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process that they are here to simply observe, I’d be in favor of the Carter Center coming in,” Hershel Gorham, governor candidate said.

Second item on the agenda addressed 2017 Election Challenges and Candidate Issues.

On the table were seven challenges submitted by tribal members: 1. Darrell Flyingman filed a challenge on A-2 candidate Christine Morton. The claim stated Morton overspent the A-2 budget in 2015 and therefore owes the tribes money.

2. Darrell Flyingman filed a challenge on C-2 candidate, Alan Fletcher. The claim stated Fletcher overspent the C-2 budget in 2015 and therefore owes the tribes money.

3-6. Eddie Hamilton filed residency challenges on governor/lieutenant governor candidates Hershel Gorham, Funston Whiteman, Jennifer Plummer and Albert Old Crow.

7. Eddie Hamilton filed challenge on lieutenant governor candidate Teresa Dorsett claiming she accepted a vote in return for a favor.

Challenge number one, the Election Commission attorney Klint Cowen stated on challenge number one, “that the Election Commission has not received anything from the tribes to document that she owes a debt to the tribe or that she owes any money to the tribe.”

A motion to call for a vote to accept or deny Election meeting / pg. 4

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The Cheyenne & Arapaho Election Commission called a special public meeting held Aug. 1 at the tribal complex in Concho, Okla., with three items on its agenda: 1. An invitation to the Carter Center (to observe 2017 elections) 2. 2017 Election Challenges and Candidate issues 3. Announcing final list of candidates.

After much discussion, the election commission voted in favor of inviting the Carter Center to observe the 2017 tribal elections with a vote of 5 in favor and 1 abstaining. (Two election commission seats remain vacant at this time, Arapaho District 3 and Arapaho District 4.)

In August 2016 Tribal Council Coordinator Jennifer (Wilkinson) Plummer hosted a community meeting introducing a representative from the Carter Center Democracy Program in Concho, Okla. The meeting was part of an effort to bring understanding to the Carter Center’s role in election observations in hopes of having their presence in the 2017 Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribal Government elections.

The Carter Center’s Democracy Program is mostly known for its international election observations across the globe. They have overseen

102 elections in 80 different countries, with two of those for an Oklahoma based tribe, Cherokee Nation in 1999 and 2011.

The organization was first founded in 1982 by former president Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, in partnership with Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

During the 2016 meeting, Brett Lacy stated the Carter Center does not interfere in the election process, they do not have any type of authority over the election, they do not administer elections, and they don’t make any type of decisions about elections and are not, “the boss of anybody or tell anybody what to do. We are just there to watch and observe all the aspects of the election. We are there to only observe and report.”

The Democracy Program team will offer recommendations and release public statements during the different stages of the election process.

“The Carter Center, from what I understand is a non-profit organization started by Jimmy Carter, my understanding is that they just come in and observe the election, they make their assessments but they have no decision making process. At the tribal council meeting people were wanting BIA to come in and run our elections, which like you and others, I am totally against because that goes against our tribal sovereignty to determine our own government. I think the fact the Carter Center is a a nonprofit organization and has no decision making

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Native American youth conference breaks attendance record

Bucking bulls, commercial feed sales on the horizon for tribes’ farm and ranch program

By Rosemary Stephens Editor-in-Chief

Eight seconds. It doesn’t sound like a very long time in everyday life. But in the sport of bull riding eight seconds can seem like a lifetime sitting on top of a 4,000 lb. bull whose only mission is to throw you off his back.

And when you get a trained bucking bull, not even the best bull rider can stay on, you have the most sought after animal in the pro bull riding industry.

That’s what Nathan Hart, director of the Cheyenne & Arapaho Farm & Ranch program is hoping for when he purchases six professional bucking bulls from Jerry Mullins, Comanche and long time breeder/ trainer of professional bucking bulls.

“We are looking for ways to diversify with some of our livestock. We came up with this opportunity to purchase some bucking bulls, and for us it’s a way to move into another area. Through our calf sales we are going to reinvest some of that money back into the bucking stock,” Hart said. “We’ll get our name out there and the goal I have is to get these animals qualified for the Indian National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Get our name out there … the C&A Professional Bucking Bulls.”

And it seems that Hart and Mullin’s paths were meant to cross in more ways than just bucking bulls.

When Hart was researching moving into the commercial market in hay, he had known about McCracken Feed & Hay Company in Elgin, Okla., and the fact

they had been in business for a long time.

“I had a goal after ceremonies were over we were going to go down and introduce ourselves to Edgar McCracken and say this is who we are and what we have. As it turned out Jerry called me in early May and told me who he was working with … and it was McCracken’s,” Hart said.

Hart told Mullins of his plans for coming down, they started a dialogue and that’s when Hart became aware of Mullin’s cubing process. Hearing that news, Hart knew they had to meet up because Mullin’s feed would add a lot of efficiency to how they were feeding both the cattle and the buffalo. And one thing led to another and another, until it became clear this was a partnership bound for success.

Bucking bulls / pg. 10

(DENVER-COLO.) committee, exhibitors, More than 2,000 Native and the wonderful conAmerican youth gather ference staff and volin Denver for UNITY unteers who contributConference. ed to a successful and Traveling from trib- meaningful leadership al and urban communi- conference for our Naties across the nation, tive American youth.” and from as far away To symbolically as the Hawaiian Is- mark the beginning lands, Alaskan Native of the conference, the villages and the island UNITY Fire was lit, of Taiwan Republic of and it burned throughChina, more than 2,000 out the five-day conregistered attendees ference. The Fire is a converged in Denver, sacred and safe place Colorado for the United for cultural sharing and National Indian Tribal healing for all ages.

Youth’s (UNITY) anA Parade of Nations nual national confer- was also held at the ence. The 41st annual beginning of the conNative American youth ference, where Native leadership develop- American youth proudment conference was ly represented their held July 6-10, 2017 at tribal nations in tradithe Colorado Conven- tional regalia. tion Center; it was the The theme for this largest gathering in the year’s conference was organization’s history.

“Finding Wellness “We are ecstatic and Healing Within about the turnout this Our Cultures,” and year,” Mary Kim Titla, the agenda featured UNITY’s executive di- an impressive lineup rector, said in a press of speakers including release. “Going into the top-ranked Iroquois conference we knew National lacrosse we would be close to players, the Thomprecord numbers. We son Brothers (Jeremy, are so grateful to all Miles, Lyle and Hiour attendees this year, ana), Standing Rock as well as our speakers Sioux Tribe Chairman and presenters, spon- David Archambault sors, local planning II, artist Steven Paul UNITY conference / pg. 3

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Homeless veterans now have a place they can call home through HUD-VASH program Helping Homeless or Nearly Homeless Tribal Veterans One Home At A Time

By Rosemary Stephens Editor-in-Chief During the 2015 annual convention of the National Congress of American Indians, then HUD Secretary Julian Castro announced a new demonstration program for Native American Veterans.

The HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program combines Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance for homeless Veterans with case management and clinical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes were one 26 tribes selected to be a part of the HUD-VASH program, and though the process has been long and sometimes unbearable, three Cheyenne & Arapaho tribal veterans now have a place to call home … and more are in the process of being approved.

Murray “Sue” Whiteshield, Robert Blackwolf and John Decker know when the rains, snow and ice come, they will be safe, warm and protected in their own homes.

Whiteshield now resides in El Reno, Okla., and Blackwolf and Decker both live at the Clinton Independent Living Center … all through the HUD-VASH program “For me, we were just hoping to get into a decent place with a roof over our heads where we could take care of each other and not have to live in a roach infested hotel, on the streets, or continue living in our truck,” Whiteshield said.

Whiteshield first heard of the HUD-VASH program after becoming homeless in Oklahoma City and transitioning to El Reno.

“It was 2016 and I started going to the meetings because I had heard Russell was in charge of the new tribal VA program. I came out here to meet Russell and he invited me to come to the next regular meeting and that’s where I found out about the details of the program,” she said.

At that meeting Whiteshield met Carissa Dobrinski from the Tribal HUD-VASH program.

“During the meeting Russell kept pointing to this lady, I didn’t know what he was pointing at, then after the meeting he said, ‘this is the lady I wanted you to meet because she’s the lady in charge of the new program called HUD-VASH, helping homeless and near homeless

veterans.’ And I believe that was in November 2016,” Whiteshield said.

Whiteshield immediately applied, and within a couple of weeks was approved after meeting all the criteria set forth in the program. Though a fast approval, the wait for a home would prove to be a lot longer.

“My VA check is only $486 a month and because of my identity theft case a few years back and never being able to get that straightened out, I got a ruling Above: Murray ‘Sue’ Whiteshield stands proudly in front that I was well of the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribal Veteran’s wall in Concho, below the povOkla. As a homeless veteran, Sue has known how real the erty level from struggles can be. (Photos / Rosemary Stephens) HUD-VASH like Below: Sue Whiteshild stands in the kitchen of her home the third week in she was able to receive through the HUD-VASH program.

November 2016, but I almost gave up on them because I didn’t get a home until March 2017,” Whiteshield said.

But the wait, though long, was certainly worth it for Whiteshield. After meeting all the criteria, doing a walk through in the home to approve it for the HUD-VASH, Whiteshield and her partner moved into their new home and off the streets.

