By Steven J. GandyKalihwisaks

The 43rd Annual Miss &Jr. Miss Oneida pageant washeld June 30 and has pro-duced two winners for the2010-2011 reigns.

The Miss Oneida crownwent to Delores Skenandoreand the Jr. Miss Oneida titlewent to Olivia Webster.

Skenandore is the daugh-ter of Raeann Skenandoreand Chaz Wheelock. She isattending UW-Richland andenjoys working, softball andspending time with friends.Skenandore ran on the plat-form of language preserva-tion.

“I hold that deep in myheart. It’s said that the lan-guage could be gone if ourgeneration doesn’t pick it upand I love my culture and

my tribe and the people andeverything and I just wannacontinue that for the nextseven generations andbeyond that,” Skenandoresaid following her crown-ing.

Skenandore has put a lotof time and effort into thepageant and is very gratefulfor her accomplishment.

“It means the absoluteworld to me. I’ve wantedthis for a long time and havebeen preparing for a longtime and the support that Ihave gotten here is outra-geous, but I’m very honoredand I want to do the tribeproud,” she said.

Skenandore is most look-ing forward to representingthe Oneida Tribe at IndianSummer this comingSeptember.

Olivia Webster, Jr. MissOneida is the daughter ofDon and Jenny Webster.She attends Pulaski HighSchool and enjoys spending

time with her pets andswimming.

Webster has had her eye

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Section A

In This Issue…

Miss Oneida Pageant nearly draws four contestants

38th Annual Oneida Powwow

Oneida CommunityEvents – 10B

Catch photos from theOneida CulturalFestival and Fourth ofJuly Parade.

Section B

Wellness Camp –5A

Area youth enjoyedbuilding a golf courseas part of the WellnessCamp for Children.

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Left: Delores Skenandore accepts her MissOneida crown and sash. Right: Olivia Webster ispresented her sash and crown.

• See 2A, GTC

By Nate WisneskiKalihwisaks

A completed lengthyagenda led to long dayfor General TribalCouncil (GTC) mem-bers during the Semi-Annual Meeting onMonday, July 5 at theRadisson Hotel andConvention Center.

Shortly after theagenda was set the 10a.m. meeting startedquickly with theapproval of GTC meet-ing minutes fromJanuary 4 and 30, andthe special April 10meeting.

Treasurer’s ReportThe tribe’s Treasurer,

Tina Danforth, andChief FinancialOfficer, Larry Bartonpresented a currentsynopsis of the tribe’seconomic condition.Though the tribe is in acost containment modea large shortfall isexpected heading intofiscal year 2011.According to Barton,preliminary work iswell under way todetermine how the2011 budget will bebalanced. Attentionwas again paid to highwage earners withinthe tribe, stipendamounts for some trib-al corporations and theOak Ridge Propertylease which houses theWal-Mart, Sam’s Cluband Festival Foods offof Mason Street inGreen Bay. TheTreasurer’s Report wasthen accepted.

Unfinished BusinessThe proposed

changes to the OneidaConstitution movedcloser to completionafter numerous appear-ances on previous GTCmeeting agendas. Thetribe’s LegislativeOperating Committee(LOC) was looking forthe GTC’s approval toproceed with finaldrafts that would

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• See 2A, Miss Oneida

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Right: One of manycompeting FancyDancers entered thearena during theGrand EntryCeremony on July 2,2010 at the 38thAnnual OneidaPowwow.Below: Kenneth Hilland his grandsonTravis Smith wherehonored with EagleFeatherʼs followingGrand Entry on the38th Annual OneidaPowwowʼs openingday.Hill was a member ofthe 1264 CombatEngineers. Heserved three tours ofduty in two differentwars. He served ontour in WWII and twotours in the Koreanwar. He was therecipient of multiplemedals:Purple Heart(WWII), Battle Stars(Korean), 1 SilverStar (Korean) and1 Bronze Star(Korean).Smith is a StaffSergeant (SSG.) cur-rently serving in theUS Army. He has served three tours all Operation Iraqi Freedom and a tour in Jordan insupport of Operation Enduring Freedom. Smithʼs awards include purple Heart, Army Accommodation Medal with Valor Device (Arcomw/V), 3 Arcom's, 2 Army Achievement medals and Good Conduct Medal. His badges includeCombat Infantryman's Badge, Expert Infantryman's Badge and Air Assault Badge.

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change the tribe’s officialname to “Oneida Nation”from “Oneida Tribe ofIndians of Wisconsin”,allow absentee voting,removing the mandatethat calls for Annual andSemi-Annual meetings tobe held on the firstMonday of January andJuly, formally establish-ing a judicial branchwithin the OneidaConstitution, remove theSecretary of the Interiorfrom an approval andoversight role within thetribe, and the lowering ofthe age requirements forGTC participation, vot-ing and political office.

During an April GTCmeeting membershipdirected the LOC to pro-ceed with the proposedamendments and finaldraft language. The LOClooked for clarificationon the age requirementsamendment and request-ed an August GTC meet-

ing for the final approvalof the changes. The GTCelected to proceed withthe amendment allowing18 year-olds to vote andparticipate in GTC meet-ings, while leaving theage to be elected to theOneida BusinessCommittee at 21. No datehas yet been set for theAugust GTC meeting toapprove the final amend-ment drafts.

An update on previousGTC directives datingback to 1994 was quicklyapproved with no discus-sion.

New BusinessA petition by Corrina

Charles to decrease thecurrent $100 GTC meet-ing stipend to a $50Oneida Retail card fortwo years was easilydefeated. The petition,needing a two-thirdsvote, cited the currenteconomic condition andthe ability to keep

Oneida dollars in Oneidaas selling points.

OBC CouncilmemberTehassi Hill gave a pre-sentation on a proposedland acquisition fund thatwould start in 2011 andrun through 2030. Theproposed resolutionwould compliment theDivision of LandManagement’s plan to re-acquire 75 percent of theoriginal reservation. TheGTC directed the OBC topresent funding optionsfor the plan during theFY2011 Budget Meeting.

A status report on theproposed Judiciary Actwas highlighted by astructure change replac-ing currentCommissioners with trialjudges, broadening thejurisdiction of the tribe,and the establishment ofa small claims court. Theupdate was accepted.

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on the Jr. Miss Oneidacrown for a few yearsnow.

“It’ feels wonderful. Ihave been preparing tobecome Jr. Miss eversince I retired from beingLil’ Miss,” she said.

Webster is looking for-ward to he time as Jr.Miss Oneida.

“I look so forward tobeing a role model forkids and to meting newpeople and finding outmore culture and aboutour language,” she said.

Skenandore assumesthe title from the outgo-ing Miss Oneida, LaurenHoeft.

Hoeft thanked the com-munity if her farewelladdress.

“I would like to extenda great thank you to mycommunity. Thank youso much for letting merepresent our people andthank you for teachingme and helping me teachothers more about ourculture.”

The Lil’ Miss Oneidacompetition was held onthe pening day of theOneida Powwow. Girls

ages 7-12 competed forthe title of Lil’ MissOneida with the winner

being LaRissaShawanokasic.

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Left to Right: Lilʼ Miss Oneida LaRissaShawanokasic, Miss Oneida DeloresSkenandore and Jr. Miss Oneida OliviaWebster.

ONEIDA TRIBE OF INDIANS OF WISCONSIN 2010 SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS

JULY 3, 2010

The election results posted here are tentative results. Final election results are forwarded by the Oneida Election Board to the Oneida Business Committee via a Final Report after time has lapsed for recount requests, or challenges or after all

recounts or challenges have been completed, whichever is longer.

GAMING COMMISSION (1) 90 TOMMY DANFORTH 67 OSCAR S. SCHUYLER 52 GARY L. JORDAN 20 SHANNON HILL WD PAUL NINHAM

TRUST/ENROLLMENT COMMITTEE (3) 104 NORBERT HILL, JR. 99 ARLENE DANFORTH 93 ELAINE SKENANDORE-CORNELIUS 83 LOIS METOXEN STRONG 79 CORINNA A. CHARLES 65 DONALD D. McLESTER 62 SHARON ALVAREZ 50 CAROLYN RED HAIL 16 RYAN GERHARDT WD LINDA S. DALLAS

ELECTION BOARD (3) 197 KITTY MELCHERT 172 LORI ELM 145 RICHARD MOSS 67 CATHY L. METOXEN WD LINDA S. DALLAS

LAND CLAIMS COMMISSION (3) 180 JOHN E. POWLESS III 179 DONALD D. McLESTER 132 RYAN GERHARDT WD LINDA S. DALLAS

ONEIDA COMMISSION ON AGING (3) 152 RONALD L. McLESTER, SR. 104 MICHAEL HILL (BLUTO) 97 WESLEY MARTIN, JR. 97 DONALD D. McLESTER 84 KAREN COFFEY 62 CATHY L. METOXEN

LAND COMMISSION (2) 133 RACQUEL (ROCKY) HILL 82 CORINNA A. CHARLES 77 GARY L. JORDAN 48 DONALD D. McLESTER 43 RITA LARA 41 MARLENE (MINNIE) GARVEY 26 CATHY L. METOXEN WD LINDA S. DALLAS

TRIBAL SCHOOL BOARD PARENT POSITION (3)

184 SUSAN WHITE 182 LORI ELM

BLUE = WINNERS GREEN = TIE RED = WITHDREW FROM THE ELECTION

An automatic recount for the tie vote was completed Tuesdaynight and the totals stayed the same. There will be a lot drawingon Tuesday, July 13th at 5:00 p.m. for a winner. After that draw-ing the election results will be certified.

By Dirk LammersAssociated Press Writer

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(AP) ~ The U.S. Senatehas passed a bill givingAmerican Indian tribesmore authority to combatcrime on their reserva-tions.

The Tribal Law andOrder Act, co-sponsoredby Republican Sen. JohnThune of South Dakotaand Democratic Sen.Byron Dorgan of NorthDakota, passed theSenate last month andheads to the House.Thune said he expectsthe legislation to passthat chamber, too, and besigned by PresidentBarack Obama.

The measure providesfor the appointment ofspecial U.S. attorneys toensure violent crimes onreservations are prose-cuted; improves trainingfor reservation police;expands the sentencingauthority of tribal courts;and improves the collec-tion and reporting ofIndian crime data.

Thune said the legisla-tion would allow U.S.magistrates to hold trialsand other proceedings inIndian Country asopposed to having to takedefendants to the nearestfederal court.

“That actually wassomething that wasrequested by the tribes,”he said.

The bill also includeslanguage ensuring that iftribal governments and

federal courts enter intoagreements allowing forsuch trials, the U.S.Department of Justice isauthorized to providetechnical and other assis-tance.

The new legislation ison top of a U.S.Department of Justiceeffort to dispatch 30 newprosecutors to jurisdic-tions that serve IndianCountry. The new hiresrepresent the depart-ment's first specificincrease in IndianCountry prosecutors inalmost a decade, and theywill target violent crime.

One area that has beentrying to combat a severecrime problem is theStanding Rock SiouxReservation, whichstraddles the SouthDakota-North Dakotaborder.

In 2008, the Bureau ofIndian Affairs had onlynine officers to patrol the2.3 million acre reserva-tion, so only one officerat times was on duty topatrol a land mass aboutthe size of Connecticut.

Residents who testifiedat two hearings held onStanding Rock made itclear that violence andsexual assault on thereservation had beencompounded by thegrowth of gang activity,Thune said.

To help turn the tide,the U.S. InteriorDepartment recently sent25 more law officers toStanding Rock as part of

a temporary surge thatThune and Dorgan arehoping to make perma-nent.

Dorgan said monitor-ing by the U.S. ParkService is showing thatthe temporary increase isresulting in hundredsmore arrests.

“While I’m pleased tohear that our first step tobeef up law enforcementis leading to more arrestsand successfully increas-ing public safety, there isclearly more work to bedone,” he said in a state-ment.

Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., said the billstrengthens the hand oflaw enforcement by giv-ing officers the resourcesthey need while meetingthe nation's treaty andtrust responsibilities.

Another provision ofthe Tribal Law and OrderAct requires the JusticeDepartment to report onreservations’ use of com-munity policing, a con-cept that gained popular-ity in the inner cities inthe early 1980s.

The goal is to create achange in the culture byattacking smaller crimesbefore larger crimes takehold.

The bill also raises themaximum hiring age ofBureau of Indian Affairslaw enforcement officersfrom 37 to 47 to increasethe pool of potentialrecruits.

Senate passes Tribal

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Arnold R. Dietz diedsuddenly on June 2,2010. He was born inMilwaukee, WI on April2, 1946 to MargaretCoulon Dietz andRaymond Dietz. Arnie’sgrandparents were AlidaJohn Coulon & GeorgeCoulon and his greatgrandparents were Henry& Catherine Coulon andMoses & Mary John.Arnie is survived by his

wife, Patricia and hischildren; Cherice Uhlig,Jeffrey Dietz, John Dietzand Jim Dietz and fourgrandchildren, Kyle,Brianna, Jeff and Jake,one sister Pam Trawickiand one brother, GeneDietz and his favoritecousin, Duane Langen.Arnie will be missed byhis family, cousins andfriends.

Dietz, Arnold R.April 2, 1946 – June 2, 2010

Thank you to Oneida…

On June 25th, the matriarch of our family,Mildred H. Elm, journeyed on to the spiritworld. Her family would like to say thank you.

First of all, our sincere thanks to the won-derful care the Anna John Nursing Homeemployees gave her for the past year and onehalf.

We thank the Oneida Tribe for the wisdom toprovide insurance for tribal members to makea memorable funeral possible. We are sincere-ly grateful for the lovely floral arrangementsfrom the Oneida Nation. We are thankful to theHoly Apostles Episcopal Church, the Muehl-Boettcher Funeral Home of Seymour, theSchroeder Florist of Green Bay, the ColonialHouse Restaurant of Freedom, and theKalihwisaks Newspaper. A special thank youto Robert Elm, a grandson from Lac DuFlambeau, for providing a beautiful drum-songat her graveside.

And finally to the many family members andfriends who kept a vigil for Mildred during herlast days and all who came to pay their respectand love for a woman who provided them withmany happy memories.

A Sincere Yaw^ko

Jerry MichaelHill, OneidaNation, WI, diedunexpectedly onTuesday, June 29,2010. Born onAugust 30, 1938 inOneida Nation, WI toDennison and Sadie(Powless) Hill. OnOctober 31, 1959 hemarried the former MaryF. Quoetone of Meers,OK.

Jerry was a proudalumni of Haskell IndianNation University,University of SouthernMississippi, and theUniversity of Arizona.He dedicated his life tonative people, Indiancommunities and to theprotection of tribal sov-ereignty by working inIndian education andeconomic developmentfor many tribal nations.He was the first specialeducation director for theBureau of Indian Affairsand traveled acrossIndian country to helpestablish programs. Hewas partner in severalbusinesses includingY e l l o w h a m m e r ,Resource ManagementInternational, NativeFirst Capital MarketsGroup, and PalaceDevelopment Group. Heserved the OneidaCommunity in many dif-ferent capacities in hislife, including LandClaims Coordinator,Oneida Health CenterDirector, EconomicDevelopment Director,but his proudest accom-plishment was to devel-op the Oneida TribalSchool and its culturallybased curriculum and toserve as the firstPrincipal. He was aproud member of theKiowa Gourd Clan since1960. He also was a lifelong Packer fan.

Jerry is survived by hiswife of 50 years Mary F.Hill; children: Julie M.(partner StephenKing)Hill, Jennifer D.(Lance) Kelley, JamisonD. (Lisa) Hill, and Lance

G. (Sally) Hill;g r a n d c h i l d r e n :Dennison “Cory”Thomas Maggard,Ayla DachelleCalabrese, SadieYewelaha Kelley,

Bianca, Lexi, andJackson Hill, TimothyHart, Michael ”Zeke”and Amos William Hill;and in September 2010his first great grand-daughter Mila AbigailCalabrese. He is furthersurvived by his sistersBlanche (Edmund)Powless and VivianWilliams; and numerousnephews, nieces,cousins, sisters andbrothers-in-law, andmany friends.

Jerry was preceded indeath by his parents, andsiblings: Sylvester(Irene) Hill, Sylvia Hill,Ervin (Hazel) Hill,Lorraine (Commodore)Metoxen, Louis Hill, andCatherine Hill; his broth-er-in-law ChesterWilliams.

A Celebration of theMass of Christian Burialwas held at 10:30AM onSaturday, July 3, 2010 atHoly Apostle EpiscopalChurch, Oneida withRev. Kristina Henningofficiating and DeaconEdmund Powless andDeacon Deborah Heckelassisting. Burial fol-lowed in the churchcemetery. RYANFUNERAL HOME, DePere is assisted the fami-ly with arrangements.Please visitwww.ryanfh.com to sendonline condolences tothe Hill family.

In lieu of flowers amemorial has beenestablished to benefit thepreservation of Oneidalanguage, history, andculture through support-ing ongoing efforts tokeep the Oneida way ofthinking alive.Memorials may be sentto Bay Bank, C/O theJerry M. Hill Fund, 2555Packerland Dr, GreenBay, WI 54313

Hill, Jerry Michael August 30, 1938 – June 29, 2010

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We celebrate thelife of Mildred H.Elm, our mother,grandmother, great-grandmother, andgreat-great grand-mother. She jour-neyed on to the spiritworld on Friday, June25th, 2010. She lived tobe over 104 years old andyet we never thought shewould leave us.

