Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 43, Number 9, Saturday, April 25, 2015

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The American Indian Graduate Center is accepting applications for the fi rst round of scholarships from the Cobell trust fund settlement.

Applications are due June 1. Scholar-ships will be awarded for the upcoming fall semester.

"We at AIGC are eager to fund appli-cants for the Cobell Scholars Program beginning with the Fall 2015 term. The provision of a scholarship program in conjunction with the Cobell settlement was an inspired idea, and we are pleased to have been selected to administer the program,” Sam Deloria, the director of

Applications available for Cobell settlement scholarship fundsthe American Indian Graduate Center, said in a press release.

The $3.4 billion Cobell trust fund settlement established a $1.9 billion land consolidation program. A portion of every sale from the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations goes into the scholar-ship fund.

The settlement allows for up to $60 million to be deposited into the fund. As of April, the Interior Department has transferred more than $17 million into the fund and the money will be used in a way to keep the scholarship program going for a long time.

Scholarship recipients must be mem-

bers of federally recognized tribes, according to the American Indian Graduate Center. Preference will be given to Cobell class members and their descendants.

The funds can be used for vocational certificate-seeking or degree-seeking students in full-time accredited non-profi t institutions. As part of the process, fi nancial need must be demonstrated.

The scholarships can be used for un-dergraduate or graduate studies.

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

Congratulations to Teisha Snyder on signing her letter of commitment to play basketball at Central Community College of Nebraska.

Miss Sr. Nebraska Winnebago, Agnes War-ner recently traversed to Washington State to represent the Winnebago Homecoming Celebration, while there Agnes made some new friends.

Our Congratulations to Cory “Hayna” Cleveland for signing with Midland Col-lege. Cory and crew made the trip to Omaha, where Cory’s father, Craig is in physical rehab to sign his letter of commit-ment.

Miss Pixler and her 8th grade Winnebago Public Schools class paid a visit to the Nation’s Capitol and Capital City, Washington D.C. last week. Miss Pixler along with three other Chaperones took the class for the full tour. The Winnebago Indian News’ own, White House Cor-respondent, V.J. Wolfl eader also made the trip and took over 500 pictures and had this to say, “It was awesome.” The class visited the Washington Capitol, which is under renovations; Lincoln Monument, The Wall, Korean War Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, where they visited the gravesite of Winnebago, John R. Rice and the site of the Unknown Soldier and the changing of the guard. Maybe a few more pictures in upcoming issues.

Indians visit the Nation’s Capital City

When you get old you start to lose your sense of time. So I think it was anywhere from 10 to 15 years ago when the Tribe attempted to set up a

board to manage WinnaVegas. I usually don’t brag about my failures, but it was my idea to set up a separate board and I was one of the original members of the board. The board failed almost immediately and was disbanded after only a few meetings.

At the time the tribe had been doing a lot of out sourcing by setting up tribal func-tions as separate companies. Ho-Chunk, Inc. was the first entity set up under our modern tribal corporate code. Little Priest Tribal College was next to set up as a tribal company. Then came the Tribal Housing Entity. Next was the Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation and then fi nally the Native Star and Iron Horse Casinos. But, not WinnaVegas.

These separations were working very well. The Tribe would form a company and establish its mission. The Tribe would give it some money, appoint the board, put in place some checks and balances, and require periodic reporting. In Ho-Chunk, Inc.’s case our board has 5 members of which two are on the tribal council. We also have to present an annual plan and give an annual report, including an audit. All of this was designed to keep the tribal council informed and participating, but not controlling the day-to-day management.

The Winnebago Tribe is very unique to have so many tribal corporations in place. It is one of the reasons we have seen so much growth in our community. Other tribes are solely dependent upon their tribal councils to make all their decisions and tribal elections can change the direc-tion of a tribe overnight. These tribes are perpetually starting over and never seem to get ahead. In Bago, we have much more continuity in our tribal government and our tribal corporate entities, which enables us to execute a long term strategy.

So if setting up a tribal entity is such

a good move, then why didn’t it work with WinnaVegas? Well I am glad you asked because I was there and know exactly what happened. The Tribal Council couldn’t let go of the power. It was different with Ho-Chunk, Inc. because we were brand new and weren’t worth fi ghting over back then. The college was new and wasn’t a big deal. The Iron Casino was small potatoes in the scheme of things when it started. The tribal housing entity dealt with detailed adminis-trative issues that weren’t exactly fun. So setting up these entities didn’t really require the tribal council give up much real power.

