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Pioneer / pg. 4

Above: Honor Dance held for Malcolm Whitebird Sr. before going overseas in 1953 sponsored by his grandfather and grandmother, Scott and Daisy Harrison. It was held at the 12 Mile Point Cheyenne & Arapaho Calumet Community Hall.The men are from left to right: Malcolm “Bird” Whitebird Sr., Clifton “Sabu” Roman Nose, Sam “Oats” Morton Jr., and Charles “Skunky” Antelope. Right: Cheyenne & Arapaho women giving their blessings to the men.

Submitted by John Paul Cutnose

Thank You For Your Service

(CONCHO-OK) Chey-enne & Arapaho Governor Eddie Hamilton has signed a Memorandum of Under-standing (MOU) with Pio-neer Telephone Cooperative (PTC) that will bring im-proved mobile phone and broadband internet connec-tivity throughout the territory of the Cheyenne and Arapa-ho tribes.

This agreement furthers the establishment of the tribes’ Telecommunications Program, that was supported by the Legislature in its July 2017 Resolution No. 6L-RS-2017-06-001, with the goal of providing high-speed wireless and broadband in-ternet coverage across the tribes’ jurisdiction. Support-ed by funding from the Fed-eral Communications Com-mission’s (FCC) Tribal Land Bidding Credit program, the agreement paves the way for the construction of new 600 MHz wireless transmis-sion towers and fiber optic broadband infrastructure that

will be accessible to all tribal members. The new technol-ogy systems will be built at no cost to the tribes’ or tribal members and will produce leasing revenues and other significant economic and public benefits for the tribes.

“This is a landmark event in the development of mod-ern telecommunications sys-tems within our territory,” Hamilton said. “The new infrastructure will bring re-liable mobile phone connec-tivity and high-speed internet service to all of our commu-nities, and provide the tech-nology for improving public safety, emergency response services, education, and eco-nomic opportunities for all of our tribal members.”

Under the Tribal Land Bidding Credit program, the FCC provides licensing to telecommunications carriers to use the newly-released 600 MHz wavelength spec-trum for cellphone service

C-A Governor signs agreement with Pioneer for improved wireless and broadband services

By Latoya Lonelodge, Staff Reporter

Domestic Violence … its dark and its ugly … but bringing it out of the shadows into the light by having conversations will go a long way in bringing awareness to the problem.

According to statistics, nearly 25 percent of women experience at least one physical assault during adulthood by a partner. Oklahoma is ranked number two in the nation for domestic violence homicides and nearly 1.5 million high school students a year report that they’ve been in an abusive relationship.

In native communities survivors are becom-ing more willing to share their stories relating to violence with the public in an effort to spread awareness.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, an opportunity for communities and vic-tims to unite in spreading awareness, information and personal experience relating to all forms of violence.

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Domestic Vio-lence Program planned various events throughout the month of October to provide a platform for the awareness to begin.

On Oct. 17, the ‘Remember My Name’ event was held at the Clinton Community Center in Clinton, Okla., for the community to participate in hearing the stories of domestic violence sur-vivors.

Anna Sage-Romero spoke openly and tender-heartedly about her daughter who was killed due

Domestic Violence Awareness Survivors of domestic violence share their stories, bringing awareness to communities

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Nov. 7GENERAL ELECTION

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NOTE: Absentee ballots will be mailed out on Thurs-day, Oct. 19, 2017. If you did not receive your Primary Election ballot - please CALL your respective District’s Election Commissioner immediately to verify your cor-rect address is on file.

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Hello A-1 voters, my name is Diane M. Lime-Willis and I would like to thank you for your participation in the Primary elections. I would also like to say “Thank you” for your vote of confidence. I have made it to the run offs for the 2017 General Election because of you.

I am asking you to vote for me again on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. I will work hard for the community if I am elected. With the help of family and the A1 community together we can accomplish the A1 goals. Working together is what our community needs in order to progress and move forward.

We can do a plan of action for the A1 com-munity that will benefit all members both here and out of district members. I am very appreciative of our A1 community and rec-ognize we can all work together, although we may NOT all agree 100 percent of the time.

The Legislative Representative has the following duties and responsibilities listed in the Constitution of the Cheyenne and Arapa-ho Tribes:

ARTICLE VI – LEGISLATIVE BRANCHSection 5. Powers.Legislative power shall be vested in the

Legislature. The Legislature shall have the power to make laws and resolutions in ac-cordance with the Constitution which are necessary and proper for the good of the Tribes. All actions by the Legislature shall be embodied in a written law or resolution. All actions by the Legislature shall be made by a majority vote of the Legislators present unless otherwise specifically indicated by this Constitution. Tie votes in the Legislature shall be decided by the Governor. Laws and resolutions which have been enacted shall re-main valid until amended or repealed.

The Legislature shall have the power to override an Executive veto by a vote of at least six Legislators.

The Legislature shall have the power to set its own procedures consistent with this Con-stitution. During an official session of the Legislature, a quorum shall not be required to pass bills pursuant to the Legislative Pro-cess. The Legislature shall have the power to employ Legislative staff and establish Leg-islative Committees comprised exclusively of Legislators.

The Legislature shall enact an annual budget by law which shall include an ap-propriation of operating funds for the Tribal

Council, the Executive Branch, and the Ju-dicial Branch. The annual budget shall in-clude all revenue and funds controlled by the Tribes including gaming revenue, and all rev-enue and funds received by the Tribes from any and all sources. The Legislature shall conduct one semi-annual budget assessment and shall have the authority to make ap-propriate modifications by law. The Tribes shall operate on a fiscal year of January 1st to December 31st. The Legislature shall have the power to raise revenue and appropriate funds for expenditure. Every funding item in the annual budget must have been previously authorized by law. No monies shall be drawn from the Treasury except by signature of the Governor and except upon authorization and appropriation by law.

The Legislature shall have the authority to authorize and appropriate per capita pay-ments to Members of the Tribes by law.

Legislators shall file a detailed written travel report including expenses with the Of-fice of Records Management for all official travel funded in whole or in part by the Tribes within thirty days of return from travel.

The Legislature shall have the power to create Regulatory Commissions by law. Any Commission created by the Legislature shall be located in the Executive Branch of government. No Member of the Legislature may also be a member of any Commission created by the Legislature. All Commissions shall be subject to the laws of the Tribes. Any Commission created by the Legislature shall have the authority to promulgate written reg-ulations permitted by law and in accordance with legislative due process. Members of all Commissions shall be selected by nomination by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Legislature.

The Legislature shall have the power to create Executive Boards by law. Any Board created by the Legislature shall be located in the Executive Branch of government, shall be subject to the powers of the Executive Branch, and shall carry out and execute the duties called for in the laws. All Boards shall be subject to the laws of the Tribes. No Mem-ber of the Legislature may also be a mem-ber of any Board created by the Legislature. Members of all Boards shall be selected by election as required by law, or by nomination by the Governor, subject to confirmation of the Legislature.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE OF CONFIDENCEPLEASE VOTE TUESDAY, NOV. 7 DIANE LIME-WILLIS FOR ARAPAHO 1 LEGISLATOR

(ATLANTA, GA) Fol-lowing invitations from the Cheyenne and Arapaho leg-islative branch, the Tribal Council, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Election Commis-sion, and with the welcome of Cheyenne and Arapaho citizens, The Carter Center deployed a limited election observation mission of two international election experts to assess the Oct. 3 primary elections in the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.

During these elections, registered voters of the two tribes cast ballots for the office of the governor, and for members of the tribal legislature and the Election Commission that were up for election. The Carter Center team met with the election commission, candidates, and other election stakeholders.

