Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 42, Number 15, Saturday, August 2, 2014

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WINNEBAGO, NE – Lance Morgan, President and CEO of Ho-Chunk, Inc., will receive the Advocate of the Year Award by the U.S. Department of Com-merce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) at the end of this month. Morgan will be honored during a special

Ho-Chunk, Inc. CEO Receives Award from U.S. Department of Commerce Agencyceremony at the 2014 National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week happening July 31 to August 1, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

The Advocate of the Year Award is given annually to an organization or in-dividual who has shown leadership and

commitment in advancing the minority business community. The award pays tribute to minority entrepreneurs who have demonstrated economic impact in a global economy.

Morgan was nominated by Trisha

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2014An artist's rendering, from 2012, that

shows a proposed casino at the former Atokad racetrack in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The Winnebago Tribe plans to open an events center named Atokad Park at the site.

A group called Gambling with the Good Life filed a lawsuit to keep a gaming referendum off the ballot in Nebraska.

The Horse Race Wagering Amend-ment authorizes electronic betting on

Opposition group sues to block gaming referendum in Nebraska

historical horse races. The group claims the language the referendum violates the Nebraska constitution by asking voters to answer more than one question on the ballot.

The Winnebago Tribe supports the amendment. If it passes, Ho-Chunk Inc, the tribe's economic development corpo-ration, plans to open a gaming facility at a former racetrack called Atokad Downs.

G e t t h e S t o r y :Lawsuit targets Nebraska horse rac-ing measure (AP 7/29)

R e l a t e d S t o r i e s :Winnebago Tribe backs gaming amend-ment on Nebraska ballot (07/17)

For these and more stories from around Indian Country visit us at www.indianz.com

The Winnebago Powwow went on last weekend pretty much without a hitch. The Celebration in its 148th year was as big and as good as they come, most say, and went pretty smooth. Besides the regular Winnebago Powwow Contests the Winnebago Tribal Council stepped in to offer some contest specials of their own. Here are the winners of the WTC Golden Age Special; l to r: Paul Cloud, Michael Waddell, Sr., Hoover Harlan, Charley Hindsley & William St. Cyr. Dance your style boys.

Some Say ‘The Best Powwow Ever’

A Men’s Softball Tournament was held during Winnebago Powwow this year at the Land of Wellness Sports Complex. Win-nebago’s own ‘Silverbacks’ placed Second in the 2nd Annual Tournament.

Rivercade Parade is a favorite event of the summer for most Winnebagoes in the area. Unfortunately I could only fi nd this Omaha guy to take a picture of…the Candy man himself, Randy DeCora.

Choka Matt Pilcher trekked through the one mile course during Winnebago Pow-wow’s ‘Winnebago Wilderness Walk/Run’

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I Was ThinkingPage 2 — Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, August 2, 2014

by Lance Morgan

Phone: 402-878-2272

The next issue of the WINNEBAGO INDIAN NEWS will be published on August 16, 2014. DEADLINE for this issue will be August 11, 2014.

The Winnebago Tribe has over 5,000 members, up over 950 members in the last fi ve years. That is almost 25 percent growth and is likely the fastest percentage and real growth ever in a fi ve year span in the modern history of our tribe. About half of those new members are the result of the tribe’s decision to allow the blood of others tribes to count to get over the ¼ tribal blood quantum amount necessary to be a tribal mem-ber. So about 10 percent of the current tribal members don’t have the ¼ blood quantum of Winnebago Blood.

This issue doesn’t really bother me. A good portion of those 10 percent live in our community and have generally been stuck in that no man’s land of not quite enough of a particular tribe to be enrolled. But many of these people have strong ties to the community and no one bats an eye about letting them join.

The Tribe has a moratorium going on letting adults from other tribes join ours. I think this is targeted at adult members of the Omaha Tribe that have joined recently. But only 62 adults, or about 1 percent of current members have relinquished from another tribe to join ours, so that is a relatively small number to be so upset about and obvi-ously those adults have at least some Winnebago blood or they wouldn’t be joining.

Tribes have always adopted natives from other tribes into their tribe. Tribes did this for genetic diversity otherwise we would be too closely related to con-

Thoughts from 2100…tinue as a strong people. David Smith, our Winnebago historian, is always talking about us raiding some tribe and stealing women back in the day. I also was watching PBS documentary on the Lewis & Clark expedition. When they visited the Yankton Sioux, they had just had a battle with the Omaha Tribe and captured 25 Omaha women. There is a joke there somewhere, but what caught my attention was I bet that those women and their children are now considered Sioux because that is just the way it was back then.

It seems to me that we should be able to do whatever we please when it comes to enrollment. Our constitution requires ¼ Winnebago blood from a particular roll almost 100 years ago. This system was imposed on us with the sole intention of breeding us out of existence. If we stay with that system then our numbers will slowly dwindle and by 2050 our member-ship will be cut in half and by 2100, we will not have enough genetic diversity to have children that won’t have chronic mental and medical problems.

Remember only a few hundred tribal members where left alive when we ar-rived in Nebraska and that is not enough genetic diversity to build a large tribe. So the reality is that we have a choice to make as a people. We can marry our cousins and hope our kids have all their fi ngers and toes and slowly disappear as a people or we can expand what it means to be Winnebago.

