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VOLUME 10 EDITION 10 Lawton, OK September 2010

Sneak Peek

GOVERNMENT

SPORTS

PROGRAMS

First Day of Autumn is Sept. 23!

Comanche Nation Housing Receives Annual Funding

Each year the Coman-che Nation Housing Author-ity is funded by HUD (Hous-ing and Urban Development) to run the Housing Authority. This is all pointed under what is call Native American Hous-ing Assistance and Self-Deter-mination Act of 1996. Since 1996 Indian Housing Authorities received their funding by a formula. I n order for the Housing Author-ity to get these funds they have to submit what is called the Indian Housing Plan. This is an annual document that every Indian Housing Authority in the country, that is under this law has to submit. When the document is submitted, it must state what the funds are going to be used for. HUD reviews the plan and if they find the plan is in compliance with the law, then they will allocate the funds. Each year every hous-ing authority in the country gets an allocation based on this for-mula and based on the appro-priations from congress. Con-gress will appropriate so much money for all Indian Housing. This particular physical year, the funding was 700 million and that is across the country. The Comanche Nation Hous-ing Authority was allocated 2.5 million, according to Housing Director Tom Yellow Wolf. The funding will run for Oct. 1, 2010 thru Sept. 30, 2011. The Housing Authority is currently finishing up their last year’s funding, which is the 2008 funding. 2008 fund-ing will be spent within the next 60 to 90 days. The Hous-ing Authority will operate on the 2009 funding for a while. The Housing Authority re-ceives their funds a year after they have been awarded the funding. The housing submits the plan, the local HUD office in Oklahoma City reviews it and notifies the head office in Washington D.C, the head of-fice notifies the Congressional people for the State of Okla-homa. The funding will be used for operating the Housing Authority, take care of homes under management, modern-ization (beyond normal mainte-nance) such as: re-doing roofs, replacing windows, etc. Some of the money will be set aside to build or buy new homes. The Housing Author-ity is currently looking to build homes in the Cache and Apache areas. The money that is al-located is the money the Hous-ing Authority receives on the annual basis, but the amount is never the same.

By Paula Karty/News Staff

Scorching heat, lung-choking dust storms and the constant threat of rocket attacks are just a few of the challenges that face two cousins from the Comanche Nation. SFC Jo-seph Chebahtah of Indiaho-ma, Okla., and First Sergeant Raymond Woothtakewahbitty (called 1SG Wooth for short) of Elgin, Okla., both in their youth to serve in the army. Today fate finds both of these soldiers on the front line in Afghanistan. In honor of their heritage, the two men recently flew their nation’s flag over the command and control center of the 105th Engineer Battalion.

Comanche Warriors Support War Effort in Afghanistan

SFC Chebahtah is cur-rently serving with the 105th Engineer Battalion out of North Carolina in country it is known as Task Force THOR. It is a route clearance unit which seeks Improvised Ex-plosive Devices (IEDs). Many authorities consider the IED the single most deadly weap-on in the Taliban’s arsenal. As the training of-ficer, SFC Chebahtah is heavily relied upon to keep soldiers informed on the con-stantly changing environment. He was the special de-tails platoon sergeant while they were located in a deep in the Argandab valley at a re-

mote site called FOB Jeluwar,.First Sergeant Wooth also serves in an EngineerBattal-ion. He is the 1SG of the For-ward Support Company of the 864th out of Fort Lewis, WA. The battalion focuses on construction projects. The 864th is currently expanding FOBs in remote places such as Azizuallah, Howzie Madad and FOB Wilson. 1SG Wooth misses the grass and trees of home, this area being barren and dusty. His wife, Wendy, and his daughters, Haley 14, Melody 5 are in Corvallis, Or-egon awaiting his return. They

United Methodist Church of Apache Gets a Face lift

The United Method-ist Church of Apache was go-ing under new construction in the dining hall area. The Christian Church construc-tion company out of Woodland Texas was doing the work. Leatrice Jay said they was doing the kitchen put-ting in new sinks, vent hoods, cabinets,new stove and island. The biggest job was repairing the roof and the ceiling. Rudy Tart-sah is the Pastor for the church. The crew has been very busy. A little history of the church. Many many years

See Soldiers, Page 3

See Church, Page 3

Comanche Business

Committee Meeting

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Tax Commission

Monthly Report

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Elder Center Celebrates Arts and

Crafts

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Police Dept. Assists Local

Forces

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Softball Field Named after

Legend

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Area High School

Football Schedules

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SFC Joseph Chebahtah and First Sergeant Raymond Woothtakewahbitty

Story and Photo by Fred Codynah/News Staff

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THE COMANCHE NATION NEWS

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Comanche Nation Officials

Chairman Michael BurgessVice Chairman Richard Henson

Secretary/TreasurerRobert Tippeconnie

Committeeman No.1Ron Red Elk

Committeeman No.2Mark Wauahdooah

Committeeman No.3Darrell KosechequetahCommitteeman No.4

Clyde Narcomey(Acting)Tribal Administrator

William Owens

Tocontactofficials:Comanche Nation

P.O. Box 908Lawton, Okla. 73502

Toll Free: (877) 492-4988

Physical Address584 Bingo Rd.

Lawton, OK 73505

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The Expenditures for October 1, 2009 through July 31, 2010 for (FY 10) were $569,978. The monthly aver-age expenditures are $56,998. Taxes and Revenue collected from October 1, 2009 through July 31, 2010 for (FY 10) were approximately $2,372,966 the monthly average collections are $237,297 collections are down (.01%) compared to last year in the same time frame. The tobacco tax col-lections are $1,194,464 down [-4%] compared to last year. The oil and gas collections are $434,833 up +35% com-pared to last year. $2,265,500 has been allocated for the four quarters for the Tax Supple-mental monies. The four quar-ters allocation has been paid in the amount of $2,265,500. The monthly City National Bank Statement for July 2010 has been reconciled by the Hatch, Croke And Associates, Jim Patterson, the Tax Com-mission Executive Chairman and CNTC staff with no dis-crepancies. Hatch, Croke and Associates, P.C., are giving us our monthly financial reports and have reconciled the FY 2010 financials up to date with no major discrepancies. The Tax Commission is audited an-nually by another independent C.P.A. firm and our 2009 an-nual audit is completed with no discrepancies. Our Annual au-dits are up to date and complete with no discrepancies.

Tax Commission Summation

Report for July 2010

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You can pick up the latest edition of the Comanche Nation News at the Following locations:Lawton: Indian Hospital, Comanche Nation Casino, Comanche Nation Visitor’s Center, Comanche Hous-ing Authority, Comanche Nation Day Care Center, Comanche Nation Funeral Home, Trinity Global, Native StylesSalon,Buck’sPawnShop,ComancheNationHistoricalPreservationOffice,ComancheNationBusinessCenter, Comanche National Museum

Apache: Eric’s Indian Store, Hop n Sac Convenience StorePorter Hill: Comanche Spur Casino, Native Dancer Indian Store, Gas MartElgin: Gas MartFletcher: Hop n Sac Convenience StoreCyril: Eagle Stop Convenience StoreAnadarko:IndianClinic,BureauofIndianAffairsOffice,AnadarkoOutreachOffice,SouthernPlainsIndianMuseum, McKee’s Indian StoreCache: Trading Post, Gas MartWalters: Comanche Star Casino, Comanche Community Center of Walters, Walters Public LibraryRandlett/Devol: Comanche Red River Casino

Submitted by Raymond Nauni Jr., Co-manche Nation Tax Commission

Eleven Resolutions Pass at August 7 Business Committee Meeting

The August meeting was called to order by Coman-che Nation Chairman Michael Burgess at 10:19 a.m. After Roll Call, a quo-rum was established. A motion was passed to accept last’s month’s minutes A motion was passed to amend the agenda. Resolutions 83-10 Enrollment List No. 837. Motion made by Clyde Narcomey. Second by Mark Wauahdooah. Motion carries 5/0. 84-10 Enrollment List No. 838. Motion made by Nar-comey. Seconded by Wauah-dooah. Motion carries 5/0. 85-10 Enrollment