On election day, the team visited nine of the 10 poll-ing stations, observed the retrieval and transportation of the absentee ballots from the post office to the Concho Community Center, and ob-served the central counting process at the end of the day. The Carter Center will de-ploy a team of observers to the Nov. 7 general election and, following the election, will issue a full report in-cluding key findings and rec-ommendations to improve future elections in the Chey-enne and Arapaho Tribes.

The Carter Center’s elec-tion observation missions are conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Prin-ciples for International Elec-

tion Observation, and the electoral process is assessed against the constitution, elec-tion laws, and other pertinent legislation of the host nation.

Despite some concerns voiced to the Carter Cen-ter team in advance of the election, polling processes on election day proceeded smoothly, in a calm environ-ment. Polling staff, including representatives of the tech-nology vendor TrueBallot, were courteous and helpful to the voters where the Cen-ter observed. Voters appeared to understand the voting pro-cess and could vote without hindrance. Nevertheless, additional instruction, both with the ballot and in the vot-ing booths, could be helpful. In general, the polling place setup facilitated voting, in-cluding by persons with dis-abilities, and ensured the se-crecy of the vote. The ability of voters to cast their ballot at any polling site was a pos-itive step to increase partic-ipation. Voter turnout was relatively low for the prima-ry elections, and the Center hopes that participation will increase for the Nov. 7 elec-tion.

The counting of the bal-lots was conducted at a cen-tral location on election night in the presence of the mem-bers of the Election Com-mission, representatives of the candidates, and election observers. This is an import-ant transparency measure. Overall, while the counting process appeared to follow some procedure, The Car-

ter Center would encourage the Election Commission of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, as well as TrueBal-lot, to take steps to further increase the transparency of the counting process and ensure that everyone present understands the process as it unfolds.

In this light, we respect-fully offer the following rec-ommendations for small but important improvements that could be made in advance of the Nov. 7 elections:

Codify and share polling and counting procedures: Al-though voting and counting processes went smoothly on election day, The Carter Cen-ter observers noted inconsis-tent practices among staff at polling stations, and at times, a lack of clarity on the cor-rect procedures. In advance of Nov. 7, we suggest that the Election Commission provide written instruction on the correct procedures for each stage of the process to everyone involved in admin-istering the election. These procedures should include clear guidance on the phys-ical security of voting ma-terials at all times, including the need for the ballot box-es to be in the clear view of the Election Commission staff, and protocols for the handling of lock/keys for ballot boxes. This should be supplemented with a short in-person training in each constituency, and written checklists for polling staff to ensure that appropriate steps are followed.

Reconcile ballots at each step of the process: To better ensure transparency of the counting process, The Carter Center recommends that bal-lot reconciliation procedures be put in place. These should include: (1) reconciliation of the ballots with the number of voter signature slips at the polling station level deter-mined by a hand count of the slips by the Election Com-mission representative; (2) reconciliation of vote counts at the counting center; and (3) reconciliation of the ab-sentee ballots at the counting center prior to the ballots’ be-ing counted by the machines. The reconciliation of the ballots should be supported by simple and clear reconcil-iation protocols that can be signed by the Election Com-mission representatives and the election vendor.

Run a public logic and ac-curacy test of the ballot scan-ning equipment in advance of counting: In advance of Nov. 7, The Carter Center recommends that the Elec-tion Commission require TrueBallot to conduct a pub-lic logic and accuracy (L&A) test that would include mem-bers of the Election Commis-sion and candidate represen-tatives. Using simple sample ballots, an L&A test would make sure that machines are counting ballots accurate-ly (including the number of votes for each candidate, and the number of blank ballots or over-votes). The machine

Carter Center issues findings on Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes’ Oct. 3 primary election

Carter Center / pg. 5

For years, native writ-ing has grown and surfaced to the top along with other various famous works of literature. Native writers are always taking the opportuni-ty to showcase new and in-novative forms of writing to the literary world, and most importantly, they grab the attention of young aspiring writers.

Through the week of Oct. 8-11, the 25th anniversary of Returning the Gift (RTG), Native and Indigenous Lit-erary Festival, was held at the University of Oklahoma (OU) in Norman, Okla.

The conference first be-gan in 1992 when native writers created the idea of bringing together works of other indigenous writers.

“In 1992, there were a number of native writers, who’ve been talking for a few years about really need-ing something to bring native writers together so that there was some kind of communi-ty because people have been writing in English since at least the 1700s,” Kimberly Wieser, RTG president said.

Various authors, poets and writers attended the RTG conference, showcasing their

work through poetry read-ings, book readings and col-laboration with other writers.

Writer and storyteller from northern New York State, Joseph Bruchac, was one of the founders of RTG, since its first conference, having gathered funding re-sources and organizing the conference.

“We’ve brought in writ-ers from every corner of the North American continent,

as well as Central America, Mexico, Canada, even a few writers from South America and some scholars from oth-er parts of the world, such as Germany and France. It was a huge undertaking and this is the largest one since then and I think it really has the same spirit as the original one,” Bruchac said.

Bruchac was also one of many writers to hold a ses-sion reading poetry

works of his own, harmoniz-ing words with nature.

“I read a series of newer poems I’ve written within the last year and often they rely on memory, the greatest treasure you have as a writer is your memory and the older you get the more memories you have. That’s one of the reasons why we turn to our elders, because they’ve had so much experience and their

Returning the gift returns to Oklahoma for 25th anniversary

Joy Harjo, poet and musician, showcased a series of poems, incorporating her flute and singing. (Photos / Latoya Lonelodge)

Returning the gift / pg. 5



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to violence involving a fam-ily member. Romero’s story is an example not of domes-tic violence with a partner, but of showcasing that vio-lence can happen anywhere at anytime, including within families.

“I’m a survivor of the victims of violent crimes through her, by sharing with others I believe that moti-vates other people to see that if someone’s willing to speak out that it is going to bring awareness to a com-munity that will bring us to-gether to support one anoth-er to share,” Romero said.

Speaker Norene Starr, without hesitation, bravely shared her story of growing up with domestic violence.

“The domestic violence part of my life led to years of abuse, rape, violence, drugs, alcohol and it all came from being without any self es-teem, or any self-respect and being neglected and aban-doned when I was small. When I was in the military I suffered moral injury, I had PTSD, I had military sexual trauma, I learned to disas-sociate so I had that mental illness capacity also,” Starr openly shared.

Starr said she feels that everyone, regardless of who they are, has the right to pro-tect themselves and needs to be educated on violence and on awareness.

“It has to be done, it has to be talked about, it’s been many years that I’ve cul-minated all this trauma, it didn’t happen overnight and I’m not going to get back to

normal overnight,” Starr ad-mits.

Speakers told their sto-ries with a common goal of bringing awareness to the community. Speaking from a dark part of the past is nev-er easy, survivors who are open to sharing their expe-rience spoke courageously with each word.

“I feel like it’s important to share because I am a na-tive warrior, I’m a woman and I don’t have the right to keep that to myself and if somebody else needs to hear it then I need to say it. You don’t have to have drugs and alcohol to have domestic vi-olence,” Starr said.

Sharing and educating others through personal experience and stories are also ways of comforting and healing for the speakers.

“It helps me to heal, helps me to know that I can help someone else. When I do share, I hope that others will get that courage to say it’s happened to me and it’s not so bad that someone else is talking about it,” Romero said.

Three years passed since the tragic and vio-lent incident that took the life of Romero’s daughter. She continues to share her daughter’s story despite the difficulty and sadness of re-membering that fateful ex-perience.

