’hane’e (Morning Killer Woman/Counts Coup in the Morning Woman) Virgina Allrunner, age 86, passed away Friday, Aug. 3in Lakewood, Colo. She was born April 9, 1932 at Meat’s Ranch near Can-tonment, Okla. to Dant and Nellie (Meat) Allrunner. She was the granddaughter of Cheyenne Chief Jacob and Sagewoman Allrunner, and a descendent of Chief Black Kettle, whose band was massacred at Sand Creek.

She had four siblings: Chester, Clarence, Anne, and Chad who preceded her in death. She was raised at Meat’s Ranch and attended school at Pumpkin Ridge and Seiling Public Schools where she graduated from high school. She later at-tended Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas, and Southwestern Oklahoma State University where she earned a BS in Business Ad-

ministration in 1978. Meona’hane’e was se-

lected to be a Dog Soldier Society sister at a young age, which is a high Chey-enne honor. Virginia and her former husband, the late Saul Birdshead, had three children, Judy, Mitchel, and Lavonna, all who preceded her in death. She went on to raise their children and their children, as a good Chey-enne grandmother does.

Meona’hane’e was a flu-ent Cheyenne speaker, and loved to share her language and culture with others. She was a world class champion traditional buckskin dancer and won many honors. She loved to attend the Denver March Powwow and com-pete in the Golden Age cat-egory. Virginia was a strong supporter of, and participant with the American Indian Movement and an ardent ad-vocate for the rights of this country’s First Peoples. She loved her family and the

Cheyenne People, but she was at home in the dance arena. She once said, “I grew up knowing my Chey-enne culture and speaking my language. Learning the ways of the Dog Soldiers was beautiful ... those days I will never forget.”

Wake services were held Aug. 9 at the Clinton Com-munity Center in Clinton, Okla. Funeral services were held Aug. 10 at the As-sembly of God Church in Thomas, Okla., followed by an Interment at the Mound Valley cemetery.

Arlen Gene Daukei was born September 30, 1959 at Clinton, OK to James Wolf and Arlene (Standingwater) Daukei. He departed this life Tuesday evening, July 31, 2018 at his home in Canton, OK. Arlen graduated with the class of 1977 at Canton High School. He attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University at Alva. He worked at US Gypsum in Southard for 30 some years, then Brickman Fastline for 5

years, then for the Cheyenne and Arapaho transit for a short time. At the time of his passing he was working for the Canton Lucky Star Casi-no as a maintenance supervi-sor. Arlen was an avid sports fan, he enjoyed watching OU football and Oklahoma City Thunder basketball with his wife. Arlen was a man with a big heart always willing to help people out when they needed it. He loved all his family and missed his wife dearly.

He was preceded in death by his wife Alberta Kaye Fletcher Daukei; both parents James and Arlene Daukei; one brother Theo-dore Ray Daukei; grandpar-ents James and Ruth Stand-ingwater and Walter and Hattie Daukei; Survivors include four sisters Carole Daukei, Ramona Abrams and Kimberly Lime all of Canton and Corrine Stewart of Clin-

ton, OK; one brother Stacker Daukei of Phoenix AZ; two step children Stephen Fletch-er and Clarinda Fletcher of El Reno, OK; nieces and nephews Demetria Daukei, Sherry Fire, Kaycee Daukei, Neko Watson, Jarvis Daukei, Michael Fire Daukei, Stack-er Daukei Jr.; grandchildren and great grandchildren, Damian Beartrack, Brittany Daukei, Felicia Daukei, Jar-vis Daukei Jr., Oakley Kirsh-ner, Cedar; Sage and Taelynn Fletcher, Mason, Damian Jr. and Elias Beartrack, Zeleh Carpitcher.

A traditional wake service ws held Aug. 7 at the Canton Native American Gymnasi-um in Canton, Okla. Funeral service was held Aug. 7 at the same venue with Rev. Ger-ald Panana and Rev. George Akeen Jr., officiating, fol-lowed by an Interment at the Canton Reinterment Ceme-tery.

Norma Jean Rouse died July 21 at Integris Southwest Med-ical Center in Oklahoma City. She was born Jan. 18, 1960 in Oklahoma, the daughter of Julia Rouse Ramirez. She was a member of the First Indian Baptist Church at Moore and the Oklahoma Choctaw Tribal Alliance. She enjoyed playing bin-go and attending powwows. Her uncle, Raymond Rouse, pre-ceded her in death.

Norma is survived by her children, Norman Rouse, Chris-topher James, Patricia Rouse and Christina Rouse all of Okla-homa City and grandchildren.