“We used to take turns sleeping in the back of the truck. I would lay back there and get some rest, then we would switch places. We would find parks with grills to cook our food, it was no way to live, but what else could we do? We are both elderly. I didn’t know it would take so long, sometimes it seemed like governor of the C&A tribes for goforever and I was about to give up,” Whiteshield said. “But now we ing ahead and signing my approvare in a home where I can relax and al money for my rent through the work on my bead work and when HUD-VASH program.”

For more information about the weather is bad it’s nice to be in a place that is dry and warm. I want HUD-VASH contact Carissa Doto thank Carissa with HUD-VASH, brinski at 405-456-5675 or Russell Bill Tall Bear at Housing and the Willey at 405-422-7724.

Dancing in the water

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Health Education and Diabetes Wellness programs hosted a series of Youth Aqua Zumba classes for Native American youth ages 10-19 at the El Reno and Geary swimming pools from June 4 through Aug. 2.

Earlier this year, the Health Education Program was awarded the Good Health and Wellness grant contract from the Southern Plains Health Board (SPHB) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The purpose of this program is to prevent commercial tobacco use among

tribal youth while promoting healthy lifestyles through physical activity.

American Indian youth have higher rates of commercial tobacco-use than other races/ethnicities in the U.S. Smoking, chewing, and vaping are all forms of commercial tobacco use. Youth who attended these classes learned about second hand smoke, health complications from commercial tobacco use and the effects that nicotine has on the brain. Parents and siblings outside of the target age group were invited to attend classes to promote an atmosphere of wellness among the families. There

was a total of 89 participants from the El Reno community and 57 participants from the Geary community.

Certified Aqua Zumba instructor Yolanda Whiteman Valenzuela-Lira kept the fitness party going in the pool with music beats for dance exercises in a water-based workout. The water creates a natural resistance, which means every step is more challenging and helps tone your muscles.

For more information on physical activity or smoking cessation contact the Health Education office at 405-4227598.

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Army begins unearthing remains of children who died at Carlisle Indian school

By Jeff Gammage

CARLISLE, Pa. — Nelson White Eagle, gray and stiff at 78, needed time to make his way across the wet grass to the graves of the children, but when he got there, he didn’t hesitate: The Northern Arapaho elder sang a song of gratitude and honor, of thanks and remembrance and healing.

No answer came from the rows of white headstones in the cemetery on the grounds of the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School, now the campus of the Army War College.

And none was expected.

“I felt better after I sang the song,” White Eagle said. “We need to hang on to one another, love one another.”

He arrived on the grounds Monday, joined by about 15 other tribe members, come from Wyoming on a mission both sacred and sorrowful: to reclaim the remains of three Northern Arapaho children who died at the school, and who lie among nearly 200 native students lost in a brutal, turn-of-the-century experiment in forced assimilation.

Shortly after 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, after private native prayers and ceremonies, an Army team put the first shovel to the earth, beginning what’s expected to be a five-day process of exhuming the three boys. They’re to be reburied next week in their rugged mountain home, the Wind River Reservation.

The aim of the nation’s first federal off-reservation boarding school, founded in 1879 by former cavalry officer Richard Henry Pratt, was to rid natives of their “savage nature” by erasing their names, languages, customs, religions, and family ties. Braids were cut off, and boys were put into military-style uniforms.

Beatings were common punishments, and epidemics proved deadly. Even as children succumbed to tuberculosis and flu, Carlisle became the model for dozens of Indian schools that spread across the United States and Canada.

Little Chief, the eldest son of Chief Sharp Nose, arrived at Carlisle on March 11, 1881, a boy of 14 accompanied by two young friends, Horse, 11, and Little Plume, 9.

Within two years, all three were dead.

“It’s going to be very emotional for us,” said Yufna Soldier Wolf, a great-niece of Little Chief’s and leader in the push to re-

turn him and his compatriots to their tribe.

Family members of Horse and Little Plume were there, too, some stunned to silence by the enormity of a cemetery full of native children.

To them, and to many native peoples, Carlisle is not simply a small town in central Pennsylvania, it’s the place where the federal government set out to destroy their way of life, and where their children died in the process.

By mid-afternoon on Tuesday, the day had turned hot and steamy as sweating Army staff pressed on with their digging – under the watchful gaze of the Northern Arapaho, who rarely strayed far from the cemetery.

The first child had yet to be exhumed, but Army officials said plans remained on schedule. Several tribal elders, some on canes, returned to their hotel for rest, while young people embarked on a tour of the grounds, learning about a place they knew from tribal lore but had never seen in person.

“This is paving the way for everyone else,” Loveeda White Eagle, 20, said of the repatriation. “The other tribes can learn from it.”

The Rosebud Sioux in South Dakota say they want children returned from Carlisle, and so have native families in Alaska.

The day was historic for all those across Indian Country who want the tragedy of the boarding-school era to at last be aired fully and publicly. Some researchers say the collective damage inflicted on children at boarding schools has contributed to the addictions and dysfunctions that plague many tribes today.

This week, the neat, roadside cemetery has been cut off from public view, hidden behind tall chain-link fences draped with black cloth. Lighted signs on the military base warn, “Cemetery closed, please respect Native American privacy.”

Like other students at Carlisle, the three Northern Arapaho boys were forced to accept new English names. Little Chief became Dickens Nor. Horse was renamed Horace Washington, and Little Plume was called Hayes Vanderbilt Friday.

Little Plume, buried under a headstone marked “Hayes, Son of Friday,” was to be exhumed first, from his resting place near the

Chiefs Mark Soldier Wolf (l) and Nelson White Eagle (r) are part of the visiting Northern Arapaho delegation at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School. (Photo / Charles Fox) center of the cemetery.

Army officials outlined the process for each grave: The 240-pound headstone would be removed. Then the grave would be opened, a job undertaken with shovels, trowels, and hands — no machinery.

The dirt from the grave was to be sifted through a series of mesh screens, to capture cloth, shirt buttons, jewelry, coffin pieces, and small bits of bone.

Bones and teeth will be examined by Elizabeth DiGangi, a forensic anthropologist at Binghamton University and an Army consultant, to determine whether the remains are the correct gender and age. DNA testing will not be undertaken.

The remains will be kept in an on-site vault until the disinterment is complete. At that point, control of the children will be transferred to the tribe.

Infant shoes decorate the back of Yufna Soldier Wolf’s “It’s a special mission,” traditional Northern Arapaho clothing. A delegation of said Art Smith, chief of Army Northern Arapaho are at the former Carlisle Indian IndusNational Military Cemeteries. trial School to retrieve the remains of three children that died “We’re in the process of disat the school and to return them to their home in Wyoming. interring children.”

(Photo / Charles Fox) On Monday evening, “When you see the graves, it’s a heavy members of a native group heart,” said Crawford White Sr., 76, brother called Circle Legacy, who for decades have of Nelson White Eagle, both of whom were washed and cleaned the headstones here, put sent to boarding school as children. “Healing, on a potluck dinner for the Northern Arapit’s a process.

I need it to begin, not just for aho. Elders leaned on the arms of helpers, me, but for the families. … There’s a lot of while children — young, native children — healing to be done.” once again roamed the grounds of Carlisle, laughing and chasing one another.

New food distribution store opens in Clinton community

By Latoya Lonelodge Staff Reporter

The Food Distribution Program (FDP) is expanding in location and services within the Cheyenne and Arapaho community.

On Aug. 9 the grand opening of the new FDP store was held with sparkly red ribbon tied neatly in front of the doors of the new Clinton FDP store in Clinton, Okla.

With a single snip from the scissors, the red ribbon, now cut in two, fluttered in the wind, indicating the new FDP location is now open for food packaging services.

Expanding FDP services and locations to the Clinton area first sparked in 2015.

“We had a few issues as far as remodeling and to meet the expectations of the state. After mid 2016, the last of the work was complete and it was just moving in from there,” Keith Lime, FDP coordinator said.

package for them,” Lime said.

According to Lime, the FDP has been working out of the Clinton store since January 2017 and they will be adjusting to work in the new secondary location.

The FDP hopes with the expansion of the new Clinton location, numbers of participants will expand as well.

“For FDP coordinator, we want to reach as many participants as possible, that qualify at the same time, to build those numbers. Hopefully, in response to that we can have more funding from the funding agencies so that way we can come up with more operations, not just as Watonga and Clinton, but to work towards five days a week over here and to be open five days a week just like the Watonga location,” Lime said.

Lime thanks the staff and departments involved in the process of opening the Clinton FDP store lo-

Lime said, like the Watonga location, he would like to have the Clinton store open five days a week.

“It’s been asked if we’re going to be here five days a week and the thing that gets me on that part, or that won’t allow us to do five days a week is our inventory system and having adequate staffing. We’re looking forward to fixing that.

That is something due to funding but we will try as far as getting financial aid,” Lime said.

The FDP’s primary location is at the Watonga store site; however, the new Clinton store will vary differently in terms of shopping.

“It’s no different from the Watonga location except it’s not the same store concept, they don’t get to shop. They come in as a regular intake and we box up their food package for them, it’s a little bit quicker that way. They will come in, back up their vehicle, and we’ll load up their food

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Keith Lime, Food Distribution Program coordinator, cuts the red ribbon at grand opening of the Clinton Food Distribution store located in the old smoke shop in Clinton, Okla. (Photo / Latoya Lonelodge)

cation.