I don’t mind our current system of allowing other tribal blood to count, but I would like to make a couple sugges-tions. I think we should lower the blood quantum to 3/16, which is just a hair under the current ¼. I have heard people talk about going to 1/8 or lineal descendants, but I think that the tribe only has so much in the way of resources. Tribe’s who go to system of incorporating lineal descendants have huge increases in numbers and it creates such a demand

on their resources that they have trouble meeting basic local needs. So I think we should take a baby step and move to 3/16 and see if we can maintain our membership levels and genetic diversity at this stage. If we can then great, but if we can’t then we can revisit the option of going to 1/8 in the future, but we can do so armed with more knowledge and data about what will happen.

My other suggestion is that we create the fl exibility to adopt anyone we damn well please to be a Winnebago tribal mem-ber. We shouldn’t let someone else’s idea

of what makes a Ho-Chunk be ours. If we go by what the federal government told us in 1930’s then we are just their suckers and tools for their long term plan to eliminate us. So I suggest we create the option to what ever we please because we wouldn’t be doing it if we didn’t think it was the right thing to do. In the end, we need to be the masters of our universe and not pay homage to a rule designed to limit us and counter to our historical practices of allowing others to join our tribe.

Contact me at hochunk@aol.com

WINNEBAGO, Nebraska -- Sha-na Woody-Armell, 36, of Winnebago passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at the Winnebago Indi-an Hospital.

Services were held on Friday at the Ho-Chunk

Community Center in Winnebago. Mr. Austin Primeaux was in charge of ser-vices. Burial took place in the Armell Cemetery, Winnebago.

Shana was born on December 23, 1977, to Troy Sr. and Kathy (Wells) Armell, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She gradu-ated from Winnebago High School and earned an associate’s degree at West-ern Iowa Tech Community College. Shana was only a few classes short of earning her bachelor’s degree from Bel-levue University. She was very proud that she was going to be receiving her bachelor’s degree. Shana worked as an outreach specialist for Behavioral

In Loving Memory…

Shana Woody-Armell

Health for the Winnebago Tribe of Ne-braska. She worked with numerous organizations, groups and businesses such as the police department and Winnebago schools. She was also on numerous boards and committees around the area.

Shana was a very loving person. She enjoyed cooking for anyone who came to the door. She was very pas-sionate about her job and helping others. No one was ever turned away and she did as much as she could to make sure everyone received the help they needed. A phone call at any hour was always answered. Shana loved her job and helping the kids and she was known as a second mother to most. Her zest for life was seen by everyone who met her.

She is survived her father, Troy Armell Sr. of Winnebago; brother, Troy Armell Jr. of Winnebago; and sisters, Keisha Woody of Cincinnati, Tiffany Armell of Winnebago, and Robyn Armell of Winnebago.

Shana is preceded in death by her mother, Kathy Armell.

In My OpinionWinnebago Indian News, Saturday, August 2, 2014 — Page 3

JESUS OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN OUTREACH Pastor Ricky Jacob

MY LITTLE REFLECTIONWhen I was only a few days old in

Winnebago and everything was new and exciting, I met this elderly person who became my friend and sister. On a fi ne morning, we stood facing the East as she recited a prayer to me. I instantly fell in love with this prayer. She was very impressive when she recited the prayer by heart and I was very touched. She taught me many other things since then. I had so much to learn and I to-tally immersed myself in numerous new experiences: the Winnebago culture, language and people. I am accustomed to other cultures, since I live in a mul-ticultural international congregation, and therefore, I have interacted with various cultures, languages and people. So coming to a different culture, now in Winnebago, was not a completely new adventure. However, it felt like everything was new to me and I was nervous, as though I were coming into a new country.

I was thinking about my fi rst days in Winnebago with fondness. One of the things that holds good memories is this “Indian Prayer.” Meanwhile, I became busy with other things and in a way I forgot all about it until now. Because it speaks to me powerfully, I want to commit it to my memory. As we become older, our memories are not as sharp as they used to be, but I will try. I want to be able to recite this prayer by heart, as I see the sunrises and as I make it my own prayer and live it.

“A People Holy to the LORD”"For you are a people holy to the Lord

your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured pos-session, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.” [Deuteronomy 7:6 ESV]

The words above were spoken by Moses to the people of the tribe of Israel prior to their entry into the so-called Promised Land. What joy and confi dence these words would bring to those who heard them and believed in them! As a valued possession the hearers might have expected only good things to come their way. If you have read the history of the tribe of Israel or listen to the news of today, you will know that this was not the case.

You might be wondering what these words mean to you today? Are you a people holy to the LORD? Have you been chosen by Him for His possession or have you rejected Him? If one honestly looks at one’s words and deeds one would not be holy, in and of oneself. You have often failed to speak the truth or to fulfi ll your words of promise to God. You have also failed to love your neighbor as yourself. If you think not, then simply ask your closest neighbors, the members of your family.

The same was held true for the chosen tribe of Israel, they were far from walking in God’s ways. Their lives did not live up to their promises to fulfi ll the Law and its demands.

Today we live the so-called ‘good life’ here in northeast Nebraska. Recently, our corner of the world was affl icted with hail storms, tornados and strong winds that brought down trees. These are warning signs of the coming Judgment Day. Many will suffer utter and everlast-ing separation from God and His love, when Jesus returns. One should wonder whether or not one is a treasured posses-sion of God, a holy people of the LORD.