Funeral services were held July 23 at the Concho Commu-nity Center in Concho, Okla., with Rev. Zakkery Haag-Garza officiating. Burial followed at the Concho Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Sharilyn was born Oc-tober 18, 1968 at Clinton, OK to Sherrell Gene Lime and Frankie Lou LittleThun-der. She departed this life on Saturday, July 28, 2018

in Oklahoma City, OK. She was raised in the Canton and Watonga communities. She worked at the casino, cooked in a restaurant and also was a caregiver in a nursing home. Sharilyn loved spending time with her grandchildren.

Sharilyn was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Danny LittleThun-der; Survivors include her husband, Robert Galbreath; one daughter, Claresa Lit-tleThunder of OKC, OK; two sons, Cameron Parker of Norfolk, VA and Christian LittleThunder of OKC, OK; four grandchildren, Jaikob Gresham, Kiyron Ballard,

Jeriah LittleThunder and Cairo LittleThunder; three sisters, Mary Starr of Canton, OK, Berniece LittleThunder of Watonga, OK and Pau-la Meat of OKC, OK; two brothers, Carlos Lime of Wa-tonga, OK and Kenny Lime of Geary, OK; many nieces, nephews and friends.

Wake services were held Aug. 3 at the Watonga Com-munity Center in Watonga, Okla. Funeral services were held Aug. 4 at the same ven-ue with Rev. George Akeen Jr., officiating, followed by an Interment at the Canton-ment Cemetery.

Michael Christo-pher Cometsevah

Dec. 11, 1975July, 30, 2018

Wake services for Mi-chael Cometsevah were held Aug. 5 at the Kiesau Lee Fu-neral Home.

Funeral services were held Aug. 6 at the Clinton Community Center in Clin-ton, Okla., followed by an Interment at the Clinton City Cemetery.

YolandaSchapansky

Dec. 24, 1968July 25, 2018

Funeral services for Yolanda Schapansky were held July 28 at the Free Will Baptist Church in Clinton, Okla., followed by an Inter-ment at the Clinton Indian Cemetery.

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LEGAL NOTICES

Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree in Na-

tive American studies or re-lated field. 10 years of expe-rience in Arapaho traditional activities. Strong commu-nication and writing skills. Five years of supervisory experience. Supervisory ex-perience may substitute for educational requirements. Familiar with the culture, history and traditions of the Arapaho. Must be familiar with the C&A former res-ervation and service area. Must demonstrate profes-sional conduct. Must have valid Oklahoma driver’s li-cense. Must be insurable for government fleet insurance. Arapaho preference.

SALARY: Negotiable

Arapaho CoordinatorC&A Language & Culture Program

Closing: Until Filled

Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in Edu-

cation Native American Stud-ies, or related field preferred. Fluent speaker of language preferred, but not necessary. Managerial, organizational, planning and writing skills a must. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills re-quired. Knowledge of C&A history, culture, philosophy. Must have valid Oklahoma driver’s license and be insur-able for government fleet in-surance. Cheyenne Arapaho preference.

SALARY: Negotiable

Language CoordinatorC&A Language & Culture Program

Closing: Until Filled

Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in Na-

tive American Studies or re-lated field preferred. 10 years of experience in Cheyenne traditional activities. 5 years of verifiable supervisory experience. Strong commu-nication and writing skills. Traditional and supervisory experience may substitute for educational require-ments. Thoroughly familiar with the culture, history and traditions of the Cheyenne. Must be familiar with the C&A former reservation and service area. Must demon-strate professional conduct. Must have valid Oklahoma driver’s license. Must be in-surable for government fleet insurance. Cheyenne prefer-ence.

SALARY: Negotiable

Cheyenne CoordinatorC&A Language & Culture Program

Closing: Until Filled

Qualifications:Associates degree from

an accredited college. Five years of experience in Chey-enne traditional activities and project management. Supervisory experience may substitute for educational requirements. Familiar with the culture, history and tra-ditions of the Arapaho. Must be familiar with the C&A former reservation and ser-vice area. Must demonstrate professional conduct. Must have valid Oklahoma’s driv-er’s license. Must be insur-able for government fleet insurance. Cheyenne pref-erence. Must be available to work nights and weekends as required by planned activi-ties. Must have good writing and communicative skills.

SALARY: Negotiable

Arapaho Project Manager

C&A Language & Culture Program

Closing: Until Filled

Qualifications:Must possess CPR and

First Aid Certification or be willing to attend vari-ous training programs to obtain certification. Must pass pre-employment drug screening process and be subject to random drug test-ing. Should be able to lift, at a minimum, 50 lbs. with no physical barriers from doing so. Must possess the ability to communicate effectively to patrons and superiors any findings, incidents, activities and daily responsibilities. Must possess a high school diploma and possible com-pletion of a commercial driv-ing raining program and/or defensive driving program. Must have an accept able driving record and if selected for the position, must pro-vide a current Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) from the Sate Department of Public Safety.