As the matriarch of thefamily, she was furtherblessed and survived by19 grandchildren, 45great-grandchildren, and18 great- great- grand-children. She was“Auntie Midge” to 17nieces and nephews anddozens of grandnephewsand grandnieces.

Born 6/6/06 on thefamily farm in Seymour,Wisconsin, she learnedhow to work at a veryyoung age. In her slowermoving world, childrenlearned how to be capa-ble—to cook, clean, sew,and help with the farm.This gave her a quietinner strength. Her fatherand uncles belonged to aband, so music was alarge part of life, too.

She loved playing soli-taire and penny pokerwith the family. Shehelped us when weplayed “light” by addingpennies to our pile. Sheshared her stories, likegoing to the ChristmasEve service in a horsedrawn sleigh. It was socold they would put hotbricks in the bottom ofthe sleigh and put strawon top of the bricks. Shesaid it was cozy even onthe ride home. On NewYear’s morning, theywould take donuts to theneighbors singing“hoyan, hoyan”. It was atime when traditionswere valued. As anaccomplished seam-stress, she mended,sewed dresses and ribbonshirts and curtains andmade rag rugs and quiltsand sent money to starv-ing children in the world.Not many 80 year oldsmake satin prom dressesfor their great-grand-daughters. She had aninsatiable appetite fornovels and read at leastone a week. She lovedhistorical mystery andromance and she lovedIndians.

Her final wish was tobe buried in the family

plot with her fatherand mother, Hysonand Sofia Powless.Millie’s son, JohnElm, an Americanhero who fought inthe Korean War, is

also buried there. Granny’s best friend

was Irene Lingle(Metoxen), whom sheloved dearly and shespent time with Irene andRed in later years visitingin San Diego. How won-derful it was to witness alife-long friendship!

Granny saw all thefaces of life, but did notcower to the pressuresshe encountered alongthe way. She lost fourchildren, John Elm,Edward Elm, Patricia(Elm) Emerson andTheodore, a baby. Shelost all her immediatefamily and friends andtwo grandsons. She keptbusy to get through thehardships. She trustedand loved her remainingchildren, Maxine Elmand Richard Elm.

When we look back onthis time, we rememberand share with you our“granny” with an incredi-ble inner strength, whichshe taught to all of usthrough her examples.She was “there for us”and the strength she gaveto us, made us make itthrough and we owe somuch to her for this. Hergreatest gift of all washer listening. She did notjudge or comment. Shewas the greatest listenerand when she listenedshe told us in a silent waythat we were valued.

It is a “titanic” loss forus, who were blessed tohave her in our lives. Shelifted us up and helped usto feel capable. Now, shehas been lifted up oneagle’s wings and theunforgettable impact shehas made will be sharedwith the generations tofollow.

We love you gran.Mass of Christian

Burial was held onWednesday, June 30th,2010 at 10:30AM. Rev.Kristina Henning offici-ated with inurnment inthe parish cemetery.Muehl-Boettcher FuneralHome, Seymour, assistedthe family with arrange-ments.

Online condolencesmay be expressed atwww.muehlboettcher.com

Elm, Mildred Henrietta (nee Powless)June 6, 1906 – June 25, 2010

Theresa M.Zielinski, 58, ofOneida died July4, 2010 at home.The daughter ofthe late Robert andMaryann (Skenandore)Decorah was bornOctober 30, 1951 in theTown of Oneida. Shemarried Victor Zielinskiin Chicago.

Theresa worked at theOneida Tribal Dept. ofPublic Works in theNorbert Hill Center forover 15 years. Sheenjoyed spending timewith her grandchildrenand gambling. She wasalso very active in cancercauses, including Relayfor Life.

Survivors include herhusband, Victor, twochildren, Mark (Tina)Skenandore, Staci(George) Leon, grand-children, Crystal Baird,Marcus, Lexas and AlexSkenandore and Carlyand Joseph. Her siblings,

John, Sharon andJanice and manynieces nephewsand cousins. Shewas preceded indeath by her par-

ents, one daughter, Dawnand 2 grandchildren,Brandon and Anthony.

Friends may call atRYAN FUNERALHOME, 305 North TenthStreet, De Pere from 4:00to 8:00 pm Thursday July8, 2010. Oneida HymnSinging will begin at6:30 pm. Visitation willcontinue after 9:00amFriday at the Church ofJesus Christ of LatterDay Saints, FreedomRoad, Oneida, until timeof service. FuneralServices will be held at10:00 am Friday at thechurch with burial to fol-low in Oneida MethodistCemetery.

Please visitwww.ryanfh.com to sendonline condolences to thefamily.

Zielinski, Theresa MaeJuly 4, 1951 – July 5, 2010

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We would like to extend our thanks to themany people that helped our family get throughour loss. Herman and Pat Logan, DorothyNinham, Geronimo Powless, LelanderDanforth, Bob Brown, and Uncle Ron Hill.

Pogi Foxx and Carmen Wade for making ourmother’s moccasins. Conservation Departmentfor the firewood and picnic tables. Thank youto all the firekeepers. Thanks for all the medi-cines and gifts and prayers. All of this has keptour family in high spirits. Yaw^ko!

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Women's Talking Circle Group WHEN: Every Tuesday!TIME: 6:00PM – 7:30PM

PLACE: Wise Women Gathering Place,2483 Babcock Rd.

Wise Women Gathering Place is sponsoring aWomen's Talking Circle Group. Come and enjoy acup of hot tea in the presence of women of all agessharing and caring. Talking circles and fun activi-ties. FMI contact Marlene Summers or Bev Scow atWise Women Gathering Place 920-490-0627.

Tuesdays

Women’s Support GroupWHEN: FridaysTIME: 12:30PM – 2:30PM

PLACE: Three Sisters CenterFor more information contact Isabel Parker orGeorgia Burr at (920) 592-8682 or (920) 412-0396.

Fridays

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Compassionate Friends - Oneida Chapter WHEN: 3rd Tues of every monthTIME: 6:30PM – 8:00PM

PLACE: Parish Hall, 2936 Freedom RoadCompassionate Friends is a support group support-ing family after a child dies. Questions contact:Julie Denny or Jean Williquette at 920-469-4135.

Tuesdays

The Great LawWHEN: Wednesday, July 14TIME: 11:00am - 2:00pmPLACE: Oneida Museum, W892 County

Road EEOneida Faithkeeper Randy Cornelius will presentthe Iroquois Great Law. Call 920-869-2768 formore information or go towww.oneidanation.org/museum.

July 14

Wise Youth GroupWHEN: ThursdaysTIME: 4:00PM – 6:00PM

PLACE: Three Sisters CenterFMI: Jacqueline Ninham at (920) 272-7040, IsabelParker at (920) 498-2011 or Bev at 920-490-0627.

Thursdays

Hero Headquarters Kidzshow WHEN: July 14-16TIME: 6:30 PM PLACE: Woodland Worship Center, 760

Airport DriveWoodland Worship Center invites you to “HeroHeadquarters Kidzshow”, 3 nights of FREE action-packed fun, lively music, character skits, nightlyprizes, and dynamic messages on July 14-16, 6:30PM. For kids ages 4 and up. Plan to come for allthree nights! We're located just 1-1/2 miles west ofthe airport on Hwy. 172. Call Teresa 920-869-9663.

July 14-16

VFW Garage Fundraiser WHEN: Saturday, August 14TIME: 12:00 p.m till sold outPLACE: Post 7784 VFW, 2980 East

Service Rd.Oneida Post 7784 Veterans of Foreign Wars of theUnited States will be serving grilled chicken, roast-ed corn, baked potato, water, coffee or soda. $8donation. Contact Post Commander Cletus Ninhamat 920-869-1596 for more information.

August 14

Health Care for YOU!WHEN: Tuesday, July 13,TIME: 5:00—6:00 pmPLACE: Oneida Community Health Center Main

Conference RoomYou’re Invited! Come to the Oneida CommunityHealth Center and learn more about Oneida’sHealth Care for YOU! HealthEducation/Information Booths. Gift Card to thefirst 20 attendees! Please contact Oneida HealthPromotion for more information—(920) 490-3927

July 13By Becky WebsterSenior Attorney

The Service Agreementwith Brown County isfounded on mutualrespect and serves as apledge that both govern-ments are committed tomaintaining positivegovernment-to-govern-ment relationships for thebenefit of all communitymembers. The Tribe andthe County recentlyadopted a SecondAmendment to theService Agreement. TheFirst Amendment, passedin 2008, clarified 911police dispatch provi-sions of the originalAgreement. This SecondAmendment accom-plished two goals. First,it streamlined the taxpayment process forlands taken into trust inthe middle of a calendaryear. Second, it added a“Health and Safety”Section relating to Tribaland County zoning,building, nuisance,

health and land use regu-lations (“Health andSafety Regulations”).This Section is modeledafter the Section from theGreen Bay ServiceAgreement discussingTribal and City “Peaceand Safety Regulations”.

The Health and SafetySection of the amendedService Agreement pro-vides clarity concerningCounty jurisdiction andTribal jurisdiction whenapplying their respectiveHealth and SafetyRegulations. The Tribe’sregulations apply to theTribe, tribal members,and anyone using theTribe’s land. The Sectionfurther specifies that theCounty ordinancesaddressing Health andSafety Regulations donot apply to tribal mem-bers on the OneidaReservation.

The Health and SafetySection goes beyond anagreement regarding the

extent of each govern-ment’s jurisdiction. Itcommits both the Tribeand the County to contin-ue to work together toimprove the neighbor-hood services each gov-ernment provides, recog-nizing that communica-tion between the partiesis the best way to achievethis goal. Where com-munity members raiseissues related to Healthand Safety Regulationsinvolving the Tribe, itsmembers or its land, theCounty will notify theTribe of these issues sothe Tribe can address theissues under tribal law.The Tribe will then noti-fy the County how theTribe resolved the issue,maintaining open lines ofcommunication betweenthe two governments.

Under the Health andSafety Section, the Tribewill continue to enactlaws that are at least asstringent as those of the

County in an effort toensure we are all operat-ing under a similar set ofrequirements. While theTribe does have a com-prehensive set of lawsaddressing a wide arrayof issues directly relatedto Health and Safety, theTribe is currently devel-oping draft laws concern-ing nuisance and trespassas well as working oncomprehensive edits tothe Zoning andShoreland ProtectionOrdinance and theBuilding Code.

In these difficult eco-nomic times, it is increas-ingly important toexplore cost effectiveways for our govern-ments to work coopera-tively. The ServiceAgreement with theCounty and the City ofGreen Bay are serving asa guide as the Triberenews ServiceAgreements with ourother neighbors.

Brown County Service Agreement –

Second Amendment

Neighborhood by the Creek (Site I) PicnicWHEN: Tuesday, July 13TIME: 5:00pm - 7:30pmPLACE: Site I on Doxtator StreetFood and Fun, Entertainment by Blues Talk.Community Welcome! For more information,please call 920-869-2227.

July 13

Storytelling StoneWHEN: Wednesday, August 11TIME: 11:00am - 2:00pmPLACE: Oneida Museum, W892 County

Road EEBrian A. Doxtator has done storytelling throughoutthe United States, Canada, Germany, and Scotland.Call 920-869-2768 for more information or go towww.oneidanation.org/museum.

August 11

By Steven J. GandyKalihwisaks

Since the induction andimplementation of theOneida Life InsurancePlus Plan (OLIPP) areafuneral homes have seenan increase of the num-ber of Oneida Tribalmembers making finalarrangements before theypass.

Kurt Boettcher,Funeral Director atMuehl-Boettcher FuneralHome in Seymour saidthis about the gift of pre-planning final arrange-ments.

“I think it’s just a greatgift for you to give toyour family and it takesthe burden of worry offof you too that thingswill be carried out theway you want them tobe.”

Planning a funeral isdifficult, at best, for thosegoing through the loss ofa loved one. It is this rea-son that filling out your

OLIPP beneficiary formis increasingly moreimportant now that thebenefit has increasedfrom the $5,000 that waspaid out from the BurialFund to the $15,000 paidout by the OLIPP.

“If it’s all filled out andsigned that will helpclear up any miscommu-nication. Every thingwould be very clear andunderstood. So it’sfaster…and it needs to beon file with the enroll-ment department,” SusanWhite, Director ofOneida Trust Departmentsaid.

Not only does the ben-eficiary provide clarityfor the payout of pro-ceeds, but it also willreduce the amount oftime it will take for bene-ficiaries to receive thefunds.

Jodie Skenandore,Oneida Burial BenefitsSpecialist, said, “It’sbasically giving us and

the family and good ideawho they want to beresponsible for their finalwishes. They are goingto get (the money)regardless if they don’thave the form in, but it’sjust going to take thatmuch longer for the fam-ily to get the money topay for the bill.”

According to White,the $15,000 is earmarkedto pay final expenses firstand the beneficiarieshave a responsibility tomake sure those costs arepaid.

“This is not $15,000that you are free to use atyour own will. It is if thefuneral is paid for, but thefuneral needs to be paidand the intent of theseproceeds are to help paythose final expenses,”White said. “If you’rethe named beneficiaryand you didn’t take careof that bill, there could besomebody knocking onyour door.”

Skenandore recom-mends choosing yourbeneficiaries carefullyand letting them knowwhy you chose them andwhat you want them todo when the time comes.

“It’s important to sitdown and talk with yourbeneficiary and let themknow that I’m choosingyou, I want this paid…itlet’s them know that’swhy they were chosen tobe the beneficiary.”

White cautioned,“When Tribal membersare in their planningstages they need to find aresponsible beneficiarywho will take care ofthose final needs and notleave a hanging debt onthe family or with thecompanies. The chal-lenge is to encourage thatbeneficiary to makethose payments on thebehalf of the deceased.”

Preplanning funeral relieves stress on family

Here is your opportuni-ty to show pride in ourbeautiful Reservation bycaring for the environ-ment and helping toclean up the OneidaEnvironmental, Healthand Safety Division'sAdopt-a-Highway sec-tion of Highway 54!Oursection stretches from thetop of the hill (at the dri-ving range) to Olson Rd.

You are welcome tocome join the EHSD on:Tuesday, July 13Meet at Ridgeview PlazaSuite 4 at 4:45 p.m.

We will watch a shortinstructional video andthen go out to start theclean-up.

Treats will be provid-ed!

Please contact AmySpears at 920-496-5357or aspears@oneidana-tion.org if you wouldlike to participate or ifyou have any questions!

Adopt-a-

Highway

on Hwy 54

Would you be finan-cially prepared to pay forlong term care if youneeded it? Long termcare, or LTC, is expen-sive. Average annualcosts nationally for longterm care ranges from$27,000 to $72,000 forhome health care, assist-ed living facilities ornursing homes. Howwill you pay? Use yourown money? Rely on thegovernment? Haveinsurance protection?

The Tribal insurancedepartment is workingwith an insurance spe-cialist on a voluntarybenefit for long term careinsurance which wouldbe available to all Oneidatribal members. What islong term care insur-ance? Long term careinsurance pays for:

• Home health care thatmay include shopping,meal preparation, housecleaning

• Assisted living andnursing home care tohelp people with thefunctions of day-to-dayliving like bathing,dressing, toileting,transferring, adminis-tering medications

• Services related torehabilitation, chronicillness and cognitiveimpairment

The insurance special-ist has offered to conducteducational seminarscovering topics such as:

• What do long term careinsurance policies payfor?

• How to get the bestvalue for your moneywhen purchasing cover-age

• Learn how Wisconsin’sPartnership programbenefits policyholders

The insurance special-ist will also provide one-on-one consultations tohelp you select optionsbest suited to your situa-tion. In these personalmeetings, consultantswill advise you on thefollowing:

• Determining if longterm care insurancemakes sense for you

• Discuss what plandesign is right for yoursituation

• Get specific pricinginformation

If you are interested inlearning more about longterm care, please letShari Baer or JulieDenny know by e-mail orby phone by no later thanJuly 21st. Shari can bereached at sbaer@onei-danation.org, 920-490-3655 and Julie can bereached atj d enny@one idana -tion.org, 920-490-3661.You will need to expressyour interest and provideyour name and phonenumber. Based on thelevel of interest, we willschedule educationalseminars for those inter-ested, and provide yourcontact information sothe consultant mayschedule a one-on-oneconsultation with youand your family.

[Note: LTC will bepaid 100% by the partic-ipating member]

July 8, 2010 • (Wisk) 5Awww.kalihwisaks.com LocalWellness Campers create golf course

Kali photo/Sadie Wilson

As parto of the Wellness Camp for Children, big brothers helpedyoung participators at the Art Cottage construct a golf course outof materials such as paper plates, tubes, tape and wooden sticks.