List No. 839. Motion made by Wauahdooah. Second by Red Elk. Motion carries 5/0 86-10 TIP. Motion made by Wauahdooah. Second by Tippeconnie. Motion car-ries 5/0. 87-10 WIA. Motion made by Tippeconnie. Second by Wauahdooah. Motion car-ries 5/0. 88-10 Signature Au-thority. Motion made by Nar-comey. Second by Tippecon-nie. Motion carries 5/0 89-10 Fish and Wild-life Grant. Motion made by Tippeconnie. Second by Red Elk. Motion carries 5/0. 90-10 Grant for Di-saster Assistance. Motion

The Comanche Na-tion Outreach in Oklahoma City has had another success-ful month. During the month of August a total of 59 tribal member accessed many of the tribal programs offered by the Comanche Nation. The Comanche Nation Outreach in Oklahoma City would like to extend a very special thanks to Gwen and Tracy at the Student Service Program at the Comanche Na-tion. This department is easy

CULTURAL AWARENESS. Camille Wetselline,left, 2009-2010 Jr. Miss Indian Ft. Sill , and ErminaJane Johanna Iruegas, 2009-2010 Lil’ Miss IndianFt.Sill,weregivenCertificatesofAppreciationAug.24attheLawtonCityCouncilMeetingforkickingofftheAmericanBandMusicFestival July 2-4 in Lawton, Okla. The princesses performed the Lord’s Prayer in Native American Sign Language. Presenting the awards to the young ladies was the Mayor Pro tem, Jay Burk.

Photos by Jolene Schonchin/News Staff

made by Wauahdooah. Second by Tippeconnie. Motion car-ries 5/0. 91-10 Establish Spe-cial Election for Red River Casino and Hotel. Narcomey called for question. Second by Wauahdooah. Motion failed to pass. 92-10 Approving form document for RAP. Motion made by Red Elk. Second by Narcomey. Motion carries 5/0. 93-10 TSC ware-house. Motion made by Wau-ahdooah. Second by Narcom-ey. Motion carries 5/0.


Comanche Nation Outreach OKC August Monthly Report

to work with, has simple ap-plication process, and a quick turnaround on the cards. The Comanche Nation Outreach in Oklahoma City as-sisted 18 tribal members with Social Service applications. Many tribal members have ex-perienced hardship during this year and through the Outreach were able to obtain assistance by having the ability to send and receive applications. Enrollment was also a big hit during the month of

August. Many tribal mem-bers do not have copies of their CDIB’s. The convenience of being able to call the enroll-ment department and be able to have a copy of their CDIB is helpful for a lot of tribal mem-bers trying to access different programs. The enrollment of-fice is very efficient and ex-tremely friendly.

Submitted by Karen Kanitobe/ Oklahoma City Outreach Center Staff


are expecting the arrival of their third child in October. 1SG Wooth is serving his second combat tour, the last being in Iraq in 2005-2006. 1SG Wooth states,” My wife and kids sac-rifice a lot, they know I love the Army and they support me.” He goes on to say,” I think the biggest support we are giving is by bringing out the barriers to protect our troops. I get most satisfaction from seeing what we’ve done. I see the check-points go up and I have the satisfaction of knowing we’ve contributed. Kandahar will be having elections in September and we will have made a real difference here in the region.”Both men serve in jobs that are

ago a group of Comanche people got together south of Apache to worship the Lord. As told by Lavina Mithlo. She said the Comanche people really loved to gamble. But when the pastor would show up they would put their cards and money away and get ready for services. She said most of the people could not speak English, so the pastor would preach in Comanche. The pastor was Leon Motah. One day they put up an arbor for their services. Motah changed their ways. He got them interested in to coming to services more and more. So one day a group of them decided to purchase the land they were using. A group of them got together and pur-chased 5 acres on Aug. 3, 1948 Before they could build the church a well had to be built. So this Indian man they called “Pretty Boy” came and said “I’m gonna shoot this arrow in the air. And when it comes down that’s were the water is.” Now everything was coming together for this group. They would have camp meetings two and three weeks at a time and bible school and Sunday school . She said it was hard at times and very cold in the winter time. But

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vital to the war effort. They both operate out of Kanda-har Airfield in the southeast-ern region of Afghanistan, the birthplace of the Taliban. 1SG Wooth and SFC Chebahtah are part of America’s surge effort in Southern Afghanistan. For both men the comforts of home may remain a distant memory but the knowledge of their con-tribution in Operation Endur-ing Freedom will last a lifetime.

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they kept coming and praying and the Lord blessed them with a new church and dining hall. Mithlo said her and the kids would walk to church everyday. She said now days people have cars and they are still late for church services They first named the church Mahsetky Mission. But as the years went by they changed the name to United Methodist Church of Apache. They had many pas-tors over the years. Here is just a few of them: Taylor Noyebad, John Pahdopony,Steve Chibitty, Raymond Weryavah, Claude Jay, Ken-neth Edmonds, Lincoln Tart-sah and George Sumpter just to name a few of the pastors over the years that has inspired the people to worship the Lord. Present day they are still very busy. The women cater din-ners for different organiza-tions. Sometimes they feed over 300 people on the week-ends. The holidays are always packed standing room only. Stacy Stanford has a choir that comes to their church. The women also go out and minister all over the place. After all these years they are still going strong. The Lord has truly blessed them..

THE CITY OF WALTERS SUPPORTS HOMECOMING. On Aug. 3, Comanche Nation Homecoming Committee members met with city council of Walters. Leonard Eschiti, Mary Tosee and Edward Tah-hahwah. The Homecoming committee asked for more dirt and permanent seating around the dance area. The city counsel gave them their blessing. All the city council asked the homecoming committee to do was keep all the big travel trailers on the west side. Walters city council said the homecoming brings in a lot of revenue for the city so they are pleased to keep them there the third weekend of July every year.

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MUSEUM ON DISPLAY. The Comanche National Museum parades with royalty at the annual American IndianExpositionParade,heldAug.2inAnadarko,Okla.Itwasoneofmanyfloatsthatweatheredthescorching heat. Several area tribes participate in the week-long celebration at the Caddo County Fair Grounds.

Photo by Fred Codynah Jr., News Staff



From left: Elders Marian Strong (Hoopa Mono Band); Evangeline Chappabitty (Ft. Sill Apache) and Sandra Toyekoyah (Comanche) show a series of baskets and beadwork which they learned how to make, while attending classes at the Comanche Nation Elderly Center. The classes were taught by Eleanor McDaniels and Charlotte Niyah McCurtain.

PROGRAMS

The elders at the Co-manche Nation Elder Center have been hard at work mak-ing arts and crafts. During the past few months elders have fringed shawls, made double wall baskets, made memorial wreaths, beaded medallions, and did loom beadwork. On August 16 many of these arts and crafts were

Comanche Elder Center Celebrates Arts and Crafts Projects

put on display during the noon meal at the nutrition center. Several of the elders whom brought in their work were: Marian Strong (Hoopa Mono Band) who displayed two bas-kets she weaved and her loom beadwork; Inez Motah (Co-manche) displayed a beaded medallion she made; Evan-geline Chappabitty (Ft. Sill

Apache) displayed her beaded medallion and loom beadwork; Maxine Kauley (Chickasaw) displayed her beaded medal-lion and loom beadwork; San-dra Toyekoyah (Comanche) displayed her basket; Vivian Gooday (Comanche) displayed her loom beadwork; also on display were two shawls that Ramona Perez (Kiowa) and

several other women fringed. During the month of August, the Elder Center had a Comanche Language class, taught by Sam Devenney. Other arts and crafts for the month was a dream catcher class taught by Eleanor Mc-Daniel and a necklace and ear-ring class taught by Charlotte Niyah McCurtain.

The Elder Center would like to invite anyone who would like to share their cultural talents with the elders. If your interested call (580) 355-2330.