“I would just like to thank the staff overall, I want to give credit to all the staff for all the hard work that they do to have both sites open. I’d like to thank all the departments in the tribes for helping us get into this building; Economic Development, Indian

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Health Services (IHS) and also our funding agency, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. I just appreciate all the help in getting us situated to where we can have our program open in Watonga and Clinton to service our service area and

participants,” Lime said.

The Clinton FDP store is located at the old smoke shop, 1999 Dogpatch Road Clinton, Okla. 73601 For more information on food packaging services contact the Food Distribution Program at 405-4227873.

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Election meeting continued from pg. 1 challenge number one was called. The challenge was denied with a vote of 4 yes, 1 no, 1 abstaining and 2 vacant seats.

Challenge number two, Cowan stated, “the second challenge filed by Darrell Flyingman against Alan Fletcher and the claim is the same as the claim against Christine Morton, that he overspent his 2015 budget and therefore owes money to the tribes. The Election Commission has not received any documentation from the tribes showing what amount of debt he might owe or if he owes any debt.”

Motion called for vote to accept or deny challenge number 2. The challenge was denied with a vote of 4 yes, 1 no, 1 abstaining and 2 vacant seats.

Challenges 3-6 detailing residency challenges for candidates Gorham, Whiteman, Old Crow and Plummer was next on the agenda.

“The next challenge is filed by Gov. Eddie Hamilton, it’s a challenge of residence of Hershel Gorham who is registered as a candidate. Mr. Gorham filed everything that he needed to over the election code to show his residence within his district. The election code also, as it exists today, is not allowed a challenge to residency to come before the Election Commission,” Kowan stated.

Hamilton responded by asking, “why is that?”

“The election code lists eight reasons why you could

bring a challenge and it says that the list is exhausted and it’s the only reasons why you can bring a challenge before the elected commission. Residency is not one of those challengeable items … it would have to be taken to court. This body has no jurisdiction to decide on residency challenges,” Kowan said in response.

After more discussion a motion to call for a vote on the four residency challenges was called. The residency challenges on Gorham, Whiteman, Old Crow and Plummer were denied with a vote of 5 yes, 1 abstaining and 2 vacant seats.

“The next challenge is from Gov. Eddie Hamilton against lieutenant governor candidate Teresa Dorsett claiming she accepted a vote in return for a favor,” Kowan said.

Teresa Dorsett responded to a request to make a comment by stating, “It’s not true. First of all, I have to say that I feel like sometime during the process, it comes to this but I feel like the complaint was bogus and maliciously taken by whoever initiated it. The purpose of this correspondence is to inform the election commission and the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, that I, Teresa Dorsett, candidate for lieutenant governor did not promise a position of GM to Lucky Star Casino in return for a vote, ballot or signature to Chris Derenzo at any time. I would never promise a job to anyone for any reason.”

After Dorsett’s statement the Election Commission went into Executive Session.

Upon returning Election Commissioner Sarah Orange said, “After reviewing everything we’d like to make a motion to deny the challenge against Teresa Dorsett by Gov. Eddie Hamilton.”

The challenged was denied with a vote of 4 yes, 1 abstaining, 1 not voting and 2 vacant seats.

After hearing all the challenges, Orange stated part of the election process was to find out if any of the candidates owe money to the tribes by going through the tribal court system and the Dept. of Treasury. Their findings came back with legislative candidate Ida Hoffman owing $298.70.

Hoffman disputed the claim presenting a written and oral statement is dispute of the claim. However, Kowan stated that if Hoffman were to remain on the list of candidates, she would need to pay the debt by the end of the day and reserve the right to dispute owing the money at a later date with the tribes.

The Election Commission asked A1 incumbent Eugene Mosqueda to step forward to address claims of owing money to the tribes, however Mosqueda was not present. Orange stated there had been a claim Mosqueda owed money to the tribes, which when notified Mosqueda disputed the claim.

“I know he (Mosqueda) has been back and forth with the Treasury Depart-

ment trying to confirm the amount, he was disputing the amount that was owed and time began to get close to the 30 days so I contact the Treasury Department myself to request a specific amount so that he could get it taken care of within the 30 days, and I’ve never received a response from the Treasury Dept. for a specific amount.”

Based on that information Kowan said, in part, “You have to have an amount of money that they owe and the treasury is not willing to quantify the amount that’s owed for the election commission purposes, I don’t see how you can deny him candidacy based on that, with no actual judgment, no identification of what funds are owed, there is nothing in the record to date what, if anything, he owes to the tribes.”

Item number three on agenda – Announcing Final Candidates.

According to the Cheyenne & Arapaho tribes’ Constitution, pg. 19, Section 8.

Procedures, under item (a) in the very last sentence it states, “The Election Commission shall publish a final list of candidates no later than August 15.”

Below is the Public Announcement released by the Election Commission, this day, Aug. 15, 2017.

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Election Law 6L-RS-2017-02-006 in accordance with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Constitution Article IX, Section 8(b), states that the Election Com-

mission shall publish a final list of eligible voters and candidates by August 15 of an election year. The Election Commission processed 60 candidate eligibility documents required by the Tribal Election Law. The list of candidates below has been deemed eligible for the 2017 Primary Election held on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

(CLINTON-OK) The Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN) is a Medicare beneficiary’s identification number, used for processing claims and for determining eligibility for services across multiple entities (e.g., Social Security Administration, Railroad Retirement Board, States, Medicare providers and health plans).

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 mandates the removal of the social security number-based HICN from Medicare cards to lower the risk of medical identify theft.

Beginning April 2018 the Centers for Medicare &

Medicaid Services (CMS) will mail out new Medicare cards with a new Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI).

The congressional deadline for replacing all Medicare cards is to be met by April 2019. CMS will generate and assign a unique MBI to all active, deceased/archived beneficiaries. The new, redesigned Medicare cards, containing the MBI will be provided to existing and new beneficiaries.

Each MBI will be unique to each beneficiary (e.g., husband and wife will have their own MBI). Once new cards are received, beneficiaries will be instructed to safely and securely destroy their

Governor/Lt. Governor Candidates FINAL LISTING Eddie Hamilton and Nicolas Barton Reggie Wassana and Gilbert Miles Adrian S. PrairieChief and Don R. Nowlin Roberta Hamilton and Debra Woolworth Henrietta Mann and Alden Whiteman Jennifer Plummer and Albert S. Old Crow Fuston Whiteman and Christopher Derenzo Hershel Gorham and Teresa Dorsett Jeanine Seger and Darrell Flyingman Legislative Candidates Arapaho District 1 Edward Eugene Mosqueda (incumbent) Billie Sutton Bonita Cruz Diane Willis Keny Williams Scottie Sankey Arapaho District 2 Christine Morton (incumbent) Mike Martin Michael J. Kodaseet Kendricks Sleeper

Michael Bell Michael Whitecloud Cheyenne District 2 Alan Fletcher (incumbent) George Woods Connie Hart Yellowman Marlin Hawk Frances Howell Robert Wilson Sr. Irene Deer Leonard Goodbear Sr. Cheyenne District 4 Byron Byrd Robert Rector Candy Victor Orange Fiona Whiteskunk Francine Bullcoming Matthew Kendall Kauley Ida Hoffman Thurman Starr Ronald Kauley Election Commissioner Candidates Cheyenne District 1 Sandra Hinshaw Frederick Blackbear Cheyenne District 3 Sara Whiteshield Jerolyn Rodriquez Kayty Curtis Ramona Welch Robyn French Sharon AllRunner Arapaho District 3 Patricia Smothers Jane Nightwalker Anthony Spotted Wolf Sr. Arapaho District 4 Elizabeth Birdshead Watch for information announcing a Governor/Lt. Governor Debate Forum to be held after the Primary Election on Oct. 8, 2017 for final Governor/Lt. Governor candidates.

Location and time will be announced at a later day.

Thoughts on candidates and the Medicare’s social security election process ... number removal initiative

By Jerry Surveyor, Cheyenne and Arapaho Viet Nam, Purple Heart Veteran

Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal members here are some thoughts on candidates and the election process for the Office of Governor during this election season.

ARTICLE VII - EXECUTIVE BRANCH Section 1. Composition. (b) “Candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall seek office as a team and both their names shall appear on the ballot together.”

Section 2. Qualifications. (a) “The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be at least thirty-five years old, enrolled members of the Tribes, and each possess at least a Bachelors degree from an accredited school.”

The United States Constitution or any state, does not require a bachelor’s degree to run for the offices of president or governor.

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Constitution requires “at least a bachelors degree from an accredited school.”

What does a Bachelor degree mean? How does a Bachelor’s degree impact tribal government and governance?

There are many types of Bachelor degrees to attain: a teacher, coach, biologist, engineer, accounting, political science, business, etc. Generally a Bachelor’s degree requires 4-5 years of academic study, with an average of 130 credit hours to graduate, the first 60 credit hours are referred to as survey courses, these courses are general requirements and cover a broad area of general knowledge including the physical sciences, math, accounting, English, etc.

The next 18-30 credit hours are general requirements of the specific degree major, declared by the individual seeking a particular degree type. The balance of the courses for the degree are referred to as the degree Concentration, which may be general in nature, or a specific area of study specialization; there are many examples for each degree, for a teacher, it may be special education, counseling, grade school, English, math, etc. for a coach, physical therapy, sports recreation, for business it may be international business, marketing, small business development, the list is long.