Editor’s Corner

A while back I wasmeeting with theThunderhawk Times stu-dents at the OneidaNation High School. Oneof the students asked mewhat I did with my percapita when I turned 18. Itold them I was in mymid 20’s and it went to atruck payment, all $225buckaroos. They didn’tknow how, when or whyper capitas started, intheir mind it had alwaysbeen there.

I usually tell the stu-dents I went to theOneida Nation SchoolSystem (ONSS) backwhen it was the TribalSchool and it only went

to eighthgrade. Theyp r o b a b l ydon’t knowwhen thehigh school

started, or why. That’sok.

ONSS started as thedream of several Oneidacitizens who wanted tocreate a school whereOneida youth wouldexperience their lan-guage, culture and histo-ry as the core of theireducational experience.Where these future lead-ers could create theirown peer connectionsrather than be splitbetween five differentschool districts servingthe reservation.

Many people workedto bring this dream toreality; one amongstthem was Jerry M. Hill.

Hill served as the firstprincipal of the OneidaNation School andhelped design theschool’s culturally basedcurriculum.

Hill died June 29 at theage of 71 just before the38th Annual OneidaPowwow. The Fridaybefore his funeral, therewere several ONSS stu-dents and former stu-dents wearing IroquoisSmoke Dance outfitswalking the dancegrounds. Oneida NationHigh School studentBradley Granquist recit-ed the Opening in theOneida language beforethe start of the powwow.

These students may ormay not have knownHill, and may or may notknow when or why theONSS started, that’s ok.They are the why.

By Dawn WalschinskiKalihwisaks Managing Editor

Remembering the why

Long Term Care Insurance Info.

www.kalihwisaks.comOBC Forum6A (Y@=yahk) • July 8, 2010

ONCEC celebrates17 years

Recently the ONCECcelebrated 17 years in itslocation on PackerlandDrive. Due to the budgetconstraints the staff pro-vided food and prizes.For the past 17 years thestaff has worked withover 7000 clients.Partnering with over 30area schools, 1,758 youthreceived high schooldiplomas. 1,315 adultshave completed the GEDrequirements.

I want to thank thestaff, who through theyears have gone aboveand beyond to helpclients become success-ful. Open every day butSunday, students work attheir own pace to com-plete their goals. Aftercompleting their firstgoal, over 60% return totake computer classes orwork towards goals inthe post secondary area.

Than you againONCEC staff and all ofthe clients who havemade the center such anasset to the community.

Sincerely,Jane Webster

Summers familysays thank you

The family of FrankSummers would like toextend our sincerestappreciation and thankall of the friends, rela-tives, organizations andcommunity members that

helped us through thedifficult loss of ourbrother and uncle.

We thank you for thetime spent with our fami-ly, the donated food,serving of food, and allof the special things thatyou did for us.

We want to thank theOneida VFW and Oneidaveterans for their supportduring this loss of one oftheir comrades. Wethank Bobby Doxtatorand Cletus Ninham forperforming the burialservice and for KerryMetoxen’s reading at thewake. A very specialthank you to Cletus andKerry for the special carethat they offered our fam-ily it was so much morethan we expected. Ourbrother Frank wouldhave been proud to knowhow much care wereceived from all of you.

Also, we would like togive a special thanks toAnna John NursingHome for all the care andcompassion that theygave to Frank during histime there; Karen Krauseand the rest of the staff.And Mother KristinaHenning for her prayersand kind words.

Words alone cannotexpress our heartfeltthanks.

May the creator blessall of you and your fami-lies.

Richard Summers and the rest of Frank’s family

I want to thank every-one who attended fortheir good minds at theJuly 5, 2010, Semi-Annual General TribalCouncil meeting. Manyof the members whoattended exercised theirresponsibilities to makesome good policy andbusiness decisions thatwill help Oneida toachieve important goalsfor exercising our sover-eignty and strengtheningour Nation.

I encourage more peo-ple to stand up andexpress their views andopinions on these impor-tant policy matters affect-

ing the Oneida Nationand our members,because people do under-stand the issues, can edu-cate one another aboutthe issues, and the impor-tance of discussing them.In doing, we create amore informed debate ofthe issues that willimpact us for generationsto come.

On the federal level,the Department ofInterior is consideringnew policy to addressoff-reservation lands andtaking land into trust forgaming purposes onthose off-reservationlands. It is uncertain how

this will play out. Whatwe do know is that tribalgaming is very competi-tive, and that states areconsidering gaming toincrease state revenues.

Federal internet gam-ing legislation is notgoing anywhere thisyear, but it is likely toreturn and be anotherissue for gaming tribes todeal with. In order tokeep pace with industrycompetition and preparefor these challenges, wemust consider new gam-ing technology and newmarketing strategies wecan implement to remaincompetitive in the gam-

ing marketplace andincrease our revenues.

In order to develop ourOneida economy, Iencourage the creation ofan Oneida Chamber ofCommerce to support ourtribal member businessesand entrepreneurs. Achamber can help identi-fy resources and opportu-nities by networking withoutside entities and otherchambers. If we can helpour private sector to bemore self-sustaining, ourprivate sector can con-tribute to sustaining ouroverall economy.

Finally, a specialGeneral Tribal Council

meeting will be called inthe near future for ourOneida tribal corpora-tions and tribal enterpris-es to present to theGeneral Tribal Council.This special GeneralTribal Council meetingwill provide an opportu-nity for our business enti-ties to report directly tothe General TribalCouncil and provideupdates on their respec-tive business activities.This special meeting isexpected to occur beforethe end of this calendaryear.

Chairman’s Corner...

Rick HillChairman

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Letters & Opinions... OBC Forum...In a recent memo

from one of my fellowOBC members I wasasked why I felt the pro-posed Judiciary Actwould be dangerous tothe membership, the fol-lowing is my response:Laws are imperfectbecause they are writtenby imperfect beings.Though we may try withall our hearts to write aperfect piece of legisla-tion worthy of ourOneida membership, itis unreasonable toexpect that the JudiciaryAct will not need to beamended in the future,and it is in the proposedamendment process thatI find "dangerous to themembership." Pleaseunderstand, I know thatwe all worked hard on

the JudiciaryAct proposaland at onetime I sup-ported itwholeheart-edly.

But now,with the LOCsupporting apiece of leg-islation thate n h a n c e sgreatly theauthority of the Tribe toexercise judicial author-ity over the membershipwhile at the same timesupporting the will ofthe minority over thewill of the majority andtherefore creating anoligarchy over a democ-racy. I cannot supportthat kind of mind-set asthe backdrop to the judi-

cial authorityof the OneidaTribe. I can-not supportl e g i s l a t o r swho supporto l i g a r c h yrule; I cannots u p p o r tjudges orprospec t ivejudges whowant to exer-cise judicial

authority in an atmos-phere contrary to demo-cratic rule; and I cannotsupport a system thatmakes the amendmentprocess dependent on a2/3 super majority voteand thereby endanger-ing the membership'sinterests by having thembeing stuck in a systemthat makes change

almost impossible andin the hands of a minor-ity of people.

Yes, I have been con-tinually involved in thedrafting. But when thestandard changed andrespect for a reasonablestandard for an amend-ment and repeal processevaporated with thisnew LegislativeOperating Committee, Istopped supporting theJudiciary proposal. It'sall unfortunate. I hadexpected or at leasthoped that thisCommittee would havea little more backgroundand respect for the dem-ocratic process and thewill of the people to begoverned by a majorityinstead of a minority.

Ed DelgadoCouncilman

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OBC Meeting Results

The following meeting results have replaced the fullminutes of the Business Committee meetings to help savespace and reduce costs. These results entail the heart of theBC's actions in the meeting; however, the full version ofthe minutes can be accessed on the Business Committee'swebsite at www.oneidanat ion. org or by contacting theTribal Secretary's office at 920-869-4451 . The internetcan be accessed at the Oneida Library and CommunityEducation Center.

ONEIDA BUSINESSCOMMITTEE

MEETINGMay 12, 2010

Business CommitteeConference Room

Meeting called to orderat 9:07 a.m.

Present: ViceChairwoman Kathy Hughes– meeting chair, TreasurerTina Danforth, TribalSecretary Patty Hoeft,Council members EdwardDelgado, Trish King,Brandon Stevens Excused: Rick Hill,Chair, Melinda Danforth,Council Member, Ron“Tehassi” Hill Jr., CouncilMemberChairman Rick Hill,Council members MelindaJ. Danforth, Ron “Tehassi”Hill Jr.

Oath of Office:administered by Patty

Hoeft

Airport HotelCorporationJanice Hirth

Election BoardAlternates Brian Beaulieu not present Elizabeth (Steinfeldt)Hopewell not presentDenise Vigue not present Sharon CorneliusJodi Cornelius Teresa Schuman not present

ResolutionsOnei da GangPrevention Task ForceMotion by Ed Delgado toadopt resolution 05-12-10-A Oneida Gang PreventionTask Force, seconded byBrandon Stevens. Motioncarried unanimously. Ayes:Tina Danforth, Ed Delgado,Patty Hoeft, Trish King,Brandon StevensInjury Preventi onProgram Grant, U. S .Dept. of Heal th andHuman S ervices/IndianHealth S erviceMotion by Brandon Stevensto adopt resolution 05-12-10-B Injury PreventionProgram Grant, U.S. Dept.of Health and HumanServices/Indian HealthService, seconded by TrishKing. Motion carried unani-mously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevensResci nd fee-to-trus tresolution BC 8-30-06-C Former Harold andArl yn Eri cksonPropertyMotion by Ed Delgado toadopt resolution 05-12-10-C to Rescind fee-to-trustresolution BC 8-30-06-CFormer Harold and ArlynErickson Property, seconded

by Brandon Stevens.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Tina Danforth, EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft, TrishKing, Brandon StevensRescind the fee-to-trustresolution BC 2-01-06-C Former Reuel J. andFaye P. Robertson, andRandal l L. and Jean A.Robertson PropertyMotion by Ed Delgado toadopt resolution 05-12-10-D to Rescind the fee-to-trustresolution BC 2-01-06-CFormer Reuel J. and Faye P.Robertson, and Randall L.and Jean A. RobertsonProperty, seconded by TrishKing. Motion carried unani-mously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevensRescind the fee-to-trustresolution BC 12-07-05-T Former Frank J.S ausen PropertyMotion by Ed Delgado toadopt resolution 05-12-10-Eto Rescind the fee-to-trustresolution BC 12-07-05-TFormer Frank J. SausenProperty, seconded by TrishKing. Motion carried unani-mously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevensRescind the fee-to-trustresolution BC 12-07-05-AA Former Lois M.Metoxen PropertyMotion by Ed Delgado toadopt resolution 05-12-10-Fto Rescind the fee-to-trustresolution BC 12-07-05-AAFormer Lois M. MetoxenProperty, seconded by PattyHoeft. Motion carried withone abstention. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King .Abstained: Brandon StevensRescind the fee-to-trustresolution BC 12-07-05-G Former Bruce E.and Gene Gonneri ngPropertyMotion by Ed Delgado toadopt resolution 05-12-10-G to Rescind the fee-to-trustresolution BC 12-07-05-GFormer Bruce E. and GeneGonnering Property, sec-onded by Patty Hoeft.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Tina Danforth, EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft, TrishKing, Brandon StevensRescind the fee-to-trustresolution BC 12-07-05-B Former Peter H.and Toni R. BaumannPropertyMotion by Ed Delgado toadopt resolution 05-12-10-H to Rescind the fee-to-trustresolution BC 12-07-05-BFormer Peter H. and ToniR. Baumann Property, sec-onded by Patty Hoeft.Motion carried unanimous-

ly. Ayes: Tina Danforth, EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft, TrishKing, Brandon Stevens

Board, Committee andCommission quarterly

reportsLand CommissionMotion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the LandCommission quarterlyreport, seconded by TrishKing. Motion carried unani-mously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevensLand Cl ai msCommissionMotion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the Land ClaimsCommission quarterlyreport, seconded by TrishKing. Motion carried unani-mously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevensS chool BoardMotion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the School Boardquarterly report, seconded byTina Danforth. Motion car-ried unanimously. Ayes:Tina Danforth, Ed Delgado,Patty Hoeft, Trish King,Brandon StevensS outheas tern Onei daTribal S ervicesMotion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the SoutheasternOneida Tribal Services quar-terly report, seconded byTrish King. Motion carriedunanimously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevensPowwow CommitteeMotion by Ed Delgado tosupport the PowwowCommittee’s request of awaiver of stipends of up tothree meetings per month ifneeded until July 1, second-ed by Patty Hoeft. Motionwithdrawn.Motion by Trish King toaccept the PowwowCommittee quarterly report,seconded Brandon Stevens.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Tina Danforth, EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft, TrishKing, Brandon StevensOneida Nation VeteransAffairs CommitteeMotion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the Oneida NationVeterans Affairs Committeequarterly report, seconded byTrish King. Motion carriedunanimously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevensMotion by Patty Hoeft topost for one Oneida NationVeterans Affairs Committeevacancy for the remainderterm of the resignation ofJason Kurowski, secondedby Trish King. Motion car-ried unanimously. Ayes:Tina Danforth, Ed Delgado,Patty Hoeft, Trish King,Brandon StevensArts BoardMotion by Ed Delgado todefer the Arts Board quarter-ly report to the May 26Business Committee meet-

ing, seconded by PattyHoeft. Motion carried unan-imously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevensLibrary BoardMotion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the Library Boardquarterly report, seconded byEd Delgado. Motion carriedunanimously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevensPol ice CommissionMotion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the PoliceCommission quarterlyreport, seconded by TrishKing. Motion carried unani-mously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens

S tanding CommitteesLegislative Operating

CommitteeApri l 20 LOC minutesMotion by Trish King toaccept the April 20Legislative OperatingCommittee minutes, sec-onded by Ed Delgado.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Tina Danforth, EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft, TrishKing, Brandon StevensApri l 21 LOC minutesMotion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the April 21Legislative OperatingCommittee minutes, sec-onded by Brandon Stevens.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Tina Danforth, EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft, TrishKing, Brandon StevensForward APA amend-ments and LegislativeProcedures Act to theJuly S emi-Annual GTCmeetingMotion by Patty Hoeft toforward the APA amend-ments and LegislativeProcedures Act to the Julysemi-annual General Tribalcouncil meeting, secondedby Brandon Stevens.Motion carried with twoopposed. Ayes: Patty Hoeft,Trish King, BrandonStevens . Opposed: TinaDanforth, Ed DelgadoExtens i on ofE m e r g e n c yAmendments to theComprehensive Pol icyGoverni ng Boards ,Commi ttee andCommi ss i ons toDi sal l ow S ti pendIncreases and S tipendsfor Conferences andTraining resolutionMotion by Patty Hoeft toadopt resolution 05-12-10-IExtension of EmergencyAmendments to theComprehensive PolicyGoverning Boards,Committee andCommissions to DisallowStipend Increases andStipends for Conferencesand Training, seconded byTrish King. Motion carriedwith one opposition. Ayes:Patty Hoeft, Trish King,Brandon Stevens . Opposed:Ed Delgado. Abstained: TinaDanforth

Finance CommitteeMay 7 Fi nanceCommittee minutesDeleted

Audit Committee -None

Travel - None.

General Tribal Counci lPeti ti oner Cathy L.M e t o x e n :Impl ementati on andexpenditures of any andal l funds for the budgetfor FY2011 and everyfiscal year to fol lowMotion by Ed Delgado toaccept the General Tribalupdate report regarding theCathy L. Metoxen petition,seconded by Patty Hoeft.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Tina Danforth, EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft, TrishKing, Brandon Stevens

Peti ti oner Corri naCharles: Change GTCmeeting stipend to $50retai l cardMotion by Patty Hoeft toacknowledge receipt of theadministrative analysis ofthe petition by CorrinaCharles to reduce the GTCmeeting stipend and placethat petition on the July 5GTC semi-annual agenda,seconded by Trish King.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Tina Danforth,Patty Hoeft, Trish King,Brandon Stevens GTC July 5 semi-annu-al meeting draft agendaand status reportMotion by Trish King toaccept the update of theGeneral Tribal Council July5 semi-annual meeting draftagenda and status report,seconded by Trish King.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Tina Danforth, EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft, TrishKing, Brandon Stevens

Fol low-ups/BC direc-tives

S ti mul us Ini ti ati vereportMotion by Ed Delgado toapprove the StimulusInitiative report, secondedby Trish King. Motion car-ried unanimously. Ayes:Tina Danforth, Ed Delgado,Patty Hoeft, Trish King,Brandon Stevens Recommendations forcapital projects to beincluded in a proposed2010 bondi ng i s suetotal ing $10 mil l ionMotion by Patty Hoeft todefer the recommendationsfor capital projects to beincluded in a proposed 2010bonding issue totaling $10million the CommunityDevelopment PlanningCommittee June 3 and withtheir recommendation backto the Business Committeeon June 9, seconded byTrish King. Motion carriedunanimously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens Onei da communi tygang-related activi tyMotion by Patty Hoeft todefer the Oneida GangPrevention Task Forceitems regarding the poten-tial for hiring a full-timecoordinator filling aCommunity ResourceOfficer in the PoliceDepartment to the June 9Business Committee meet-ing, seconded by EdDelgado. Motion carriedunanimously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens Motion by Trish King toapprove the recommenda-tions for the following per-sons to be assigned to workwith the Oneida PreventionGang Task Force: LloydPowless, Redman Danforth,Jo Ann Ninham, JohnPowless, Phil Wisneski,Julie Denny and LarryBarton, seconded by PattyHoeft. Motion carried unan-imously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens Indi an Communi tyDevel opment bl ockgrant funds for rehabi l -i tation of tribal mem-ber homesMotion by Trish King toaccept the IndianCommunity Developmentblock grant funds for reha-bilitation of tribal memberhomes status report andanother due at the May 26Business Committee, sec-onded by Ed Delgado.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens. Not present: TinaDanforth?Motion by Ed Delgado todirect the General Managerto bring back a recommen-dation on an example of the

policy that was referenced inthe report that was men-tioned, seconded by PattyHoeft. Motion carried unan-imously. Ayes: Ed Delgado,Patty Hoeft, Trish King,Brandon Stevens . Not pre-sent: Tina Danforth?Emergency manage-ment organization con-cernsMotion by Patty Hoeft todefer the Emergency man-agement organization con-cerns to the May 26Business Committee meet-ing, seconded by TrishKing. Motion carried unani-mously. Ayes: Ed Delgado,Patty Hoeft, Trish King,Brandon Stevens . Not pre-sent: Tina Danforth?