SALARY: Negotiable

Transit Drive II – FTTribal Transit Program

Closing: Until Filled

Qualifications:Valid Oklahoma driver’s

license. Must be insurable for government fleet insur-ance. High School graduate or equivalent. Five years of experience in Arapaho tra-ditional activities and proj-ect management experience. Supervisory experience mat substitute for educational requirements. Familiar with the culture, history and tra-ditions of the Arapaho. Must be familiar with the C&A former reservation and ser-vice area. Must demonstrate professional conduct. Must be available to work nights and weekends as required by planned activities. Must have good writing, communica-tive skills and organizational skills with attention to detail.

SALARY: Negotiable

Arapaho Cultural Specialist

C&A Language & Culture Program

Closing: Until Filled

Qualifications:Required to be 18 years or

older and possess an AA/AS degree or higher with ECE/CD credit hours. Oklahoma Certificate of Mastery in Ear-ly Childhood Development. Current Child Developmenbt Associate Credential or Cur-rent Certified Childcare Pro-fessional Credential. Must have valid Oklahoma driv-er’s license, pass a physi-cal exam and be able to lift 50 lbs. Must pass drug test, criminal background check and submit to random drug screenings.

SALARY: Negotiable

Master TeacherChild Care Program

ConchoClosing: Until filled

Qualifications:High school diploma or

G.E.D. certification required with preference given to post seondary training in the fields of child development, nutri-tion, culinary arts and psy-chology. One year’s experi-ence working in situations relating to children. Must be able and willing to work al-ternating shifts on weekends, nights and holidays. Must re-tain a valid Oklahoma driv-er’s license and have a clean driving record. Must pass criminal background check and hae a telephone or cell phone at place of residence. Must provide three letters of references and have a current TB skin test or chest x-ray and pass a complete physical examination.

SALARY: Negotiable

Houseparent (On Call)Emergency Youth Shelter

Closing: Until Filled

Qualifications:Required to be 18 years or

older and have a high school diploma or G.E.D. certifi-cation. Must obtain CDA or Mastery Certification to maintain employment. Must have valid Oklahoma driv-er’s license, pass a physical exam and lift up to 50 lbs. Must pass a background check, mandatory drug and alcohol test, work flexible work schedule and have ad-quate transportation. Chey-enne and Arapaho prefer-ence.

SALARY: Negotiable

TeacherChild Care Program

ConchoClosing: Until filled

Qualifications:High school diploma or

G.E.D. certifiation required. Two years administrative support experience pre-ferred. Must have driver’s license and be willing to ob-tain CPR and First Aid Certi-fication. Work flexible hours including nights and week-ends. Must pass background check. Cheyenne and Arapa-ho preference.

SALARY: Negotiable

Admin. AssistantHealth EducationClosing: Aug. 17

ProcurementOfficer

AccountingConcho

Requires morning, af-ternoon and evening work schedule, Monday thru Friday. Must pass pre-em-ployment drug test, be able to qualify and maintain a Cheyenne-Arapaho Gam-ing License. Excellent verbal and written com-munication skills. MS Of-fice Tools experience and knowledge of computers systems preferred.

To apply contact Lucky Star Casino Human Re-sources or to the Tribes’ Employment and Training Administration, PO Box 67, Concho, OK 73022

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTSTo apply please submit a tribal application, resume, diploma(s), transcripts, valid copy of

driver’s license and a copy of CDIB (if applicable) to the Personnel Department, PO Box 38, Concho, OK 73022 or call 405-422-7498 or email atisdale@c-a-tribes.org.

Don’t miss your copy of the Tribal Tribune.

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Aug. 24 Harrah 7:00 p.m.–H Aug. 31 Lexington 7:00 p.m. – H Sept. 7 Blanchard TBA – A Sept. 21 Cache 7:00 p.m.–H Sept. 28 Newcastle TBA – A Oct. 5 Weatherford 7:00 p.m. – H Oct. 12 Elgin TBA – A Oct. 18 Clinton 7:00 p.m.–H Oct. 26 Elk City 7:00 p.m.–A Nov. 2 Chickasha TBA – A