So, what’s the point? How does this impact the tribes? The type of degree the Governor Candidate possess determines the effectiveness and efficient leadership and ability to govern the tribes in the understanding of BIA/IHS P.L. 93-638 contracts, the administration of Executive branch departments, the selection of Department Directors, an un-

derstanding of Tribal Enterprises as revenue generating entities, a understanding of risk management in how to make money for the tribes, and most importantly, an understanding of, and application of “Inherent Sovereignty.”

A degree represents only half the needs of the tribes. The other half is professional experience. What is the governor candidate’s experience? Are they off set with the lieutenant governor’s experience? What job qualifications do they bring to the tribes that reflect their managerial skills in the effective interaction with the federal government, state government, local governments and other branches of our tribal government. In the governing and governance of the Tribes in understanding the budgetary requirements, balance of power, separation of powers clause of the constitution, and economic development, what is the managerial skill set offered to the tribes? Does the Candidate have experiences outside of tribal government, in the private sector of employment in a position of responsibility, accountability, and leadership and project management, managing a business and was the Candidate successful?

The questions are of major importance to the tribes in selecting a Governor, unless this office is based on a Popularity contest, then nothing said here is relevant and how our tribal government is managed and will remain the same.

The biggest misperception (misnomer) of the Tribal Council members is that a degree automatically makes an individual a Leader.

The answer is no. A degree determines the skill set, the foundation of a specific area of knowledge that may add to leadership attributes, but not necessarily leadership skills, the other half of that concept is experience as a leader.

A degree does not make a leader, there are many members of the tribes that have leadership skills and abilities that do not have degrees.

The candidate you support determines the future social and economic stability of the tribes, and the quality of life your children and grandchildren will inherit from you their descendant.

The Tribal Council members want change?

Change begins with you, choose wisely.

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” ~ Albert Einstein

old Medicare cards and keep the new MBI confidential.

Beneficiaries can expect to receive more information about the new card in the Medicare & You handbook.

This handbook will mailed starting in September of 2017 and continue through April 2019.

Clinton Service Unit (CSU) has begun to prepare for the change in MBI. Once the new Medicare card with the assigned MBI is received by mail, patients are asked to provide a copy to registration. For more information on the Social Security Number Removal Initiative, please visit www.go.cms. gov/ssnri.

POLLING LOCATIONS 2017 Tribal Elections Primary Election-Oct. 3, 2017 General Election-Nov. 7, 2017

DISTRICTS POLLING SITES PHYSICAL ADDRESS Cheyenne 1 / Arapaho 1 Canton Community Center 205/207 N. Jefferson Street Seiling Community Center 411 N. Main Street Watonga Community Center 1000 S. Clarence Nash Blvd., Bldg. B Cheyenne 2 / Arapaho 2 Concho Community Center Geary Community Center Kingfisher All Nations Church

200 Wolf Robe Circle 132 E. Main Street 600 S. Broadway

Cheyenne 3 / Arapaho 3 Clinton Community Center Weatherford SWOSU Oak Room

2015 Dog Patch Road 1121 N. 7th Street

Cheyenne 4 / Arapaho 4 Elk City Indian Baptist Church Hammon Community Center

916 W. 7th Street 801 Dunn Street

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In Honor of Moses Starr Jr.

Editor’s Note: In honor of Chief Moses Starr Jr., I am re-publishing the story of a small piece of Moses’ big life he shared with me a few years ago. I will forever be changed because of the love and profound kindness Moses always showed me every time he would come sit to visit or when we would run into each other in the communities. He will be deeply missed ...

Sitting back in the chair with his head slightly bowed he looks up and there are tears brimming in his eyes as memories from an earlier time and an earlier place flood to Moses Starr’s mind.

“The hardest thing for me during our fight in Korea was leaving my dead comrades behind, we couldn’t get them out and we just had to leave them,” Starr said softly.

Starr is a Korean Ranger war veteran from the14th Airborne Ranger Company, U.S. Army.

Born in Concho, Okla. Jan. 17, 1932 to Moses and Helen Starr, Starr’s life would take him places never dreamt of.

Starr’s grandfather, Alfred Heap-of-Birds was a Baptist preacher and an agent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) married to his grandmother, Soar Woman, who raised him until her death.

“I never knew my grandfather, he died long before I was born, but I can see both of them in my mind, I have not forgotten either of them,” Starr said.

Starr moved back with his parents after his grandmother’s death and went through the ninth and tenth grades at Concho School in Concho, Okla.

During the 11th grade, at the age of 18, Starr decided to enlist in the military.

“My motives weren’t heroic or anything. I was getting into a lot of mischief and I thought the military would help me get straightened out,” Starr said.

The year was 1950; Starr enlisted and was on his way to Fort Riley, Kan. for basic training. From there he was sent to Fort Benning, Ga. for airborne training and Starr found himself on his way to Fort Bragg, N.C. with the 82nd Airborne Division.

“One day I saw a poster asking for volunteers for the Rangers, so one evening a bunch of us was sitting in our barracks and decided we would apply,” Starr said laughingly. “To apply you had to have a high school diploma or a GED and I didn’t have either, but I applied anyway knowing I wouldn’t make it.”

Starr, with a look of amusement on his face recalls his company commander calling him into the office to inquire if he had, indeed applied for the Rangers. The company commander told Starr he didn’t have to go if he really didn’t want to.

“I was surprised, you know, because I didn’t have a high school education or a GED but I told him I volunteered and they’re asking me, so I’m going to do it,” Starr said. “That’s how I ended up with the Airborne Rangers going through their training school.”

Starr’s idea was he would be sent to Germany, where he wanted to be.

After training at Fort Benning, Ga., Starr was sent to Camp Carson in Colorado for more training.

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Obituary for Chief Moses Starr Jr Funeral Services for Moses Starr Jr., 85, Arapaho Chief, was held Aug. 8, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Clinton, Okla., officiated by Rev. Gerald Panana. Burial followed at the Concho Tribal Cemetery in Concho, Okla. under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home.

Moses Gerald Starr Jr. was born Jan. 17, 1932 to Moses Gerald Starr Sr., and Ellen Helen Heap-ofBirds; he was raised by his grandmother Soar Woman in Clinton until her death.

He passed away Aug. 4 in his Weatherford home.

The Arapaho Chief was raised in the Dog Patch Allotment near Clinton and graduated from Concho Indian School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1949 served with Air Borne Rangers during the Korean Conflict and was honorably discharged in 1954. He was married to Nellie Jo Old Crow in 1954 in Clinton and he later married Anita Little Raven in 1978 in Oklahoma City.

He was a counselor for the Native American students in Oklahoma City Schools for a number of years. He was a very traditional, spoke and taught the Cheyenne language. He has also traveled all over the United States promoting the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife’s two daughters, Madonna Rae Starr and Gerlene Pratt, three sons, Alton Edmond Starr, Theron Gerald Starr and Le-

roy Starr and a grandson baby boy Trout. He was also preceded in death by his brothers and sisters.

He is a member of the Baptist Church, Native American Church, and a proud and prestigious member of the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma.

He attended and was active in most Native American events in Oklahoma and surrounding areas.

He is survived by his three daughters, Juanita Trout, Clinton, Okla., Jeanette Sue Starr, Weatherford, Okla., and Regina Mata Starr, Clinton, Okla., step-daughters, Vickie Korrect and husband Daniel, Oklahoma City and Kim Towns and husband, Tracy, Bethany, Okla., step sons, John a Pratt Jr. and wife, Ruth Ann, Oklahoma City and Alan Charles Pratt and wife, Jennifer, Oklahoma City, daughter-in-law, Yolonda Starr, two sisters, Edna Sutton, Canton, Okla., Rena Rose Youngbear, Oklahoma City.

He is also survived by five adopted sons, Richie Cornacchio and wife, Cynthia, Robert Vetter and wife, Maddie, all of Long Island, NY, Kevin Link and wife Lisa, Nashville, TN and Craig Hart and wife, Alana, Thomas, Okla, and Gerald Panana, Clinton, Okla., and adopted daughter, Michelle Thunder Bull, El Reno, Okla., and several nieces and nephews including, Yvonne Wilson, El Reno, Okla., 25 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and eight great-great grandchildren.

Starr reminisced with mischief in his eyes, leaned back in his chair with one arm draped over the back, and started to chuckle.

“You know from Colorado they sent us out to Presidio, Calif. to learn how to jump off a ship and roll into PT boats and all that. My idea was I was still going to Germany, but I was getting further and further away from my idea that I had.

They (U.S. Army) had different ideas,” Starr said.

Before Starr knew it, he was sent to Fort Lewis, Wash., boarded a boat and sent out to sea to a waiting ship that would take him to Hawaii.

“When we got to Hawaii I was finally told where I was headed,” Starr paused; a sadness fell over his face. “I was headed to Korea.”

Starr was flown to Okinawa and then onto Japan where he was transported by plane to Korea. Flying overhead he was told to jump. Scared, nervous, and unsure Starr jumped from that plane into the area where the Marines were already fighting he said. The Rangers jobs were to keep the Koreans busy while the Marines took their wounded out at the north side of the Chosin Reservoir.

“We stayed there for over 24 hours to give the Marines a 24 hour headstart. It was a touchy situation, but we had to do it,” Starr said. “During the time we jumped we lost some men and then during the 24 hours we lost 17 more of them.”