IndianDollQuiltReflectsComanche History

According to the Indigenous News, be-tween the years 1976-1999 a group of women from the Comanche Senior Citizens Center in Lawton, Okla., stitched together two quilts. The Indian Doll Quilt and The Comanche Quilt. These quilts are part of The Michigan State Uni-versity Museum Collection; which is part of The Michigan Quilt Project that document the history of quilting. Amongst these four women were Martha Weryavah, Naomi Tehauno, the late Vir-ginia Saupitty, Maria Peavy and Cora Pohawpat-choko. This quilt pattern is popular among many Native quilters; depending on the tribal back-ground of the makers, the hair style and clothes used in this pattern will vary. Martha Weryavah has lived all her life in Walters Okla. She learned to quilt by watching her grandmother, Flora Simmons and her friends at the Nazarene Church. Before quilting, Werya-vah likes to sing a Comanche church hymn that she learned from her grandmother. Naomi Tehauno began quilting in 1985, when the Comanche Senior Citizens Center opened. She enjoys making the Indian Doll pat-tern and star quilts. Virginia Saupitty was born in 1925 and passed away in 2007. She enjoyed attending pow-wows, socializing and crossword puzzles along with her quilt making. She has five daugh-ters, three sons, 40 grandchildren, 48 great grand-children and 1 great great grandchild. Maria Peavy grew up in Walters, Okla., moved to Port Wentworth, GA for 12 years, then returned to Walters. Peavy is the great-grandaughter of Quanah Parker, granddaughter of Honey Parker, and daughter of May Koseche-quetah. Peavy learned to quilt from the women at the Comanche Senior Citizens Center. Cora Pohawpatchoko learned to quilt from her mother. Quilt making was a family ac-tivity and every member of the family slept under a quilt. Pohawpatchoko likes to make lap quilts for people in nursing homes.

Photos by Paula Karty/News Staff

Submitted by Charlotte Niyah/Comanche Nation Elder Center Staff


The Comanche Nation through its Law Enforcement department has addressed the critical need of area Police departments by donating ex-cess resources. What do you do with extra firearms, how many guns is enough, how do we protect the tribal members who do not live in our service area? One way is by donating resources to our sister agen-cies. The estimated value of this support is $30,000 to ad-vance service received by the tribal community not living in our jurisdictional service area. The Citizen Potawa-tomi Nation, Cotton County Sheriff’s Office, Coman-che County Sheriff’s Office, Fletcher Police, Elgin Police, Sterling Police, Cache Police, Medicine Park, and Geronimo Police Departments made re-quest for consideration and were found to meet the need criteria that would best service the Comanche and Citizen Po-tawatomi tribal communities. They had numerous requests for support and they wish there were more resources to address the needs of all who requested support. With the economic down turn continuing, most municipalities and state agen-cies are finding it difficult to

Comanche Nation Provides Assistance To Area Police Departments

make the decreasing budgets match the needs of the law en-forcement services. Geronimo, Cache, and Medicine Park have Memoran-dums of Understanding with our Nation’ Police department while the Cotton County Sher-iff’s office services a large trib-

al community within Cotton County. They currently have Memorandum Agreements for support for the Walters and Red River Casino with Cotton County S/O and are increasing-ly their working arrangements. One key effort is support the 2010 National Impaired Driv-

ing Crackdown Campaign. The Comanche Nation will as-sist in Cotton County on Au-gust 27, in conjunction with the OHP, Cotton Co S/O, BIA OLES at a checkpoint adjacent the Highway 36 and 70 along Interstate 44. The Nation will utilize the BIA Breath Alcohol

Testing unit to identify, test and process impaired drivers found in the enforcement check-point. The $350,000 unit is one of four the BIA has across the United States, and is oper-ated by the BIA in support of District II tribal nations. The Elgin, Sterling and Fletcher Police Departments take part in the interagency intelligence-sharing group MAME. This group shares intelligence on the drug/criminal activity with-in the southwest Oklahoma re-gion. The Citizen Potawatomi Nation has provided assistance to the Comanche Nation PD by making available is Record Management Systems and is in the process of developing a Sex Offender data base program to assist us in meeting our July 2011 deadline for commence the Adam Walsh Act within the Comanche Nation.

Opportunities at the WIA Career Fair

The Comanche Nation Work-force (WIA), held a Career Fair Aug 11, 12, 13 at Watchetaker Hall. WIA Director Keith Yack-eyonny and Moderator, Chad Tahchawwickah invited sev-eral guest speakers over the three day event that discussed the key elements for obtaining successful job careers. Oscar Codopony, Director of Opera-tions of Caddo Electric Coop shared his own personal story about the “Road to Success.” Al-lison Steinmeyer discussed how to write “A Winning Resume.” Yolanda Lockwood, Sales Di-rector of Mary Kay stressed the importantance of “Dress for Success.” To top off this suc-cessful and informative event Marta Asepermy the Owner of Native Styles hair salon spoke about “The Winning Look” and also given free haircuts.

Visit the Comanche Nation Website at www.comanchenation.com for information about the 2010 Comanche Nation Fair and look for

the TCNN Special Comanche Fair Edition Out in September!

CitizenPotawatomiofficershakeshandswithComancheNationChief-of-PoliceVernGriffin,thankinghimforfirearmstheComanchetribedonated.

Donated guns.

SMOKEY THE BEAR TURNS 66! The Comanche Nation Fire Program Hosted a Birthday celebration for Smokey the Bear on Aug 9, when he turned 66 years old. They served cake and punch in the Watchetaker Hall. Kids and employees helped him celebrate. A little history of Smokey the Bear: Smokey Bear, the guardian of our forests,has been a part of the American scene for so many years it is hard for people to

rememberwhenhefirstappeared.TodaySmokeyBearisoneofthemost famous advertising symbols in the world and is protected by fed-eral Law. He has his own private zip code, his own legal council, and his own private committee to insure that his name is used properly. Smokey Bear is much more than a make-believe paper image: he ex-istsasanamesymbolofforestfireprevention.OnAugust9,1944,thefirstposterofSmokeyBearwasprepared.Theposterdepictedabearpouringabucketofwateronacampfire.SmokeyBearsoonbecamepopular, and his image began appearing on other posters and cards. In 1952, Smokey Bear had enough public recognition to attract commer-cial interest. An Act of Congress passed to take Smokey out of the pub-lic domain and place him under the control of the Secretary of Agri-culture. The Act provided for the use of collected fees and royalties for theforestfireprevention.OneofthefirstlicenseditemswasaSmokeyBear stuffed toy. Hundreds of items have been licensed over the years.




People, Places, and Things HappeningChebahtah Family

Reunion Set for October

The Chebahtah Fam-ily Reunion will begin at 11 a.m. Oct. 2 at the Comanche Reformed Church in Lawton, Okla. All family and friends are invited and are asked to bring their own lunch. For more informa-tion, contact Marilee Chebah-tah, (918) 781-1881 or Mollie Chebahtah (239)245-7413.

Princess Boot Camp in November

Young ladies aspiring to be princess, either Native American of Pageant, will be offered a one-day course on etiquette and expectations of royalty. The course is called “Princess Boot Camp” and will be held November 20 at the Red Buffalo Hall at the Kiowa Complex in Carnegie, Okla. The inaugural event is spon-sored by the Kiowa Cultural Preservation authority and for-mer tribal and powwow prin-cesses. This camp is geared toward helping young ladies learn basic pageantry skills to

Chief Wildhorse Powwow

Reestablished

Francis Lincoln Sr., the great-great-great grandson of Comanche War Chief Wild-horse, is re-establishing the Chief Wildhorse Descendant Powwow that was once an an-nual celebration held in June at

Marty David was cho-sen to participate in the pro-gram Native American Sum-mer Bridge Institute (NASBI), which was be held at Texas Tech University, June 6-11. The program is de-signed for those students en-tering their junior year of high school. The Institute seeks to prepare students for their junior year in high school and college entrance requirements. Stu-dents will then return to Texas Tech at the end of their junior year to enhance their knowl-edge and skills in a ten-day college preparation program. Please understand that NASBI is not a recruitment effort by Texas Tech. While we would

David Accepted into program at Texas Tech

Autaubo Running for Cutest Kid Contest

Isabell Autaubo is ask-ing for your vote in the Cutest Kid Contest. Autaubo is the 4 year old, daughter of Araminta Ah-haitty and Franklin Autaubo of Norman, Okla. She will be starting Pre-K at Cleveland Elementary in Norman, Okla. Voting is done on-line at vote.soonersnap.com. Vot-ing is Sept. 18 - Oct. 2. Only one vote per day, per e-mail. Voters must register on-line.