Anadarko High School

Varsity

Canton High School

VarsityAug. 24 Mt. View 7:00 p.m. – A Aug. 30 Geary 7:00 p.m. – A Sept. 7 Buffalo 7:00 p.m.– H Sept. 13 Kremlin-Hillsdale 7:00 p.m. – H Sept. 21 Ringwood 7:00 p.m. – A Sept. 28 Waukomis 7:00 p.m. – H Oct. 5 Laverne 7:00 p.m.– H Oct. 11 Seiling 7:00 p.m.– A Oct. 19 Bye WeekOct. 26 Turpin 7:00 p.m.– H Nov. 2 Shattuck 7:00 p.m.–A

Clinton High School

VarsityAug. 31 Woodward 7:00 p.m. – A Sept. 7 Heritage Hall 7:00 p.m. – H Sept. 14 Lawton Mac 7:00 p.m. – H Sept. 21 Newcastle 7:00 p.m. – H Sept. 28 Weatherford 7:00 p.m. – A Oct. 5 Elgin 7:00 p.m. – H Oct. 12 Elk City 7:00 p.m.–A Oct. 19 Anadarko 7:00 p.m. – A Oct. 26 Chickasha 7:00 p.m. – H Nov. 2 Cache 7:00 p.m. – A

El Reno High School

VarsityAug. 24 Poteau 7:00 p.m.– AAug. 31 Piedmont 7:00 p.m. – HSept. 14 Chickasha 7:00 p.m. – ASept. 21 Western Heights 7:00 p.m. – H Sept. 28 Noble 7:00 p.m.– A Oct. 5 Ardmore 7:00 p.m.–H Oct. 12 Duncan 7:00 p.m.–A Oct. 18 Southeast 7:00 p.m. – H Oct. 26 Altus 7:00 p.m. – A Nov. 11 MacArthur 7:00 p.m. – H

Mustang High School

VarsityAug. 31 Yukon 7:00 p.m.– ASept. 7 Edmond Santa Fe 7:00 p.m. – A Sept. 14 Westmoore 7:00 p.m. – H Sept. 21 Norman North 7:00 p.m. – A Sept. 28 Union 7:00 p.m.– H Oct. 5 Southmoore 7:00 p.m. – A Oct. 12 Edmond North 7:00 p.m. – H Oct. 18 Owasso 7:30 p.m.–A Oct. 26 Putnam City North 7:00 p.m. – H Nov. 2 Moore 7:00 p.m. – H

Aug. 17 Alva 7:00 p.m. – A Sept. 7 Hinton 7:00 p.m. – A Sept. 14 Cordell 7:00 p.m.– H Sept. 21 Hooker 7:00 p.m. – A Sept. 28 Texhoma 7:00 p.m. – H Oct. 5 Fairview 7:00 p.m.–A Oct. 12 OBA 7:00 – H Oct. 18 Mooreland 7:00 p.m. – H Oct. 26 Beaver 7:00 p.m.– A Nov. 2 Okeene 7:00 p.m.– H

Thomas High School

Varsity

Watonga High School

Varsity Aug. 24 Okeene 7:00 p.m.– A Aug. 31 ByeSept. 7 Alva 7:00 p.m. – H Sept. 14 Crossings Christian 7:00 p.m. – A Sept. 21 Crescent 7:00 p.m. – A Sept. 28 Minco 7:00 p.m.–H Oct. 5 Wellston 7:00 p.m.– A Oct. 12 Northeast Academy 7:00 p.m. – H Oct. 19 Cashion 7:00 p.m. – A Oct. 26 Christian Heritage 7:00 p.m. – H Nov. 2 Oklahoma Christian 7:00 p.m. – H

Weatherford High School

Varsity

Aug. 17 Altus (Scrimmage) 5:30 p.m. – H Aug. 24 Chisholm 7:00 p.m. – H Aug. 31 Open N/ASept. 7 Piedmont 7:00 p.m. – A Sept. 14 Woodward 7:00 p.m. – A Sept. 21 Elgin 7:00 p.m. – A Sept. 28 Clinton 7:00 p.m.– H Oct. 5 Anadarko 7:00 p.m.– A Oct. 12 Chickasha 7:00 p.m. – H Oct. 18 Cache 7:00 p.m. – A Oct. 26 Newcastle 7:00 p.m. – H Nov. 2 Elk City 7:00 p.m.–H

Aug. 30 Missouri State 7:00 p.m. – H Sept. 8 South Alabama 7:00 p.m. – H Sept. 15 Boise State 2:30 p.m. – H Sept. 22 Texas Tech TBA – H Sept. 29 Kansas TBA – A

Oct. 6 Iowa State TBA – A Oct. 13 Kansas State TBA – A Oct. 27 Texas TBA – H Nov. 3 Baylor TBA – A Nov. 10 OU TBA – A Nov. 17 West Virginia TBA – H Nov. 24 TCU TBA – A