But WinnaVegas was a large successful entity that made a lot of money and was very important to the Tribe fi nancially. For those of you not in the know, the tribal council meets with WinnaVegas once a month and they do a fi nancial review, but that is really when they manage them. So after we set up the board to “manage” WinnaVegas, the tribal council decided they still wanted to have the once a month fi nancial meeting and hence were still managing the casino. The new board basically became the dump-ing ground for employee disputes and a few other boring details. In short order we became a joke to even ourselves and we simply quit meeting.

Given what has been going on I think it is time we revisit the board structure for WinnaVegas and perhaps even setting up the entity as a completely separate tribal company. The reloadable credit card issue was partially justifi ed because the Tribal Council was in essence paying itself to manage the casino, which can be a major no no under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act if you are not licensed. The reality is that a tribal council member has a lot of informal power and if you are an employee at WinnaVegas and a tribal council member says do something, then there is an implied threat behind that “request.” When there are no checks and balances in place, you can get to the point where the reloadable card thing, the gift certifi cates and all the other perks can happen.

The Tribal Council cancelled a bunch of perks, but the reality is that the same

management system that allowed this to evolve is still in place. A tribal council member can still threaten someone. A tribal council member can still do basically what they want at the casino and in a few years when everyone isn’t watching their every move, then the same system can creep right back in and this can start all over again.

If we know the issue will reemerge under

our current structure, then we should fi x it. I say we at least fi re up the board again. No I don’t want to be on the board. Let’s make it 5 or 7 people. Have a few Tribal Council members, some business experts, and some community members. But this time let’s make it a real board with real power and a real job to do.

Contact me at Hochunk@aol.com

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I Was ThinkingPage 2 — Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, April 25, 2015

by Lance Morgan

Phone: 402-878-2272

The next issue of the WINNEBAGO INDIAN NEWS will be published on May 9, 2015. DEADLINE for this issue will be May 4, 2015.

Thoughts from a Failed Experiment…

In My OpinionWinnebago Indian News, Saturday, April 25, 2015 — Page 3

JESUS OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN OUTREACH Pastor Ricky Jacob

MY LITTLE REFLECTION

“God’s Gifts of a Good Reputation”“With it we bless our Lord and Father,

and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water” [James 3:9-11 ESV]?

All too often the words that spew from my mouth reveal what is in my heart. It is so easy to be quick with the tongue and make utterances that express what is on my mind. God have mercy on me. Unkind words, slanderous lies and half truths hurt the reputation of others. Once expressed it is impossible to take words back.

One of God’s commands is: “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.” What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not tell lies about our neighbor, betray him, slander him, or hurt his reputation, but defend him, speak well of him, and explain everything in the kindest way, (as explained by Dr. Martin Luther).

And who is our neighbor? Our neigh-bor is anyone that we meet along life’s way. This defi nition leaves few who are not our neighbor in our daily walk of life. We are rather to defend, speak well of and explain everything in the kindest way regarding the reputation of our neighbor.

When I fi rst came to Winnebago I did not know much about those that I met. How would you like someone to inform me about every wicked thing that you had done or had rumored to have done over the course of your life? They might rationalize that it was in the interest of my public safety.

What a beautiful day it is! I am so thankful for this day. I remember that William Arthur Ward said, “Feeling grati-tude and not expressing it is like wrap-ping a present and not giving it.” Every-day is a good day. However, somedays are better days. What makes it better? I think the way we receive it or process it makes all the difference.

In such nice weather, I am tempted very much to be outside and stay there all day to enjoy the fresh air and bask in the sun (like basking in the love of God). Did you ever think about what you do every day and how much of what you do is what you truly want to do? Often times we do what we need to do and do not think too much about it. Anymore, I wonder, how many of us are living intentionally and mindfully. Talking about mindfulness, last evening I left my offi ce and when I was half-way home, I stood there wonder-ing if I turned off the light in the offi ce. I do not know whether it happens to you much at all, but it often happens to me and I need to retrace my steps. A sign of old age or lack of mindfulness?

I ran into many people these days, who are suffering from fl u and colds. Just looking at them I feel bad for them. Some of them have a hard time breath-ing. I myself was among them. I had a severe cold and I was not sure I was ever going to get better. I am most grateful for the air I breathe each moment of my life. The air we breathe is a free gift from God, which is an essential for our existence. But how many of us take it for granted? When was the last time you thanked God for the gift of air? I no longer take the gift of air for granted. If you ever had a cold or pneumonia or any other lung ailment, you know what I am talking about.

The other day I had to travel down the road awhile to attend a meeting. As we were driving down the road, I noticed the fi elds all around us. The fi elds look nice and smooth and ready to be planted. They were very nicely groomed and wait-ing to receive seeds. The ground is ready. I think perhaps farmers are very anxious to go out to the fi elds and plant.