Autaubo

Eagle Park in Cache, Okla. The powwow will be held June 17,18,19, 2011 at the Comanche Nation Complex Powwow Grounds. Lincoln is currently getting the head staff together, along with donations to help with the powwow. He says this will not be a contest powwow, but a cele-bration powwow that will bring dancers together not for hopes of winning contest money but for simple dancing, singing and visiting of relatives and friends. Along with the pow-wow, Lincoln plans to have a country and western dance. Wildhorse was a leader of the Kwahada Band of Co-manches from 1874-1891. His war bonnet and personal dress are at Ft. Sill Military Jail on display. He is buried on the Chief’s Row-Post Cemetery. The Wildhorse Descen-

dant Celebration is a non-profit organization, charted through the State of Oklahoma. For more information, contact Lincoln at (505) 409-3794

obtain the goal of their choice. The Princess Boot Camp is offered to all girls ages 6-18 years. It will include workshops and demonstrations taught by professional , posi-tive women. The camp workshops will feature Public Speaking, Sign Language, Dance, Eti-quette, and Team Building. The Public Speaking area will teach proper tech-niques and body language to be used during a competition. This part of the camp will also include the use of tribal lan-guage. Dance will be taught by tribal elders who are former tribal princesses. They will demonstrate different dances and also brief the girls on ex-pectations during the dances in the dance arena. (Dance etiquette). The ladies will also make staff/spears to use during the dance portion. They will learn about color, designs, and the meaning of the staff and why it is used by women dur-ing the dance. Check in time will be 8 a.m. There is a $30 registra-tion fee for students and chap-erone’s. This price includes T-shirt and meals for the day. For more information, or a registration form, contact Jame Eskew, (580) 654-3600 ext. 366 or by email at [email protected]., or Peggy Tsoodle, (405) 638-0995.

love to have our NASBI par-ticipants consider Texas Tech for their future educational needs, we do not pressure them in any way to commit to attend Texas Tech after graduation from high school. NASBI is primarily intended to introduce students to academic and so-cial settings of a university so that they will aspire and plan to attend college after graduation. There is no fee to at-tend NASBI, rooms and meals are provided. Travel arrange-ments are responsibility of the participant. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas. Lubbock has over 200,000 res-idents and Texas Tech has over 28,000 students that call Lub-bock home. The Lubbock area is rich in history and tradition and the University takes great pride in preserving much of that his-tory through great facilities and programs such as the Lubbock Lake Landmark, Southwest Collections, the Texas Tech Museum, the Ranching Heri-tage Center and many more. Texas Tech University is the second largest campus in the nation with over 1,800 acres of unique architecture, beautiful landscapes, state of the art classrooms, research li-braries and great student spaces for recreation, study, and other events. Texas Tech offers 150 undergraduate degrees, more than 100 master’s degrees, and more than 50 doctoral pro-grams. Texas Tech University also has dedicated faculty and staff to lead these programs. Their faculty is recognized around the nation and the world for their academic ac-complishments. Texas Tech University supports a diverse faculty, staff, and student cli-mate by offering programs and support services for stu-dents from across the globe. The Cross Cultural Academic Advancement Center leads the way in providing activities that support the professional and personal development of each student at Texas Tech. The Cross Cultural Academic Advancement Cen-ter assists Native American faculty and staff in organizing events that celebrate the his-tory, culture, and traditions of our Native American students. Each year these pro-grams continue to grow and bring visitors such as Coman-che Nation to Texas Tech. The University also receives great support from organizations such as the West Texas Native American Association. David is the son of LaVida David, the grandson of Vidala Franklin, and the great grandson of Rosalie Attocknie. David is a Jr. at Anadar-ko High School.


In December, 2000, 29 members of the Navajo Nation were presented with Congressional Gold Medals for their military service, with the US Marine Corps, as Code Talkers during World War II in the Pacific Theater of op-erations. Comanche mem-ber, Ben Tahmahkera, felt the Comanches and other tribes were slighted as they had Code Talkers. He contacted Con-gresswoman Kay Granger of Texas and she introduced the Code Talker Recognition Acts of 2002 and 2006 to gain rec-ognition for the Comanche Code Talkers and other tribes with Code Talkers. Both bills failed. Congressman David Boren reintroduced the Code Talker Recognition Act of 2008 and the Congress of the United States unanimously passed leg-islation awarding the Congres-sional Gold Medal to the Co-manche Nation and other tribes with Code Talkers. The Code Talkers Rec-ognition Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-420) was signed by then President George Bush on October 15, 2008 – this act authorizes the recognition of every Code Talker with a Congressional Gold Medal for their tribe and individu-ally with a silver medal du-plicate. Bronze medals will be available to the public through the United States mint. The Department of De-fense has completed their re-search and has identified 103 individuals as code talkers, as defined by the Act, from 19 dif-ferent tribes. The Comanches have 15 individuals on the list. They are from World War II: Charles Chibitty, Haddon Co-dynah, Robert Holder, Forrest Kassanavoid, Wellington Mi-hecoby, Perry Noyabad, Clif-

ford Otitivo, Simmons Parker, Melvin Permansu, Elgin Red Elk, Roderick Red Elk, Larry Saupitty, Morris Tabbyetchy (Sunrise) and Willie Yaches-chi. Albert Nahquaddy Sr. is listed as a World War I Code Talker. Calvin Atchavit name will also be submitted as a World War I Code Talker. The Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the majority of the US Con-gress and is the highest civil-ian Congressional award of the United States. The decoration is awarded to an individual or group who performs an out-standing deed or act of service to the security, prosperity and national interest of the United States. Only 138 Gold Med-als have been awarded with the first award in March, 1776 to General of the Continental Army George Washington and the last in September, 2009 to golfer Arnold Palmer. Other well-known recipients include John Paul Jones, Major Gener-

The Comanche Indian Veterans Association (CIVA) conducted their 99th military funeral honors for the late Vandal Atauvich, a Korean War US Navy veteran on Au-gust 13th at the Cahoma Build-ing west of Cache. Military funeral honors include a booklet presented to family members with the vet-eran’s military bio, photo, cop-ies of his awards, obituary and funeral program, the playing of the veteran’s branch of service song, the reading of his mili-tary bio, a roll call and a final salute. The flags of the US, Comanche Nation, Oklahoma, CIVA and veteran’s branch of service are also displayed at both the prayer and funeral services and at the gravesite. A firing squad is provided by the Comanche Nation Police Department. The CIVA plays taps, folds and presents the vet-eran’s casket flag at the fam-ily’s request – otherwise those honors are provided by the ac-tive branches of each military service. Military honors can be requested by family mem-bers of deceased veterans at the Comanche Nation Funeral Home or contacting the CIVA Commander at (580) 512-2225 or the Historian at (580) 588-

2377/678-4629. Military honors con-ducted by year are 1994 (2), 1995 (1), 1996 (2), 2002 (1), 2003 (5), 2004 (5), 2005 (6), 2006 (11), 2007 (13), 2008 (21), 2009 (19) and 2010 (13). In ad-dition, the CIVA have installed military markers of deceased veterans. Over one-hundred markers have been installed free of charge. Harry Mithlo is in charge of the marker in-stallation and has done a great job with that project. Other services provided include three major veteran events annually, an Armed Forces Day Banquet, the Memorial Day Ceremony and Veterans Day Celebration. Eighteen Comanche veterans are presented honors annually with an embroidered Grateful Nation Pendleton, a plague, a miniature veteran horse, a coffee cup, a cap, a challenge coin, a medallion and an hono-rarium. Nominations can be presented by family or friends of Comanche veterans to the Commander or historian. Col-or guard services for parades, pow-wow’s, gatherings, wed-dings, banquets, meetings, etc; are also provided. The CIVA had over sixty commitments during 2009. Active members are provided with a vest, be-

al Ulysses S. Grant, the Wright Brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Thomas Edison, General of the Army John J. “Blackjack” Per-shing, Robert Frost, Bob Hope, General of the Army Doug-las MacArthur, Walt Disney, Sir Winston Churchill, Robert Kennedy, Joe Louis, Henry S. Truman, Generals Colin Pow-ell and Norman Schwarzkopf, Mother Teresa, Nelson Man-dela, Pope John Paul II, Ron-ald and Nancy Reagan, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King and the Tuskegee Airmen. Lanny Asepermy has been appointed, by Chairman Bur-gess, as the liaison for the Co-manche Nation to assist with a design, minting (striking) and presentation of medal. He will be working with the U.S. Trea-sury Department and the Choc-taw Nation during this process. The design and mint phrase could take up to one year to complete. The presentation will be made by President