Oklahoma State University

University of Oklahoma

Sept. 1 Florida Atlantic 11:00 a.m. – H Sept. 8 UCLA 12:00 p.m. – H Sept. 15 Iowa State 11:00 a.m. – A Sept. 22 Army 6:00 p.m. – H Sept. 29 Baylor TBA – H Oct. 6 Texas TBA – A

Oct. 20 TCU TBA – A Oct. 27 Kansas State TBA – H Nov. 3 Texas Tech TBA – A Nov. 10 Oklahoma State TBA – H Nov. 17 Kansas TBA – H Nov. 23 West Virginia 7:00 p.m. – A

Aug. 30 University of Arakansas at Monticello 6:00 p.m. – H Sept. 8 Ouachita Baptist University 6:00 p.m. – A Sept. 15 Southern Arkansas University 6:00 p.m. – H Sept. 22 Henderson State University 6:00 p.m. – A Sept. 29 East Central Uni-versity 6:00 p.m. – A Oct. 6 Southeastern Oklahoma State University

4:00 p.m. – H Oct. 13 Harding University 2:00 p.m. – H Oct. 20 Arkansas Tech Uni-versity 2:00 p.m. – A Oct. 27 Oklahoma Baptist University 2:00 p.m. – H Nov. 3 Southern Nazarene University 1:00 p.m. – A Nov. 10 Northwestern Okla-homa State University 5:30 p.m. – H

Southwestern Oklahoma State

University

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An openly LGBTQ Native American woman has clinched the Democratic nomination for House in Kansas’s Third Congressional District, beating a former Bernie Sanders staffer who ran on Medi-care-for-all.

Sharice Davids, an attorney and former MMA fighter, could make history as one of two Native Amer-ican women elected to Congress if she wins in November. (Democrat-ic candidate Deb Haaland in New Mexico, who is also Native Ameri-can, is likely to win in November.)

Davids edged out progressive candidate Brent Welder by a little over 2,000 votes in a competitive race that was called Wednesday morning.

Davids will face off against in-cumbent Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder in November. Yoder has been in office since 2011, serves on the House Appropriations Com-mittee, and voted for Obamacare repeal and steep GOP tax cuts.

Yoder won his primary last night, but his performance wasn’t great, as Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman noted. Yoder took 68 percent of the vote in the GOP primary, which isn’t the surest sign of confidence for the fall; Cook is moving the race into its toss-up cat-egory.

The Democratic race in KS-03 featured a debate over what ex-actly the Democratic Party should look like. Welder ran to the left of Davids, touting an unabashedly

progressive platform that included Medi-care-for-all, debt-free college, and a $15 min-imum wage. Sanders and rising progressive star Alexandria Oca-sio-Cortez campaigned for Welder in the runup to Tuesday’s primary.

Kansas is thought of as a deeply red state, and indeed, much of it is. The rural, west-ern part of Kansas is conservative and Trump-friendly. But the state gets more purple around major metropolitan areas and in eastern areas like Yoder’s district, which includes parts of Kan-sas City and went for Hillary Clinton in 2016 by a single point.

“I’m sure Trump is underwater there; we just don’t have dis-trict-level polling,” said Patrick Miller, a political science professor at the University of Kansas. But Miller told me he believed a more moder-ate approach would appeal to Kan-sas Democrats, rather than the bold progressivism Welder offered.

Any Democrat who wants to win will need to appeal to independents in these more educated, suburban parts of Kansas, he added.

“There’s a danger in embrac-ing at least the symbols, if not the policy, of progressive Democrats,” Miller said. “That’s not the prod-uct that voters are looking to buy. It’s the flip side of the Rust Belt ... whites with college degrees that cluster in suburbs are becoming more Democratic.”

Of course, Davids’s victory is another data point to show that

2018 is the year of the woman. Lau-ra Kelly won the Democratic nom-ination for Kansas governor, and women candidates had a big night in Michigan and Missouri as well. As Vox’s Li Zhou wrote:

A groundbreaking number of women filed to run for the House this midterm cycle, and now it’s official: A record number have secured major party nominations

for a seat in the lower chamber, per data from Rutgers’s Center for American Women and Politics. As of Tuesday night, at least 168 wom-en have captured a Democratic or Republican nomination for the House, surpassing the previous re-cord of 167.

Davids is yet another name to add to the rapidly growing list of women candidates.

An openly LGBTQ Native American woman just won a Democratic House nomination in Kansas

By Ella Nilsenella.nilsen@vox.com

Democratic nominee for Kansas’s 3rd District, Sharice Davids, campaigns in July. The Washington Post/Getty Images