As I was looking at the fi elds, I was

pondering at how much we human be-ings are so much like mother earth. Our souls also need to be tilled, cared for and be readied for planting to receive God’s word/life. As we were passing by those spacious fi elds, “The Parable of the Sower” from the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 13, came to mind. It says, “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds. As he scat-tered them across his fi eld, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died. Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants. Still other seeds fell on fertile soil. They produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted! Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” (Matthew 13:3-8)

I ask myself which of the four soils best describes the condition of my heart right now? What “thorn of worry” is trying to choke my faith right now? The things we do and choices we make will prepare our hearts to receive the seed of God’s Word and life. For example, if we focus and dwell on the problems in our situation and fi ll our lives with worry, the soil of our hearts will soon choke God’s Word and we will continue in our own misery. But if we instead focus and dwell on the greatness of our Creator God and our Lord Jesus Christ, the soil of our hearts will be able to receive and nourish His Word. Then our lives will be fi lled with His love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

As the farmer has the choice of prepar-ing his fi elds to be good soil for growing the seed, so we have the choice of preparing our hearts to receive God’s blessings that grow from His Word. May our Lord help us be intentional and mindful, as we prepare to receive His Word.

May God, our Creator continue to bless you and your family, especially those who are affl icted by much suffering.

Until next time, may God hold you in the palm of his hand . Sister Hilda Choi

There was a man that did a horrible thing by coveting his neighbor’s wife, committing adultery and then having her husband murdered. When this man was properly confronted with his sin against the Creator he repented. The man was forgiven. Jesus, in fact, would years later pay for this sin and the sin of the world by the shedding of his blood. After the man was forgiven, the Word of God goes on to say that this man had a pure heart and one that was in line with God’s own heart. The Word of God never makes a point to remind others of this man’s former utter contempt for God’s commands. Forgiven sin is forgotten.

Man is not often good to his word. Thank God that God is ever true to His Word. Those whom He forgives are forgiven. “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faith-ful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” [1 John 1:8-9 ESV].

Thank God that our past can be com-pletely erased by the blood of the Lamb of God, Jesus our Savior. The mercy found in trusting in Jesus gives one a good reputation. The past is forgiven, forgotten since the Son of God took the place of the sinner and was Himself forsaken. The believer in Jesus has the blessed hope of life everlasting!

How is your reputation? Need for-giveness? God offers the forgiveness of sin each Sunday at Jesus Our Savior Lutheran Church. Come and receive His blessings. Sunday school and Bible study at 10, followed by Divine Service at 11.

Brad Lee Samuelson, 55 of Shaw-nee, KS passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015. Brad was a sales rep for Tire Center Inc. In addition to being loved by his family and many friends Brad loved fi shing. Brad leaves his loving wife of 24 years, Kim and children Joe (Mindy), Nick and Krissa and three grandchildren. Funeral services were Thursday, April 9 at Westside Family Church, Lenexa, KS. Friday, April 10, a ceremonial service took place on the Winnebago Reservation, NE, at the HoChunk Center. Burial followed in North Bend, NE.

In Loving Memory… Brad Lee Samuelson

WINNEBAGO HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

The Commission has been the “Tribally-Designated Housing Entity” under the provisions of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA) since 1998.

The WHDC began direct management of the low-income housing programs on March 1, 2015. Rental tenants were notifi ed of this change and advised to make their checks (or money orders) payable to the Winnebago Housing and Develop-ment Commission.

The housing program for low-income tribal members remains the same and will continue to operate within the federal regulations of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act. At this time, the NAHASDA is the primary funding source.

What’s HappeningPage 4— Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, April 25, 2015

On Saturday, March 28 a group of fi ve enthu-siastic Winnebago High School students traveled to Vermillion, South Da-kota with Ms. Palmer. Al-exandrea Flanders, Elijah Frazier, Laura Neff, Emily Harden, and Jaric Littlegeorge participated in the annual Sorcerer’s Apprentice Creative Writing Camp at the Univer-sity of South Dakota. The day included fi ve intense writing workshops ranging from poetry to editing and performance. At the end of the day, all students stood up in front of a large crowd to read their writing, which took a lot of courage! After the event, we went and checked out the 42nd Annual USD Wacipi, where we ran into Rohahehs Aldrich and Delicia Payer. We even saw vendors selling Winnebago State Champ stickers! Finally, we ate at R-Pizza to wrap up a great day.

Sorcerer’s Apprentice Creative Writing Camp

Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, April 25, 2015 — Page 5

Around Bago

“Attention to all members”“My name is Richard Titus R-34833 and I am fi ling this notice because

I’m trying to reach out and connect with some family members I lost touch with. So, if you know any of the following please spread the word that I’d like to hear from them! Here goes those names: Michelle Horton, Lonnie Whitebeaver, Terri Littlegeorge, Mary Horton, Nellie Brown, Horace Rave! If you know of any of these individuals then let them know I am trying to contact them! I can be reached at the address below.