Starr looks into the empty air, silent.

“We had to leave them, we couldn’t bring them out. I still believe as I did then that we were fighting the Chinese at that time because of their dress and how they had compared to the Koreans,” Starr softly said.

Following these battles in 1950-51, the Airborne Rangers were dispersed because of a lack of volunteers and Starr was going to get shot or die and was careful about what he became a member of the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat did.

After awhile a person gets braver thinking in the back Unit. th of their mind if they are going to get killed then that’s what The 187 Airborne Regimental Combat Unit was in charge they’re here for, he said. of the stockade where they brought North Korean prisoners.

“Not completely brave enough where you want to get up Starr’s unit would be relieved every 30 to 60 days so they and walk around, but you have to do what could rejoin the fighting at the front you have to do,” Starr said. “For instance lines. ... but I am proud to be able to when we were guarding the prisoners we “I received the Infantry Men Comsay, I served my country, proud had to take them to the courthouse in Seoul, bat Badge for having over 30 continto say I am a U.S. Veteran.”

Korea and they had to go in front of the uous days on the front line fighting,” South Korean court and if found guilty they Starr said. “So you can just imagine were brought out into the streets, put on their knees and shot. just how long that seemed, how long it really was.”

Those things hurt me to see. Human beings doing that to other After fighting on the front lines in the Korean War one human beings, but I knew they would do the same to us.” year and three months, Starr was sent back to Presidio, Calif.

One of the greatest things Starr remembers of his time in and received an honorable discharge in 1954. the Airborne Rangers was the six other Native Americans “The biggest accomplishment for me was I made it out that served in the Rangers.

Out of the six Indians, three were alive, I made it back.” Starr said.

Cheyenne.

Starr reflects for a moment and said the feelings he had Moses Starr Jr. / pg. 6 during the Korean War was fear, at first. Starr was scared he

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JOM cools the summer down with new school supplies As the summer heat sizzles on, summer is also winding down for children as the school year approaches. The 2017-2018 school year is right around the corner and the bucket list for school supplies are being marked off as students are preparing for their coming year.

On July 28 the Cheyenne and Arapaho Johnson O’Malley (JOM) program was stationed at the El Reno Administration Building in El Reno, Okla. Upon entering the building, the fresh scent of a new school year approaching filled the air as piles of school supplies and backpacks filled the room.

Parent and student involvement were the highlight of the day for the El Reno community, with several other community sites already in the bag. For JOM staff, it was another day filled with opportunities to engage and interact.

“We’ve had a 100 percent turnout on most of our sites so far. Yesterday I know we did over 300 students in Mustang and over 350 students in Yukon the last two days. We went to Watonga and had a 100 percent turnout as well. Today, for El Reno, I’m thinking we had maybe at least over 100 students,” Francine Williams, JOM coordinator said.

With a complimentary meal provided for parents and children, smiles overflowed the room and excitement rose as children were able to choose their own backpacks according to their grade. According to Williams, 6,000 backpacks have been given to students within the last three years from the JOM program.

“Our goal is to serve our students and provide educational support items

Hauli Gray, with the STEP program, assists Avery Blackowl, 7, with a new backpack.

(Photos / Latoya Lonelodge)

throughout the school year from Pre-K to 12th grade. It could be a variety of things that the schools require,” Williams said.

Other programs within the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes were involved as well, offering support and volunteer work, such as the STEP program, Higher Education program and the El Reno Public Schools Indian Education.

The summer heat isn’t the only thing rising as Williams pointed out that grandparents taking care of their grandchildren are becoming more involved in supplying school supplies for their grandchildren in school.

“Meeting the new parents that are coming in, they’re just now starting school so they’re curious and they want to know what JOM is about,” Williams said.

Williams assures that interacting with parents and guardians are what JOM enjoys most.

“I look forward to meeting all the parents and seeing old faces again and watch-

ing these kids get older each year and going into a new grade. I’ve seen kids from head start to 12th grade so far. I just like coming to the communities, I like being out there and finding out what they’re needs are out there, a lot of the grandparents now are taking care of their grandkids and raising them so a lot of times our grandparents, they don’t understand, they have a hard time remembering things but they’re out there getting supplies and backpacks for their grandkids so I see a rise in that in our communities,” Williams said.

Williams thanked Lucky Star Casino for helping raise funds to ensure a successful school supply year, “I just want to thank the Lucky Star Casino for helping us the last three years and providing us with fundraiser money to help this event be successful today, we’re able to assist probably as many as 2500 students with a backpack and with basic school supplies.”

The funds are received

Julia Woolworth, 12, enjoys her new backpack along with her school supplies provided by JOM.

from Lucky Star Casino and from the tribe through the gaming revenue plan, “I’m just glad we have that because JOM gets cut every year, our budget gets cut on the federal level and it’s really beneficial for us to receive these gaming funds so we can have these type of activities throughout the year and the parents have gotten so many compliments of the tribe,” Williams said.

For more information on school supplies contact JOM at 405-422-7658.

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The greatest benefit comes from a fitness program that includes both.

Get plenty of fiber. It’s rough, its tough- and it may help you! Fiber reduces your risk of diabetes by improving your blood sugar control,

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lowers your risk of heart disease and promotes weight loss by helping you feel full.

Food high in fiber include fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains and nuts.

Go for whole grains. It’s not clear why, but whole grains may reduce your risk of diabetes and help maintain blood sugar levels. Try to make at least half your grains whole grains. Many foods made from whole grains come ready to eat, including various breads, pasta products and cereals. Look for the word “whole” on the package and among the first few items in the ingredient list.

Lose extra weight. If you’re overweight, diabetes prevention may hinge on weight loss. Every pound you lose can improve your

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American Indian Tourism 19th annual Conference Sept. 11-14, 2017 at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center in Green Bay, WI. For more information or to register www.aitc2017. com.

Tara Conway, MS, RD, LD, CDE C&A Diabetes Wellness Program health and you may be surprised by how much. Participants in one large study who lost a modest amount of weight-around 7% percent of initial body weight- and exercised regularly reduced the risk of developing diabetes by almost 60 percent.

Skip fad diets and just make healthier choices.

Low-carb diets, the glycemic index or other fad diets may help you lose weight at first. But their effectiveness at preventing diabetes isn’t known, nor are the long-term effects. And by excluding or strictly limiting a particular food group you may be giving up essential nutrients.

Instead, make variety and portion control part of your healthy eating plan.

If you are older than 45 and your weight is normal,

ask your doctor if diabetes testing is appropriate for you. The American Diabetes Association recommends blood glucose screening if: You are age 45 or older and are overweight You’re younger than age 45 and overweight, with one or more additional risk factors for type 2 diabetes- such as sedentary lifestyle or a family history of diabetes.

Talk to your healthcare providers, they can help you find the resource you need to prevent diabetes.

For more information and tips on eating contact Tara Conway @ Diabetes Wellness Program 405-4227685 or email tconway@c-atribes.org.

Source: www.mayoclinic. org/diseasese-conditions

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Moses Starr Jr. continued from pg. 5 One of the Native Americans to serve in the Rangers was named Thomas Hard Ground, who was the uncle of Marvin Wilson, Cheyenne and Arapaho Office of Veteran Affairs representative.

Years later Wilson would meet Moses Starr and learn of his friendship with his uncle.

“Moses is definitely a dying breed,” Wilson said.

“He is humble, has a great sense of humor, he’s quick to laugh, very generous, and when I grow up I want to be just like him.”

Starr returned home in 1954 to Concho, Okla. to get married and raise a family.

Starr eventually went to work with the Indian Rehabilitation Program to help incarcerated Indians to come back into society and was the chairman for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Economic Committee for six years.

“You know if I could say anything to young people today, it would be to get your education. I always wondered how far I could have gone if I had had some kind of education,” Starr said. “I entered the military at 18 years old as a recruit and within ten months I went from recruit to private first class to corporal and to sergeant, all without a high school diploma or GED.” Starr reflected a minute

and said his grandmother always told him he would leave his traditional ways that were taught him while he was young, but that someday he would return to them.

Starr learned Cheyenne hymns, ceremonial songs and ceremonial Sundance ways throughout his childhood but left it all behind when he joined the military.

“My grandmother was right. I did come back to my traditional ways and I have been very fortunate to have lived the life I have. I have been all over the world, been in movies and have seen and done things I never dreamed of. The Almighty has given me all the opportunities I have had and I will forever be grateful,” Starr said.

“Fighting in the Korean War was hard mentally and physically, but I am proud to be able to say, I served my country, proud to say I am a U.S. Veteran.”

Judd (Choctaw), former Vice Chairwoman Deborah Parker (Tulalip Tribes), documentary filmmaker Myron Dewey (Paiute/Shoshone), and the City of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock.

Conference attendees also joined in launching the UNITY Wellness Warriors App, which is designed to help track wellness from a cultural perspective. It offers fitness through cultural dance, healthy eating with traditional Native foods and a wellness tracker. It’s available for free on the App Store and Play Store.

Every year at the UNITY Conference, Native American youth leaders address a number of social issues affecting tribal communities. This year, the Indigenous H.E.R.O. Project (Honor, Empower, Respect, Overcome), which addresses the bullying epidemic, was presented by the National UNITY Council’s Executive Committee as their key initiative for 2017-2018.