Tabled BusinessAnna John Nurs i ngHome appointment rec-ommendationNo action taken.

New Business/RequestsPresentation on qual i fi -cati ons and requi re-ments for i nternalposting, transfers andreassignmentsMotion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the presentation onqualifications and require-ments for internal posting,transfers and reassignmentsreport, seconded by BrandonStevens. Motion carriedunanimously. Ayes: EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft, TrishKing, Brandon Stevens. Notpresent: Tina DanforthReques t fi nanci albreakdown of theS trategic ManagementDepartmentMotion by Ed Delgado toput a hold on the Office ofStrategy Management untilthe fiscal information men-tioned has been received andapproved by the BusinessCommittee, seconded byPatty Hoeft. Vote tied.Chair vote in favor. Motioncarried with three for andtwo opposed.Ayes: KathyHughes, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft. Opposed: TrishKing, Brandon Stevens. Notpresent: Tina DanforthOneida Total IntegratedE n t e r p r i s e sCorporati on appoi nt-ments recommendationMotion by Patty Hoeft todefer the Oneida TotalIntegrated EnterprisesCorporation appointmentsrecommendation to the May26 Business Committeemeeting, seconded by EdDelgado. Motion carriedunanimously. Ayes: EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft, TrishKing, Brandon Stevens. Notpresent: Tina Danforth

Cost containmentFY2010 Exceptions

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Purchas i ng: ExtendPurchas i ng Cl erkLi mi ted TermEmpl oyee to covervacancy duri ng anappealMotion by Ed Delgado toapprove to extend thePurchasing Clerk LimitedTerm employee to cover thefull-time employee’s posi-tion during an appeal, sec-onded by Brandon Stevens.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens. Not present: TinaDanforth

Elimination Out-of-S tate Travel

Exceptions, unlessemergency, certi fica-tion requirements andgovernment official

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23 through 26, LosAngeles, CA, seconded byEd Delgado. Motion carriedunanimously. Ayes: Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens. Not present: TinaDanforth

AdditionsTravel reques t byChairman Rick Hil l toattend Rai lroad Rightof Way meeting May24, Washington, D. C.Motion by Trish King toapprove Chairman RickHill, Brandon Stevens andBecky Webster to attend theRailroad Right of Waymeeting May 24,Washington D.C., secondedby Patty Hoeft. Motion car-ried with one abstention.Ayes: Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King.Abstained: BrandonStevens. Not present: TinaDanforthHeadstart Pol i cyCounci lMotion by Patty Hoeft totable the Headstart PolicyCouncil to later on theagenda for staff to discusssolutions, seconded by EdDelgado. Motion carriedunanimously. Ayes: TinaDanforth, Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens Motion by Ed Delgado totake the Headstart PolicyCouncil from the table, sec-onded by Patty Hoeft.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens. Not present: TinaDanforthMotion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the report from theGeneral Manager and RitaLara from the PolicyCouncil that they will beworking the Oneida Schoolsystem to get the trainingthat the Policy Councilneeds, seconded by EdDelgado. Motion carriedunanimously. Ayes: EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft, TrishKing, Brandon Stevens. Notpresent: Tina Danforth

Actions on ExecutiveS ession Discussion

ItemsExecutive Managers

monthly reportsGeneral Manager reportMotion by Trish King toaccept the General Managerreport, seconded by PattyHoeft. Motion carried unan-imously. Ayes: Ed Delgado,Patty Hoeft, Trish King,Brandon Stevens. Not pre-sent: Tina DanforthChief of S taff report Motion by Ed Delgado toaccept the Chief of Staffreport, seconded by TrishKing. Motion carried unani-mously. Ayes: Ed Delgado,Patty Hoeft, Trish King,Brandon Stevens. Not pre-sent: Tina DanforthNew York Land Claimss e t t l e m e n t / n e g o t i a-tions update Motion by Trish King to

accept the New York landclaims verbal update, sec-onded by Patty Hoeft.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens. Not present: TinaDanforthChief Counsel report Motion by Patty Hoeft theChief Counsel report, sec-onded by Trish King.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens. Not present: TinaDanforth

Fol low-ups/BC direc-tives

Request Jennifer Carletonreport Motion by Ed Delgado towithdraw the JenniferCarleton request, secondedby Brandon Stevens.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens. Not present: TinaDanforthHealth provider concernsMotion by Ed Delgado toaccept the Health providerconcerns report and requestthe General Manager tokeep to the BusinessCommittee informed on thestatus of the issues, second-ed by Trish King. Motioncarried unanimously. Ayes:Ed Delgado, Patty Hoeft,Trish King, BrandonStevens. Not present: TinaDanforthRetro-approve oneOneida enrol lment toFebruary 2010Motion by Ed Delgado toretro-approve to February2010 the enrollment ofDillion Pamonicutt as rec-ommended by the TrustCommittee, seconded byBrandon Stevens. Motioncarried unanimously. Ayes:Ed Delgado, Patty Hoeft,Trish King, BrandonStevens. Not present: TinaDanforth

New Business/RequestsProcl amati on ofAppreci ati on resol u-tionMotion by Brandon Stevensto adopt resolution 05-12-10-R Proclamation ofAppreciation and to changethe logo to a seal, secondedby Trish King. Motion car-ried unanimously. Ayes: EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft, TrishKing, Brandon Stevens. Notpresent: Tina DanforthMarch Audit report andMarch 25 minutesMotion by Ed Delgado toapprove the March 25 AuditCommittee minutes andMarch 19 Audit Committeereport and accompanyingMarch action report, second-ed by Patty Hoeft. Motioncarried unanimously. Ayes:Ed Delgado, Patty Hoeft,Trish King, BrandonStevens. Not present: TinaDanforthCaroyl J. Long attor-ney contractMotion by Patty Hoeft to

approve the Caroyl J. Longattorney contract retro toMay 9 for three years and itis grant funded, seconded byBrandon Stevens. Motioncarried unanimously. Ayes: Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens. Not present: TinaDanforthLand acquisi tion rec-ommendation forwardedto Jul y GTC semi -annual meetingMotion by Trish King todefer the land acquisitionrecommendation to the May26 Business Committeemeeting and request a writ-ten recommendation, sec-onded by Patty Hoeft.Motion carried unanimous-ly. Ayes: Ed Delgado, PattyHoeft, Trish King, BrandonStevens. Not present: TinaDanforthPardon S creeni ngCommittee recommen-dation and resolutionof Joseph ArceMotion by Patty Hoeft toadopt resolution 05-12-10-Jto approve the PardonScreening Committee rec-ommendation to grant a par-don for Joseph Arce, second-ed by Brandon Stevens.Motion carried with oneabstention. Ayes: EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft,Brandon Stevens.Abstained: Trish King. Notpresent: Tina DanforthPardon S creeni ngCommittee recommen-dation and resolutionof Faron Bei lke Motion by Patty Hoeft toadopt resolution 05-12-10-K to approve the PardonScreening Committee rec-ommendation to grant a par-don for Faron Beilke, sec-onded by Ed Delgado.Motion carried with oneabstention. Ayes: EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft,Brandon Stevens.Abstained: Trish King. Notpresent: Tina DanforthPardon S creeni ngCommittee recommen-dation and resolutionof Gi lbert Blaker Motion by Ed Delgado toadopt resolution 05-12-10-Lto approve the PardonScreening Committee rec-ommendation to grant a par-don for Gilbert Blaker, sec-onded by Patty Hoeft.Motion carried with oneabstention. Ayes: EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft,Brandon Stevens.Abstained: Trish King. Notpresent: Tina DanforthPardon S creeni ngCommittee recommen-dation and resolutionof Eugene ClevelandMotion by Ed Delgado toapprove 05-12-10-M toapprove the PardonScreening Committee rec-ommendation to grant a par-don for Eugene Cleveland,seconded by BrandonStevens. Motion carriedwith one abstention. Ayes:Ed Delgado, Patty Hoeft,Brandon Stevens.

Abstained: Trish King. Notpresent: Tina DanforthPardon S creeni ngCommittee recommen-dation and resolutionof Lorenzo Funmaker Motion by Brandon Stevensto communicate with Mr.Funmaker and to invite himto a Business Committee toexplain, seconded by PattyHoeft. Motion carried withtwo abstentions. Ayes: EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft,Brandon Stevens.Abstained: Tina Danforth,Trish KingPardon S creeni ngCommittee recommen-dation and resolutionof Donna GalvanMotion by Ed Delgado toadopt resolution 05-12-10-N to approve the PardonScreening Committee rec-ommendation to grant a par-don for Donna Galvan, sec-onded by Patty Hoeft.Motion carried with twoabstentions:Ayes: EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft,Brandon Stevens.Abstained: Tina Danforth,Trish KingPardon S creeni ngCommittee recommen-dation and resolutionof Joshua Matson Motion by Patty Hoeft toapprove the PardonScreening Committee rec-ommendation to deny a par-don for Joshua Matson.Motion failed due to lack ofsecond. Motion by Ed Delgado toinvite Joshua Matson tomeet with the BusinessCommittee of why he couldnot attend, seconded byBrandon Stevens. Motioncarried with one abstention.Ayes: Tina Danforth, EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft,Brandon Stevens.Abstained: Trish KingPardon S creeni ngCommittee recommen-dation and resolutionof Victoria MatsonMotion by Ed Delgado toadopt resolution 05-12-10-O to approve the PardonScreening Committee rec-ommendation to grant a par-don for Victoria Matson,seconded by Patty Hoeft.Motion carried with twoabstentions. Ayes: EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft,Brandon Stevens.Abstained: Tina Danforth,Trish KingPardon S creeni ngCommittee recommen-dation and resolutionof Joseph Metoxen Motion by Ed Delgado toadopt resolution 05-12-10-Pto approve the PardonScreening Committee rec-ommendation to grant a par-don for Joseph Metoxen,seconded by Patty Hoeft.Motion carried with twoabstentions. Ayes: EdDelgado, Patty Hoeft,Brandon Stevens.Abstained: Tina Danforth,Trish KingPardon S creeni ngCommittee recommen-

dation and resolutionof Li l l ian Wheelock Motion by Patty Hoeft toadopt resolution 05-12-10-Q to approve the PardonScreening Committee rec-ommendation to grant a par-don for Lillian Wheelock,seconded by Ed Delgado.

Motion carried with oneopposed and two absten-tions. Ayes: Ed Delgado,Patty Hoeft. Opposed:Brandon Stevens.Abstained: Tina Danforth,Trish KingMeet i ng A dj ourned:2:19 p.m.

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July 29, 2010

Purpose: Judiciary. The Judiciary law createsa revised structure for thejudicial system that ourAppeals Commissionnow operates and man-ages. The changed struc-ture will replace our cur-rent Commissioners withtrial and appellatejudges. This system ismore conducive to theTribe’s needs as itexpands its subject mat-ter jurisdiction to includemore civil jurisdiction,including authority tohear marriage anddivorce, paternity estab-lishment, child supportand other family matters.The Judiciary law wouldalso provide for a smallclaims court. The lawalso creates a greater rolefor the use of mediationand/or peacemakingwhen appropriate.

August 12, 2010Purpose: Adoption of the LocalLand Use RegulationReimbursement Policy. The intent of the adop-tion of this Policy is toavoid the improper impo-sition of fines, feesand/or litigation by localgovernments on tribalmembers and non-mem-bers subject to tribal landuse regulations. ThePolicy requires theTribe’s land use regula-tions be complied with inorder for an individual tobe eligible for reimburse-ment and compliancewith local land use regu-lations must be madeunder written protest,except for those individ-uals who complied withlocal land use regula-

tions, from January 1,2009 through October28, 2009Public Hearing ProcessTestimony:Oral: There will be a 5minute limit for all oralpresentations. Each par-ticipant is encouraged toprovide a written tran-script of his/her oral tes-timony, to be submittedwhile present at the pub-lic hearing or within ten(10) business days fromthe date of public hearingto the below named indi-viduals. Written: For those whocannot attend the sched-uled public hearing or donot plan to speak at thehearing, the Oneida Tribeencourages those to sub-mit written testimony. Amaximum of ten (10)pages, doubled spaced,can be submitted withinten (10) business daysfrom the date of publichearing to the TribalSecretary (PatriciaHoeft) or Peril Huff,Legislative ReferenceOffice at the Norbert HillCenter, 2nd floor or mailto PO Box 365, OneidaWI 54155.

If you would like toobtain a copy of theabove proposed law orhave any questions as tothe public hearingprocess you may contactPeril Huff at theLegislative ReferenceOffice, via emailphuff@oneidanation.org Or call 1-800-236-2214 or 920-869-4376.

The LegislativeReference Office faxnumber is 1-920-869-4399. Copies of this laware also available on theLOC Website:www.onloc.oneidana-tion.org

Public Hearing Notice11:30AM • Norbert Hill Center (BCCR)

Seven GenerationsCorporate Board

One (1) VacanciesQualifications:• All board members

must have at least (5)years of experience inone or more of the fol-lowing areas: RealEstate, CommercialDevelopment, BusinessManagement, RiskManagement, Finance,Tribal Government, orAccounting.

• The majority of themembers must be vot-ing members ofGeneral Tribal Council.

• The amount of nonOneida members shallnot exceed (2) and shallnot serve more than onefull five year term.

Oneida Nation VeteransAffair Committee

(ONVAC): One (1) Vacancies

Qualifications:• Must be a member of

the Oneida Tribe ofIndian of Wisconsinwho has servedHonorably on activeduty in the Armed

Forces of the UnitedStates of America

Honorable Servicea. A person who has been

inducted into or volun-tarily entered intoactive duty in one ofthe services branchesand who did noreceived a dischargeform active duty withthat branch due to“less than honorableconditions”

b. Active duty is havingserved 181 days ormore continuous dutyunless dischargedearly for a service-related disability.

• Shall be a citizen ingood standing

• Shall serve full terms ofoffice of three yearsending November

If you have any questionsor would like informa-tion on a Board,Committee orCommission please con-tact, Delilah Mckinney inthe Tribal Secretary’sOffice at 920-869-4421.

Vacancies

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1. What is child support? When parents sepa-

rate, they still haveshared rights and respon-sibilities as to their chil-dren. The most basic ofthese responsibilities issupporting their childrenso they have food, cloth-ing, shelter and healthcare insurance. Childsupport is a paymentmade by one parent toanother for the support ofa child. The amount ofthe payment is based on apercentage, determinedby law, of the paying par-ent’s income.

2. What is legal custody? Under Oneida law,

custody and legal cus-tody are used inter-changeably and mean thesame thing. Legal cus-tody means the right tomake major life deci-sions for a child includ-ing: education, healthcare, religion, militaryservice, etc. Legal cus-tody DOES NOT meanone parent physicallybeing with or living withhis or her child. Jointlegal custody means bothparents have the right tomake major life deci-sions for the child. Solelegal custody means onlyone parent has the rightto make major life deci-sions. Under Oneidalaw, there is a presump-tion that joint legal cus-tody is in the best interestof the child.

3. What is physicalplacement? Physical placement

means the time when aparent or caregiver is vis-iting with and caring forhis or her child. Physicalplacement may be for ashort time (1 hour) orseveral weeks or months.(Physical placement andvisitation are the samething and are used inter-changeably.) Primaryplacement refers to theparent or individual whohas physical placementof the child the majorityof the time.

4. How can I get myexisting custody andphysical placementorder changed so Ican see my child(ren)more? If you are able to reach

agreement with the otherparent, your agreementcan be written up andshared with the OTJS.The OTJS will usuallygrant the change whenthe parents are in agree-ment, sometimes withouta hearing.

If you are not able toreach agreement with theother parent, then youcan file a motion with theOTJS. (Motion is anoth-er word for request.)There is a form for mak-ing this request. See theOneida Tribal JudicialSystem (OTJS) Clerk toobtain a copy of theform. It is also availableon the Internet at theOTJS web site.