“At first I thought I couldn’t talk about it be-cause I’m so emotional, you see me today three years later and I’m still emotion-al but that’s okay because

we all are, we’re emotional, every one of us and when something like this hits our family, we cry, it’s good to cry together, it’s good to laugh together, it’s good to share things and know that you have that support,” Romero said.

Following the ‘Remem-ber My Name’ event, on Oct. 20 the ‘Bullying and Dating Violence’ event was held at the Concho Com-munity Center in Concho, Okla., where attendance was focused mainly on youth participants.

The Intervention and Crisis Advocacy Network (ICAN) was invited to at-tend the event and shared resources and information relating to bullying and teen dating violence.

Taelyn Langford, domes-tic violence and sexual as-sault victim, shared her story in experiencing violence as a teenager.

“Whenever I was a teen-ager, I had an abusive boy-friend and I didn’t tell any-one and it got very physical and there was a point in time where my life almost ended because of him,” Langford said.

Langford admits at the time of her experience with teen dating violence, she didn’t know it was an act of violence.

“I’d like to see people know what domestic vio-lence and teen violence is because I think, a lot of times including whenever I was going through this, I didn’t really know what it was and

so I didn’t know how to help myself because I didn’t un-derstand it,” Langford said.

Langford also shared tips on knowing the warning signs and red flags with teen dating violence.

“I talked to the students about teen dating violence and what to look for. What some of the red flags and warning signs are, such as checking your phone of-ten, having excessive jeal-ousy, attempting to isolate them from their family and friends, if they are too seri-ous about the relationship too quickly, if they are very controlling, which might include giving you orders, telling someone what they can and can’t wear or where they can and can’t go, hav-ing an explosive temper and doesn’t take responsibili-ty for their own actions,” Langford said.

During the Bullying and Teen Dating Violence event, students were encouraged to participate by dipping their hands in purple paint and leaving their hand marks on a poster made of cloth, made exclusively for domestic vi-olence awareness.

“It’s one of the awareness concepts that are encour-aged, it’s like taking a pledge to be aware of bullying and teen dating violence. Purple is what signifies awareness for domestic violence,” Ber-nice Armstrong, tribal fam-ily advocate and prevention social worker said.

Having hosted several domestic violence events for the month of October, shar-

ing resources and bringing survivors forward to share their stories, the Domestic Violence program hopes that awareness will contin-ue to spread throughout the communities.

“I just hope it brings awareness to each one, es-pecially to young kids and whomever, to bring aware-ness about you have to make changes and maybe it could start here or just have posi-tive outlooks on life about domestic violence, on what not to do, or you could learn through other people’s sit-uations, hearing about it or feel healing from other peo-

ple talking about it, like the ladies that came, they said there was healing in it and they can teach from their healing aspect how to act,” Randy Lake, domestic vio-lence outreach caseworker said.

‘Listen to Grandmother’ was another event held for domestic violence on Oct. 25 at the Watonga Com-munity Center in Watonga, Okla.

For help call the Domes-tic Violence 24-hour crisis line, 405-610-6395 or Inter-vention and Crisis Advoca-cy Network 24-hour crisis hotline 405-262-4455.

Morningstar Hoffman, 16, takes her pledge by leaving a purple hand print on the awareness poster. (Photo / Latoya Lonelodge)

Domestic violencecontinued from pg. 1

and data transmission, and provides funding to construct cellphone towers and related in-frastructure to connect communities into the new systems. A requirement of the funding program is that Pioneer must pro-vide connectivity across the tribes’ territory with-in three years. Under the agreement with the tribes, Pioneer will construct new cellphone towers and fiber optic broadband sys-tems in locations deter-mined by the tribes, with priority given to serving communities that current-ly have the greatest need. The agreement specifical-ly preserves the tribes’ in-dependence to work with other telecommunications companies, and tribal members will be able to select cellphone and inter-net service from the com-panies of their choice.

The infrastructure pro-gram will also provide the first substantial opportu-nity to utilize the tribes’ new Business Site Leas-ing Ordinance, through which the tribes can in-dependently manage land leases in accordance with the federal HEARTH Act.

Pioneer will pay ground lease fees to the tribes for each new cell tower locat-ed on tribal land, and the tribes will also receive no-cost space on each tower to install technology spe-cifically designed to meet tribal members’ public service and business needs. In addition, the tribes television station, CATV, will become avail-able on Pioneer’s cable television system, achiev-ing the goal of making the tribes’ news, cultural and language programming more broadly available to tribal members.

“The development of these technology systems will create jobs, improve communications, and provide the opportunity to implement advanced distance learning and telemedicine programs for our people. The new infrastructure will also enable us to provide tele-communications services to neighboring commu-nities throughout western Oklahoma, which will di-versify our economic base and enhance development opportunities throughout the region,” Hamilton said.

Pioneercontinued from pg. 1

count can then be compared to a hand count of the sample ballots conducted at the same time by the Election Commis-sion and made part of the record of the election.

Increase transparency throughout the counting process: While important steps were taken to ensure the transparen-cy of the counting process, The Carter Center suggests that additional measures could be taken to increase confidence in the counting process. These include (1) ensuring that all information about the counting process is shared publicly with all Election Commission members and explained clear-ly to observers at the counting site prior to the beginning of ballot counting; (2) having the technology vendor document any issues with machine calibration or computer restarts and share them immediately with the Election Commission; and (3) providing and publicizing the number of voters per polling place as well as the number of absentee ballots sent, received and counted.

Address count discrepancies from Oct. 3 count and re-count: While the Carter Center did not observe the recount processes that took place after Oct. 3, it appears that dis-crepancies between the election night count and the recounts emerged. Given this, we encourage the Election Commis-sion and its legal team to carefully review and determine the cause of these discrepancies, and institute appropriate proce-dures to prevent any recurrence during the Nov. 7 elections.

Take additional steps to ensure that every eligible ab-sentee ballot is counted: The Carter Center observed the collection of absentee ballots by the Election Commission from the post office at 3 p.m. on Oct. 3. To ensure that all absentee ballots cast for the Nov. 7 election are counted, we suggest that the Election Commission consider collecting absentee ballots from the post office at 4:50 p.m. to ensure that all ballots received on election day are counted.

The Carter Center“Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope.”A not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization, The

Carter Center has helped to improve life for people in over 80 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing diseas-es; and improving mental health care. The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide.

Carter Centercontinued from pg. 3

By Latoya Lonelodge Staff Reporter

Stepping up to any chal-lenge can be challenging in itself, but with a little encouragement and deter-mination, anything can be accomplished according to recent results of partici-pants who partook in the 50 million steps walking chal-lenge.

On Oct. 26 the Cheyenne and Arapaho Health Educa-tion hosted a banquet for the end of their walking chal-lenge at the Concho Com-munity Center in Concho, Okla. The gathering was a celebration for participants who contributed to the amount of steps and miles calculated at the end of the summer challenge.

Over 80 participants challenged themselves in the program and accom-plished 35,915,891 steps and 14, 301.67 miles to-gether.

“The 50 million step walking challenge was the challenge we used through the Stridekick app. We used pedometers and fitness trackers to report information to smartphones or desktop computers to report to our account and our account would keep a tally of daily steps of each partic-ipant’s walk. Our goal was for each participant to walk at least 10,000 steps in one day because that is the recommended amount of steps by most,” Deborah Ellis, Health Educa-tion director said.

The challenge first began on Me-morial Day in May 2017 and lasted until Sept. 25. The challenge consist-ed of various daily and weekly mini challenges for participants to work toward.