UNITY youth council members elected new leadership for 2017-2018 at the conference. The new officers were sworn in during the UNITY gala celebration on the final night of the conference. They are: Male Co-President – Hamilton Seymour (Nooksack Indian Tribe) (serving a second term) Female Co-President – Sophie Tiger (Comanche Nation of Oklahoma) Regional Representatives: Great Plains – Joshua Tuf Iron Shell (Rosebud Sioux Tribe – Sicangu Lakota) Midwest – Mary Shabanaa

Bush (Gun Lake Tribe) Northeast – William Mosely (Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Tribal Nation) Northwest – Robert Scott Miller (Swinomish Tribe) Pacific – Tashoni Morales (Tachi Yokut/ Western Shoshone) Rocky Mountain – Jacob Hugs (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes) Southeast – Richard Blakeland Crook (Poarch Band of Creek Indians) Southern Plains – Brittany Faith McKane (Muscogee Creek) Southwest – Teran Anfernee Villa (Pueblo of Jemez) Western – Joseph Davis (Akimel O’odham) UNITY also recognized and presented awards to: Golda Cook $1,000 Memorial Scholarships: Zackary Jackson (Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan) and Savanna Rilatos (Confederated Tribes of Siletz) Cook Native American Ministries Foundation $1,000 Scholarships: Christie Wildcat (Northern Arapaho) and Amberly Proctor (Muscogee Creek Nation) UNITY Youth Council of the Year: Nḱʷucin One Voice UNITY Council – Flathead Reservation, Montana J.R. Cook Youth Advisor of the Year: Nancy Mason (Muscogee Creek) – Mvskoke Creek Youth Council, Oklahoma Eddie Wadda Alumni of the Year: UNITY Drumkeepers: Isidoro “Junior” Sierra (Cherokee Nation) and Michael Killer (Cherokee Nation) both of Tahlequah, Okla.)

UNITY conference continued from pg. 1

National Congress of American Indians Impact Days Sept. 12-14, 2017 in Washington, DC. For more information or to register visit www.ncai.org.

Business Writing for Tribal Employees Sept. 25-26, 2017 at the Apache Casino Hotel in Lawton, Okla. For more information visit www.falmouthinstitute.com.

National Indian Education Association annual Convention and Tradeshow Oct. 4-7, 2017 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Fla. For more information or to register visit www.ncai.org.

Tribal Grants Management Certification Program Oct. 16-20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nev. For more information or to register visit www.falmouthinstitute.com.

National Indian Health Board Tribal Health Conference Sept. 25-28, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, Wash. For more information or to register visit www.ncai. org.

2017 Fall Finance & Tribal Economies Conference Oct. 2-3, 2017 at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Okla. For more information or to register visit www.nafoa.org.

The 74th annual Convention & Marketplace / We Are Strong Nations Oct. 15-20, 2017 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wis. For more information or to register visit www.ncai.org.

Elder Care for Native American and Alaskan Native Communities and Organizations Oct. 24-25, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nev. For more information or to register visit www.falmouthinstitute.com.

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From Weatherford, Okla. where I grew up on grandparents allotment land.

Parents: Truman and Rose(YellowEagle) Wassana. Grandparents: Susie (Pratt) and Chester Wassana.

Leonard and Lena Abbie (Big Bear) YellowEagle. I have one son Christian Wassana.

Graduated from Weatherford High School and graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a Degree in Business Administration.

Professional Experience Executive Director of Housing Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.

(April of 1996 – June 2011)

Casino Manager (MOD) for Casino Oklahoma Delaware Tribe.

(August of 2012 – Feb. 2013) Executive Director of Housing Caddo Nation (Feb. of 2013 – Jan 2014) Executive Director of Housing Comanche Nation (June of 2014 – Dec . 2015) Cheyenne District 3 Legislator Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes (Jan. of 2016 – present)

Community Campaign Meetings 6-8 p.m. Aug. 15 Fair Barn, N. Country Club Drive in El Reno, Okla.

6-8 p.m. Aug. 17 Embassy Suites, 1815 S. Meridian in Oklahoma City 11 a.m. –1 p.m. Aug. 19 Clinton Community Center in Clinton, Okla.

6-8 p.m. - Aug. 22 Elk City Carnegie Hall, 216 Broadway in Elk City, Okla.

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6-8 p.m. - Aug. 29 Watonga Community Center in Watonga, Okla.

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6-8 p.m. - Sept. 7 Senior Citizens Building, 101 N. Missouri in Thomas, Okla.

Campaign Platform: Economic development Purchasing land in development rich sites:

El Reno Clinton Canton

Weatherford Seiling

Woodward Developing Tribal land

Elk City-casino, hotel, truck stop, strip mall

El Reno-casino hotel and resort (property behind Dennys)

Canton-develop marina, cabins and conference center

Watonga-build permanent brick and mortar casino and truckstop

Maintaining and renovating existing casinos

Trading post for tribal merchandise

Additional information at community campagin meetings.

Elderly Services Increase elderly utility payment for elders 60 and over Purchase 2 tour buses for elderly events and trips

Born Nov. 24, 1955 in Oklahoma City.

Parents: Leroy LaMott Miles 3/4 Southern Arapaho & Melba Sharp Miles Duncan. Grandparents: Robert L. Miles 3/4 Southern Arapaho & Ella Thunder Miles Millsap 3/4 Southern Arapaho. I have four daughters: Mahgan Miles Muskett, Mallory Miles Cooper, Mariel Miles and Mariah Miles.

Graduated from Yukon High School and graduated from Bethany Nazarene College (now named Southern Nazarene University). Completed Internship in Washington D.C. / Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1979.Petroleum Landman 1979-2017.

Professional Experience James H. Hutchinson, Inc. Carl L. Nick Oil & Gas Nichols Energy Cheyenne & Arapaho Ambulance Service Started my own business in 1994 Stalking Energy, 2012: Stalking Energy, LLC Served on the Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes Farming and Ranch Board Housing Board, Member and Chairman Southern Plains Indian Housing Association member SPIHA Regional Representative Amerinda Risk Management National Board.

Campaign Platform:

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Built 30 unit Elderly Independent Living Center Complex Built Cheyenne & Arapaho Housing Administration Bldg. consisting of offices/gym/wellness center/computer lab, etc.

Started Clinton Community Ctr. w/secured federal stimulus funds Started Canton gym w/secured federal stimulus funds Renovated or repaired over 500 trtibal homes Provided over 250 units for housing tribal members

Establish food and clothing banks Have an Elders pow wow Additional information at community campagin meetings.

Culture and Heritage Emphasis on Language Presevation Teaching more cultural customs…peyote meetings, sweats, songs, foods Host Cheyenne and Arapaho Heritage Conference Community Development Establish Parks & Recreation and Powwow grounds Department Create Motor Pool for tribal vehicles-allow tribal members to rent vehicles Satellite Court in Clinton Tribal Services Develop new Tribal Administration Building Develop Museum Develop Veterans building for services and meetings Explore passing clarification of blood quantum through referendum for tribal membership, northern Cheyenne and Arapaho blood to be added and considered as Southern blood Additional information at community campagin meetings.

FOR THE PEOPLE Life’s Journeys

Life’s journeys / pg. 5

TOMORROW STARTS TODAY Come Visit Us During the C-A Labor Day Powwow Sept. 1-4

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Dear Fellow Tribal Members:

We would like to introduce ourselves to you. My name is Jennifer Plummer and I am a candidate for the Governor of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. In 2001, I graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a BA in Marketing and attended graduate school at Southwestern. My focus in business was organizational theory and consumer behavior. My career started when I was hired by the third largest property and casualty insurer in the United States as a liability adjuster. My career then excelled into arbitration, auditing and corporate leadership development. After Hurricane Katrina, I joined the National Catastrophe Team and was a first responder to natural disasters. I pursued additional education in my field and obtained an Associates in Insurance Services, an Associates in Claims and obtained a claims law designation from the Society of Claims Law Association. In 2012, I resigned from my corporate job when my dad went on Hospice and started my own adjusting and estimating company. My services were contracted out by several small insurance carriers to manage their disaster relief adjusters and manage their files nationwide for Department of Insurance compliance. In 2004 my business partner and I started a Landscape and Lawn Maintenance company and has been operational for the last 13 years. My adoption thru our ICW program in 2013 peaked my interest in our tribal affairs. In 2015, I decided to run for the Tribal Council Coordinator position and was elected.

My running mate is Albert Old Crow and is a candidate for Lt. Governor. Albert is graduate from Hammon High School 1973. He graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelors in Education. In 1986 he worked for Tri-State Driver Training, Inc. as a director and managed over 100 employees. In 1997 he became a self-employed entrepreneur. In 2003 Albert became employed with HEAD START of Greater Dallas as a supervisor of the Transportation Program. His responsibilities include complying with the programs protocols, training, report submissions to the HEAD START Policy Council and communication with HEAD START participants.

There are good people running for office this year, you have many choices and decisions to make. I have served as your Tribal Council Coordinator for the past two years. I have become aware of the many systematic problems confronting our tribal government, both internally and externally. Like most Tribal Council Members, I did not know our Tribal Government was in bad shape. I have witnessed a lot of problems and conflicts that I disagreed with as your Tribal Council Coordinator. It’s time for a change as our Tribal future depends on it. If we don’t change our governing ways, our Tribal and family ancestor’s legacy will be lost forever.