5. I am paying too muchsupport. How do I getmy payment reduced?In order to get your

payment reduced, youmust file a motion withthe OTJS. (Motion isanother word for

request.) The judicialofficer will then consideryour request. In order tohave your supportchanged, you will need toshow there has been asubstantial change inyour circumstanceswhich justifies a reduc-tion in support.

6. I am not receivingenough support fromex. I know s/he isreceiving cash underthe table. How can Iget my support checkincreased?

You should contactthe Oneida Child SupportEnforcement Agency toreview other options.You can file a motionwith the OTJS seeking tohave support increased.(Motion is another wordfor request.) The judicialofficer will then listen toyour request. You willneed to bring evidence ofyour assertion to thehearing. Examples ofevidence are testimonyfrom witnesses or copiesof documents.

7. What is the amountchild support basedon?Support payments are

calculated using a set ofpercentages set by law.The percentage is thenmultiplied by your grossincome. The percentagestandard for one child is17%. For example, ifyou earn $25,000 peryear, your support pay-ment for one child wouldbe $4,250 per yearbecause 17% of $25,000= $4,250. This amount isoften divided by thenumber of pay periodsand then deducted from aperson’s wages. Specialcircumstances may leadto an increase or decreasein the support payment.

If you are not working,unemployed, incarcerat-ed or disabled or have noincome for some otherreason, you are stilllegally obligated to sup-port your child. Theamount of support willvary with each person’scircumstances. If you donot pay support, theunpaid amount will accu-mulate as arrears.

8. What are child sup-port arrears? Child support arrears

are the amount of childsupport which a payer isobligated to pay but hasnot.

9. I just came from myhearing before theOTJS. I think thejudicial officer madea mistake and I dis-agree with the order.What are my options?You can file a motion

explaining the mistakeand asking for reconsid-eration. (Motion isanother word forrequest). Another optionis to file an appeal. Talkto the Appellate Clerk ofCourt to obtain the formfor filing an appeal.

10. Why was my casetransferred fromstate court to OTJS?

When your case start-ed, the Tribe did not haveits own child supportlaws. Now that the lawsare in place, the Tribe isexercising its jurisdictionby having all cases with atribal member as a partytransferred to the OTJS.

11. I want to challenge

the transfer of juris-diction from countycourt to OTJS. Howdo I do that?

You should havereceived a notice in themail giving you thechance to object to a pro-posed transfer of juris-diction from CountyCircuit Court to theOTJS. Follow theinstructions on thenotice.

12. The other parent ofmy children is notletting me see mykids. What can I do?

Assuming you haverights to periods of phys-ical placement, you cantry to work it out with theother parent. If that doesnot work, the OneidaTribal Judicial Systemhas a form which you canfile with the OTJS whichwill bring your issuebefore a judicial officer.The form is calledMotion to Enforce anOrder for Custody andPhysical Placement.

Some parents do nothave physical placementrights. You will need tocheck your current orderto see whether you have aright to physical place-ment. If you do not andyou would like to havevisitation with yourchild, you can file aMotion for Modificationof Custody and/orPhysical Placement.There is a form availablefrom the OTJS Clerk.

13. The other parent ofmy children is keep-ing the childrenlonger than what isstated in the order.What can I do?

Discuss your concernswith the other parent. Ifyou are not able to workthings out with the otherparent, you may seek toenforce your existingorder through the OneidaTribal Judicial System.The OTJS Clerk has aform available which youcan fill out and file.

14. The other parent ofmy children is notcurrent with childsupport. Can I denythe other parent visi-tation?

No you cannot denyvisitation. Child supportis separate from custodyand visitation issues.Likewise, the other par-ent must continue to paysupport even if there is adisagreement over visita-tion.

15. The other parent isdenying my visita-tion. Can I stop pay-ing support?

No, you cannot stoppaying child support.Child support is separatefrom visitation. You maywish to file a motion withthe OTJS requesting theOTJS to enforce yourcustody and visitationrights. (Motion is anoth-er word for request.) TheOTJS has a form for par-ents who believe they arebeing denied their rightsand wish to seek enforce-ment of their existingorder.

16. I just moved herefrom another reser-vation with my child.The other parent ofmy child is not pay-ing support. Whatcan I do?

You can file an appli-cation with the Oneida

Child SupportEnforcement Agency(OCSEA). They canwork with the agencywhere your court orderstarted. If you do nothave an order theOCSEA has the ability towork with you to obtainone which may involveworking with the agencythat has jurisdiction overthe case.

17. I am a grandparent.My child and his/herpartner are not gettingalong. I want to be sureto be able see my grand-child(ren). What shouldI do?

You may seek visita-tion rights. UnderOneida law, Sec. 79.11,individuals other thanparents may request visi-tation. If you wish tomake such a request, youcan use an OTJS formwhich is filed with theCourt. You must alsoshare a copy of yourrequest with all parties tothe current case.

18. What isPeacemaking?

Why would I use it formy child custody case?The OTJS encouragespeacemaking when par-ents are not able to agreeon custody.Peacemaking oftenbrings peace and harmo-ny back into the relation-ship, which is necessaryto raise a healthy child.Peacemaking is a tradi-tional process, whichgives the parents controlover the outcome of theirissue, which is not thecase in court. Parentswrite their agreement andit is held on file with theOTJS and OCSEA. Thisagreement is a legallybinding contract.

19. I have a currentorder addressingsupport, custody andphysical placement;I have primaryplacement of mychildren. However, Iam moving, with mychildren, toCalifornia nextmonth. The otherparent is stayinghere. Do I need todo anything before Imove?

Oneida law does notrequire you to do any-thing. However, if youare moving with theintent of denying visita-tion to the other parent,you may be in violationof federal law if youcross state lines.Additionally, if your cus-tody and physical place-ment order requires theother parent to have peri-ods of physical place-ment with the children,you will be in violationof the order if youractions prevent the phys-ical placement with theother parent from takingplace. You should alsocheck your order for anyspecific terms whichaddress this issue.

In order to remain incompliance with yourOTJS order, you caneither: 1) Make an agree-ment with the other par-ent or 2) Before youmove, seek to have yourorder modified so youcan remain in compli-ance after you move. Ifyou make an agreementwith the other parent, theagreement must be put inwriting and submit to theOneida Tribal Judicial

System for approval by ajudicial officer (agree-ment is another word forstipulation).

20. When I move toanother state, willthe Oneida ChildSupport Agency con-tinue to service mycase?

The Oneida ChildSupport EnforcementAgency will continue toservice your case. If thepayer is under the juris-diction of the OneidaTribe there will be nochange. If the payermoves, the Oneida ChildSupport Agency willseek assistance from thejurisdiction where thepayer is living.

21. I just found out theother parent of mychildren is moving toFlorida. The otherparent is taking thechildren. I am wor-ried I will not see mychildren. What can Ido?

Do I still have to paysupport when my chil-dren live so far away?Yes, you still have to paychild support as orderedby the OTJS. As for vis-itation, first you shouldtalk with the other parentand try to work out anarrangement. If yourcurrent order calls foryou to have regular peri-ods of physical place-ment (e.g. every otherweek), the other parent isstill required to honorthat schedule unless it ischanged by the OTJS. Ifthe other parent does nothonor the court order,you can file a motionwith the OTJS requestingenforcement of the order.Check your order as itmay contain specific pro-visions addressing thisissue.

22. I am concerned mysupport money is notgoing for the benefitof my children.What can I do?

As a payer, you do nothave control over wherethe money is spent. Ifyou have a sincere beliefbased on something youhave seen that your chil-dren are not housed,clothed and fed for rea-sons other than poverty,you can notify county ortribal social services.Except in extreme cir-cumstances, the law doesnot require the parentreceiving child supportpayments to provide anaccounting of how childsupport is being spent.

23. When my childreturned from visita-tion with the otherparent s/he hadbruises on his face.What should I do?

If there is an immedi-ate concern over yourchild’s health and safetyyou should call 911 ortake the child to a doctor.You should have a dis-cussion with the otherparent as to how thebruising occurred. If youstill have concern, youshould contact your localChild Protective Servicesor the Oneida IndianChild WelfareDepartment.

24. The Guardian adLitem is asking me a lotof personal questions Idon’t want to answer.Do I have to answerthem?

Not necessarily; how-ever it is almost alwaysin your best interest tocooperate with theGuardian ad Litem. AGuardian ad Litem(GAL) is a personappointed by the judicialofficer to represent thebest interests of the chil-dren. The GAL will beinvestigating the caseand making a recommen-dation to the judicial offi-cer on what is in the bestinterest of your childrenincluding how legal cus-tody and physical place-ment should be sharedbetween you and theother parent.

25. Can I get an attorneypaid for by theTribe?

At this time, the Tribedoes not provide attor-neys for those whoappear before the OTJS.You may contact theLegal Resource Center at920-496-5310. The LRChas an attorney availablefor a reduced fee.

26. Do I have to get anattorney for my childsupport case?

No, however manypeople find attorneyshelpful as they can advo-cate for you and areknowledgeable about thelaw and can provide legaladvice. Lay advocatesare also available.

27. Where can I get anattorney?

There are many waysto find an attorney. TheTribe’s Legal ResourceCenter provides an attor-ney at a reduced fee.Call 920-496-5310.Some people find anattorney by word ofmouth, asking friendsand family for recom-mendations. The phonebook has a listing ofattorneys. The State Barof Wisconsin has aLawyer Referral andInformation Service: 1-800-362-9082. You canalso access the sameinformation athttp://www.legalexplor-er.com/lawyer/lawyer.asp.

28. I don’t agree withthe decisions theother parent is mak-ing about my child’sreligion/education/piercings, etc. Whatcan I do about it?

First, try to talk to talkto the other parent aboutthe issue. If you are notable to reach agreement,you may want to consid-er filing a motion withthe OTJS. A motion is awritten request to theOTJS where the personfiling asserts there is aviolation of law or anOTJS order and asks theOJTS to remedy the vio-lation.

29. Are phone appear-ances allowed beforethe OTJS?

The OTJS permitsphone appearances how-ever they must beapproved by the judicialofficer in advance.Contact the Clerk ofCourt.

Oneida Tribal Judicial System

Child Custody, Visitation and Child Support FAQ

By Susan MontoyaBryanAssociated Press Writer

A L B U Q U E R Q U E ,N.M. (AP) ~ As senatorsquestioned U.S. SupremeCourt nominee ElenaKagan, the AmericanIndian communitywatched with interest,and with a mountingsense of frustration.

While they hoped toglean any insight intoKagan’s views of justiceissues in Indian Country,some saw the process asa missed opportunity byPresident Barack Obamato nominate a qualifiedAmerican Indian lawyer,law professor or tribaljurist to the nation's high-est court.

Prior to Kagan’s nomi-nation, both the NationalNative American BarAssociation and theNational Congress ofAmerican Indians sentletters to the WhiteHouse extolling the qual-ifications of prominentNatives who theydeemed worthy of con-sideration.

While other ethnicgroups and women havemade strides in reachingthe federal bench, therehas never been anAmerican Indianappointed to the SupremeCourt or the federalappellate bench, and outof the nation's more than860 federal judgeships,not one is currently occu-pied by an AmericanIndian.

The Federal Judicial

Center, the education andresearch agency for thefederal courts, lists onlytwo Native Americanjudges as having servedin the nation's history.

“There’s just a lack ofrepresentation and thatlack of representationleads to no voice, novoice whatsoever in thedecisions that are beingmade about Natives,”said Richard Guest, asenior staff attorney withthe Native AmericanRights Fund, one of theIndian groups that havebeen meeting with WhiteHouse officials in recentmonths, urging them toconsider an Indian for theSupreme Court vacancyand for other federaljudgeships.

Heather DawnThompson, the immedi-ate past president of theNational NativeAmerican BarAssociation, calls it a“rather frustrating” situa-tion.

“For over two hundredyears, the United StatesSupreme Court has sat injudgment over us, overour lands, over ourtreaties and over ourfamilies. Not one singleday have we ever had avoice in those decisions,”Thompson’s group saidin its letter to Obama.

Activists say they willcontinue meeting withWhite House officials,and tribal leaders arerecruiting qualifiedIndian lawyers, profes-sors and judges, such asretired Navajo Nation

Supreme Court JusticeRaymond Austin, toinspire Native students topursue law degrees andcareers.

Austin said he's notsurprised that the federalbench lacks Indian repre-sentation, but that “thetime has arrived forPresident Obama to cor-rect this deficiency.”

The Indian law com-munity believes a combi-nation of factors is toblame for their exclusion,including educationaland cultural barriers, thelack of political influenceby Indians on the nation-al stage and the federaljudicial nominatingprocess itself.

One problem is thepool of Indian applicantsqualified for a spot on thefederal bench is justbeginning to grow.

Yet, the Native barassociation said there aredozens of qualifiedIndians. It named JohnEchohawk, executivedirector of the NativeAmerican Rights Fund;Kevin Gover, former

assistant secretary ofIndian Affairs, director ofthe Smithsonian'sNational Museum of theAmerican Indian and alaw professor; ArlindaLocklear, the first Indianwoman to argue beforethe Supreme Court; andLarry Echohawk, currentassistant secretary ofIndian Affairs, a formerstate attorney general anda law professor.

While flattered, Goversaid he has no interest inbeing a federal judge.Still, he acknowledgedthat the Indian perspec-tive is undoubtedly lack-ing on the federal bench.

“Certainly no judgethat has not had the expe-rience of living andworking in these commu-nities can fully under-stand the challenges thatthey face. That's impor-tant,” he said.

Having a voice on thecourt would let Indiansknow they are part ofsociety, Gover said, andwould make them morelikely to accept the legit-imacy of the federal

court system and believethey can “get a fairshake.”

Breaking into the poolof prosecutors and judgeswho are usually tappedfor federal posts has beentough for AmericanIndians. Nominatingcommittees usually lookat how long a person hasbeen practicing law,whether they haveclerked for a federaljudge and have court-room experience aseither a lawyer or a trialjudge and whether theyhave the support of theirhome-state senators.

Many Native lawyersand judges often fallunder the radar becausethey dedicate their pro-fessional lives to helpingtheir tribes or publicinterest groups whileexperience on the tribalcourt is often misunder-stood and dismissed,Guest said.

“It’s something that weare trying to educate thedecision makers about,”he said.

The names and

resumes of more thantwo dozen qualifiedIndians for vacancies onthe federal bench havebeen submitted to theWhite House.

“I think the one thingyou can say about nativesand the native communi-ty is we are always hope-fully optimistic,” Guestsaid. “We don’t feel itcan get worse.”

But even if 20 Indianjudges were appointed tofill vacancies on the fed-eral bench, they wouldrepresent only a fractionof the entire federal judi-ciary, said John Dossett,senior general counselfor the NationalCongress of AmericanIndians.

“We can’t exclusivelyrely on this idea thatwe’re just going to getNative American judgesappointed,” he said. “Avery important part ofthis is educating the fed-eral judiciary on Indianlaw issues, all membersof the federal judiciary,not just those who areNative American.”

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The WisconsinDepartment ofTransportation (WIS-DOT) road constructionproject on Highway172/S. Pine Tree Road isscheduled to start duringthe first week of August2010 and the completionschedule is approximate-ly 45 days after the startof the project. Thattranslates into a comple-tion time frame of mid-October 2010.

During this time frame,Highway 172 will beclosed to all “through”traffic from the MainCasino to Division ofLand Management(DOLM). The north-south traffic on S. PineTree Road/County “GE”(on either side of Hwy172) will also be closedto “through” traffic.

This project willinclude the constructionof a new roundabout atthe intersection of 172and GE. Traffic will bedetoured around theseroads during this con-struction. Most trafficwill be detoured onto theHighway 54 corridor,which will place signifi-cantly additional trafficload on all of the OneidaBusiness Units along theHighway 54 corridorfrom Packerland Drive inGreen Bay to theHighway 172/Highway54 intersection inOneida.

The Highway 172 clo-sure will affect all of ourOneida Businesses Unitsalong the 172 corridorfrom the Main Casino to

DOLM. Business Unitsthat will be directlyaffected will include:DOLM, Airport RoadChildcare, ElderServices, ElderApartments, HealthCenter, IMAC and theMain Casino. In additionto the community-at-large, other OneidaBusiness Units that mayhave transportationroutes disrupted by thisproject may include:Oneida Transit, OneidaMail Center, Departmentof Public Works, OneidaLaw Enforcement andFire/Rescue Services.

Please consider howthese road closures anddetours may affect theoperations of your busi-ness unit. In particular,consider your BusinessUnit's ability to react toan emergency situationduring the road closuresand any complicationsthe detours may cause.The Central OneidaRoadway ImprovementProject Team continuesto meet with WIS-DOTto stay updated with themost current WIS-DOTschedules for road con-struction and will issueupdates as necessarythrough OneidaCommunications.

If your business unitneeds assistance in modi-fying your emergencypreparedness plan due tothese road closures,please contact MartyAntone at (920 )869-2239 EXT: 6651.