“We were able to do challenges every month for participants. We did a challenge that would normally last six days and then we did challenges that only lasted a day and the type of challenges were who could get the most steps in a day to make it chal-lenging but also to be able to divide participants up into different groups,” Ellis said.

For some participants, walking and incorporating fitness into their daily work agenda was challenging.

“It’s been fun, it’s been very chal-lenging to try to beat other people, you’re competing with your friends and co-workers, but you’re also being able to have that fun interaction with everybody and get your tips in for the day and be active,” Lacey Gray, Child

Care Development teacher said. Gray said that since she has worked

with children, she’s been constantly on her feet while on the clock.

“I just thought it would help with my steps, to be able to track them and see how far and how much I can get, I was also active before. Being active in sports and working with kids, it was just an extra push to see exactly how many steps I could get in,” Gray said. “I think it’s good encourage-ment to get others more active and work together and see what we can do together.”

Encouragement paved the way for others during the challenge as tribal employees applauded fellow co-workers to participate in walking.

“My job is pretty much walking, I walk a lot, but when we went on vacation we did a lot of walking and then we went to a conference so I ended up walking a whole lot. I also started to get my co-worker to walk outside, so we started walking out-side the building to help encourage her to walk more and increased my walking when it was nice weather,” Tara Conway, dietician and certified diabetes educator said.

Numerous health benefits are linked to walking and exercise. Ac-cording to Conway, walking lowers A1C levels for diabetes, increases energy, helps with blood pressure and with weight loss.

“It’s just overall goodness, it helps you sleep well when you exercise. There’s a lot of health benefits to walking and exercising,” Conway said.

To keep the blood pumping and energy going, participants were en-couraged to walk to the walking trail located at the Concho powwow grounds to be included in door prize drawings and giveaways.

The goal for the Health Educa-tion program conducting the walking challenge was to help promote health and disease prevention.

“Walking is a basic form of exer-cise that can help us be both objec-tives. If you walk you can prevent heart disease and bring down blood glucose levels, if you walk you can also prevent disease from progress-ing. If a person with heart disease was told to walk to improve their health and they didn’t walk or exercise then the disease would get worse but when they exercise the disease lessens,” El-lis said.

Entertainment for the banquet was live music performed by Cecil Gray and Terry Tsotigh.

Trophies, recognition, t-shirts and jackets were given to participants and overall winners of most steps taken and miles achieved during the chal-lenge. Alongside Health Education, the 50 million step summer walking challenge was a group effort among C&A programs, with help from Dia-betes Wellness, Tribal Historic Pres-ervation Office (THPO), CHR and Food Distribution.

Health Education program’s next walking challenge will be planned for January 2018.

For more information on the 50 million step walking challenge con-tact Health Education, 405-422-7595.

50 million steps to fitness and health

Above: Part of the evening’s banquet agenda included having participants walk to the walking trail located at the Concho Pow-wow Grounds from the Commu-nity Center.

Right: Cecil Gray Sr. and Terry Tsotigh perform live at the event. (Photos / Latoya Lonelodge)


CalendarMemorial Dance for

Capacine ‘Kap’ Dorene Watan

Nov. 5, 2017 at the Clin-ton Community Center in Clinton, Okla.

MC Alan Fletcher, HS Darrell Cable Sr., HMD Ervin Bull, HLD Bobbie Hamilton, HLGDE Ab-bygail Littleman, HLBD

Mason Hamilton, AD Billy Youngbird, Honored Family Marybelle Lonebear Fam-ily. For more information call TuSheena at 580-890-0200.

Watonga Cheyenne Veterans, Inc., 22nd an-nual Powwow

Nov. 11-12, 2017 at the

Watonga Multi-Purpose Center in Watonga, Okla.

Gourd dancing at 3 p.m., supper at 5:30 p.m. Special invitation to veterans and family/friends of veterans.

MC Willie Bullcoming, HS James Redbird, HMGD Lee Dayish, HLD Lena Nells, HLBD Alex Sweezy, HLGD Happy Shortman,

ADs John Arkeketa and Hank Blackbear, Honored Veteran Eleanor McDaniels, Honored Flag Ernest Simp-son and Color Guard Chey-enne Veterans. For more information please contact Fred at 580-791-0991, Ro-berta at 405-227-5978 or Wilma at 580-623-3170.

Veteran’s Benefit Gourd Dance

3 p.m. - 10 p.m., Nov. 11, 2017 at the Clinton Com-munity Center in Clinton, Okla. Supper at 5 p.m.

MC Charles Fletch-er, U.S. Army, HS Fred Mosqueda, USMC, HGD Albert Grey Eagle, US Army, HLD Verna War-

den, US Army, Host Gourd Dance Society Red Moon, Honored Veteran William ‘Bill’ Wilson, US Army.

Flag of Joseph Fletch-er, U.S. Air Force will be flown. Giveaways options, cake walk, 50/50 and other raffles. Please bring a photo of your veterans for the hon-orary table.


Looking up pink balloons dotted the blue skies floating high above the trees in memory of those who have lost their lives to breast cancer and for those who continue to battle the disease on a daily basis.

On Oct. 19 people gathered to release the pink balloons in Concho, Okla., in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness.

Every day a woman is being diagnosed with breast cancer. It discriminates against no one and any woman can become its next victim. According to recent studies, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Highlighting awareness and early detection is at an all time high especially during the month of October, which is designated as Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal citizen Tammy Rios initial-ly started the idea of holding the balloon launch and held a Breast Cancer Rally to bring awareness to the community and gather support groups. Rios, a breast cancer survivor, knows the chilling depths of what cancer can do to a person and just how strong that person is capable of being.

“Back in October of 2016 I got up one morning and while I was getting ready for work I had noticed my breast didn’t look normal,” Rios said.

Rios explained how she had gone to Clinton Indian Health Services (IHS) to be examined and then transferred to anoth-er facility where she received the news that would forever change her life.

“They sent me to Breast Health Network in Oklahoma City for the biopsy, mammogram, the ultrasound and that came back positive for cancer … Oct. 22, 2016. The next two

months were spent doing the MRI, PET scans, getting port placement and preparing myself for chemotherapy,” Rios said.

The moment Rios, who is a mother, grandmother and wife, realized her life was going to take major turns into an unknown place, she knew deep down her battle with cancer would not end without a fight.

“When I seen the fear in my children’s eyes when I told them it was cancer, that’s where my strength came from was to dig deep inside and I wasn’t going to let them watch me die. Those first few months I said ‘no I’m going to beat this,’ because I’m not going to allow my children to see me surren-

der to this deadly disease,” Rios said.Through her experience Rios said she wanted to bring peo-

ple together for cancer awareness and to network with sup-port groups in the community.

“Almost every family is or has been touched by breast cancer or cancer in general. In doing the balloon launch I want people to memorialize those that lost the battle or those that are still fighting the battle; it’s a way of helping with their healing,” Rios said.

A Breast Cancer Rally was also held Oct. 27 at the Clinton Community Center in Clinton, Okla.

Breast Cancer survivors rally to create support groups for others

Breast cancer / pg. 11

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healthy for DIABETES

Flu & Cold Season / How To Manage Diabetes

memories are much deeper than ours, I was plumbing the depths of my memory in some of the poems I shared today. Which had themes such as the enduring nature of our culture, our spirituality, of the land itself,” Bruchac said.

Erika Wurth, author of Buckskin Cocaine, also held a session reading sections from her recently published book, showcasing imagery of voices from the Native American film scene.