The father of the tribe of Israel, and

I am sure many of you already know this prayer, but I do want to share it here with you as I come to appreciate it anew.

“An Indian Prayer”O’ Great SpiritWhose voice I hear in the winds,And whose breath gives lifeTo all the world, hear me!I am small and weak,I need your strength and wisdom.Let me walk in beauty, And make my eyes ever behold The red and purple sunset.Make my hands respect the things youhave made,And my ears sharp to hear your voice.Make me wise, So that I may understandThe things you have taught my people.Let me learn the lessonsYou have hidden In every leaf androck.I seek strength,Not to be greater than my brother,But to fi ght my greatest enemy- mself.Make me always ready To come to you with clean handsAnd straight eyes.So when life fades,As the fading sunset,My spirit may come to youWithout shame.

May God bless you and your families.Sister Hilda Choi

his wife had received a promise from the LORD. They believed that all people would be blessed through them and their offspring. Their faith was put into action as they left their people, their land and their false gods and trusted in MaOna and His Word.

In time, one of their descendants, Jesus of the tribe of Judah as well as the Son of God, would give the ultimate price and suffer utter separation from His Heavenly Father so that people of every language, tribe and people would have their sin paid for with his blood.

Jesus paid by suffering a horrible death to pay for those who cause pain and suffering to others. Jesus also en-dured the shame of being stripped naked to bring comfort and healing to all who have also had to endure shame at the hands of those who abused them. Jesus rose victoriously and offers restoration to the coming paradise and the hope of living in the new heavens on the new earth.

Once again mankind will live with, walking and talking with MaOna having been restored to the image of God, holy and treasured. As it was in the begin-ning, prior to the fi rst man and fi rst woman falling for the lies of the Evil One, life will be experienced with all God’s intended peace and joy!

Are you one of God’s treasured pos-sessions, chosen by Him? You are if you have faith in Jesus as your Savior and in these words: “Know therefore that the Lord your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand genera-tions, and repays to their face those who hate him, by destroying them. He will not be slack with one who hates him. He will repay him to his face. ” [Deuter-onomy 7:9-10 ESV]

Come and receive God’s blessings that He offers each Sunday at Jesus Our Savior Lutheran Outreach, Divine Service at 11 a.m.

Thank You…On behalf of my daughter Shana Armell, I would like to thank Austin and

Laurice Primeaux for taking care of sending my daughter to begin her journey home. Also the Winnebago Tribal Council for everything they did, Cindy E and her help for cooking. The LaPointe, Bass, Frazier and Buffalo Chief families, Be-havioral Health and the Human Services Department of the Winnebago Tribe for providing meals. To all who made monetary donations and came to my families side in our time of need, thank you for your prayers and support.

“PINIGIGI”

May God bless you all,Troy Sr., Troy Jr., Keisha, Tiffany, Robyn and Waylon Armell

Thank you everyone…Lynne, Carmen & Kelly Lone Wolf would like to thank everyobne for the moral

support and prayers in regards to Orlando Lone Wolf’s recent tragedy. A special thanks to Jim & Joyce Grant, John Blackhawk, Rose Smith, Kelly & Nicole Lone Wolf and teammates & friends.

Lynne, Carmen & Kelly Lone Wolf

The family of Lillian DeCora-Earth held a family reunion on Saturday of Winnebago Pow-wow, well more like, ¼ of the Family Reunioin.

Community NewsPage 4 — Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, August 2, 2014

A standing reward $400 is offered through the Winnebago Tribe for the fi rst person that provides information necessary for the arrest and conviction of any persons damaging and/or vandalizing tribal property.

You must provide documentation of the conviction from the Tribal Court in order to receive the reward.

Submit all documentation to the Winnebago Tribal Offi ce.

Crime Stoppers Reward Program

Winnebago Tribal CouncilPrimary & Regular Election ScheduleSeptember 2, 2014 and October 7, 2014

August 4, 2014 (Monday) Last Day Notice of Intent

August 5, 2014 (Tuesday) Post List of Candidates

August 6, 2014 (Wednesday) Fax Ballots to Automated—PrimaryAugust 18, 2014 (Monday) Deadline for Absentee Ballot RequestsAugust 25, 2014 (Monday) Absentee Ballot Mailed Out—Primary

September 2, 2014 (Tuesday) PRIMARY ELECTION

September 3, 2014 (Wednesday) Post Top Six (6)(Special T.C. Meeting) Approve Enrollment Adoption RequestsSeptember 4, 2014 (Thursday) Fax Ballots to Automated—RegularSeptember 22, 2014 (Monday) Deadline for Absentee Ballot RequestsSeptember 29, 2014 (Monday) Absentee Ballots Mailed Out—Regular

October 7, 2014 (Tuesday) REGULAR ELECTION

October 8, 2014 (Wednesday) Notifi cation of Newly Elected (24 Hrs. After Election) Oath of Offi ces (48 Hrs. After Receipt of Postal Receipts) Re-Organizational Meeting of New Council Members (Within ten (10) days After Receipt of Postal Reeipts)T.C. Approval: May 5, 2014

August 4, 2014 (Monday)

Last Day Notice of Intent

Masthead SceneThe New Land of Wellness Sports Complex was packed all Powwow weekend

long, as organizers hosted a Men’s Softball Tournament, Horseshoe Tournament and a Volleyball Tournament. It got a little hot the fi rst day, but it was nice on Sunday to fi nish out the last games.