Watch for orange

barrels on Hwy 172

By Mark W. PowlessSEOTS Director

Oneida Tribal Youthhave been having a blastin the 2010 SEOTSSummer YouthPrograms! This sum-mer’s activities haveattracted youth from ages7 to 15 for cultural edu-cation, field trips, a base-ball clinic, and a trip toGreat America.

The programs kickedoff on June 21 when theyouth took a trip toOneida to meet withRandy Cornelius andhear the Creation Story.They also visited theOneida Longhouse. For

some of the youth it wastheir first trip to Oneidaand for many it was theirfirst trip to theLonghouse.

After their visit withRandy, the youth took atrip to the TsyunhehkwaFarm. There theyreceived a tour of thefarm. By far, the chick-ens were the highlight.Unfortunately the youthwere a bit disappointedto learn that the ‘cute’chickens would later besold and served as a tastytreat for an Oneida fami-ly.

The following weekthe youth discussedrespect, read a ThreeSister’s story, andwatched some videos ofElders talking aboutrespect. The theme of thesix-week youth programsis Respect, Reciprocity,Relationships, and

Responsibilities. Eachweek the youth tackleone of the four R’s andthen take a field trip thatreinforces the discussion.

After discussingrespect, the youth spentthe afternoon at AceBoxing. The Ace BoxingClub, Inc. is a diverseactivity resource sportcenter held at the DelPorter Pavilion inLincoln Village for free.They target the at-riskcommunities inMilwaukee and sur-rounding areas.

The youth not only par-ticipated in exercises andstretching activities, butalso had the chance to

strap on the gloves andwork on their jab pluswatched as two amateurboxes gave an excitingsparring exhibition.Frank Porter, of AceBoxing, also talked aboutthe importance of selfrespect.

Later in the program,the youth will do a pre-sentation for a couple ofElder groups aboutrespect. As a reward fortheir hard work, theyouth will depart forGreat America at the endof July. And, while at theamusement park, we mayeven bring a nice tastytreat of fried chicken forthe lunch meal!

South Eastern Oneida Tribal Services News S EOTS Office Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 8–4:30PM

CLOS ED NOON TO 1:00PM

Call for available weekend hours, (414) 329-4101

SEOTS Mission…Our mission is to strengthen our cultural connection and provide services and programs

that enhance the well being of On=yote÷a=ka in southeastern Wisconsin.

The Southeastern Oneida Tribal Services(SEOTS) staff is here to serve you!

Check your Kalihwisaks for SEOTS News oncea month or go to www.oneidanation.org clickon SEOTS for a listing of events.

The office is located at:6820 W. Wedgewood Drive • Ph: (414) 329-4101

(1 Block S outh of Morgan Av enue)

2 2 Monday:Walking Club, 10:00AM; Oneida Singers,6:30PM, Bird Room.

33 Tuesday:Senior Activity, 11:00AM-2:00PM;Dancercise with Elvis & Country Music,Luncheon $3, Bingo, Bird Room

5 5 ThursdayPalaermo Pizza Tour, $5, Van leaves at10:00AM

66 Friday:Call in meds for next Wednesday pick-up by 4:00PM

99 MondayWalking Club, 10:00AM; Oneida Singers,6:30PM, Bird Room.

1010 Tuesday:Senior Activity, 11:00AM–2:00PM, ClanSystem Presentation, Lunch $3, Bingo, Bird Rm

1313 FridayCall in meds for next Wed. pick-up By 4PM

1616 Monday:Monday:Walking Club, 10:00AM; Oneida Singers,6:30PM, Bird Room.

1717 Tuesday:Senior Activity Day – See OneidaHistory & Culture! 11:00AM–2:00PM, Funtrip planned to Oneida on a Coach Bus! Tourwill include Museum Tour – Oneida Meal Site– Oneida Longhouse. (This is a tentative dateand we would like you to sign-up if you wouldlike to go on the trip) Meal at the OneidaMeal Site - No fee for those over 55. Sign-upat 414-329-4101.

1818 Wednesday:Van Trip to Oneida, Departs at 8AM, Bringmoney for lunch & any incidentals; Med Pick-up

2020 Friday:Call in meds for next Wed. pick-up By 4PM

2121 Saturday:Junior Pink Shawl Meeting 10AM–12:00PM,Young Girls and their Mom, Gramma orAuntie participate together. Youth learn abouthealthy bodies, honor, respect and culture.Traditional activities and crafts, pow-wowdance and community service is a part of thisprogram. This is a great bonding and learningexperience!

2323 Monday:Oneida Bingo Trip, 7AM Departure;Walking Club, 10AM; Oneida Singers,6:30PM, Bird Room

2424 Tuesday:Senior Activity Day 11AM–2PM, Bowling/Bingo,Brown Bag, Bird Rm

2525 Wednesday:Youth Trip to Oneida – Van leaves at 7:00AM,Returns to Milwaukee by 4:00. Ages 12 – 16years – Sign-up by August 20th – 414-329-4101 Bring a lunch.

2727 Friday:Call in meds for next Wed. pick-up By 4PM

3030 Monday:Walking Club, 10AM; Pink Shawl Meeting5:30PM, Potluck, Bird Room; Oneida Singers,6:30PM, /Wolf Room

3131 Tuesday:Senior Activity Day 11AM–2PM, Pot Luck orBrown Bag,–TBD Presentation, Bingo, Bird Rm

Activities Calendarfor the month of August 2010

Indian Council of theElderly Weekly MealsVisit the meal site at 631 North 19th Street

every Monday and Friday (5pm the first

Monday and Friday of each month,

11:30am all other Mondays and Fridays).

Enjoy a tasty meal, visit with friends, and

play Bingo. Eligibility: Native American

(plus spouse) must be 45+, Non-Native

must be 60+.

Rain Barrel SaleRain Barrel SaleHelp the Environment while collectingrainwater for your garden or plants!

Limited Quantity Available. Cost: $30

Major League BaseballPlayer Alumni Baseball ClinicYouth, ages 9-16, are invited

to attend a free special clinic on

Wednesday, July 28The clinic starts at 8:15AM and includesa ticket for the 1:00PM Brewer game.

Contact the SEOTS office for moreinformation and to sign-up.

This event is sponsored by the Forest CountyPotawatomi Community Foundation, Major

League Baseball Player Alumni Association, andthe Milwaukee Brewers.

July 8, 2010 • (U’ska Yaw^=le) 11ASEOTSwww.kalihwisaks.com

Serving Milwaukee and the counties of southeastern Wisconsin

Southeastern Oneida Tribal Services is now on Facebook.Become a fan today!

SEOTS Summer Youth Programs

Photo courtesy of Mark W. Powless

The youth listen intently to Tsyunhehkwa employee Ted Skenandore during a visit to theOneida farm.

Oneida Products Availableat the SEOTS Office

Are there particular products from

Oneida that you would like to see

available for sale at SEOTS? We

currently carry jam, corn soup, white

corn, honey, maple syrup, sage,

Oneida t-shirts, bumper stickers,

window clings, and much more!

Stop by the office today to check

out the variety of Oneida products.

SEOTS Walking ClubThe SEOTS walking club meets

every Monday at 10AM at the

SEOTS office.

All ages are welcome but elders are

encouraged to participate.

Get your exercise and some fresh

air all while meeting other Tribal

members!

It’s AllAboutRespect!

Your kids need you. Let them know meth is dangerous, and give them reasons to celebrate our culture.

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EGG HARBOR — Anew series of presentationswith Native Americanthemes will be held startingin July at the amphitheaterat Chief Oshkosh TradingPost, 7631 Wisconsin 42.

The presentations willstart at 6:30 p.m. and willbe hosted by Richie Plass,director of Changing WindsAdvocacy Center and one ofthe hosts of

“Kalihwiyo’se,” a localprogram that is broadcast at10 p.m. Thursday onWisconsin Public Radio.

Admission is $5 inadvance at the store. Ticketsare $10 the day of perfor-mance.

The schedule:July 11…

“Welcome to Our Home,”featuring Plass and

DoxtatorJuly 12…

“Menominee History,Culture and Heritage”

July 14…“Native AmericanMusic,” featuring Plassand “Kalihwiyo’se” co-host Chris Powless

July 16…“Native AmericanDocumentaries,” featur-ing Patty Lowe ofWisconsin PublicTelevision; “AteqnokewPomoheneaw,” the“Walk,” re-creating theremoval of Menominee in1848 from Lake Poyganto the site of their presentreservation

July 21…“Oneida Storytelling,”featuring Doxtator

July 23…Published poetry, Plass

July 26…“Pow Wows,” featuringregalia, legends anddescriptions

July 28…“Bring Your Stories,”with the audience invitedto share stories related toNative American historyand/or culture

July 30…“What Does Your IndianLook Like?” featuringimages, mascots and logofrom movies, media andsports teams.

Egg Harbor presentationsfocus on Native Americans

For members whose forms are received by

September 1, 2010…Your FY-2010 Membership payment will

be mailed:

Thursday, September 30, 2010If you have any concerns, please contact the

Oneida Enrollment Department at:(920) 869-6200

or

Toll Free (800) 571-9902Oneida Enrollment Dept.

P.O. Box 365

Oneida, WI 54155

http://oneidanation.org/enrollment

ENROLLMENT…Reminder

By Mariana AlvaradoArizona Daily Star

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) ~Three teens from theTohono O’odham Nationhave taken first prize in anational contest to createa healthy school lunch.

And the novice com-petitors used locallygrown items for theirdishes.

Baboquivari HighSchool students RossMiguel,17, YvetteVentura, 18, and ZadeArnold, 17, took firstplace with their teparybean and spinach que-sadilla, yogurt peanutbutter fruit dip, andspinach and pear saladwith carrot vinaigrette.They were mentored bychef Mary Paganelli ofTohono O'odhamCommunity Action(TOCA).

The students competedon behalf of the TOCACooking Club in the2010 Cooking UpChange National HealthyCooking Contest, held atthe 5th National Farm toCafeteria Conference inDetroit from May 17-19.

TOCA is a nonprofitorganization dedicated toreintroducing traditionalfoods to the TohonoO’odham community.The organization has apilot program to intro-duce traditional foodsinto school lunch.

Paganelli said thecooking team workeddiligently to meet thenutritional standards ofthe competition andincorporate local ingredi-ents.

“The challenge washow to create threerecipes that met the crite-ria,” Paganelli said.“They took their owntepary beans (with themto the competition).”

The students say theyare committed to helpingthe O'odham community,which has a high rate ofobesity and diabetes.

Indian Health Servicesreports that 76 percent ofstudents from sixth toeighth grade on theNation are overweight orobese.

Ross Miguel, an internwith TOCA and leader ofthe winning team, said itwasn’t difficult to inte-grate the group.

“One of my class-mates, Yvette, I knew shelikes to bake and she’sinto culinary stuff, so Iinvited her,” he said.“And Zade has the deter-mination and he workswith the community col-lege, he works for thefarms and he’s into tradi-tional agriculture andplants.

“I wanted the full cir-cle, the culinary personand the traditional agri-culture person.”

They all had differentideas and cooked manydishes but finally cameup with the three recipes.

Ventura, who wants tobecome a pastry chef,said she decided to bepart of the group becauseshe likes to learn differ-ent things.

“Our goal is to prove toour people in the com-munity that we can useour resources here on thenation and have a healthymeal,” Miguel said. “It’snot hard to make tradi-tional foods.”

___ Information from:

Arizona Daily Star,http://www.azstarnet.com

O’odham teens serve up

victory in cooking contest

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www.oneidanation.org/calendar

Every Wednesday –Culture Class withRandy Cornelius,Cultural Heritage 3703Hillcrest Dr., Green Bay920-496-5395

Every ThursdayOneida Farmer’sMarket 2-6PM, Oneida

One StopW180 Hwy54.

Young Men’s CulturalGroup Every Thursday

4-6PM May6th – Aug 12@ FlyingLeaves

Community CenterContact Lou Williams, Jr@ 920-490-3726

Oneida Adventuresoffers manydifferent out-door activi-ties that youcan do with

your family over thesummer including out-door, canoeing or kayakclasses. Visit our web-site at www.oneidana-tion. org/adventures

Oneida Buffalo Farm –ViewingArea Openall yearlong. Take

Hwy 54 west towardsSeymour, right onCooper Rd, then lessthan a mile on left handside.Check out all the excit-ing food, herb, and otherclasses/events on ourwebsite @ www.oneida-nation/tsyunhehkwa(Husking Bee end ofSept, check website)

Wise Youth Group – isa group for teens ages12+. The group focuseson teaching young peo-ple about underage bingedrinking and teen datingviolence. 4-6PM @ 3Sisters Center. 920-490-0627 for information.

July13 – Health EducationPresentation 5-6:30PM,Oneida CommunityHealth Center in mainConference room. Seewebsite for details.www.oneidanation.org/healthcenter

TBD – Green CornFeast & Open House,Tsyunhehkwa OrganicFarm–, 139 Riverdale Dr,Oneida. See their websitefor more details.www.oneidanation.org/twyunhehkwa

Every Saturday, Event atMuseum, check theirwebsite, W892 Cty RdEE, Oneida

AugustAug 27-29th – Art Street– Downtown Green Bay

September4 – Pick Your OwnApples begins at theOneida Apple Orchard.Over 25+ varieties to

choose from. T-F 10AM –5:30PM, S-Sun 9am-3PM

3976 W. Mason St.

11 – Heritage Hill FallFestival – CulturalHeritage will be on sitediscussing OneidaHistory

24 – EnvironmentalFall Fest – off AdamDrive (Sorry, OneidaTribal Members Only)

25 – Big Apple Fest –

10AM – 3PM Old time fes-tival with horse & wagonrides, games, food,Fishing Contest, andApple Pie Contest at theCultural Heritage LogHome area and theOneida Apple Orchard.Parking will be atCultural Heritage 3703Hillcrest Dr, Green Bayand Ridgeview Plaza3759 West Mason St.,Oneida w/ ShuttleService.

For additional informa-tion contact Lloyd e.Powless Jr. 920-496-7352 or email lpow-less@oneidanation.org

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Division Of Land Management

Dream Home Open House

(920) 869-1690

Application Deadline: Monday, July 19, 2010 • 4:30PM

For further information, contact the Finance Department at:Local: (920) 869-1690 • Toll Free: (800) 684-1697

470 Airport Drive • Oneida, WI 54155 or go to… http://land.oneidanation.org

DATES:

MONDAY

July 12, 2010

thru

FRIDAY

July 16, 2010

between

8:30AM and

4:00PM

Contact us tomake an

Appointment.

 40 years old 1,684 sq. ft. Main Floor 3 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 3-Stall Detached GarageMortgage Amount: $70,000Purchaser will be buying thehome for $30,000 and receivinga THRIL loan of $40,000 forrepairs.

Est. Monthly Mortgage Pymt: (Ø down @ 6% for 30 yrs.): $ 419.69Est. Monthly Real Estate Tax Pymt: $ 200.00Est. Total Monthly Payment: $ 619.69Directions to home: From Land Management, take a right ontoHighway 172. Turn right at the lights onto Highway 54. Followhighway 54 past Peasant Lane. Home is on the right. Applicantswho have a minimum monthly gross income of $2,213. are encour-aged to apply.

3249 West Mason Street • Green Bay, WI

We will beshowing this homeby AppointmentOnly.

July 24, 2010

Purpose: Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Law Amendments. The purpose of these amendments is to update theHunting, Fishing and Trapping Law for the 2010 hunt-ing season. The Amendments would:• Allow ten and eleven-year olds to obtain a sportsman

license to hunt without first completing a huntersafety course, if he or she remains within arms graspof a mentor while hunting; obeys all hunting lawsand regulations; and obtains the necessary licenses,permits and/or tags.

• Outline the requirements that a person must meet inorder to be a mentor to a ten or eleven-year oldhunter

• Make it illegal to intentional cause damage to agri-cultural crops and restoration areas, in addition tocausing intentional damage to trees.

• Require blaze orange to be visible on all sides of ablind during the gun and muzzleloading season.

• Amend the type of cartridges that can be used in ahandgun to require a commercially manufacturedcenter fire cartridge and decrease the required muz-zle velocity from 1,000 feet per second to 950 feetper second

Public Hearing Process Testimony:Oral: There will be a 5 minute limit for all oral pre-sentations. Each participant is encouraged to providea written transcript of his/her oral testimony, to be sub-mitted while present at the public hearing or within ten(10) business days from the date of public hearing tothe below named individuals. Written: For those who cannot attend the scheduledpublic hearing or do not plan to speak at the hearing,the Oneida Tribe encourages those to submit writtentestimony. A maximum of ten (10) pages, doubledspaced, can be submitted within ten (10) business daysfrom the date of public hearing to the Tribal Secretary(Patricia Hoeft) or Peril Huff, Legislative ReferenceOffice at the Norbert Hill Center, 2nd floor or mail toPO Box 365, Oneida WI 54155.

If you would like to obtain a copy of the above pro-posed law or have any questions as to the public hear-ing process you may contact Peril Huff at theLegislative Reference Office, via email phuff@onei-danation. org Or call 1-800-236-2214 or 920-869-4376.