“People are fantastic, it’s nice to see all these different generations hanging out. I write about the different genera-tions of Native American writing and I think the youngest generation and some of these older generations, it allows the opportunity to really talk to one another and not just on social media, which is fine I have nothing against it but it is inter-acting with each other’s work and meeting together,” Wurth said.

Joy Harjo, critically acclaimed poet and musician, read through a series of her own poetry works and artistically showcased her flute through her flowing words of poetry.

“I was part of the first one that was here and there’s noth-ing like being around other natives and other native writers and poets, it’s a gift because to a lot of us, writing is a lonely art. We write alone, we come out and then we get to be with a lot of people who write and love writing, it’s always sweet. It doesn’t always happen, it’s been 25 years since the last big

one,” Harjo said. One of the highlights of the festival according to Harjo,

was the student presentations of young writers digital story-telling workshop by Riverside Indian School.

“Inspiring younger writers, that’s one of the major high-lights. It all opens the opportunity for people to come and present their work, present new things they’ve been working on and to see old friends, make new ones and keep it going,” Harjo said.

With over hundreds in attendance at the RTG festival, the schedule was filled with activities and reading sessions for writers to collaborate and network.

Of the founders to get RTG started back in 1992, Dr. Bar-bara Hobson, festival coordinator and retired professor at OU said, that RTG allows writers to network and inspire younger generations.

“It’s not just to showcase the establishment but to encour-age young writers and it’s happening throughout the entire festival and that to me is what RTG is about. That’s what a lot call returning the gift because it is returning the gift to our children, in this case, that’s what it is. It’s the gift of story-telling and the gift of literature. What I expected, what we all expected, has already happened,” Hobson said.

For more information about Returning the Gift visit rtglit-fest.org.

Kimberly Wieser, RTG president, thanks the attendees of the 25th anniversary of Returning the Gift.

Returning the giftcontinued from pg. 3

Flu & Cold season is upon us. What may start out as a tickle in your throat or intense fatigue, you may have the full blown flu. While a common cold will develop slowly, the flu comes on suddenly and knocks you out with aching muscles, high fever and chills for a few days. The flu puts added stress on your body and diabetes management. Establish a plan of action with your health care provider before experiencing any of these symptoms.

Every illness is different, so check with your doctor for your specific sick-day needs. When you are feeling under the weather it is important you check your blood sugar. Frequent blood glucose monitoring is essential on sick days. It may need to be done as frequently as every two to four hours to ensure blood glucose is staying in control.

During the flu and other illnesses, your body releases stress hormones, which can raise blood glucose. And illness often causes dehydration, which can cause high blood sugars. Typically, patients require more insulin during illnesses.

The flu rarely involves a trip to the hospital, however, here are emergency signs to look for:

You have been vomiting or have had diarrhea for several hours, and you’re unable to keep down food and drink.

Your blood sugar is consistently above 250 mg/dl despite insulin correction doses and you have large amounts of ke-tones.

You’re having difficulty breathing, extreme dizziness, fa-tigue or a change in mental status

You’ve had a fever of more than 101° for more than 24 hours.

Always take your medicines when you are sick, including your basal insulin. Even if you aren’t eating or drinking do not skip the insulin. Drink plenty of fluids, especially chicken broth which has a good amount of sodium to help with dehy-dration. Remember if you eat you will still need to take your bolus insulin to help you stay on track. Try eating soft bland foods such as crackers and rice. If you still cannot eat, try a sports drink.

Be aware of Over-the-Counter medications. Opt for sugar free varieties of liquid cold and cough medicines. The regular versions have sugar and while it won’t have a huge impact on your blood glucose, you should always put your diabe-tes management first. Be aware that medications with pseu-doephedrine can increase blood pressure and may increase blood glucose too as it acts a little bit like a stress hormone. There are many over the counter medications designed spe-cifically for high blood pressure.

For more information and tips on eating contact Tara Con-way 405-422-7685 or [email protected].

Source: Diabetes Forecast 2017 Holiday Issue

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

With the end of summer and fair season, people of-ten wonder when and where the next attraction will be, or when will another opportuni-ty arise to eat fried foods and cheesy favorites.

Oct.13-14 was that next attraction at the 41st Annu-al Watonga Cheese Festival held in downtown Watonga, Okla.

Over the years, the festi-val has grabbed the attention of tourists for the love of cheese. The Cheese Festival first began as a food contest the townspeople came up with when challenged by the president of the local cham-ber of commerce to come up with ideas for the town of Watonga, who was most famously known for their cheese factory. A very well known tradition of the festi-val was incorporating cheese into all the food shows and recipes of the festival.

“It’s grown and it’s fluc-tuated. Festivals aren’t the same as they used to be. But we had a great turnout, we have probably 3,000 people come out every year and we have great volunteers. It’s a really good thing, it’s good for our town, it’s just a nice relaxing weekend,” Amy Ad-ams, Watonga Chamber of Commerce director said.

Since its inception in 1940, the Watonga Cheese Factory has produced high quality cheddar cheese. Over time the cheese factory has since moved to Perryton, Texas. However, Adams said Watonga still receives shipments of cheese to their

stores from the cheese fac-tory, allowing the festivities and continuing celebration of cheese to flourish on.

With giant bouncy inflat-ables, the fresh smell of fried food, parades, the vibrations of live music and the cheese and wine tasting lines, the Watonga Cheese Festival was a weekend full of en-tertainment. For the festival theme, the Wheeler Brothers Grain Company celebrated their 100th birthday.

“The Wheeler Brother’s Grain Company is a 100 years old this year, its still family owned and ran and that’s significant anywhere you are, but especially in a small town. They are very

important to our community because they employ a lot of people but they also invest their time and money into this community and wherev-er they’re at,” Adams said.

According to Adams, the Wheeler Brothers Grain Company owns 19 granaries in various areas.

“Some of them are sea-sonal, they’re not open year round, they do a lot of things and it’s vital for Watonga. It’s very cool that we have a 100 year old company, it’s special, it doesn’t matter where you are and to be able to honor them that way with our theme is very special,” Adams said.

The two-day event took

months of planning and vi-sions for future festivals are underway to ensure the tradi-tion continues.

“I think of more commu-nity involvement, a lot of people that started the festi-val and have worked it for all these years are getting older and I think some of them are ready to hand it off to the next generation and so we need to pass the torch on and create a new vision, a clear vision for the future, to keep with the tradition but also to keep it fresh,” Adams said.

For a complete list of attractions at the Watonga Cheese Festival, visit thewa-tongacheesefestival.word-press.com.