Bago NewsWinnebago Indian News, Saturday, August 2, 2014 — Page 5

Ho-Chunk, Inc. ... Con’t. from front page

Luna, the Federal Acquisition Advisor of the Federal Procurement Center, for his direction of Ho-Chunk, Inc. Morgan launched Ho-Chunk, Inc. in 1994 as the economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The corporation has grown from one employee in 1995 to over 1,000 employ-ees with operations in 16 states and 8 foreign countries. Ho-Chunk, Inc. oper-ates 35 subsidiaries and has revenues in excess of $260 million. The Ho-Chunk, Inc. portfolio includes companies with SBA 8(a) certifi cation that have been recipients of a wide variety of federal gov-ernment contracts across 32 agencies.

As a minority-owned corporation, Ho-Chunk, Inc. has actively sought out qualifi ed individuals of other minority races and ethnicities in addition to Na-tive Americans. As a result, the company has been successful in its minority re-cruiting efforts and today its employee base includes 35.1% minorities. In the state of Nebraska, where the company is headquartered, the minority population as of the 2010 Census was 19%. Ad-ditionally, corporate executive manage-ment is 100% Native American.

Under Morgan’s leadership, Ho-Chunk, Inc. has created a new com-munity on the Winnebago Reservation named the Ho-Chunk Village. The Village is a 40-acre development that includes private homes, multi-family housing, commercial and industrial businesses. The company also maintains a scholar-ship and internship program for Tribal youth as a means to educate and train future Ho-Chunk, Inc. employees.

The Ho-Chunk Village is a modern futuristic planned community that in-cludes the best practices based on the cities of the future concept. Ho-Chunk Village has underground utilities, com-munity parks, a shopping center and a cultural park celebrating the tribal heritage. The community is also energy effi cient using wind generators to make the community 99% self-suffi cient for electrical power. The Village has single and multi-family homes, apartments and senior living units.

Ho-Chunk, Inc. has also been re-sponsible for funding a down payment assistance program offering qualifying

tribal members up to $65,000 toward the purchase of a home. As a result, Ho-Chunk Village has seen the growth of over 25 new homes and Tribal fami-lies are becoming homeowners for the fi rst time . There are two large apart-ment complexes, several duplexes and a dozen senior living units providing a signifi cant benefi t to tribal families. The development is actually going to require more land acquisition to accommodate the housing demand. New homeowners are emerging in record levels, the com-munity infrastructure is strengthened, and more young people are pursuing a college education.

Morgan is an adjunct professor at Ari-zona State University and University of Arizona. He has served as the President of Native American Contractors Association (NACA) and currently serves as a board member for several corporate entities and Liberty National Bank. He is a frequent speaker across the country on topics such as Indian law and Tribal economic development issues. He has consulted with hundreds of tribal governments on economic development and taxation initiatives.

In addition to the MBDA Award, Mor-gan has been selected as a “Champion of Change” by the White House, one of only 18 people across the U.S. In 2012, he was awarded the Nebraska Builder Award by Harvey Perlman, Chancellor at the University of Nebraska, and was also appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in 2013.

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is the only Federal agency dedicated to the growth and global competitiveness of U.S. minority-owned businesses. The programs and services better equip minority-owned fi rms to create jobs, build scale and capacity, increase revenues and expand regionally, nationally and internationally. Services are provided through a network of MBDA Business Centers. After 45 years of ser-vice, MBDA continues to be a partner to all U.S. minority-owned businesses, committed to providing programs and services that build size, scale and capac-ity through access to capital, contracts and markets.

August 4, 2014 (Monday)

Last Day Notice of Intent

Little Pierre Smith from Minnesota, AKA Chicky Chicky! Was a crowd favorite at this years Winnebago Powwow, my crowd favorite, Konika Lauren Cleveland the “gate keeper” every Powwow someone gets mad for having to pay $5 to get into Winnebago Powwow for four days and eat four suppers with their admission fee, but Lauren always has a smile for them…well most times.

Winnebago Head StartPage 6— Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, August 2, 2014

Final Report2013-2014

The Winnebago Head Start program began school on August 26, 2013 and ended on May 23, 2014. During this program year we made the transition to our new facility, this took place on March 31, 2014. This program year we made several changes to our program. We had four (4) master teachers who oversaw our classrooms. Two were assigned two rooms, and two had one room. They served the role of the past Education Coordinator. This is part of the Educare model that we were moving too. It was very helpful because it pro-vided our teachers with more support.

We conducted our incoming assess-ments in September, and did our out-going in May. The tool used was the Brigance Pre School screen. We also had some evaluators come in January that did some language tests, and other screens to see how our students were doing. I was very impressed with how the students increase their knowledge from January to April when they came back and did the assessments again.