The Legislative Reference Office fax number is 1-920-869-4399. Copies of this law are also availableon the LOC Website: www.onloc.oneidanation.org

Public Hearing Notice10:00AM • Norbert Hill Center (BCCR)

Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States

Oneida Post 7784Looking for donations for a seven thousand dollar garage.

Need 28 people with a donation of two hundred fifty dollars or more.

Name of Veteran will be put on plaque. In honor of or in memory of.

Contact Commander Cletus Ninham:920.869.1596 or 920.217.0135

Norbert Hill Center Pond is Now Open to the

Public at No Charge!Pond Hours: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays

(11:30AM – 6:30PM)

Closed on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday's.

Lifeguards are on duty to enforce rules & ensure safety. Childrenunder 12 years of age must be supervised by a guardian who is at least18 years old within the fenced area at all times. Children under 6

years must be accompanied by an adult in the water within arm length

unless child is a strong swimmer which will be determined by a life-

guard.

July 8, 2010 • (Áhs^) 3BEducationwww.kalihwisaks.com

Each year, the National Center for AmericanIndian Enterprise Development (NCAIED)awardsscholarships to American Indian college or gradu-ate students majoring in business. Scholarships willbe awarded in the Fall of 2010.

Selected recipients must be available to attendthe INPRO Awards Banquet in the Fall of 2010.Selected recipients will be provided lodging, airand ground transportation to the event.

American Indian Fellowship in BusinessScholarships will be awarded to American Indiancollege or graduate students majoring in businesswho are currently in the junior, senior or masterlevel of study. Eligible students must be enrolledfor the entire 2010/2011term.

Application Package submittal deadline isJuly 23, 2010.

Don't miss your opportunity - submit your pack-age TODAY!

SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:• Must be a Business Major• Enrolled full time during entire school term (Fall

2010/Spring 2011).• Junior, Senior or Master or above level of study• Enrolled member of American Indian tribe or

Alaskan Native.• If selected, candidate must be available to attend

INPRO 2010 in September 2010. (Expensesincluding lodging, air and groundtransportationfrom within the 50 United States will be providedby NCAIED)

• Important Note: if selected for an award andunable to attend, award will be forfeited.Visit www.ncaied. org/scholarships.php to

learn more about NCAIED.

Scholarships…

Internships…&&

2010 American Indian Fellowship in

Business Scholarship Program

The National Tribal GamingCommissions/Regulators will be awarding 3$5,000 Scholarships to graduating high schoolseniors, rising undergraduates, and potential grad-uate students pursuing an education in the gaming,business, financial, and hospitality industries.

Eligibility:• Must be an enrolled member of a United States

federally-recognized American Indian tribe orAlaska Native group;

• Must be enrolled at an accredited college or uni-versity within the United States.

Evaluation:Students will be evaluated on academic ability

by grade point average, class rank, and curriculumrigor. Also evaluated are exhibition of leadership,honors and awards received, community involve-ment, an essay, three (3) letters of recommenda-tion, intellectual skills beyond the classroom,accomplishments and professional development.

Criteria:• Have attained a cumulative grade point average

of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale at the time of application;

• Will be attending a United States accredited col-lege or university as full-time student;

• Have demonstrated character, personal merit andcommitment. Merit is demonstrated throughleadership in school, civic and extra-curricularactivities, academic achievement and motivationto serve and succeed;

• Proof of enrollment in United States federallyrecognized American Indian tribe or AlaskaNative group.

Application:Complete application must be submitted no later

than July 31, each year for consideration for thefall semester or no later than November 30 for thespring semester.

Send applications to:National Indian GamingCommissions/Regulators Scholarship Fund CommitteeC/O The Hill GroupP.O. Box 353Oneida, WI 54155

National Tribal Gaming Commissions/Regulators Scholarship Fund

The Dollars for ArtsProgram (DAP) is a re-granting program fundedby the Wisconsin ArtsBoard and the OneidaTribe of Indians ofWisconsin. DAP pro-vides funds to supportexcellence, innovationsand the development ofthe arts in Oneida. Thearts include both tradi-tional and contemporarystyles in dance, literature,music, theatre, and visualarts. There are threefunding areas in DAP:

Community Awards -are available to commu-nity groups or tribal pro-grams for arts projectsthat are new and innova-tive or significantlyenhance an existing pro-gram in the Oneida com-munity.

Oneida FellowshipAwards - are a $500 cashaward to individualartists for artistic excel-lence in the Oneida com-munity. There is a maxi-mum of two Fellowshipsavailable per fiscal year.

Artist DevelopmentAwards - are available toartists in the communitywho have identified aspecial project that willenhance their profession-al development and ben-efit the Oneida commu-nity.

The deadline for sub-mitting grant applica-tions is Friday, July 23,2010, for activitiesoccurring October 1,2010, through September30, 2011. The applica-tions are availablethrough the OneidaNation Arts Program’swebsite oneidanation-arts.org. If you have anyquestions or wish toreceive a hard copy of theapplication, contactChristine Klimmek at920-490-3831.

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Get the Facts Diabetes.

Know your risk. Schedule a visit with your doctor to get tested for diabetes and to learn more about

the disease.

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The Circle of Nations-Wahpeton Indian Schoolis currently acceptingstudent enrollment appli-cations for students ingrades four through eightfor the 2010-2011 schoolyear.

The Circle of Nations-Wahpeton Indian Schoolis an off-reservationboarding school servingNative American stu-dents in grades fourthrough eight. CNS islocated in southeasternNorth Dakota in the cityof Wahpeton. Theschool’s mission and pur-pose are reflected in thevision statement: “Circleof Nations is the Spirit ofYouth Empowered.”CNS seeks to equip stu-

dents with the skills theyneed to meet life’s chal-lenges and to be produc-tive and socially respon-sible individuals with ahealthy sense of self andcommunity.

To be eligible to attendCNS, the student must bean enrolled member of afederally recognizedtribe (must provide certi-fication of degree ofIndian blood) OR be ableto prove one-quarterIndian blood quantumwith supporting docu-mentation. Other infor-mation needed include:current physical exami-nation, up-to-date immu-nization record, copy ofbirth certificate, copy ofcurrent school

records/IEP, and insur-ance/medical coverageinformation. If applica-ble, please include anycustody orders, chemicaldependency treatmentinformation, and/or juve-nile court history.

Students that complet-ed the 2009-2010 schoolyear at CNS will receive2010-2011 enrollmentinformation directly fromCNS.

Please take care of anymedical, dental, or visionneeds for your childbefore school starts.

School begins onWednesday, September8, 2010; the travel datehas been set for Tuesday,September 7, 2010; stu-dents will depart from

CNS on Wednesday,December 22, 2010 forthe holiday break andreturn to CNS on Sunday,January 02, 2011; classeswill resume on Monday,January 03, 2011.

For more informationor student enrollmentapplications, please con-tact the CNS AdmissionsOffice at 701-642-3796,ext. 222; or check withyour local BIA or TribalSocial Service Dept. orEducation Dept. foravailability of applica-tions; or go to www.cir-cleofnations.org todownload a studentenrollment applicationand information on CNS.

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RELEASE OFFUNDS

The Oneida Tribe of Indians ofWisconsin certifies to the

Department of Housing and Urban Developmentthat Richard G. Hill in his capacity as Chairman ofthe Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin consentsto accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if anaction is brought to enforce responsibilities in rela-tion to the environmental review process and thatthese responsibilities have been satisfied. TheDepartment of Housing and Urban Developmentacceptance of the certification satisfies its responsi-bilities under NEPA and allows the Oneida Tribe ofIndians to use Program funds. Program funds forthe Indian Community Development Block Grant(ICDBG) grant award number B-09-SR-55-49100in the amount of $600,000 for housing infrastructureat Green Valley development site.

OBJECTIONS TORELEASE OF FUNDS

The Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment will accept objections to its release offunds and the Oneida Tribe of Indians ofWisconsin’s certification for a period of fifteen daysfollowing the anticipated submission date or itsactual receipt of the request (whichever is later) onlyif it is on one of the following basis: (a) the certifi-cation was not executed by the Certifying Officer ofthe Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; (b) theOneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin has omitted astep or failed to make a decision or finding requiredby HUD regulation at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grantrecipient has incurred costs not authorized by 24CFR Part 58 before approval of a release byDepartment of Housing and Urban Development; or(d) another Federal acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part1504 has submitted a written finding that the projectis unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environ-mental quality. Objection must be prepared andsubmitted in accordance with the required proce-dures (24 CFR Part 58) and shall be addressed toDepartment of Housing and Urban Development atU.S. Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment, Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building,77 West Jackson Boulevard, Room 2404,Chicago,Illinois 60604-3507. Potential objectors shouldcontact Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment to verify the actual last day of theobjection period.

Richard G. Hill, Chairman of Oneida Nation ofWisconsin

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Project Description:The Wisconsin Department of Transportation isproposing to re-construct and expand State Highway41. They have requested a 0.81 acre easement on trib-al trust land at 1501 Main Avenue in DePere. Theland would be used to re-align frontage road (MidValley Dr.) and Main Avenue when a round-about isconstructed at the intersection of Main Avenue andthe off ramp of State Highway 41. The Highway project would be funded by theWisconsin Department of Transportation. The land iscurrently a disturbed industrial site. Location:The proposed project would take place in township 23north, range 20 east, section 20, in the City of DePere,Brown County, Wisconsin. The proposed actionswould impact land in parcel WD-D0202. A draft environmental assessment (EA) has been pre-pared regarding this proposed action in compliancewith Oneida Environmental Policy (2-13-93B) andNational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). A draftEA contains project information, affected environ-ment, project alternatives, and consultation letters. Comments were requested from the US fish andWildlife Service regarding possible impacts to endan-gered wildlife and from the Oneida Cultural HeritageDepartment for possible impacts to historic proper-ties. No significant impacts to these resources areanticipated and recommendations from these sourceswill be followed.Need for project: The Wisconsin Department ofTransportation has determined that traffic volumesalong State Highway 41 on the west side of GreenBay warrant reconstruction and widening the high-way. Construction of additional lanes and improvedaccess and exit features will result in safer conditionsfor motorists entering and exiting the highway. Alternatives: The Preferred Alternative would be to secure an ease-ment from the Oneida tribe to re-align the intersectionof Main Avenue and the proposed Highway 41 offramp round-about. The proposed re-alignment of theaccess road is expected to improve highway safetyand traffic flow at that intersection. The NO-ACTION Alternative would be to not changethe current location of the State Highway 41/MainAvenue intersection alignment. This would result inincreasing traffic volumes and safety hazards forvehicles using the Highway 41 off ramp at MainAvenue in DePere. Comments & Availability: Interested parties can obtain copies of these docu-ments from Oneida Environmental, Health & SafetyDivision, 3759 West Mason Street. Commentsregarding the proposed action may also be submittedby July 9, 2010. Contact Bill Koonz at (920) 496-5350 or write Oneida Environmental, Health & SafetyDivision, PO Box 365, Oneida, WI 54155 for addi-tional information.

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Setting Time andNotice to Creditors:

Request for information.The following estates arebeing prepared for pro-bate by the United StatesDepartment of theInterior and/or theOneida Tribe of Indiansof Wisconsin, landCommission, Division ofLand Management. Allcreditor claims must befiled on or before July21, 2010

Elmer Metoxen

DOB 5/18/1925DOD 3/3/2009

JoAnn Valentino

DOB 6/12/1957DOD 2/8/2010

Marcella Walton

DOB 3/4/1923DOD 4/30/2005

Send all creditors’ claimsand information relatingto the decedent to the fol-lowing address:

Tina L Figueroa

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Oneida Tribe of Indiansof Wisconsin

Division of LandManagementP.O.Box 365

Oneida WI 54155Date June 9, 2010

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Home of Oneida,Wisconsin, will providecare from October 1,2010 to September 30,2011 for uncompensatedservices to all eligiblepersons unable to paywho request those ser-vices. Requests may bemade through theFinance Coordinator,Social Services, orAdministrator’s office.All services of the facili-ty will be available asuncompensated services.Eligibility for uncompen-sated services will belimited to the personwhose family income isnot more than theCategory C of the currentpoverty income guide-lines established by theDepartment of Healthand Human Services.This notice is publishedin accordance with 42CFR 124.504 Notice ofAvailability ofU n c o m p e n s a t e dServices. Anna JohnNursing Home will makea written conditional orfinal determination ofyour eligibility foruncompensated serviceswith in 10 working days,but no later than 2 daysafter admission follow-ing pre-service request;or by the end of the firstbilling cycle following apost-service request. Weinvite interested partiesto comment on this allo-cation plan.

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Powwow Results

JuniorJr Girls Fancy1st Eatosh Bird2nd MorningStar Roberts3rd Bree Bizdawka4th Kristen Martin5th Malia JacobsJr Girls Jingle1st Izabella Chaboyea2nd Waskwane Stonefish3rd Adalia Plain4th Emmalee Clairmont5th Katrina Her Many HorsesJr Girls Traditional1st Layla GoodEagle2nd Nicole Nordwall3rd Aerius Benton4th Gaby Brinegar5th Sannita Blue ThunderJr Girls Smoke Dance1st Malia Jacobs2nd Kristen Martin3rd Waskwane Stonefish4th Diana Sanapaw5th Tekaluiyaks DanforthJr Boys Fancy1st David Cleveland2nd Floyd Wayne Silas III3rd Daris KillsSpotted4th Quentin Cleveland5th Delano ClevelandJr Boys Grass1st Misun Mills2nd Elias HerManyHorses3rd Jaycob Johnson4th Omashkoonce Santos5th Chayton HedgepethJr Boys Traditional1st Triston Lasley2nd Floyd King3rd Hudson King4th Bryson Funmaker5th Bobby MoJr Boys Smoke Dance1st Jacob Martin2nd Ascension Harjo3rd Chaske Jacobs4th Anthony Arce5th Kellen Hill

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Singers1st Meskwaki Nation2nd The Boyz3rd Bear Heart4th Battle River5th Mile High

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Scenes from the 2010 Powwow

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Oneida CommunityHealth Center

920-869-2711

You’re Invited!

Come to the Oneida Community Health Center

AND

learn more about Oneida’s

Health Care for YOU!

When: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 Time: 5:00—6:00 pm Where: Main Conference Room

Health Education/Information Booths

Gift Card to the first 20 attendees!

Please contact Oneida Health Promotion for more information—(920) 490-3927

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Attention: OneidaWIC Families

In order for WIC staffto efficiently serve thegrowing number of WICclients; we need yourhelp!

WIC ID:1. Please bring your

WIC ID, when pick-ing up your WICdrafts or for WICappointments, (as ithas your personalfamily WIC ID iden-tification number andsignatures). Havingyour WIC ID, lessensyour wait time andprotects your family.

Draft Pick-up:2. Please come to WIC

on your assignedDraft pick-up days:(noted on ID Folder)

• 1st Monday &Tuesday of each month(or)

• Late Draft pick-up day

3. Starting August 2010:When you come toWIC one of your

assigned Draft pick-up days:

• 2 months will be print-ed. (Exception:Breast-feeding; someothers).

When you come onother days of the month:• 1 month (only) will be

printed.

Why is this important?Scheduled client

appointments are onother days of the month.Please understand theimportance of bringingyour WIC ID and com-ing to the WIC Office onyour assigned Draftpick-up days, so we areable to serve you andothers efficiently.

Thank you for yourhelp!

Oneida WIC Staff

Oneida Health Center -WIC Program OfficeHours: M-F, 8am-4:30pm, Phone: (920) 869-4829(Closed: 3rd Thur/mo.10am-2pm)

Important Oneida WIC

Program Announcement

Oneida Safety Town Registration

August 9 – 13, 2010

Did you know that unintentional injury is the leading cause of

death in children? Did you know that ninety percent of these

injuries can be prevented? Does your 4 to 6 year old know the

rules that will keep him/her safe? Are those rules followed? All very good questions. And not all children know the answers. But now, they can when

you enroll them in the FREE Oneida SAFETY TOWN program. SAFETY TOWN is a

15 hour summer safety camp, designed for children ages four through six, to learn safety

awareness and prevention in a fun and creative way. This is done under the guidance of certified teachers and trained safety

professionals from throughout the community. Children are taught to evaluate "safe from unsafe" and learn how to react safely

when confronted with potentially dangerous situations. This program offers children a classroom segment, as well as hands-on

experience in Oneida’s child sized SAFETY TOWN.

Safety topics in the week long sessions include: motor vehicle, pedestrian, bicycles, buses, safety belts,

poisons, fires and burns, railroad crossings, playgrounds, animals, strangers, water, emergency 911.

When: August 9-13th, 2010 8:30-11:30a.m.

OR

1:00-4:00p.m.

Where: Recreation Center on County Hwy H in Oneida.

Children are enrolled on a first come, first served basis. Parents are responsible for drop off and pickup of children

before and after class. Parents DO NOT need to stay with children during the session. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Oneida SAFETY TOWN 2010 Registration Form

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Child's Name Age Date of Birth Parent(s) Name

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Address City State Zip

______________________________________________________________________________________AM or PM Session

Phone Number - Child will be memorizing this number during safety town (Circle One) o My child may be photographed or videotaped during SAFETY TOWN for use in promotion of the program.