Cheesing up at 41st annual Watonga Cheese Festival



VOTE NOVEMBER 7

For The People ... TOMORROW STARTS TODAY

R e g g i eW a s s a n aG o v e r n o r

Tsistsistas

Economic DevelopmentPurchasing land in development rich sites El RenoClinton CantonWeatherfordSeiling WoodwardDeveloping Tribal landElk City…..Casino, Hotel, Truck Stop, strip mall.El Reno…..Casino Hotel and Resort (property behind

Dennys)Canton…..Develop Marina, cabins and conference centerWatonga…..Build permanent brick and mortar Casino and

TruckstopMaintaining and renovating existing casinosTrading post for tribal merchandiseEstablish wood lots in advantageous towns for sales of

firewoodEstablish True Economic Development Board aside from

community developmentConsider manufacturing of goods with the collaboration

of other tribesReview the process of Government contractingOpen up used car dealership and servicing department

Elderly ServicesIncrease elderly utility payment for elders 60 and overPurchase 2 charter buses for elderly events and tripsEstablish food and clothing banksHave an Elders pow wowReview process for social services to assign case workers

for individual eldersSet up home health schedules with elders who are eligible

for the service through their benefitsReview the housing services and increase the assistance

for health and safety hazzards


Platform for CandidacyPurposing Improvements for Tribes

VOTE NOVEMBER 7


G i l b e r tM i l e s

L t . G o v e r n o rHinonoei


Culture and HeritageHave more emphasis on preserving the languagesTeaching more cultural customs…peyote meetings,

sweats, songs, foods Pow wows…provide a standard provision for their finan-

cial operationTour past battle and massacre sites for tribal history rec-

ognitionHave community heritage recognition meetings for pres-

ervationHave a Cheyenne and Arapaho Heritage Conference

Community DevelopmentEstablish Parks and Recreation and Pow Wow grounds de-

partmentCreate Motor Pool for tribal vehicles… allow tribal mem-

bers to rent vehicles

Tribal ServicesDevelop new Tribal Administration BuildingDevelop Museum…in new admin buildingDevelop Veterans building for services and meetingsReview building office space for BIA and IHS attached to

new admin bldgReview all rented trailer agreements and produce plan to

find permanent placementFind and purchase more cemetery spaceLook into passing clearification of blood quantum through

referendum for tribal membership, northern Cheyenne and Arapaho blood to be added and considered as Southern blood

Education department provide greater incentive for grad-uates from college and high school…provide tribal advisors for students

Purchase additional land for tribe, yearlyPurchase equipment to handle the management of tribal

landsDevelop training center

Myself and Gilbert Miles wish to say thank you for your support and con-fidence in our candidacy. We finished first in the Governor’s preliminary vote. We now ask all of you to help us help the Tribes move forward in this next era of Tribal Government. It is time we all come together and make our Tribes become that great Nation we once were. Join us in our passion to see the Tribes grow and prosper with all our hard work and efforts. We will listen and communicate with you and see that good fundamental ideas are set into place. This effort will be for the people and by the people, your voice will be heard.

We went out into the communities during this Governor’s race and ex-pressed our vision for the Tribes and feel our presentations were accurate and fit the Tribes need.

We intend to stress economic de-velopment to increase revenue and provide jobs. This will provide for more benefits for elderly and help sustain and maintain family needs.

We are going to build economic de-velopment structures that will create the most impact on the tribes.

We will work with our Indian Child Welfare Department to help keep the tribal members family structure in-

tact. We will develop a jobs training cen-

ter to help train our tribal members in every aspect of our tribal services to become more people friendly and knowledgable to produce better ser-vices.

We want to better organize our trib-al programs and make adjustments to better suit the needs of our people.

We are stressing a need for a new Indian Health clinic in El Reno to bet-ter serve our large tribal populations’ health needs in the El Reno area.

We want to implement case work-ers for social programs to do follow up on services.

We intend to make our Culture and Heritage an emphasis of our adminis-tration.

We hope to set aside funds for peo-ple who need assistance that live out-side the service area.

There’s many issues to address and we feel we will make the most im-pact as the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the tribes.

We appreciate everyone’s support in our candidacy and hope come Novem-ber 7th, we will have Leadership with Vision and Knowledge.

Thank you,Governor and Lieutenant Governor Candidates

Reggie Wassana and Gilbert Miles

Dear Tribal Members ... Thank You Our Tomorrow Will Be Up To The Choices We Make Today


In Loving Memory

“I want to network with everyone who would like to join the support group so we can help each other. We can help those of us who have gone through it, we can help those that are just now newly diagnosed, provide that network of women and men, because there’s men that are diagnosed as well with breast cancer too. Just to provide that net-work of people with the IHS, behavioral health, the tribal Health Department and oth-er departments and programs that could offer any type of aid,” Rios said.

Rios often wished there had been a sup-port group in the area when she was first di-agnosed,

“Whenever I was first diagnosed, there was no support group in my area, if I wanted to go to a support group I would’ve had to go to Oklahoma City. That would’ve really helped me if there were a support group in my area to help me get through it. Through those first months I was in shock because of everything that goes through your mind and you’re thinking that you are going to die,” Rios admitted.

Rios also admits her close support system was also the benefitting factor that kept her fighting for her life, from family support to friends and co-workers that helped her along the way. Rios has worked for the C&A Legis-lative Branch since 2016.

“During my journey one obstacle that I had faced was with the health insurance and the health insurance premium had gone up for me. My co-workers here at the legisla-tive branch held a fundraiser for me and they raised over $1400 to ensure that my health

insurance was paid and it was people like that along my journey that were placed in my path that helped me get to where I am today,” Rios said.

Since the moment Rios knew of her diag-nosis, she admits her life has changed dra-matically.

“My life will never be the same from the day that I was first diagnosed there at the Breast Health Network when the biop-sy came back, people tend to take things for granted and I took a lot of things for granted. We think ‘oh we’re going to live forever,’ but being faced with life changing situations re-ally makes you cherish each day you are giv-en and you’re thankful and blessed that the Lord has given you another day on this earth with your family,” Rios said.

After a year of treating the diagnosis and surgery to remove the tumor, Rios is now cancer free and strives to live a healthier life-style.

“Making healthy lifestyle changes and positive thinking is what really changed in me because now I don’t take anything for granted because this whole past year I may not have made it,” Rios said.

Along with the support of bringing aware-ness to the community Rios also encourages everyone to get their annual check-ups.

“The main thing I would like to empha-size is getting mammograms, if it’s annual, if it’s bi-annual, if it’s every two years, that early detection is the key. I was grateful that whenever I did catch it that it was an early detection and that increased my chances of beating it,” Rios said.

From holding the balloon launch and Breast Cancer Rally Rios hopes that aware-ness will bring an enduring healthy lifestyle for others.

“It’s a fellowship among our people be-cause we would all be sharing one common cause, cancer’s become more prevalent now than it was 10 years ago in our tribal com-munities and we are losing more and more people to cancer. By being more health con-scious and spreading awareness, we can hope to increase the longevity of our people. If you

live to 50 years old, you’re doing something right in our tribe. Just by doing the small part, creating this support group, creating a net-work for people with IHS and with the tribal services then maybe we can make a change,” Rios said.

The Legislative Cheyenne District 3 spon-sored the balloon launch and Breast Cancer Rally.

To learn more about breast cancer and prevention visit www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer.

Tammy Rios, breast cancer survivor, held the balloon launch and Breast Cancer Rally to gain support of the community for those who have been affected by cancer. (Photos / Latoya Lonelodge)

Breast cancercontinued from pg. 7

Born in Weatherford, Okla., and raised in Geary, Okla., Dupree Brown, 17, focus-es on his last season of varsity basketball for Geary High School before graduating. Standing at 6’3, Dupree plays center for-ward for the Geary Bisons.

When did you first begin playing and how?

I began playing when I was in sixth grade and I just loved the game of basketball ever since I was a baby. I always looked at pictures and always saw me holding a bas-ketball and I just thought why don’t I give this sport a try. One of my favorite coach-es taught me that basketball is a very good sport and I loved it ever since.

What is it about the sport that you love the best?

Just being there, having fun, playing oth-er teams and being competitive about it, it’s very great. I love to see what I can accom-plish throughout the season of this year.

What has been your biggest accomplish-ment in the sport so far?

It’s hard being out there for my team-mates, I just try to be their best center and be an outstanding rebounder.

What is your biggest accomplishment in the classroom so far?

I have A’s and B’sWhat is your GPA (if known)?3.71What goals have you set for yourself in

sports, school?The goal I set is to get MVP for my uncle

Moe since he passed away and to set things right for basketball, change the game. For school, to keep good grades and just keep at it.