We had 42 children fi nish the pro-gram and graduate from Head Start. In conjunction with the Winnebago Public School we were able to provide summer school to our students that graduated and those kindergarteners that may have missed a lot of days during the school year or were needing more help. This was an excellent opportunity for

Winnebago Tribe of NebraskaEducare of Winnebago Winnebago Head Start

these students to keep learning, and also be with children who will be at the school in the fall.

We served a total of 102 children this program year. Most children dropped from the program was because of at-tendance issues. The break down was 55 three (3) year olds and 47 four (4) year olds.

Sixty seven (67) of the children we served were income eligible, and 35 were over income, of those 35 eleven were between 100% and 130% of the federal poverty line. We had six children that received three years of service.

Most of the children enrolled could re-ceive services through the Indian Health Services. Eighty four were enrolled in Medicaid, and 6 had private insurance.

55 of our children were identifi ed as being in the healthy weight category, 17 were listed as overweight, and 28 chil-dren were identifi ed as obese.

We had 23 children that were on an IEP, 12 from the previous school year, and 11 gained during this year. 20 chil-dren were identifi ed as Non-categorical/developmental delay, and three were speech and language impairment.

When the children enter the program we conduct an incoming assessment using the Brigance Early Childhood Screener. This gives us an idea of where the child is developmentally. When the

children leave the program after two or more years of service, we conduct the assessment again. This provides us with an idea of what they have gained by being served in our program. The fol-lowing charts show the results from this

last year’s graduating students. These charts show that the children gained in each area, benefi ted from being in the program, and increased their kinder-garten readiness skills .

A few shots of the Winnebago Powwow this year; our Winnebago Color Guard during Grand Entry. The next issue will be packed full of Powwow Pictures…I promise.

Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, August 2, 2014 — Page 7

Around Bago

WINNEBAGO--Judo has made Victor Bird mature beyond his 10 years of life.

It has taught the future Walthill fi fth-grader respect.

Two weeks have passed since Bird won the Boys 9-10-year-old heavy-weight division of the USA Judo Junior Olympics at Irving, Texas and he has

Respect a strength of judo Junior Olympic championstill not boasted about the gold medals he won in both the national and inter-national categories.

“My dad said, ‘If you win this tourna-ment and I know you will, don’t get a big head,’” said Bird, a blue belt from North Sioux City’s Four Seasons Health Club who defeated three opponents, all from different states, on June 27-29.

“I know I can’t go back with a big head and go back to judo and show off. Judo is a lot of excitement. It teaches me to respect all and never to fear. I’ve learned not to give up at tournaments. It has taught me there’s a lot of things in life, not just judo. It’s not win or lose. It’s win and learn.”

A Japanese word which means “gentle way,” judo is a modern martial art, combat and Olympic sport. It’s most prominent feature is the competitive element where the objective is to either

throw or take down an opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue an opponent with a pin or force an op-ponent to submit with a joint lock or a choke.

Bird has won his division in each of the last two Nebraska Games. A year and a half ago, he won an AAU national championship in Kansas City, Mo., and this past year, he won Iowa and South Dakota state tournaments.

Those titles fully prepared Bird for his second USA Junior Olympics. He defeated two opponents in the Inter-national Gold division, Ty Morrison of Moore, Okla., and Bryce Holmes of Boston, Mass. He then defeated his only U.S. National opponent, Sebastian Valero of San Jose, Calif.

“Victor is really dedicated and he was really excited about the opportunity to place,” said his coach, Johnny Tureaud.

“He was able to throw his opponents off balance, put them on the ground. The goal in judo is to use speed, force and control. It’s like a simulated knockout. You could tell how his confi dence grew.”

Tureaud has worked with Bird for four years, teaching him all of the grips, fl ips, drops, rolls and throws. Bird’s father, Robert Alley, said they met Ture-aud “by mistake.” He offered to teach the youngster without fees.

All Alley said Tureaud wanted to know was if Bird enjoyed judo.

“He asked if Victor did any sports because he noticed he was kind of a big guy for his age,” said Alley. “He had never joined any kind of an organiza-tional sport, but he tried karate for a little bit and gymnastics for a little bit.

“We thanked (Tureaud) for the of-fer. As soon as Victor got on the mat, as soon as somebody grabbed him, as soon as he was taught anything, he

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2014 Winners ListPage 8 — Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, August 2, 2014