Please note any medical history concerns for your child or any special needs that we may need to know. (Safety Town teachers and volunteers are

not authorized to administer any medications) _________________________________________________________________________________

Emergency Contact: _______________________________________________ Phone # ___________________________________ Number you can be reached at during safety town

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THE PHONE MENUHAS CHANGED!HERE’S HOW TO GETTHE HELP YOU NEED

Pharmacy is now optionnumber 1. You can alsocall the 24/7 pharmacyrefill line at 920-869–4970.

For all other depart-ments, please listen care-fully to the prompts.

The Dental Clinic isavailable for phone callsfrom 7AM-4:30PM andschedules their ownappointments.

The Optical Clinic isavailable for phone callsfrom 8AM–4:30PM andschedules their ownappointments.

Patient registration isavailable to assist withall other schedulingneeds and questions from7AM –4:30PM.

WHEN TO CALL ATRIAGE NURSE: Triage nurses are avail-able from 7AM – 4:30PM.DO call a triage nurse todiscuss symptoms of cur-rent illness and associat-ed home treatments.

DON’T call triage forroutine appointmentscheduling or to schedulea physical. Patient regis-tration is available toassist you.DON’T call triage formedication refills. Allrequests are processedthrough pharmacy. Non-triage calls will betransferred to the appro-priate department.

When calling Oneida Health Center…

Please join us!

2010 National

Indian Council

on Aging Biennial

Conference

Aging in Indian

Country:

Embracing the pastand facing the future

September 25-28, 2010

Host Hotel

Grand Traverse Resort & Spa,

Acme, Michigan

1-800-968-7352

All Elders who would like to attendwith Elder Services and ONCOA,please sign up and make paymentof $460.00 at the Senior Center(Meal Site) by Thursday, July 29,2010 (no exceptions to this dead-line). Elder Service will makearrangements for 20 elders.Payment must be received at sign-up and the cost includes bus trans-portation, hotel (shared with anoth-er elder-no exceptions) and regis-tration. Meal costs are on your own.Participants must be independent,(able to help themselves) and be ingood health (to prevent spread ofhealth problems). Any questionsplease feel free to call at 920-869-

2448 or 920-869-1551. No refundsfor cancelations.

For conference details • visit www.nicoa.org

• contact Randella Bluehouse at505-292-2001 ext 25

• contact Randella Bluehouse atrbluehouse@nicoa.org

Kali photos/Sadie Wilson

VFW Post 7784 was well rep-resented during the parade.The Pulaski Marching Bandparticipated as well. TheOneida Veteranʼs ColorGuard proudly take the lead.

Community Events www.kalihwisaks.com10B (Oye=l$) • July 8, 2010

Festive Cultural Celebration…

2010 Parade Winners

Floats1st Place Julia McLester2nd Place Mike Arce3rd Place Brad Van Every4th Place Oneida Community

Bible School Team5th Place Sandy Stevens

Vehicles1st Place John Arce2nd Place Paul Christjohn3rd Place Seth Charles4th Place Isiah Charles5th Place No 5th place winner

Individual Characters1st Fred Muscavitch2nd Pastor Smith3rd Isabell Van Every4th Kris Henning5th Pastor Johnson6th Karen Coffey7th Saawin Powless

The Annual Oneida 4thof July Parade was heldon Saturday, July 3, 2010.There were two themesfor participants to choosefrom for this year’s eventincluding ‘Mother Earth,Go Green’ and a ‘Disney’theme. Judging tookplace in 3 categories,

which included Float,Vehicle and Individual.

It was a family affairwith the McLester’s tak-ing first place for thefloats while Fred Arceplaced first for the vehi-cles. Fred Muscavitchtook first place honors inthe individual category

disguised as Rafiki(means "friend" inSwahili) from the LionKing.

Another added attrac-tion at this year’s eventwas the Pulaski MarchingBand. The parade resultsin each category are list-ed below.

Oneida 4th of July Parade…

Kali photo/Yvonne Kaquatosh

Pictured (l to r): Yuntle McLester/Monkey, Gordy McLester – KingLouie, Thomas Dessart/Vulture, Javon Leisgang/Moglie, TalonMcLester/Monkey, Juno McLester/Monkey, Betty McLester/Vulture.

Kali photos/Dawn Walschinski and

Sadie Wilson

The OneidaNation Museumheld its annualCultural FestivalThursday, July 1.Top: OneidaHymn Singers.Above: Youngladies take part inthe jigging con-test.

Center right:Margaria Stevensworks on a pinchpot. Above:Yen<stahawise andForrest Brookswork on beadingwith wampum.Right: Big N TastyBlues entertainedthe crowds andplayed the jiggingcontest music.

July 8, 2010 • (U’ska Yaw^=le) 11BLocalwww.kalihwisaks.com

Oneida Relay forLife Honors CancerSurvivors at theL u m i n a r yCeremony andRemembers thosewho Lost theirBattle!

On July 23-24, 2010,the Oneida Relay for LifeCommittee will be cele-brating its 14th year ofraising funds on behalf ofthe American CancerSociety. Funds raised atthis event go toward can-cer research, educationalprograms, services forcancer patients and theirfamilies. This year morethan 200 Oneida resi-dents will volunteer orparticipate in theAmerican Cancer

Society 2010 OneidaRelay for Life.

Oneida’s Relay forLife is a pledge-basedevent that allows partici-pants to walk through adesignated course alongthe Norbert Hill Centertrack while raising fundsto help in the fightagainst cancer. Thisevent begins with anopening ceremony onFriday evening at 6:00p.m. behind the NorbertHill Center.

The main highlight ofthe event is theLuminaria Ceremonywhich is dedicated to thesurvivors of cancer andto remember those wholost their battle with thisdisease. The track is sur-rounded by luminarybags with inspirationaland personal messages to

those who lost their bat-tle and to those who aresurvivors. This is a veryemotional and poignantportion of the eventwhere survivors lead thefirst walk around thetrack with all the caregivers and all partici-pants following.

Are you interested inwalking around the trackduring our “SurvivorLap?” If so, please con-tact any one of the fol-lowing individuals listedbelow. Also, luminarybags can be purchasedfor a suggested donationof $10.00 to rememberand send personal mes-sages in or honor or inmemory of a loved one.You can decorate themyourself or we can dothat for you. Receive amatch play for the 1st

200 people to purchase aluminary bag! Contactany one of the individu-als for luminary bags orways you can help.

Other highlights of theevents include a KidzCorner for children,food, campsite judging,movies, music, silentauctions, raffles andother activities. Anotherfundraising highlightevent is the “Dude lookslike a lady contest.” Thisis where the men fromeach team dresses up inwomen’s clothes andwalks around the trackwith their purses. The“dude” who gets themost donations whilewalking the track is thereigning “R4L Queen.”This is a fun event for alland a “must see it tobelieve it.”

If you don’t have ateam but would like tohelp a team walk, pleasegive us a call or emailany one of the followingindividuals listed below.Volunteers are alwayswelcomed as well.

Please join us as wehelp support those fight-ing cancer and providesupport to families whohave lost loved ones tocancer. Celebrate,Remember & FightBack!!!

Ryan Engel @ OneidaFamily Fitness Center( re n g e l @ o n e i d a n a -tion.org) 920-490-3730Tina Jacobsen @ OneidaHealth Center(dkrines@oneidana-tion.org) 920-869-2711Jenny Webster @ LittleBear (jwebste1@onei-

danation.org) 920-869-4382Doris Yelk-Wilberg @Little Bear(dyelk@oneidanation.org) 920-869-4515Paula (Pogi) KingDessart @ Norbert HillCenter (pogi@oneida-nation.org) 920-869-4362Lisa Metoxen @Division of Land Mgt.(lmetoxen5@oneidana-tion.org) 920-869-1690Carolyn Redhail @Employee Services Bldg.(credhail@oneidana-tion.org) 920-429-3056Lisa Behringer @ LittleBear (lbehring@oneida-nation.org) 920-869-4503

Relay for Life honoring cancer survivors with luminary ceremony

(Appleton, WI)Producers who sufferedcrop production lossesdue to natural disastersduring the 2008 cropyear currently have theopportunity to sign up forthe USDA Farm ServiceAgency’s (FSA)Supplemental RevenueAssistance Paymentsprogram (SURE). Sincethe implementation ofthe SURE program,Wisconsin has made $2.6million in payments toproducers for crop lossesdue to disasters.

“Producers in qualify-ing counties can contacttheir local county FSAoffice to set up anappointment,” said BradPfaff, Wisconsin FSAState Executive Director.“All counties qualify forSURE except Ashland,

Bayfield, Buffalo, Clark,Douglas, Eau Claire,Pepin, and Trempealeaucounties.”

SURE provides cropdisaster assistance pay-ments to eligible produc-ers on farms that haveincurred crop productionor crop quality losses.The program takes intoconsideration crop losseson all crops grown by aproducer nationwide.SURE provides assis-tance in an amount equalto 60 percent of the dif-ference between theSURE farm guaranteeand total farm revenue.The farm guarantee isbased on the amount ofcrop insurance and Non-insured Crop DisasterAssistance Program(NAP) coverage on thefarm. Total farm revenue

takes into account theactual value of produc-tion on the farm as wellas insurance indemnitiesand certain farm programpayments.

To be eligible forSURE, producers musthave suffered at least a10 percent productionloss on a crop of econom-ic significance. In addi-tion, producers mustmeet the risk manage-ment purchase require-ment by either obtaininga policy or plan of insur-ance, under the FederalCrop Insurance Act orNAP coverage, for alleconomically significantcrops. For 2008 crops,producers had the oppor-tunity to obtain a waiverof the risk managementpurchase requirementthrough a buy-in provi-sion. Producers consid-ered socially disadvan-taged, a beginning farmeror rancher, or a limitedresource farmer may beeligible for SURE with-out a policy or plan ofinsurance or NAP cover-age.

In addition to meetingthe risk management pur-

chase requirement, a pro-ducer must have a farm-ing interest physicallylocated in a county thatwas declared a primarydisaster county or con-tiguous county by theAgriculture Secretaryunder a SecretarialDisaster Designation.Regardless of aSecretarial DisasterDesignation, individualproducers may also beeligible for SURE if theactual production on thefarm is less than 50 per-cent of the normal pro-duction on the farm dueto a natural disaster. ForSURE, a farm is definedas all crops in which aproducer had an interestnationwide.

To schedule anappointment to sign-upfor SURE or more infor-mation on the new pro-gram, please contact yourlocal FSA county officeor visithttp://www.fsa.usda.gov.

USDA is an equalopportunity provider,employer and lender.

2008 crop losses eligible for SURE program

By Frissell HillProject Manager-OHA, ARRAStimulus Grant

Shekoli,Implementing the

Oneida Rental EnergyEfficiency Program hasbeen challenging andrewarding. Our newrehabilitation team hasput a great deal of hardwork and energy intomaking the program asuccess. These youngmen work hard everyday on tribal homes, andtake pride in their contri-bution to our communi-ty and the OneidaNation. To date, Phase-1 of the project is 95%complete. Phase-2began on June 28, 2010.

J J -Cons t ruc t ion ’steam was selected toperform many of majorrehabilitation activities,and provide all of the onthe job training to ouryoung staff. I selectedJerry Jourdan as theProject Foremanbecause of his knowl-edge, skill, and personalstake in the communityas a member of theOneida Nation.Together, we plan andexecute all of the reha-bilitation activities. Ican’t thank him enoughfor his support.

Rehabilitation activi-ties include:• Energy Audit: This

home performance testprovides a snapshot ofa home’s energy effi-ciency, indoor air qual-ity, and building enve-lope. Work activitiesare developed basedon the energy audit.

• E n e r g y S t a r :

Inefficient furnacesand water heaters arereplaced with power-vented appliances.Refrigerators will bereplaced with highefficiency models.These appliances willreduce utility costs andimprove indoor airquality.

• Building Envelope:Fiberglass insulation isremoved and replacedwith more effectivespray foam insulation.The home is air sealedtop to bottom, and theattic is insulated to aminimum R-Value of50.

• Ventilation: Spotventilation is added toeach home or upgrad-ed. This improvesindoor air quality andlimits the potential formold. The ventilationequipment I selectedfor our homes aresome of the most effi-cient and quiet avail-able today.

• R o o f s / W i n d o w s /Doors: Selectedhomes will receivenew, sustainable metalroofs. These roofshave at a minimumtwice the lifeexpectancy of the bestasphalt shingle roofs,are recyclable, andhave an exponentiallysmaller carbon foot-print. Selected homeswill receive new win-dows and doors.

• WaterSense: Low-Flow plumbing fix-tures will be installedin selected homes toreduce water usage.This will be imple-mented during thefinal stages of therehabilitation program.We still have a great

deal of work to do tocomplete the program.Thank you for all ofyour support.

Yaw^ko

ARRA Stimulus

Grant Update

• Interior • Exterior

• Stain & Paint…(Fences, decks, houses)• Pressure Washing…(Any size project)

Call Shannon for Appointment~ FREE Estimates ~920.562.0143

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For SaleUsed refrigerators, stoves, and other

items will be available for purchase atthe OHA Warehouse Monday July12th through Wednesday July 14th8am-12pm, located at N6824Seminary Road, Oneida Wisconsin,54155. Items cost $25 each, are soldas is, cash and carry only until soldout. Reservations or inquiries foritems will not be accepted.

Oneida Community Integrated Food Systems

For more informa-tion regarding theOCIFS programsplease contact theappropriate personlisted or visit us atour websitehttp://oneidanation.org/ocifs

Oneida NationFarms• Jeff Scofield at

920-833-7952OneidaTsyunhe’hkw^• Jeff Metoxen at

920-869-2141Oneida FoodDistribution• Don Miller at

920-869-1041Oneida HealthCenter• Tina Jacobsen at

920-869-4899Oneida Pantry• Currently Vacant

at 920-490-3944

DepartmentalStaff Directory

OCIFS www.kalihwisaks.com12B (T#kni Yaw^=le) • June 10, 2010

By DawnWalschinskiKalihwisaks

During theRevolutionary War,Oneida brought whitecorn to GeneralWashington’s starvingarmy in Valley Forge. Itwas with this piece ofhistory in mind thatOneida BusinessCommittee (OBC)Councilmen BrandonStevens and Tehassi Hilltraveled to Washington,DC in to meet with mem-bers of First LadyMichelle Obama’s staff,

Deputy Secretary ofAgriculture Kathleen A.Merrigan and variouslegislators to discusschildhood obesity.

“We explained to theWhite House onOneida’s role and the his-tory of the government,”said Stevens. “Howwe’re continuing to helpour area because that’swhat Oneidas do – weshare, and when food’ssustainable, you share itwith others around you.”

Stevens initiallyattended a White Housesummit on childhoodobesity in April.

“At that meeting Ishared our (OneidaCommunity IntegratedFood Systems) OCIFS

program and how ourdepartments worktogether trying to gethealthy foods to the dif-ferent types of groups,”said Stevens.

According to OCIFSCoordinator Bill VerVoort, the program tack-les childhood obesitythrough education and bygetting locally grownbeef and produce intoarea school systems.

“Being local, beingsustainable, being pointof origin where youknow where your meatcame from, that’s securi-ty of food, that’s the wayto go,” said Ver Voort.

While OCIFS has beenable to produce an activi-ty book for area youthand conduct tours of itsoperations for sixth gradestudents, it’s had a hardertime getting its BlackAngus beef and buffalointo school cafeterias.

“The feds and the stateboth say ‘yes, you cansell your meat to theschool,’ but what theydidn’t answer was can weuse federal funds to pur-chase the meat for theschool, or do we need tobasically donate it,” saidVer Voort.

Stevens and Hillattempted to address thatissue with Deputy

Secretary Merrigan andlegislators such asCongressman SteveKagen and SenatorBlanche Lambert

“We have the naturalbeef, the organic chick-ens, a lot of capacity withthe landholdings wehave. It’s not feasible forus to expand the opera-tion because we have tocompete with foods thatare subsidized, largecompanies that are subsi-dized by the (UnitedStates Department ofAgriculture). So we needa subsidy for having ournatural beef, our buffalo

which is healthier in theschools so we can com-pete, so that helps ourbottom line and makes itfeasible for us toexpand,” said Stevens.

While recent increasesin childhood obesityhave brought the subjectto the forefront, VerVoort says Oneida’s beenahead of the game for 15years.

“When OCIFS wascreated in ’94, it was cre-ated because of thehealth issues with thediet,” said Ver Voort.

“Everyone’s beenjumping on the bandwag-

on when we’ve beendoing this for a longtime,” said Stevens.

The goal is to be ableto reproduce the OCIFSmodel in other communi-ties.

“The success with us isjust how those programswork well together, andhow that could be mimic-ked in other regions, andhow we bring inner-cityor city school childrenout to the country andthey learn about agribusi-ness and agriculture,”said Stevens.

OCIFS presented as a model for US

Photo courtesy of Brandon Stevens

From left to right: Brandon Stevens, First Lady Michelle Obama'sAssistant Jennifer Seymour and Assistant Policy Director to the FirstLady Jocelyn Frye, Tehassi Hill and Director of Legislative AffairsNate King at the White House.