What actions are you taking to reach these goals?

Just keep going, don’t let anything stop you and never give up on it. Just because if other people try to stop you there’s another obstacle.

What has been the most exciting game you have played in?

The conference shoot-out against Grace-mont. It was just back and forth, it was very exciting just because it was a very close game, we got pumped up on the bench and scored back to back. It was fun.

What is the best advice you have ever been given and who gave you that advice?

The best advice I got was to never give up by my uncle Moe.

Do you have a saying or motto that you live your life by?

Every time you get on the court you

should never give up because you nev-er know if you’re going to be on the court another day and that was by Russell West-brook.

Who or what inspires you the most?Russell Westbrook inspired me a lot.What does your routine workout consist

of to stay fit for your sport? How often?I just try to be healthy, drink a lot of wa-

ter and keep playing basketball. I drink a lot of water and keep up with my jogging for two hours. In off-season, we work on shoot-ing, handling the ball, whatever it takes to get us to a championship this year. I work out every day.

What are one or two things in your train-ing, that you feel are keys to you being suc-cessful in your sport?

Running because that’s a key, you have to have stamina in your system and for me, driving the ball and getting it in the hoop.

What is your favorite meal before or af-ter a game?

I eat anything.Who has had the biggest impact on your

life?My uncle Moe because he was like a dad

to me, he would take me out to places I nev-er been before and he also taught me basket-ball, I miss him very much. I wear number 43, that’s the age he also passed away at, that’s why I wear it on my jersey. I hope to keep taking it on to college.

What are some of your hobbies (what do you like to do when not playing sports)?

Play NBA2kWhat kinds of music do you enjoy listen-

ing to?Hip-hop, Rap and mostly Christian mu-

sic.What is one thing about you that no one

else knows?There’s a lot of people that actually

know a lot about me, but I think that nobody knows that I’ve been bullied for years.

Were you ever bullied in school? What steps do you feel should be taken to protect those being bullied in schools today?

I’ve been bullied for years, I would say to never give up, you need to go tell some-one straight away or something else might happen. You never commit suicide because that’s going to hurt your family and friends, even if you have a boyfriend or girlfriend, you are hurting your family. Don’t do that.

How do you combat drug & alcohol use by peer pressure?

I don’t do drugs or alcohol, so how I combat it is I usually go tell people not to do it and tell people why they shouldn’t do it because you’re only hurting yourself but also other people. I say you should think about what you are doing.

If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?

BullyingWhat would be a dream come true for

you in your life?Be in the NBAWho is your favorite athlete of all time?Russell WestbrookWhich team is your favorite team?Oklahoma City ThunderWhat are your immediate plans after

graduating high school?College, I want to go to South Western

Oklahoma State University or Oklahoma Baptist University to pursue basketball.

What would be your advice to younger kids coming up behind you?

Never give up, stay in school and if you’re ever being bullied go tell somebody.

Dupree’s parents are Carla Brown and Dupree Brown, Sr. He has two siblings, Syonthae Brown and Deanna Brown.

Interview / Photo Latoya LonelodgeDupree Brown

Happy BirthdayFrancie Theda Juan You are an exquisite mother, grandmother, sister, auntie and best friend! We all love you

Happy 13th BirthdayEvan Roman Nose!We will always be your #1 fans!We love you,

mom, dad, Chelle, Maximus and the twins

Happy BirthdayRachelle Lynn!

We are so proud of the young woman that you

have become!Love,

mom, dad, Evan, Maximus, and the twins

Happy Happy Birthday to our sweet girlsKynadee & Michelle

You are the bright, shining stars that bring smiles to all your family’s faces.

Love forever your family

Forever 39Happy Birthday to our heavenly son Patrick Emhoolah II aka ‘P’

Nov. 15Gone but never ever

forgotten. Sonny enjoy your day with your family and

friends. You loved chocolate cake and coke and dad and I will have a slice on your

behalf. Weren’t we looking forward to the big 4-0

Remember you and I spoke of that big day. Keep watch

over us sonny.Love mom and dad, Michael & Georgia Emhoolah, Stacy

Lynn Fletcher, Anastasia aka Pretty Baby, Jaylon and

Jamie Lambefull.

Happy Birthday toAngelene O. Bates!

From, dad.

Cassidy N. SealsHappy Belated Birthday

My Sassy Mz CassieKeep your head up &

shoulders back up in that piece. Know you’re in

thoughts and prayers. Be good or good at it!

Much love and solid respectThomas Allen

Happy Halloween to everybody in the ‘Vill’

Buffalomeats, Blackbears, Browns,

Bates, Thunderbulls and Richeys

I miss you allGabby Hicks

Marvin Garcia Jr, cho-sen as the 2017-2018 Mr. Chief Dull Knife College. He was spend the next year repersenting the Chief Dull Knife College accross In-dian Country, Traveling & Speaking at different Pow-wows & conferances. As Mr CDKC, he will go on to complete for the “Mr AI-HEC” Pageant in March of 2018 in Rapid City, SD at The American Indian High-er Education Consortium Conferance.

Marvin Jr, is the son of Marvin Sr & Ann Marie Gar-cia. Grandson of John Jr & Corinne Washee, Franklin Red Cherries & Frances Garcia. Marvin will be Grad-uating from Chief Dull Knife College in May of 2018.

Pictured above: 2017 Miss CDKC - Chalisa Bird & 2018 Mr. CDKC - Marvin Garcia Jr.

The family of Dayna Franklin would like to thank everyone for the prayers, food and donations.

The giveaways and burial program at Concho during our difficult time. May God Bless each and every one of you.

The Franklin FamilyEthel, Tiffany, Matthew, Jaden and Michelle

Happy Belated Birthday Oct. 3

To my twin sistersFarah Charley &Sarah Charley

I love and miss ya’ll!Take care, Gabby Hicks

Happy Birthday to my big sis Audrey Charley

Oct 31I miss and love you.XOXO – Gabby Hicks

Happy Birthday Momma!Oct. 30

I am very thankful for everything you do. You

are my inspiration. I have let you down plenty of

times yet you still stand by my side and always found a way to forgive

me. You are an amazing person momma. I love you so much and I can’t wait to wrap my arms around

you!Your one and only Gabby

Rosanna Pedro Williams was born Jan. 3, 1942, at Concho Okla. to John and Rose (Charcoal) Pedro. She passed away Oct. 14, 2017, at her home in Binger, Okla., at the age of 75.

Rosanna attended and graduated from Chiloco High School and went on to earn her Associates of Arts Degree in Legal Assistance from the University of New Mexico.

She served in the US Navy from 1960-1962. Af-ter her time in the service she moved to Calumet, Okla. She was married to Howard Williams, and then moved to Binger then to Gracemont for a short time before re-turning back to Binger.

Rosanna worked as an ad-ministrative assistant for the Cheyenne and Arapaho trib es and for the Caddo Tribes. She was a member of the Native American Church where she was one of the

Caddo Native American Church Advisors. Rosan-na was very traditional in her culture and traditions. She attended Rabbit Lodge, Sundance, participated in Sweat Lodge, and one of the first women fancy dancers. Her favorite past time was playing bingo, going to the casino, and loved going to dances.

Survivors include six children, Toni Cartwright and companion Frank Mosqueda of Anadarko, Okla., John Cannon and wife Debbie of Santa Fe, N.M., Lawana R. Cannon of Fairview, Okla.David D. Cannon of Oklahoma City, Lisa Buller and husband Na-than of Binger, Okla., and Brian Williams of Binger, Okla.