I want to bring change to the tribes. Not the normal change of the transitional change from one Governor to another Governor, or change that politicians talk about during election season. The changes are; I want to make our Tribes economically stable and self sufficient and less dependent on U.S. Government yearly funding of programs, enabling the tribes to create the pathway for our younger tribal members, and grandchildren to live a better and longer fruitful life. I want to make our most precious assets which are our elders, comfortable so they can enjoy their lives.

How are we going to do it? The first is the lack of accountability of previous and the current Administrations. You will not have to wade through Freedom of Information Act requests like I have had too, to get information to inform the tribal members, you ask, I’ll show you? If I do not know, I’ll find out.

Fixing the problems, our problems have existed

through many administrations and generations, this will not happen all at once. I want to identify each problem and the alternative solutions to solving our problems and this can best be done with program evaluations and enterprise assessments. Once the problems are fixed, I will establish the internal controls necessary to ensure our problems are reduced and eliminated for both the Tribal Government and Enterprises.

Our tribal businesses successes and failures determines the future growth and stability of our tribes, this is a priority, evaluations of existing enterprises and the development of new revenue producing enterprises is a goal.

We will evaluate all the programs and departments

to ensure that the limited resources of the tribes are used responsibly, fairly, equally, and are inclusive to all members and districts including to members outside the immediate service area of the tribes.

Your vote counts. Choose wisely, your decision determines the quality of life our children and their children will have.

Thank You, Jennifer Plummer Albert Old Crow Governor & Lt Governor Candidates Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes

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In addition to developing an all-natural cattle feed, Mullins and his parents have been training and breeding professional bucking bulls for over 22 years.

“We have true bloods and are bred just for bucking bulls and that’s it. After they turned out to be the best breed of bucking bulls there are, we got involved with the Pro Bull Riding (PBR) Association and the International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA),” Mullins said.

In addition to raising bulls Mullins has made it his personal goal to develop training programs through tribal workforce programs to train Native youth in the fields of cattle, farming and ranching.

“This industry is not Jerry Mullins (l) and Nathan Hart shake hands in as they getting people back into it, begin a partnership to move the Cheyenne & Arapaho Farm so for seven years I put to- & Ranch Program into new markets. (Photo / Rosemary Stegether a buffalo program, a phens) cattle program, horse profor everybody.” gram and a farming program through a Hart, meanwhile, has already been bunch of tribes’ workforce programs and focused on healthy feed and soil health I told them I want anybody … doesn’t for the Cheyenne & Arapaho tribes’ bufmatter. Even if they don’t have a college falo and cattle herd because he knows education, or a set skill or trade, I want healthy livestock comes from healthy to teach them everything about farming, soil. ranching and ‘rodeoing.’ Now they have “We’re really focused on that asthis training and education and they can pect and one of our first successes with go to any farm or ranch in the Unit- USDA funding us was being the first ed States and hit the ground running,” tribal program to get a demonstration Mullins said. “Then I met Nathan, he’s farm set up for soil health. So we focus extremely progressive, building his pro- on soil health, now we’re going to program for the last two years and I said to duce good livestock producing the feed myself, ‘I’ve got to meet this guy, we’re that will produce the good livestock and on the same wavelength.’” the next market segment that we’re lookHart and his ranch crew made the trip ing to move into is the processing facilto visit Mullin’s facility where Mullins ity. In talking with all of the ranchers in explained the process of their all-natural our area there is a need for a processing feed. facility to go in and cold store the meat, “There are no chemicals, it’s all nat- but that’s another story,” Hart laughed. ural and it’s Mother Nature’s recipe.

And the two men are excited to showAll we did is make some changes as far case the C&A Professional Bucking as the different types of hay we blend Bulls on Sept. 8 and 9 at the El Reno in with it. They have their prairie hay, Rodeo grounds in El Reno, Okla. where they get their medicine, they have “Right now the PBR is an $800 bilthe protein content and total digestive lion a year industry … it’s huge, and nutrients, which means 75 percent of this isn’t even the PRCA or IFR, it’s just what we put in that animal stays in it the PBR. To have the C&A Professional and only 25 percent is waste,” Mullins Bucking Bulls stock announced on TV, explained. their professional stock starting with For the two men it seemed a perfect the best animals, best athletes and they partnership. Hart and his crew will grow can produce their own athletes from their own forage, such as alfalfa and their own tribes to ride these bulls is just wheat, Mullins will take it grind it, blend huge,” Mullins said. it and turn it into cubes.

And at the end of the road, Hart is fo“Now they have their own forage and cused on seeing you at the Indian NaI will turn around and buy their excess, tional Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nev., so now they have a return on their invest- where you will hear loud and clear, ment,” Mullins said. “Nathan already “C&A Professional Bucking Bulls.” had the vision, he already knows where To learn more about enrolling in one he’s going. When he told me his ideas of Mullin’s training programs, contact about sustainability I said, ‘well I can the Cheyenne & Arapaho Employment add to that but you got a great idea and Training Administration (ETA) office at that’s the way you need to go.’ So with 405-422-7660 or 405-422-7662. these workforce programs we can train To learn about purchasing all-natuand work people for three months and at ral cattle cubes contact Randy Hawk at the end of that three months you already 405-626-8483. have the people who have the heart, the For more information on the C&A want to, to stay in this business, you hire Professional Bucking Bulls rodeo event them on full time and give them specific Sept. 8-9 contact Jerry Mullins at 580roles in the buffalo business, the cattle 695-4200. or farming business and it’s a win-win

Bake Sale

9 a.m. until sold out, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 at the Cheyenne & Arapaho Housing Dept. in Clinton, Okla. For more information call 580-331-2400.

Career Fair 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sept. 8, 2017 at the Concho Community Center in Concho, Okla.

Lunch will be provided.

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6-8 PM Friday Sept. 8 / 5-7 PM Saturday Sept. 9

Calendar The 31st annual Oakerhater Honor Dance Sept. 9, 2017 at the Junior Starr Memorial Dance Grounds, 1000 E. Russworm in Watonga, Okla. Gourd dance begins at 2 p.m.

MC Alan Fletcher, HS Jimmy Anquoe, HMDs Kendrick Sweezy and Cecil Gray, HLDs Tashina Tahdooahnnipah and Birttany Yarholar, HBDs Tushka Adair and Anselmo Valenzuela-Lira, HGDs Kirsten Coppage and

Selesa Scraper, ADs Aaron and Erin Shortman, Honored Veteran Max Bear, US Navy, Co-Hosts Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes Dept. of Health Programs, Buddy Bond Color Guard and Contest Coordinator David Ramos. For more information call 580614-1660 or text 580-6141428.

All Gourd Dance Benefit Dance Sept. 23, 2017 at the Concho Community Center in

Concho, Okla. Starts at 3 p.m., supper at 5 p.m.

Native American Church of Oklahoma 2018 Commemoration Planning Fund Raiser for 100th year event.

MC Mike Burgess, HS Kendall Kauley, HMD Dwight Whitebuffalo, HLD Mary Jane Harrison, Co-Host Red Moon Gourd Clan, Honored Elder Hershel Kaulaity, Honored Families Hoffman Family and Pawnee/Madbull Family, Honored Veterans American Legion Post 401

and AD Dale Akeen.

For more information call 405-206-5402 or 405-5960006.

The 26th annual Austin Powwow and American Indian Heritage Festival 10 a.m. - 10 p.m., Nov. 4, 2017 at the Travis County Expo Center, 7311 Decker Lane in Austin, Texas.

Native Amerian Market runs 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. $25,000 in cash prizes.

MC Choogle Kingfisher,

AD Harold Rogers and Emilliano Flores, HMD Cecil Gray, HLD Brennah Wahweotten, HGD Hyde Toppah, Head Judge Juaquin Hamilton, Host Southern Drum Thunder Hill of Oklahoma, Host Northern Drum Young Bear of North Dakota and Color Guard Cherokee/Kituwah.

For vendor information email info@austinpowwow. net.

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PAGE 11 Happy Birthday to our beautiful mother and wife Stephanie Hamilton Aug. 18 Thank you for always being a wonderful mom. We love you with all our hearts.

Eddie, the girls & all the boys

Sept. 6 Happy 16th birthday MaKayla Tru! You are a beautiful young lady inside and out. We love you so much and are so proud of you.

Love from all of you family

I would like to thank the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes for all they have done during our greatest time of need.

Tribal employees, tribal programs, co-workers and friends, thank you. The Burial Program, from the office staff to the burial crew, coming to our aid and assistance when we needed it but did not know where to start, our

Tah’byiaz Zachaury Zhavar Sevenstar June 2, 2011 July 30, 2017 Wake services for Tah’byiaz were held Aug. 10 at Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services were held Aug. 11 at the Church of Christ in Clinton, Okla. Interment followed at Clinton City Cemetery.

Happy 18th belated birthday to JR Sleeper.