Richard Titus R-34833Pontiac C.C.P.O. Box 99Pontiac, IL 61764

Thank you all!

Greeting Winnebago commu-nity, my name is Victoria Kitcheyan and I am a tribal council candidate for the May 5th Special Election. My parents are Desiree and Vincent Kitcheyan. My maternal grandpar-ents are Lydia Whitebeaver and the late William Bear. My paternal grandparents are the late Victoria and Evans Kitcheyan. I have a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Tribal Management from Haskell Indian Nations University. Some of my past employment positions in-clude Contract Administrator and Technical Writer for the Ho-chunk, Inc. government contracting divi-sion. I also served as the Commu-nity Education Coordinator and the

Tribal Council Elections…Director of Student Development at Little Priest Tribal College. I am currently working as the Internal Auditor for the Winnebago Tribe. I kindly ask for your vote in the spe-cial election. I have the education and skills to make a substantial contribution to the Tribal Council. I am a hard worker and am commit-ted to success in all my endeavors. Running for tribal council is a self-less act. I’m willing to give my all to serve as a leader of the Winnebago tribe. We are at a turning point in our administration. Please exercise your right to vote and let your voice be heard. Please consider a leader with an education, integrity and the will to serve in a selfl ess capacity. Vote for Victoria Kitcheyan!

Winnebago NewsPage 6 — Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, April 25, 2015

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nebago Indians are still the Class C1 Nebraska State Basketball Champs. Here they are unveiling their new blue 2015 State Championship t-shirts.

Community NoticesWinnebago Indian News, Saturday, April 25, 2015 — Page 7

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LEGAL NOTICENotice of Hearing Case No. CV15-068

In the Matter of theGuardianship Petition of:SHAIYENA WEASELHEAD,In Re:A. B. N. (DOB 12-22-2012)M. B. N. (DOB 12-09-2011) TO: VALLENE BELL, Mother You are hereby notifi ed that a petition

has been fi led for Guardianship and a hearing concerning the above referred Individual(s) in Case No. CV15-068 has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 2ND day of JUNE 2015 at the hour of 9:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Hearing Case No. CV15-049

In the Matter of theGuardianship Petition of:CARMEN CLEVELAND,In Re:L. H. (DOB 05-08-2012) TO: TAMMY HUFFMAN, Mother DAVID SNOW, FatherYou are hereby notifi ed that a petition

has been fi led for Guardianship and a hearing concerning the above referred Individual(s) in Case No. CV15-049 has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 7TH day of JULY 2015 at the hour of 10:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Hearing Case No. CV15-073

In the Matter of theName Change Petition of:SADIE MARIE LITTLEGEORGEto SADIE MARIE JEFFERSONTo: ANY INTERESTED PARTIESYou are hereby notifi ed that a petition

for Name Change has been fi led and a hearing concerning the above referred Individual in case no. CV15-073 has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 8TH day of JUNE, 2015 at the hour of 9:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICENotice of Hearing Case No. CV15-071

In the Matter of theDivorce Petition of:WILLIAM A. SMITHvsHEATHER L. GRIFFIN SMITHTo: HEATHER L. GRIFFIN SMITH:You are hereby notifi ed that a Divorce

petition has been fi led and a hearing concerning the above referred Case No. CV15-071 has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 22ND day of JUNE 2015 at the hour of 9:00 A.M.

NOTICETo all Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska enrolled members attending college Full-

Time and that are not currently active in the Higher Education Program, please complete the scholarship application and attach your tribal enrollment and col-lege transcripts no later than 15 working days after your term ends to see if you qualify for the Academic Excellence Incentive.

ARTICLE 25: ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE INCENTIVE POLICY Purpose: The Academic Excellence Program is hereby established to award

incentives to full time (12+ college credits) college students for their academic excellence per academic term (must meet ARTICLE 9 guidelines). All applicants shall submit their grade reports and transcripts to the Higher Education Program no later than fi fteen (15) working days after the completion of the academic term.

Incentives will be determined by the following scale: $200 incentive for each ‘A’ grade earned $100 incentive for each ‘B’ grade earned Grade reports received after the fi fteen (15) working day deadline are ineligible

for the incentive; no exceptions will be considered. The incentive award/denial letter will be mailed to the student within 15 days

of determination. (This incentive is based on available funding each fi scal year.)If you have any further questions, please contact the Higher Education Program

at our new phone number: 402-878-2631 or 2634 or by email: carmelita.sharp-back@winnebagotribe.com or patrice.bass@winnebagotribe.com

Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, April 25, 2015 — Page 8

WinnaVegas “Punch For Cash”