Obama in Washington D.C. on a date yet to be determined - Chairman Burgess will select the Nation representatives for the presentation ceremony. The Comanche Nation will be presented with two Congressional Gold Med-als, one will be displayed at the Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C., the other at the Comanche Nation Museum. The effort, as mentioned ear-lier, began with Mr. Tahmah-kera and has required an undy-ing effort of many to get to this point. Research information, about the Code Talkers, was presented to the Nation by Bar-bara Goodin. Lobbying efforts by former Chairman Wallace Coffey, then CBC Secretary/Treasurer Melvin Kerchee Jr. and Asepermy began in 2002 during the opening of the Mu-seum of the American Indian. Four more lobbying efforts to Washington D.C. by Coffey and Asepermy with the Choc-

taw Nation followed. Others who assisted with the lobbying efforts included LaNora Park-er, John Plata, Shelley Aseper-my, Jackie Swift, Michelle Monenerkit, the late Fred Nah-wooks and Terry Snowball. This award is long overdue as our Code Talkers began their journey seventy years ago, in Decem-ber, 1940, with their enlistment into the US Army and contin-ued through June 6, 1944 dur-ing the D-Day landings in Nor-mandy, France to war’s end in May, 1945. The Code Talkers fought in five major campaigns in the European Theater of op-erations, some were decorated for valor in combat, other suf-fered the wounds of battle, all returned home. They were in combat for 299 days and used the Comanche language to baffle the German Army. The use of the Comanche language and the code developed by the Code Talkers saved countless American and allied lives and contributed greatly to win-ning the war in Europe. The code was never broken. The success of any military operation is the ability to “shoot, move and communicate”. Military his-tory has documented that the Comanche Code Talkers ac-complished these tasks by their outstanding performance of duty on the fields of battle. We thank these “Telephone” War-riors for their dedicated, faith-ful and honorable service to God and Country.

ret and jacket while Auxiliary members are presented with a service shawl and Pendleton after one year of participation. The Commander of the CIVA is George Red Elk, son of Comanche Code Talker Roderick Red Elk. Red Elk is a veteran of the Vietnam and Per-sian Gulf Wars and was award-ed the Silver Star for Gallantry in Action and Purple Heart for combat wounds while serving with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam. Other officers include Jimmy Caddo, 1st Vice-Commander, Larry Laurenzana, 2nd Vice-Com-mander and Eleanor McDan-iel, Secretary. Krista Hubbard serves as their princess, Frank Hubbard as the Quartermaster and Lanny Asepermy as the Historian/Advisor. Any honorably discharged Comanche veteran or spouse of a Comanche member in-terested in active membership can contact the Commander or Historian.

MILITARYComanche Code Talker Congressional Gold Medal Update

Comanche Indian Veterans Association Conducts 99TH Military Funeral Honors

Submitted by Lanny Asepermy/CIVA

Submitted by Lanny Asepermy/CIVA

The Comanche Code Talkers: From left standing, Morris Sunrise, Perry Noyabad, Ralph Wahnee, Haddon Codynah, Robert Holder, Edward Nahquaddy, Clifford Ototivo, Forrest Kassanavoid. Front kneeling, from left, Roderick RedElk, Simmons Parker, Larry Saupitty, Melvin Permansu, Willie Yackeschi, Charles Chibitty, Willington Mihecoby.


SPORTS

TRIBAL ATHLETES HONORED NATIVE STYLE. Coman-che Nation Tribal Athletes George “Comanche Boy” Tahdoo-ahnippah and Jenna Plumley were honored at the “One Nation Empowerment Native Youth Pow-wow, July 10, at the Great Plains Coliseum in Lawton, Okla. Tahdooahnippah was hon-ored for his impressive boxing career which his record is 24-01. Plumley was honored for her outstanding basketball career which she was named by The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches “Player of the Year.” Plumley attends Lamar Uni-versity, and is the starting point guard for the Lady Cardinals

QUEEN OF THE MOUNDJanice Pewewardy pitched her way to the Oklahoma Amateur

Softball Association Hall of Fame

During the upcoming 19th Annual Comanche Na-tion Fair, Oct. 1,2,3, the soft-ball field located near the Co-manche Nation Complex will be named after the late Janice Totite Pewewardy. Pending conformation the first pitch starting the softball tourna-ment will be in honor of Pewe-wardy. The late Janice Totite Pewe-wardy is definitely a legacy in Women’s Fast Pitch Softball. Pewewardy lived all her life in Comanche County. She began her softball pitching career while attending school in Elgin, Okla. She led Elgin High School to the State Soft-ball finals in 1961 and 1962 under coach Wesley Barrow. Pewewardy continued playing softball after gradu-ating from high school. She started playing Independent Softball under the management of Nelson Bigbow and later un-der the management of her hus-band Wes Pewewardy. Pewe-wardy played in the Oklahoma Amateur Softball Association (ASA) sponsored programs, both league and tournaments. Pewewardy’s team played un-der the sponsorship of Bill Yo-ast of Yoast Furniture and later Lawton Merchants and Jap’s Red Raiders. Her team won most of the tournaments and all of the yearly softball leagues. Pewewardy’s team behind her pitching, dominated the State ASA Softball Championship Tournament and the Annual Oklahoma All-Indian Softball Tournament in Oklahoma City, for many years. She was se-lected as “Outstanding Pitch-er” in many tournaments. Besides playing in Oklahoma, Pewewardy’s team competed in softball tourna-ments in Memphis, Houston, Omaha, Ft. Worth, Gallup and Albuquerque. In 1983 Pewe-wardy led her team to win the National All-Indian Softball tournament played in Albu-querque, NM, which consisted of teams from the United States and Canada. In this tourna-ment Pewewardy received the “Best Pitcher Award” trophy. In a article published in the 1977 Lawton Constitu-tion’s Sunday edition, Pewe-wardy talks about her career. “I really don’t know how many games I’ve pitched, but it’s been somewhere around 75 or 80 every season starting in 1959. And I figure I average at least 15 pitches an inning over the summer. And that may not be very accurate, because that’s just five pitches per batter. And three batters an inning. And I can remember lots of innings where I faced more than three batters.” According to Pewe-wardy the toughest tournament she’s been in was the Houston Invitational. The Lorelei La-dies from Atlanta, Ga., were the best team she had ever pitched against. In the 1977 article Pewewardy talks about the Georgia team beating her team. “They were just waiting on my change up. And hitting it. By the time I figured it out we

Janice Pewewardy pitches in one of many games through out her soft-ball career. Pewewardy was inducted into the Oklahoma Amateur Soft-ball Association Hall of Fame in 1982 for her outstanding performance as a pitcher.

Pewewardy is awarded the “Best Pitcher Award’ in the National All-Indian Softball Tournament, which is just one of the many awards she received during her years of playing fast pitch softball.

were behind, and we couldn’t hit their pitcher. We lost the game 4-1.” “One time Claudia (Quannamemywermy), and I wound up on different teams in the Oklahoma City All-Indian Tournament, and I had to pitch against her. I struck her out with the change up. But we agreed after that tournament that we’d play together or not at all in the fu-ture.” Pewewardy also talk-ed about her biggest win as a pitcher, the Oklahoma City In-vitational, which she pitched her team to the championship. “It was a very strong tourna-ment, and we played the Fort Worth Rangerettes in the finals. They’d really blasted me ear-lier in the season, and beat us in five innings. But I struck out a lot of them that day and we won the game, 3-1.” Through out her career Pewewardy had never suffered a serious injury. Not only was she a ter-rific pitcher, she was an out-standing batter. She was bat-ting a .300. In 1988, during an ASA Hall of Fame banquet held at Duncan, Okla., Pewewardy was inducted into the Oklaho-ma Softball Hall of Fame and was presented with the Hall of Fame plaque by ASA Presi-dent, Don Porter. Quannamemywermy, who was Pewewardy’s catcher said, “ Jan is a legend and will always be a legend and will never be forgotten. There are so many memories of good times and just having summer fun.” In the years that fol-lowed many pitchers have come close to pitching like Pewewardy, but none have mastered the art or have the tal-ent like she had. With all of her achievements, awards and ac-complishments, it truly makes her the “Queen of the Mound.”