Love, mom and dad. sincerest thank you for treating us with such respect. Thank you to Gerald Panana and George Akeen for conducting the services, Roy Dean BullComing and Cincie Hill for your help. BIA Law Enforcement for escorting us from Watonga to Concho. To all the young men who came to my mother’s to sing NAC songs for us every night at dinner, those who came to share in songs, the ones who stayed all night and sang for my son at the wake, the men who sang at the funeral, every word helped us more than you will ever know. All the wonderful food cooked nightly for my family, all the food brought for the wake and services, thank you. Leatrice Gonzales,

Mclain Harvey Twins, Jr. June 11, 1958 Aug. 1, 2017 Wake services for Mclain were held Aug. 4 at the Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Anadarko, Okla. Funeral services were held Aug. 5 at the Grace Christian Fellowship Church. Interment followed at Kaudle Kauley Family Cemetery in Fort Cobb, Okla.

Aug. 20th Happy birthday to our momma and Timmy’s Nei’woo! We love you and hope your day is the best!

Love, Tim, Casey, Emma, Oscar and Baby Timmy

for bringing breakfast after the wake, that was so thoughtful. To the Reyes and Riggles family, thank you for being there with us every moment. I know you all loved him as much as we did and I appreciate all you have done for him over the years. Giving him a second home to go to at any time. I will never forget any of it. I wish I could thank every single person who helped along the way, but they are too numerous to count. All the thoughts and prayers for my family are most appreciated. We will continue to keep you all in our prayers as well. We miss Seth tremendously but we will carry the memories he made with us always.

Seth Alexander Youngbird July 9, 1999 July 24, 2017 An all-night wake service for Seth was held July 28 at the Watonga Multi-Purpose Center in Watonga, Okla.

Funeral services were held July 29 at the same venue.

Interment followed at Concho Cemetery.

Congratulations to Sheila Fletcher, daughter of Antone and Debra Fletcher, for placing at the 2017 National BCAPL Championship held at Rio hotel and casino July 1929. She Placed 13-16 out of 115 Women!

Seth Alexander Youngbird, “Magpie Feathers” was born on July 9, 1999 in Kingfisher, Okla., and passed away on July 23, 2017 at the young age of 18. He was a 2017 graduate of El Reno High School and was enrolled in the Wind Energy Technician class at Canadian Valley Votech in El Reno, Okla. He was raised in Watonga, Okla., and survived by his father Byron Dyer, mother, Winona Youngbird, brothers, Creighton Levi Youngbird-Pedro and Tracy Alan Hornsby, Jr. of the home, sister, Sierra Seneca of Buffalo, N.Y., his adopted grandmother Norma Riggles, mother Kim Reyes, brothers Chris, Johnny, Matt and Este Reyes, sister Ale Reyes and their companions and children.

Welcome to the world Timothy Manuel Gutierrez Born to Emma Washee and Oscar Gutierrez on May 25, 2017 at 7:43 p.m. weighing 8-pounds 11-ounces and 20-inches long. mommy and daddy love you son!

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EMPLOYMENT

Employment: Submit a tribal application, resume, diploma(s), transcripts, valid copy of Oklahoma state driver’s license and a copy of CDIB (if applidable) to Personnel Department, PO Box 38, Concho, OK 73022 or email atisdale@c-a-tribes.org.

Receptionist Department of Administration Closing: Until Filled Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent required. Proficient telephone and computer skills, especially in MS Office Office and administrative practices and procedures. Ability to pay strict attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of program matters. Able to understand and execute complex oral and written instructions.

Ability to maintain professionalism at all times. Apply appropriate independent initiative, discretion, judgment and organizational skills to the work. Tribal preference.

SALARY: Negotiable Headstart Transportation/ Floater F-T / Concho Closing: Until Filled Qualifications: Must have a valid Oklahoma driver’s license and be willing to obtain a CDL and Bus Driver’s certificate within 90 days of hire. Must be in good physical health, which allows lifting and moving. Ability to work independently. Knowledge of Head Start is desirable. A high school diploma or GED required. Must be familiar with federal, regional, state and local tribal regulations as they apply to the specific area of program operations.

Ability to manage physically active children, ages 3-5 within a weight range up to 60 pounds, including lifting, restraining, guiding, pursuing, withstanding sudden movements.

SALARY: Negotiable

The Office of the Tribal Council Community Meetings The Office of the Tribal Council is inviting all tribal members to attend a Tribal Council Community Meeting in the following communities that are listed below. All Tribal Members from surrounding communities are encouraged to attend the meetings. Light meal will be provided by the Tribal Council Office. Discussion will be on the resolutions for the 2017 Annual Tribal Council Resolution Oct. 7, 2017.

Schedule for the Informational Meeting is as follows: Aug. 31, 2017 6-8pm Geary Community Hall, Geary, Okla.

Sept. 6, 2017 6-8 pm NAC Building, Concho, Okla.

Sept. 7, 2017 6-8 pm Watonga Community Hall,

ETA Administrative Assistant/Innovation Specialist Closing: Until Filled

Qualifications: Must possess an associate’s degree from an accredited school or have at least four years experience with federal, state or tribal government. Must possess a high school diploma/ GED with experience. Must possess a valid Oklahoma state driver’s license and have dependable transportation. Must be able to pass a O.S.B.I. background investigation. Must be skilled in operating various types of office equipment and be computer literate. Cheyenne & Arapaho preference.

SALARY: Negotiable Temporary/Full-Time Certification Clerk Food Distribution Closing: Until Filled

Qualifications: High school graduate or GED required. Must have valid Oklahoma driver’s license. Possess at least two years of clerical duty experience. Typing and computer skills desired. Good communication skills. Capable of meeting deadlines in a timely manner. Experience in working with policies and guidelines. Must be in good physical condition. Must be able to do moderate lifting. Must pass a physical examination. Must be able to obtain: forklift safety certification, food handler’s card, CPR/ First Aide/AED certification, OSHA training course, Microsoft training courses and CDL license, if required.

Ability to work with minimal supervision. Must pass prehire drug testing and pass background check.

SALARY: Negotiable

ETA Intake Specialist Closing: Until Filled Qualifications: High school diploma or GED required. Two years practical experience in service provider program or customer service. Must possess a valid Oklahoma state driver’s license and have dependable transportation. Must be able to pass a O.S.B.I. background investigation. Must be skilled in operating various types of office equipment and be computer literate. Tribal preference.

SALARY: Negotiable Tribal Security Director Concho Closing: Until Filled Qualifications: Associates or bachelors degree in criminal justice, management or business administration, closely related degree with courses in management is preferred but not required. Must be familiar with concepts, practices and procedures of tribal security with at least five years’ experience in security and/ or law enforcement. Must be able to meet the physical requirements associated with this position. Must possess valid Oklahoma driver’s license. Must pass pre-hire drug screening. Must possess advanced communication skills, in writing as well as speaking. Must possess strong interpersonal and customer service skills. Must possess strong organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task effectively. Must possess the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and responsibilities.

SALARY: Negotiable

Watonga, Okla.

Sept. 11, 2017 6-8 pm Northwest Inn, Woodward, OK Sept. 12, 2017 6-8 pm Canton Community Hall, Canton, Okla.

Sept. 14, 2017 6-8 pm Seiling Community Hall, Seiling, Okla.

Sept. 18, 2017 6-8 pm Clinton Community Hall, Clinton, Okla.

Sept. 19, 2017 6-8pm Hammon Community Hall, Hammon, Okla.

Please feel free to contact the Office of the Tribal Council if you have any questions.

Office of the Tribal Council: Jennifer Plummer, Tribal Council Coordinator

P.O. BOX 38, Concho, Okla. 73022 Cell: 405-246-8175 or 405-246-8730 Office: 405-422-7430 I’m a Legislative Candidate for Cheyenne District I’ve scheduled the following community campaign meetings for district voters: Tues., Aug. 22, 2017, at the BancFirst Community Room, 124 South Main in Kingfisher. The meeting is from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

All C-2 Legislative candidates are cordially invited to attend, as well as A-2 Legislative candidates.

I will be attending the Governor / Lt. Governor Bobbie Hamilton and Debra Woolworth - campaign meeting at the Oklahoma City Library on Aug. 28, 2017, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Cheyenne District 2 voters please feel free to attend as well so that we can meet in person.

Surveillance Operator Gaming Commission Closing: Until Filled Qualifications: Must pass pre-employment drug test. Must be able to qualify and maintain a Cheyenne- Arapaho gaming license.

SALARY: Negotiable Diabetes Wellness Program Community Outreach The Diabetes Wellness Program would like to inform all current clients and invite potential new clients to our community outreach visits at the locations below. The RN, Dietitian and Optometry Technician will be available for foot exams, dietitian consults and eyeglasses.

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Oct. 5, 2017 Hammon Community Center 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Oct.11, 2017 Seiling Community Center 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Oct. 17, 2017 Canton Community Center 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Oct. 19, 2017 Indep. Living Ctr. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Oct. 24, 2017 Watonga Community Center 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Oct. 25, 2017 Geary Community Center REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (No Exceptions): CDIB Current driver’s license or state ID Proof of residency (electric, gas, cable, rent receipt etc.)

Prescriptions for eyeglasses or Nike wellness shoes Proof of diabetes For more information call Lana LittleElk at 405422-7723

Tues., Sept. 19, 2017, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Canadian County Educational Building, 220 North Country Club Road, north side of Jenks Simmons Field House, El Reno.

Once again all C-2 Legislative candidates are cordially invited to attend, as well as A-2 Legislative candidates.

A meal will be provided.

All C-2 voters are invited and encouraged to express concerns, questions, issues and meet candidates who choose to attend the meetings.

Thank you, Frances W. Howell Cheyenne District 2 Legislative Candidate

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