Jr Girls Jingle 5th Tavey Sheridan Ho-Chunk 4th Amean Kitcheyan Winnebago/Apache3rd Lorena Brinegar Ho-Chunk 2nd Maddy Cleveland Winnebago 1st Anna Berridge Winnebago Jr. Girls Applique 5th Martha Warner Winnebago 4th Acaia Kearnes Winnebago 3rd Honey Morris Winnebago 2nd Caly Wolfl eader Winnebago 1st Denaya Payer Winnebago Jr. Girls Northern Traditional 5th Angel Mae Earth Winnebago 4th Teia Saunsoci Omaha 3rd Paula Iva Cloud Ho-Chunk 2nd Angelina DeLeon Winnebago 1st Desia Kitcheyan Winnebago/Apache Jr. Girls Southern Traditional 5th Wazoni Cloud Ho-Chunk 4th Cynthia Woodhull Omaha 3rd Aurora Bear Meskwaki 2nd Chaynalee Cleveland Lakota/Ho-Chunk 1st Precious Miller Omaha Jr. Girls Fancy 5th Charli Earth Winnebago 4th Celina Hall Ho-Chunk 3rd Alera Smith Ojibwe 2nd Mimike Dolezai Winnebago/Yanktonsioux 1st Morningrain Honani Dine/Hopi Jr. Boys Traditional 5th Nowah Campos Dakota/Kiowa 4th Chaze Vargas Omaha 3rd Aison Funmaker Ho-Chunk 2nd Eldon Hindsley Ho-Chunk 1st DJ Scott Ho-Chunk Jr. Boys Straight 2nd Xavier Hindsley Meskwaki/Ho-Chunk 1st Stanley Morris Omaha Jr. Boys Chicken 5th Justin Kitcheyan Winnebago 4th BearMelting Tallow Blood 3rd Kisysimis Scabbyrobe Blackfeet 2nd Pierre Smith Leech Lake Band Ojibive 1st Lakoya Honani Dineh/Hopi Jr. Boys Grass 5th Brylen Scabbyrobe Blackfeet 4th Ross Ike Omaha 3rd Hocokan Two Eagle Lakota 2nd Payton Roberts Meskwaki/Winnebago 1st Xavier Bolton Blood Jr. Boys Fancy

5th Christian Parker Omaha 4th Patrick Burtt Winnebago 3rd Dyami Berridge Winnebago 2nd Geno WhiteCloud Arikara 1st Preston Olney Dineh/Yakama Teen Girls Ho-Chunk Applique 5th Delicia Payer Winnebago 4th Isabel Earth Winnebago 3rd Shaundiin Long Winnebago 2nd Jessica Smith Winnebago 1st Gaby Brinegar Ho-Chunk Teen Girls Northern Traditional 4th Taylor Snowball Winnebago 3rd Alexandria Saunsoci Omaha/Dine 2nd Reyna Brineagar Ho-Chunk 1st Joellee Scabbyrobe Blackfeet Teen Girls Southern Traditional 5th Kyleigh Merrick Omaha 4th Jamie Colvin Seminole 3rd Kaitlyn Parker Omaha 2nd Markel Tapia Omaha 1st Christian Leroy Omaha Teen Girls Jingle 5th Wynona Owen Dakota 4th Bryann Rainbow Standing Rock 3rd Rena Johnson Swo 2nd Audrey Whitegrass Winnebago/ Meskwaki/Blackfeet 1st Tia LoneTree Gray Ho-Chunk/Navajo Teen Girls Fancy 5th Summer Blackhawk Winnebago 4th Aurellia Payer Crowcreek 3rd Violet Whitegrass Winnebago/Blackfeet 2nd Summer Olney Dineh/Yakama 1st Hozhoni Whitecloud Omaha Teen Boys Traditional 5th Kyle St. Cyr Omaha/winnebago 4th Bobby Mo Omaha/Santee 3rd Donovan Haury Lakota 2nd Sikoya Scabbyrobe Blackfeet/Cree 1st Theron Olney Dineh/Yakama Teen Boys Straight 2nd Doug Thomas Kickapoo 1st Darian Adakar Navajo Teen Boys Chicken 4th Pete Bearheels Dakota/Lakota 3rd Kirby Buffalo Cree 2nd Jason Drapeaux Ihankton 1st Kehew Buffalo Cree Teen Boys Grass 5th Jamisen Wolfl eader Winnebago 4th Dillon Bearskin Winnebago/Blackfeet

3rd Brandon Begay Dine 2nd Jack Scabbyrobe Blackfeet/Cree 1st Hampton Olney Dineh/Yakama Teen Boys Fancy 4th Romelo Encinas(Morris) Winnebago 3rd Maza Hand Dakota/Lakota 2nd Kyle Bearheels Dakota/Lakota 1st Koy Bearstail Hidatsa Sioux Adult Women Ho-Chunk Applique 5th Tyla J. Morris Winnebago 4th Autumn White Ho-Chunk 3rd Brittany Peckey Winnebago 2nd Rochelle Mann Ho-Chunk 1st Anna Thundercloud Ho-Chunk Adult Women Northern Traditional 5th Rhonda Kampeska Sisseton 4th Norberta Scabbyrobe Lummi 3rd Annessa Clairmont Ho-Chunk/Lakota 2nd Rachael Falcon Winnebago/Omaha 1st Tosha Spotted Tail Dakota/Lakota Adult Women Southern Traditional 5th Bridget Morris Ho-Chunk/Santee 4th Shanise LaRae Parker Omaha 3rd Rosie Motah Cheyenne/Ponca/ Commanche 2nd Charish Toehay Kiowa 1st Bianca Whitecloud Otoe/Ho-Chunk Adult Women Jingle 5th Calestine Two Eagle Lakota 4th Michelle Mae Cayon Omaha 3rd Bria LoneTree Gray Ho-Chunk/Navajo 2nd Canoice Deanna Chief Scabbyrobe Cree 1st Rena Bella Whitecloud Ho-Chunk Adult Women Fancy 5th Latrisha Scabbyrobe Blackfeet/Cree 4th Denaye Jack Dineh 3rd Taylor Spoonhunter Northern Arapaho 2nd Carol Melting Tallow Blood 1st Anhinga Whitecloud Ho-Chunk Adult Men Traditional 5th Inyan Eagle Elk Winnebago 4th Reuben Crowfeather Hankpapa/Sioux 3rd Orlando Ike Omaha 2nd Hoonch Cleveland Winnebago 1st Jared Brown North Folk Mono/ Dine Men Adult Straight 5th Skyler Montel Snowball Winnebago/ Meskwaki 4th George L. Miller Omaha 3rd Lewis Perkins Comanche/Wichita 2nd Oliver Joseph Plumley Otue/Commanche/ Lakota