The Comanche Nation Diabetes Program and the ‘Strong Warriors’ Weight Lifting Club was recently featured on the front page of the Native American Times. When asked about the program Toqua-Hanai Ticeahkie said, “It makes me proud to have had a hand in something that has never been done before and for it to be an over-whelming success is truly special.” “I would like to thank all of our par-ticipants and community members that are partici-pating in the ‘Strong War-riors’. And I would like to invite all of you out there that might be reading this to come by and check out our program,” said Ticeah-kie. If you want to learn how to lift weights, get strong, or just be a part of history and something special please stop by the Comanche Nation Fit-ness Center and sign-up for the ‘Strong Warriors’ Weight Lifting Club”. The ‘Strong Warriors’ are going strong and work-ing hard. The first Annual Strong Warriors Com-petition is scheduled for around the Comanche Na-tion Fair, and it’s not too late to sign up and partici-pate. Calling all and any Strong Indian people out there to sign up and help make history in Indian

Country.

Coffman

Coffman Plays in All-State Game

Tribal member Cheyenne Coffman of the Colorado Springs Thunder 14U-Hernez team was se-lected to play in the USSSA All-State game for the state of Colorado. Coffman plays any-where in the outfield as well as second base. Coffman is the daughter of Jeremy and Vanessa Coffman and the granddaughter of Keith and Ann Koassechony of Apache.

“Strong Warriors” Hake History and

Headlines

Pictured above, a collage of pic-tures were put together of Pewe-wardy reflecting her softball ca-reer, with the highlight of her being more deserved induction into the Oklahoma Amateur Soft-ball Association (ASA), Softball Hall of Fame in 1988. Pewe-wardy was selected due to her performance on the softball field.

Photo by Paula Karty/ News staff

Courtesy Photos



Back to school ac-tivities were happening ev-erywhere including The Co-manche Nation Water Park. Through the efforts of several tribal programs and the Walters Indian Education Program, the first week of athletic practices ended with a cool dip on a hot afternoon. Back to school is a time for students setting goals for academic success and trying to squeeze in the last fun days of summer. Efforts made by all of our student’s athletes are espe-cially tough with the heat, and this event allowed a fun way to cool off. The Walters’ football team and cheerleaders were in attendance to enjoy the activi-ties. They may have been the only school not to have started on Aug. 13. Students and fam-ilies from Cache, Elgin, Wal-ters and Geronimo were there to participate. May each of the

schools have success on and off the field. The Comanche Nation College Student services staff

was on hand to get out their information. It is their goal to become more visible to our local students. The college

wants local students to know there is a friendly staff waiting to help them reach their next education endeavor. Encour-

aging students to achieve aca-demic goals will ensure their entry into college courses with success. The Comanche Nation Youth Program supplied hot dogs for all attendees. KGMZ provided a live remote and mu-sic. A big thanks to all the very supportive tribal programs: Comanche Nation Water Park Staff, Comanche Nation Youth Program, Comanche Nation Higher Education Program, Comanche Nation Enrollment Department, Comanche Na-tion Tourism and Visitor Cen-ter, Comanche Nation Fire Fighters and the Comanche Nation Administration. Discussions are already taking place to insure that this will become an annual event.

Walters High School Cheerleaders getting all excited for the 2010 - 2011 school year to begin. The girls got the crowd pumped up at the Comanche Nation Waterpark during the Back to School Pep Rally.

Comanche Nation Waterpark Cheers for the Back to School Pep RallySubmitted by Susan Whitehorse/Walters Indian Education Director


2010 High School Football SchedulesAnadarko Warriors

Sept. 3 Chickasha 7:30 p.m. HomeSept. 10 Centennial 7:30 p.m. AwaySept. 17 Cache 7:30 p.m. HomeSept. 24 Lone Grove 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 1 Marlow 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 8 Bridge Creek 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 15 Riverside 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 21 Blanchard 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 29 Tuttle 7:30 p.m. AwayNov. 5 Weatherford 7:30 p.m. Home

Apache WarriorsSept. 2 Washington 7:30 p.m. HomeSept. 10 Rush Springs 7:30 p.m. AwaySept. 17 Minco 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 1 Mangum 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 8 Snyder 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 15 Hollis 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 12 Okeene 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 29 Sayre 7:30 p.m. HomeNov. 5 Carnegie 7:30 p.m. Away

Cache BulldogsSept. 3 Tuttle 7:30 p.m. HomeSept. 10 John Marshall 7:30 p.m. AwaySept. 17 Anadarko 7:30 p.m. AwaySept. 24 Elk City 7:30 p.m. HomeSept. 30 Elgin 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 8 Clinton 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 15 Woodward 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 21 Guymon 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 29 McGuinness 7:30 p.m. Away Nov. 5 Piedmont 7:30 p.m. Home

Cyril PiratesSept. 3 Cement 7:30 p.m. HomeSept. 10 Alex 7:30 p.m. HomeSept. 17 Macomb 7:30 p.m. AwaySept. 24 Bowlegs 7:30 p.m. AwayOct.1 Sasakwa 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 8 Davenport 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 15 Central 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 21 Paoli 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 29 OCA 7:30 p.m. HomeNov. 5 Fox 7:30 p.m. Away

Elgin OwlsSept. 3 Bridge Creek 7:30 p.m. AwaySept. 10 Marlow 7:30 p.m. HomeSept. 17 Tuttle 7:30 p.m. AwaySept. 24 Piedmont 7:30 p.m. AwaySept. 30 Cache 7:30 p.m. LawtonOct. 8 Guymon 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 15 McGuinness 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 22 Clinton 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 29 Woodard 7:30 p.m. HomeNov. 5 Elk City 7:30 p.m. Home

Lawton EisenhowerSept. 3 Lawton High 7:30 p.m. CamSept. 9 Altus 7:30 p.m. HomeSept. 17 MacArthur 7:30 p.m. CamSept. 24 Norman North 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 1 Choctaw 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 8 Yukon 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 15 Edmon Memorial 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 22 Putnam City N. 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 29 Midwest City 7:30 p.m. HomeNov. 4 Moore 7:30 p.m. Away

Lawton HighSept. 3 Eisenhower 7:30 p.m. Cam.Sept. 10 MacArthur 7:30 p.m Cam.Sept. 17 Altus 7:30 p.m. AwaySept. 24 Mustang 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 1 Edmond Santa Fe 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 7 Grant 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 15 Del City 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 21 Edmond North 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 29 Putnam City 7:30 p.m. AwayNov. 4 Westmoore 7:30 p.m. Home

Lawton MacArthurSept. 3 Wichita Falls 7:30 p.m. AwaySept. 10 Lawton High 7:30 p.m. CamSept. 17 Eisenhower 7:30 p.m. CamSept. 23 Ardmore 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 1 Altus 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 8 Chichasha 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 15 Duncan 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 22 Durant 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 29 Captial Hill 7:30 p.m. AwayNov. 4 N.W. Classen 7:30 p.m. Home

Walters Blue DevilsSept. 3 Empire 7:30 p.m. HomeSept. 10 Waurika 7:30 p.m. AwaySept. 17 Healdton 7:30 p.m. HomeSept. 24 Comanche 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 1 Washington 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 8 Frederick 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 15 Lindsay 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 21 Cordell 7;30 p.m. HomeOct. 29 Hobart 7:30 p.m. AwayNov. 5 St. Mary’s 7:30 p.m. Away

Riverside Indian SchoolSept. 3 Seeworth 7:30 p.m. HomeSept. 10 Santa Fe South 7:30 p.m. AwaySept. 17 Northeast 7:30 p.m. HomeSept. 20 Marlow 7:30 p.m. AwaySept. 24 Blanchard 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 1 Tuttle 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 8 Weatherford 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 15 Anadarko 7:30 p.m. AwayOct. 21 Marlow 7:30 p.m. HomeOct. 29 Bridge Creek 7:30 p.m. Away