Fifteen grandchildren; Jennifer Red Hat, Eric Cartwright, Jeremy Davis, Heaven Pond, Derrick Pond, Alexandria Cartwright, Wil-

liam Pond, David Pond, An-drew Williams, Antoinette Cannon, Darren Pond, Josh-ua Pond and Kendel Pond, Adina Herrera and Dion Herrera; 23-great-grandchil-dren, two sisters, Linda Go-mez of Taos, N.M., and Ella Reese of Oklahoma City, two brothers, David Pedro and companion Brenda of Penasco, N.M., and Silas Pedro of Oklahoma City.

Rosanna was preced-ed in death by her parents, John and Rose Pedro, hus-band Howard Williams, four brothers, Clifford Tony Pe-dro, Robert Dan Pedro, John Edward Pedro, Wesley Dale Pedro, sister, Janice Ma-rie Spottedcorn, nieces and nephews; Michael Schildt, Mark Gomez, Tiona Gomez, Gloria Spottedcorn, Aaron Spottedcorn

Graveside Services were held Oct. 17 at the Williams Family Cemetery in Binger, Okla.

Leroy Hoof Sr.Dec. 13, 1943Oct. 4, 2017

Leona Faye SteppJan. 2, 1942Oct. 11, 2017

Funeral services were held for Leroy Hoof Sr. Friday, Oct. 13, 2017 at the Canton Gym in Canton, Okla.

An interment followed at the Cantonment.

Wake services were held for Leona Faye Stepp on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017 at the Hammon Community Center in Hammon, Okla.

Funeral services were held Oct. 16 at the Community Fel-lowship Church in Hammon, Okla., followed by an inter-ment at the Hammon Mennonite Cemetery.


Employment: Submit a tribal application, resume, diplo-ma(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 [email protected].

EMPLOYMENT LEGAL NOTICES

Qualifications:Must have a valid Okla-

homa 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 in-dependently. 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 physical-ly active children, ages 3-5 within a weight range up to 60 pounds, including lifting, restraining, guiding, pursu-ing, withstanding sudden movements.

SALARY: Negotiable

Headstart Transportation/Floater F-T / ConchoClosing: Until Filled

Qualifications:Valid Oklahoma Class

D driver’s license required. Must possess or be willing to obtain CPR certification. Transit drivers must pass a pre-employment drug screening process and sub-ject to random drug testing. Must be able to lift a mini-mum of 50 pounds with no physical barriers. Applicant must be able to communicate effectively to patrons and su-pervisors any findings or in-cidents. High school diploma or GED equivalent required. Cheyenne-Arapaho prefer-ence.

SALARY: Negotiable

Transit Driver II (2) On-Call Status

Closing: Until Filled

You only need to update your address with the En-rollment Department if you have moved since the last Per Capita payment (Au-gust).

Please read all instruc-tions on the COA form and W9! Failure to submit a complete COA/W9 will result in the forms being returned to you for comple-tion.

Please submit all COA/W9 forms to Enrollment Department by above date. Forms can be mailed to you by calling the Enrollment Department 405-422-7600 or 1-800-247-4612 ext. 27600 or printed off on our website at https://www.c-a-tribes.org/department-en-rollment.

Per Capita Office will mail your check or any let-

ters concerning your ac-count to mailing address on Change of Address and W9. Once paperwork is pro-cessed, Per Cap Office will review accounts to deter-mine if any past due checks are available for reissue.

Minor Change of Ad-dress forms need to be no-tarized and signed by legal guardian, as well.

If you have any Child Support, Student Loans, or Federal Garnishment questions that need to be addressed, please contact the Per Capita Office at 1-800-247-4612 ext. 27725 or 405-422-7725. All gar-nishments of Child Support, Student Loans, and/or Fed-eral Garnishments should be submitted to the Per Cap-ita Office by Nov.15, 2017.

Minerals Per Cap UpdateDeadline for Change of Address and W9 forms is Nov. 9, 2017.

Department of Housing

Waiting List ReportMutual Help

Program

The following applicants need to complete a 2017

UPDATE FORM by Nov. 15:

Lauren BlackowlCarmelita Koch

Danecia WandrieRicki Yeager

If an update form is not received by this date, your name will

be removed from the

Mutual-Help waiting list for FAILURE TO

UPDATE.NO EXCEPTIONS! For questions or more information

please contact Eileen Salcido at

580-331-2400.

NOTICE TO REQUEST 401 POST TOATTEND FUNERALS FOR VETERANSThe 401 Post are hon-

ored to do funerals for veterans, however, timing can be an important factor on whether we can accept an invitation to provide honors for the deceased.

Our members reside in Lawton, El Reno, Clinton, Norman, Oklahoma City and Spavinaw, Okla. We must receive a notice or request to perform with enough time to contact our Color Guard members.

A family should try and decide early if they want 401, Army, Marine, or Air Force units to perform the burial detail, once they de-

cide and if it is Post 401, we will contact our mem-bers and make a decision. We do this as a group and make a decision as a group, providing burial de-tail honors is a top priority for our unit.

The contacts for our Honor Guard are Red Stone Calf, 405-822-0939, Charlie Fletcher, 405-213-1823. They handle most of the requests we receive. It is always an honor for 401 to be asked and respond to these requests. We just ask that families be aware of the timing involved.

Thank you.

(Concho, OK) Aaron Williams, CDC’s Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country (GHWIC) Tobacco Pro-gram Coordinator for Southern Plains Tribal Health Board (SPTHB), Cheyenne & Arapaho member, installs the first of several Quitline signage on gas pumps at the Cheyenne & Arapaho Travel Plaza at Concho, Okla.

The SPTHB is partnering with the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) to promote the quitline at tribal travel plazas and other retail locations within Oklahoma. The Cheyenne & Arapaho tribes operate a second travel plaza in the far western Oklahoma town of Hammon, where signage will also be placed.

In addition to placement of the signs on tribal travel pla-zas, other non-tribal gas stations located within Oklahoma will have the TSET 1-800-Quitnow signage on their gas pumps as well. The Oklahoma Quitline promotes quitting tobacco via users taking advantage of the free calls to the Quitline.

The Quitline has counselors familiar and sensitive to Na-tive Americans use of traditional and ceremonial tobacco versus commercial tobacco. For several months, the GH-WIC staff have met and discussed with the Governor of the

Cheyenne & Arapaho tribes how best to address the high tobacco use among tribes. This opportunity of placement of signage on tribal travel plaza areas is from one of several strategies to address tobacco use that are evidence-based, which in this case is to convene leadership meetings across tribes to share information and develop partnerships across tribes.

One tribal official involved in discussions commented by saying, “If this can stop even just one youth from picking up a cigarette and engaging in smoking, it’s worth it to us.”

The notion that for every sign we can put up on tribal property is one less area that tobacco companies have to market their products to tribal members.

The SPTHB staff hope to expand this partnership and signage to other tribally-owned travel plazas in Oklahoma.

For more information regarding the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board’s CDC funding of Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country, please call 405-652-9200.

Cheyenne & Arapaho tribes among first to allow tobacco Quitline signage at tribal travel plazas Chris Tallbear and Aaron Williams install the first Tobacco Quit-

line signage at the Cheyenne & Arapaho Travel Plaza in Concho, Okla. The tribes are the first to allow signage of this kind to be in-stalled in an effort to bring quitting smoking awareness to members. (Courtesy photo)

The C&A Tribal offices will be closed on Friday, Nov. 10 in observance of Veteran’s Day.

The offices will reopen on Monday, Nov. 13 at 8 a.m.

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