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2014 Wilderness Walk/RunWinnebago Indian News, Saturday, August 2, 2014 — Page 9

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1st Erwin W. Morris Omaha Men's Adult Prarie Chicken 5th Mike One Star Sr. Lakota 4th Dennis Nevaquaya Commanche 3rd Daniel Prescott Ho-Chunk/Potowatomi 2nd Dakota Schrock Kiowa/Puerlo 1st Kevin Lloyd Buffalo Cree Adult Men Grass 5th Ryan Free Winnebago 4th Jaxon R. Bearskin Winnebago 3rd Darrly Bolton Tsimshiam 2nd Buck Spotted Tail Dakota Sioux 1st Haga Cleveland Winnebago Adult Men Fancy 5th Jeffery McClellan Sac N Fox 4th Lukas Lonetree Ho-Chunk 3rd Neal R. Sherdian Jr. Omaha 2nd Kenneth Pratt Dakota 1st Cawka One Star Lakota Golden Age Men 5th Darrell F. Grant Omaha 4th Dennis Youngbear Meskwaki 3rd Michael Weddell Sr. Yakton Sioux 2nd Paul Cloud Ho-Chunk 1st Charles Hindsley Ho-Chunk Golden Age Women 5th Denise One Star Oneida/Seneca 4th Therese St. Cyr Ogalalla 3rd Thelma Whitewater Winnebago 2nd Patricia Eagleman Ho-Chunk 1st Elena Greendeer Ho-Chunk Hand Drums 3rd The Nephews 2nd Triple Trouble 1st McLuvin's Tribal Council Golden Age Men 5th Hoover Harlan Omaha 4th Mike Weddell Ihanktowan 3rd William St. Cyr Omaha/Ho-chunk 2nd Paul Cloud Ho-Chunk 1st Charles Hindsley Ho-Chunk Tribal Council Golden Age Women 5th Merry Sherdian Winnebago 4th Ilona Maney Winnebago 3rd Alice Saunsoci Omaha 2nd Patricia Eagleman Ho-Chunk 1st Elena Greendeer Ho-Chunk Drum Contest 5th MoTown 4th Whitetail Boyz 3rd Eagle Feather 2nd Southern Boyz 1st Black Lodge

Wilderness Walk/Run5K Walk 0-10 Male 1st Jayden Laurey 2nd Jesse White 3rd James Snow 1-10 Female 1st Kunari Bass 2nd Isabelle Alcaraz 3rd Alicia Greene 11-17 Male 1st Cody Rose 11-17 Female 1st Ashley Hamilton 2nd Summer Blackhawk 3rd Cheyenne Ickler 18-29 Male 1st Tony Crow 18-29 Female 1st Keisha Eickholt 2nd Helena Benavidez 3rd Dukie Greene 30-39 Male 1st Michael Guerue 2nd Christopher DeCora 3rd Sunshine Bear 30-39 Female 1st Leah Lyons 2nd Tana Lewis 3rd Melissa Whiteagle 40-49 Male 1st Lloyd Hamilton 2nd John Bury 3rd Mike Smith 40-49 1st Jackie Angell 2nd Dawnita Blackhawk 3rd Monica Drapea Grant50-59 Male 1st George Greendeer 2nd Mark Blackhawk 3rd Lois Housman 50-59 Female 1st Cynthia Lamere 2nd Annette Hamiton 3rd Juanita Miller 60+ Female 1st Helena Harden

5K Run 0-10 Male 1st Rico Wayman 0-10 Female 1st Josie Aitken 2nd Kristen Decora 3rd Tatum Crow 11-17 Male 1st Phoenix Larned 2nd Doug Zach 3rd Dillon Bearskin 11-17 Female 1st Desiree Rare 2nd Abigail Brink 3rd Cheyenne Overgurd18-29 Male 1st Isaiah Medina 2nd Giles Fluteplayer 3rd Kelly Lonewolf 18-29 Female 1st Fawn Honomichl 2nd Sara Trymayne 3rd Kateri Evans 30-39 Male 1st James Bower 2nd Zacc Pearman 3rd Michael John 30-39 Female 1st Toni Williams 2nd Julie Kranse 3rd Lorranie Overguard 40-49 Male 1st Robert Brink 2nd Paul Rambin 3rd Roland Warner 40-49 Female 1st Rhonda Brink 2nd Polly Aitken 3rd Shannon Crayne 50-59 Male 1st Wilbur Wilkins 50-59 Female 1st Vertina Yazzie 2nd Sue Krause 60+ Male 1st Gary Peters 2nd Joe Kramer 3rd Larry Aitken 60+ 1st Wanda Kramer 2nd Nancy Martin

7 Mile Run 18-29 Female 1st Jill Becuer 2nd Leslie Browngy 3rd Marcell Grant 30-39 Male 1st Matt McClung 2nd Greg Smith Sr. 3rd Dirk WhiteBreast 30-39 Female 1st Apriene Harris 2nd Leanna Guevara 3rd Senny Pipean Head 40-49 Male 1st Parren Stegall 2nd Michael Reel 40-49 Female 1st Danelle Smith 50-59 Male 1st Scott Barta 2nd Charlie Dearborn 50-59 Female 1st Chris Poeikes 2nd Dawn Yazzzie

7 Mile Run 11-17 Male 1st Bart Kennedy

loved everything. He loved the grappling, he loved the pushing and pulling, he loved the throwing, he loved everything. I never had to tell him, ‘Do you want to practice, is this what you want to do?’”