MILESTONES

Happy Birthday Jessia Mahaffey

Sept 2

Happy BirthdayJoshua Mowatt

Sept 2

Happy BirthdayHaley Mathis

Sept 7

Happy BirthdayMisty Red Elk

Sept 8

Happy BirthdayDarci & BrantleyCodynah-Kerchee

Sept 10 & 23

Happy BirthdayToni Wahnee

Sept 11

Happy BirthdayAlene Gembacz

Sept 12

Happy BirthdayDeann Nibbs

Sept 17

Happy BirthdayShila Jo Pewewardy

Sept 19

Happy BirthdayOlivia Komahcheet

Sept 24

Happy BirthdayKenneth Legend Atetewuthtakewa

Red ElkSept 30

BirthdaysTrinity Pewewardy May 2X.Andria Poafpybitty July 20Trevor Pewewardy July 23Tristina Pueblo,Sept 1Aaron Parker, Sept. 1Eric Haumpy ,Sept. 1Clara Acevedo,Sept. 6Kay Jones ,Sept. 9Georgetta Campbell ,Sept. 10Darci Codynah ,Sept. 10Toni Wahnee ,Sept. 11Alene Gembacz ,Sept. 12Chiana Rayne Red Elk Sept. 15Chelsa Yackeyonny ,Sept. 16Joseph Parker ,Sept. 16Deann Nibbs ,Sept. 17Shila Pewewardy,Sept. 19Kelly Sean Codynah,Sept. 21Brantley Kerchee,Sept. 23Thomas Lee Portillo,Sept. 24Olivia Komahcheet ,Sept. 24Chelsa Poafpybitty ,Sept. 30Kenneth Atetewuthtakewa Sept. 30

Birth

Caison Blaine YackeschiAug 28

9lbs 4 oz

PassingsCecelia Carol Sandoval-Tenequer Aug 9

Terry Kodaseet

Everett G. Akoneto Aug 30

In Loving Memory

Lucretia Hellen Reid Thomas

10-12-5303-03-10

In Loving MemoryWilda Tahmahkera

Okeefee

03-09-3107-10-10

In Loving Memory

Lorene Kerchee Pewewardy

Sept 1,1934Dec.6,2003

In Loving MemoryFloyd Lee Kopaddy

August 12, 1969August 6, 2009

In Loving MemoryMay Kopaddy Cable

June 14, 1913August8, 2009


OBITUARIESFranklin Delano Parker

Franklin Delano Park-er, 76 went to be with the Lord on May 20, with his family by his side. He was born on May 11, 1934 in Comanche County to Len Nehio and Birtie Ase-waynah Fisher Parker. He was a member of the Comanche Nation, was the grandson of Quanah Parker and Aerwuth-takeum and Rudolph Fisher and Kachacha. He served in the United States Air Force, was a sheriff and under sheriff in McAlester, Oklahoma. Prayer service was held May 23, at the Comanche Community Center of Apache.Funeral service was held May 24, at the Comanche Commu-nity Center of Apache with Pastor George Carter and as-sisted by Pastor Roy Young of-ficiating. Burial will followed at Cache KCA Cemetery under the direction of Comanche Na-tion Funeral Home. He is survived by his children: Arlan Whitebird Parker of Horton, Kan., Kevin Lynn Parker of Norman, Okla., Jeffery and wife Chesa Kaday-so Parker of Anadarko, and Jon Len and wife Janie Komardley Parker of the home; one sister, Geraldine Weryavah of Law-ton; one brother, Leonard and wife LaRue Parker of Anadar-ko; numerous grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends; and special caregiver, Sheila Gil-lis.He is preceded in death by his parents; brother and sisters: Esther Parker, Jerome Parker, Vera Parker, Cynthia Ann Park-er, Iona Parker, Harold Parker; grandparents: Quanah Parker and Aerwuthtakeum and Ru-dolph Fisher and Kackacha. Pallbearers: Andrew Rob-erts, Robert Gutierrez, Jr., Ran-dall Massey, Sonny Weryavah, Steve Martin, Gerald Mason, Gary Parker, Dwayne Flowers. Honorary Pallbearers: Terry Shaw.

Vandal “Moon” Atatuvich

Vandal “Moon” Atau-vich, 77 went to be with the Lord on August 9, at his home with his family by his side. He was born to Lee Atatuvich and Rose Yokesuite on September 4, 1932 in Lawton, Oklahoma. He graduated from Ft. Sill Indian School in 1951 and enlisted in the US Navy. He served in the US Navy from November 10, 1952 to Novem-ber 10, 1956 earning the rank of Boiler man. He took his ba-

sic training at the Naval Train-ing Center in San Diego, Cali., and Advanced Training Camp Elliot in San Diego. He served aboard the USS Kaskaskie, Cimarron-class fleet, the USS Mauna Loa. He toured numer-ous countries including China, Japan, the Philippines, Korea, Australia, New Guinea, the Midway Islands, Guam, Ha-waii, Iwo Jima, Formosa, the Panama Canal, Morocco, Italy, Greece, France Spain, Cuba, Africa, Vietnam, Shangri-La, and Portugal. His awards in-clude the National Defense Service Medal, the China Ser-vice Medal, the Korean Ser-vice Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the Naval Occupational Medal. He worked at the Law-ton Country Club as the greens keeper for twenty years; he work with Civil Service at Ft. Sill in cold storage and also worked for AJ Fowler as a tractor driver cutting grass. He enjoyed beadwork which has been sold all over the world, he helped to bring back the Hand-game, his team was “Twelve Pack”, he was a championship softball pitcher, was a boxer, and won numerous Golden Glove tournaments. He was a member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma; he was great-great-great grandson of Chief Whitewolf, Chief Iron Mountain, Chief Wild Horse, and Chief Little Raven. Funeral services were held August 13 at the Cahoma Building in Cache, Okla., with Chaplin Sue Long officiating. Burial followed at Cache KCA Intertribal Cemetery under the direction of Comanche Nation Funeral Home. Prayer service was held August 12 at the Cahoma Building in Cache, Okla., with Chaplin Sue Long and Wal-lace Coffey officiating. He is survived by a special daughter Jerri Lock-lear, of the home; two broth-ers: Carl Atatuvich of Cache and Willis Nauni of Carnegie; two sisters: Eleanor McDaniel of Cache, and Arlene Kemp of Cache; special friends: Helen Sanchez and Linda Ecker and Victor McCarthy; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. He is preceded in death by his parents: Lee Atauvich and Rose Yokeuite; grandpar-ents: Tineahbitten and Phil-lip Atatuvich; Ella Poafpy-bitty and Baldwin Yokesuite; Aunts: Lilly Yokesuite, Pearl Atauvich, Delores Kawaykla, Marie Huampy, Agnes Wer-my, Myrtle Atatuvich, Rachel

Rowena Mae Tahah Komahcheet

Rowena Mae Tahah Komahcheet, 81 went to be with the Lord on August 9, at her home. She was born on May 3, 1929 to John Tahah and Jessie Cable in Lawton, Okla. Funeral Service was held on August 12, at Post Oak Mennonite Brethren Church of Oklahoma with Rev. Michael Keahbone officiating. Burial followed at Deyo Mission Cemetery under the direction of Comanche Nation Funeral Home. Prayer Service was held August 11, at Comanche Nation Funeral Home Chapel with June Sovo officiating. She worked at Lawton Indian Hospital as a LPN and Scrub Tech. She retired from USPHS after 25 years. Hobbies include pow-wow’s, handgames, fishing, hunting, bingo, bowling, and casino’s. She was a member of Comanche Nation of Oklaho-ma, Descendant of Tahah and Esa Rosa; a member of CIVA, Comanche Little Ponies, Co-manche Gourd Clan, and Co-manche Homecoming. She also was a member of Post Oak Mennonite Brethren Church. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by five sons and four daughters in laws: Lonnie J. and Mary Kom-ahcheet, of Indiahoma, Bob-by and Sharon Komahcheet of Lawton, Robert Douglas Komahcheet Jr. and Darla of Shawnee, Eric “Rick” and Vir-gie Komahcheet of Cache and Brett C. Komahcheet of the home; Two daughters: Bretta Marte Komahcheet of Cache, Christy Komahcheet of Cache; Four Brothers: John Tahah of Moore, Carl Tahah of Law-ton, Edward Tahah of Lawton, Roderick Hoahwah of Elgin; Three Sisters: Jolene Tahah of Cache, Imogene Tahah Moss of Corvallis, Org., and Vera Tahah Gooday of Lawton; 18 grandchildren of Oklahoma and Texas; and 38 great grand-children and many others who considered her a grandmother. She is preceded in death by Parents: John Tahah and Jes-se Tahah Noyabad; husband: Robert Douglas Komahcheet

Lois Ruth Karty Gonzalez

Lois Ruth Karty Gonzalez, 66 of Lawton went to her heav-enly home on August 19. Funeral service was held August 23 at the Comanche Reformed Church with Rev. Charlie Spencer and Pastor Willie J. Doyeto officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery under the direction of Comanche Nation Funeral Home. Prayer service was at the Comanche Nation Funeral Home Chapel on Au-gust 22 with Pastor Willie J. Doeyto officiating. Lois was born on Sep-tember 28, 1943 in Lawton to George and Kate (Botone) Karty Sr. She grew up in the Lawton area. She attended school at Central Jr. High and Lawton High School. Lois at-tended Southwestern Indian Poly Technical Institute in Albuquerque receiving a cer-tificate for Dental Technician. She worked at the Lawton In-dian Hospital for many years. Lois also attended Aladdin Beauty School and received her certificate as a beautician. Lois was a member of the Comanche Nation of Okla-homa, Comanche Reformed Church, Tia-piah Society of Oklahoma, and Latin Ameri-can Lions Club. She enjoyed going to pow-wows, taking care of her grand kids and watching them dance, cooking, and was an avid OU Football Fan. She is survived by: four sons and spouses: Christopher and Emma Tanequodle, Ran-dolph and Barbara Tanequo-dle, Rudolph Tanequodle all of Lawton, Miguel Gonzalez of Amarillo, TX; two daughters and spouse: Dayle and Earl Murff, Michelle Gonzalez all of Lawton; step daughter, Ra-chel Gonzalez of Apache; two brothers and spouses: Kenneth and Cornelia Karty of Lawton and George and Francis Karty Jr., of Greenfield, Mass; a sis-ter and spouse, Glenda and Dale Dennis of Lawton; thirty three grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, other family members and friends. She is preceded in death by: her parents; George and Kate Karty Sr.; brothers: Vir-gil Karty, Billy Karty, Dennis Karty, Randolph Karty; sister: Rita Karty and Katie Karty.

Karen Tomahsah, 60 of Faxon, Oklahoma went to her heavenly home on, August 31, in Oklahoma City. Funeral service was September 3, at Comanche Nation Funeral Home Cha-pel with Wallace Coffey, Rev. Duke Tsoodle and Pastor Rob-ert Bohn officiating. Burial followed at Deyo Cemetery under the di-rection of Comanche Nation Funeral Home. P r a y e r service was held September 2, at Comanche Nation Funeral Home Chapel. Karen was born on November 23, 1949 in Law-ton to Henry and Naomi (Wah-kahquah) Tomahsah. She grew up in Faxon and also attended Faxon School. She was a mem-ber of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma and Deyo Mission Baptist Church. Karen was a descendant of Ten Bears and Hovarithka on her maternal side and Charlie Ross on her paternal side. Karen enjoyed spending time with her large family. Her family remembers her as always so happy, joyful, especially her smile which ex-pressed her love of life. Karen really enjoyed working in the garden and picking plums. She is survived by: broth-ers: Keener Tomahsah, John Eli Tomahsah, Gary Tomah-sah; sisters: Bonnie Tomahsah-Monoessy, Janetta Tomah-sah-Gooday; aunts: Pauline Hawzipta, Lavoice Satepau-hoodle, Mabel Ann Blalock, Gwen Nahno-Kerchee, Phyllis Morales, Pauline Cox, Bev-erly Coffey, Karita Coffey, Lu-cinda Kerchee, Roberta Bur-gess, Jewel Niedo, Alicia Ellis, Stephanie Derkin, Michelle Tomahsah, Sherri Reynolds; uncles: Wallace Coffey, John Allen Pratt, Vincent Wallace, George Wallace, Robert Wal-lace, Winston Kerchee, Hervey Yarbrough, David Lee Wah-kahquah, Raymond Almanza, Cheevers Coffey, Charles Kerchee, Melvin Kerchee Jr., numerous, nieces, nephews, cousins, other family members and friends. She is preceded in death by: her parents, Henry and Naomi Tomahsah; stepfather, Clif-ford Stumblingbear; brother, Charles Ray Tomahsah; grand-parents: Melvin Kerchee Sr., Lucy and John Wahkahquah, Anna and Robert Coffey, Anna Gover, Nettie Kerchee, Mar-garet Wallace, Roxie Coffey, aunts: Marie Johnson, Blos-som, Pasquerita, Anna Belle Chaat, Ruby, Lily, Minty, Jo-sephine Tomahsah, Rubye MacDonald; uncles: Galvus

Tomahsah, Willis Attocknie, Mel-vin Darryl Coffey, Rusty Coffey.

Karen TomahsahAtatuvich; Uncles: Lewellyn Atauvich and Robert Atatuv-ich; Great grandparents: Da-vid and Chappy Poafpybitty and Tit-tah-per and Yokesuite.

Sr.; Sanford and Buster Kom-ahcheet; two sisters: Elaine Noyebad and Clemencie Tahah Asenap.


DEAR TCNNLetters to the Editor

Rowena and Doug Komahcheet reunited again.

Dear TCNN,

The Komahcheet family would like to thank everyone for their kind words, prayers, and food during our time of sorrow. We would like to especially thank Eddie and Gwen Komahcheet, the Comanche Nation Fu-neral Home, Deyo Mis-sion, Post Oak Church, Pete Coffey Mennonite Church, Deena and Au-drey from the Coman-che Nation CHR Nurses, Lonnie and Mary Kom-ahcheet, Nora Rodriguez, the Comanche County Hospital Home Health Services, the Comanche Caregiver Program, and Dr. Ahmad.

Sincerely,The Family of Rowena

Komahcheet

Dear TCNN,

A special “Thank You” to the Comanche Nation Acting Tribal Administrator, Willie Owens, and Comanche Nation Chairman, Mi-chael Burgess, for your attendance; Helen San-chez, Linda Ecker, Vic-tor McCarthy, and many relatives, friends and ac-quaintances. Perhaps you sent a lovely card, or sat qui-etly in a chair, your pres-ence was felt by the fam-ily. If you visited Moon when he was so sick he could no longer get out of bed, Thank You. Perhaps you were a special friend of “Van-dal Moon” Atauvich, Thank You. Perhaps you were with us during this time and brought a dish or something and even shared a meal with us, Thank You. Perhaps you sent a funeral spray, or other flowers, if so, we saw it there. Perhaps you were not there at all, just thought of us that day and said a prayer for us. Whatever you did to console our hearts, we thank you so

very much, whatever your part. And we thank God for each and every one of you, and bless you.

Sincerely,The Family of Vandal

“Moon” Atauvich

Dear TCNN,

Good evening. I’d like to thank you again for all the tribal infor-mation you had sent me back in 2002. Wow! That was a long time. I’ve been programming on all the tribal information while I was back on the units over the last couple of years. I’m grateful for all of it and most of the youths here have learned quite a few things about us Native people. We are all proud of who we are and what we’ve accom-plished over the years. I’ve told the youths that all the teachings (person-ally) come from the home environment, especially our elders. They have so much to offer us in cul-ture and language. I work in the Control Booth now monitoring everyone on cameras. I see all the youths walking here and there being escorted by JDOs (Juvenile Deten-tion Officers).

I run into a few youths on the outs here and there that are over 18-years-old now. They tell me what they’ve been doing and I would tell them that I am proud of them and that they are to be doing good things in life. They have smiles on their faces like they’ve just got a Christmas gift. They are happy and do-ing well. Again I’d like to thank you for all you’ve done for the youths and me by giving informa-tion to me. You’ve been a great help to me, a lot. I’ll be celebrating my 10 years here at Southeast Juvenile Detention (SEF) on Sept. 5, 2010. I still can’t believe it. So, again thank you. Whenever I work on the units I pro-gram on Native People. Some even have their own culture to share with the unit.

Sincerely,Karin Begay “K”

Mesa, Ariz.


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