Bird practices judo three times a week. One of 12 junior-division (8-13 years old) Tureaud coaches, Bird appreciates his family’s support, especially the words from his father.

“He told me when he was young and he was in football, he said his coach said, ‘There’s this toy that you pull a string when you let it go, it buzzes,’” said Bird. “He said the coach said once you get down and you’re ready to go, he says ‘hut’, you pull the string and when he says ‘hike’, you let it go and give it all you got. I closed my eyes and prayed.

“One thing, I had to be confi dent. If my opponent was trying to go for one grip, I’ll move aside and go for

a throw I really love. I’ll step away and get my grip. If my opponent moves this way and he looks for his grip, I’ll move and get my grip. Then I look for the throw. I just believe and take what they give me.”

Bird, during the Irving experience, saw all of the moves Tureaud taught him come together. He over-came the stage fright of the year earlier when he placed fourth.

Bird’s next move up the ladder is a purple belt. The brown is next, followed by the fi rst of 10 degrees of black belt.

But as his father points out, Bird is doing things above his blue-belt stage because of his listening and observations in practice.

“Victor is a hard worker who has never missed class and always gives 100 percent,” said Tureaud. “He’s always smiling. He’s always asking questions like ‘Why do we do that?’ or ‘Would it be easier if I do it this way?’ Even if it’s complicated, he’s willing to try. That tells me he is very courageous and he wants to improve.”

Borrowed from the July 15th Sioux City Journal.

Junior Olympic champion

Community NewsPage 10— Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, August 2, 2014

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Seniors Keeping History AliveThe Winnebago Seniors have been

busy compiling nicknames from the community and it took the seniors about 1½ months to gather. Some of the seniors would add to the names as they came into the center. We did not want to offend some people so we did not add offensive names. Please read and see if you recall or can come up with some more.

Winnebago Community Nicknames Past and Present

Nickname Real Name

Nickname Real Name

Shake shake .............Robert Thomas Sr.Boo cat .....................Mike Smith Jr.High hip ..................Andrew BakerButch .......................Raymond GreyhairBosco .......................Fred Harden Sr.Hoga .........................Regis HardenPunjab ......................Orville White EagleHa boose ..................Marvin Horn Sr.James Noble .............James RiceWiedimier .................Bernard ThomasJohnny boy ..............John Chief Jr.Elvis .........................John Sheridan Con’t. in the next issue ...

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CommitteeVacancy

Little Priest Tribal College Board(One Vacancy)

If you interested in applying for this Committee, please pick up a Com-mittee application at the Adminis-

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CLOSES: August 11, 2014

JOB VACANCYHo-Chunk Community Development

Corporation seeks a qualifi ed individual to serve as the on-site residential main-tenance/manager for the Little Priest Apartments in Winnebago, Nebraska.

The on-site manager shall perform professional and technical work dealing with building maintenance, and after hour Lease enforcement. We are look-ing for an energetic individual to keep the apartments clean and functional, and must be available for tenant after hour issues.

The applicant should have at least two years’ experience in building main-tenance; possess effective oral and writ-ten communication skills; be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public and pri-vate sector. This position requires the ability to meet multiple deadlines with apartment maintenance, no exceptions.

To request an application form and a full job description contact Patricia Waupoose at (402) 878-2192, 509 Ho Chunk Plaza, Winnebago NE 68071, or pward@hochunkcdc.org . Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm. Friday, August 15, 2014.

HCCDC is an equal opportunity em-ployer, while recognizing a policy of In-dian Preference in hiring in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination Act.

Mitt mitt ...................John SheridanDaash .......................Dolly Ann SheridanZsa zsa .....................Dolly Ann SheridanSteam .......................Frank EwingShine ........................Lucius HardenWegs .........................Barbara EagleBunk ........................Pamela Earth BassetteKirby ........................Clarisse WareLuda .........................Luis LaTrayBab zee .....................Danielle GreeneBoosie ......................Deidre GreeneDonkey .....................Dulcie GreeneHayna boy ................Russell St. Cyr

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Community NoticesWinnebago Indian News, Saturday, August 2, 2014 — Page 11

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LEGAL NOTICENotice of Hearing Case No. CV14-085 / CV07-178In the Matter of theAMANDA DECORA / ALEXIS DECORAvs In Re:GREG PEARSON / J. D.

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LEGAL NOTICENotice of Hearing Case No. CV14-124ABIn the Matter of theName Change Petition of:ISAIAH WALTER JAMES ALICIA MAE JAMESto ISAIAH WALTER TAFOLLA to ALI-

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Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, August 2, 2014 — Page 12

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