PEOPLE OF THE FIRE

Citizen Band of Potawatomi IndiansNEWSPAPER VOL. I ROUTE 5,BOX 151, SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA 74801 JANUARY 1979

Citizen Band Potawa tomlMANPOWER PROGRAM

Rt. 5, Box 15tShawnee, OK 74801

(405) 275-3121

Ship She Wano Learning Center

From theAdministration

Jaha ScboemannTribal Adminlsll'a&Clr

At the time or this first Issue of ourtribal newspaper, How Ni Kan in aneffort to establish and maintain apermanent format that isinformative, useful and Interesting toall tribal members. We are asking foryour reactions and ideas.

It is this office's goal to enable alltribal members to obtain maximumbenefit of all funded grants andcontracts through knowJedgeabledocumentation stating the type ofprogram available, its goals, and theproper contact person at the tribalQfCice, should further information berequired.. This newspaper should rurther be

used as an introductory tool to enabletribal members to meet and, becomeacquainted with tribal staff membersand employees. Thereby, enablingyou to better understand not only howthese grants and contracts can benefityou, but also who will be working withyou and for you in accordance withyour needs and the federalrequirements.

Each or the staff members will bepresenting a brief article to youexplaining their program's progress,and from time to time we would like tospotlight a tribal employee and sharewith you a brief profile of theirbackground, qualifications, andexperience, all of which contributetoward their value as a tribalemployee.

In summary, this newspaper ispresented to you for your approval.We will be happy to consider anycriticism offered or changessuggested. HOW NI KAN will beoffered on a subscription basis O~L\'at the price of $1.00 per year. TOOFFSET POSTAGE EXPENSE. Itwill be published quarterly.

The New How NI Kan newspaperwill take the plact of the Tribal

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General Council, and otherPotawatomi events.

Thanks to the joint efforts of ourDirector of Education, RichardBlackstock, and our Director of DayCare, Mona Barrett .under theguidance of our Tribal AdministratorJohn Schoemann our Day Care andHead Start programs have gotten orrto a terrific start and we invite anyinterested person to stop by and tourour new racilities.This Centercontributes to our tribal history inthat each of the Administrativeoffices are named after a tribal chier.and each classroom is named after atribal clan..

The acquisition or these facUitiesand successful operation of theseprograms serve to reinforce theoutstanding progress our tribe hasmade in the year or 78, and lookforward with eager anticipation to aspectacular 79 for aU tribal programsandan the tribal members we hope tobenefit from them.

Citizen Band Potawatoml Manpower ProgramThe Citizen Band Potawatomi Business Committee has successfully sub­

contracted Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) moniesto provide training and employment services to Potawatomi Indiansresiding in Pottawatomi, Cleveland, Lincoln. and Logan Counties. Throughuse of these monies, Potawatomis shall be provided classroom training, on­job-training, work experience, public service employment jobs, and relatedservices.

Eligibility criteria for participation in the Citizen Band Potawatomi Man­power Program are set by the Department of Labor, however, in generalterms, participants must be J.) unemployed, or 2.) underemployed, or 3.)economically disadvantaged; be an enrolled member of the Citizen BandPotawatomi of Oklahoma or a descendant of a Citizen Band Potawatomi ofOklahoma tribal member; and bea resident of one of the four counties listedabove.

Should any Potawatomi be interested in participating in this program,please contact:

ATTENTION

The Citizen Band PotawatomiIndians or Oklahoma has madeeducation rrom the earliest years apriority. Most recently this isrenected in the establishment 'of thenew Ship-she-wano Learning Center.The official date of tribal possessionwas 9-28-78. The Center is nowoperating in rull S' ,'ing, with over 40children attendinf .-Jay Care facUitiesregularly, and:: enrolled in thePOlawatomi Hea( Start Program.

The Learning ( :ltt: - was designedespecially to hOlls ')W' 'oung childrenand provide a Ie: "ni" environment,which will illcr,-'as~; ?re-requisiteskills and pre~re em ~hi1dren forsuccessful entry into Pl~ ic school; inaddition to this, we strh ':0 provide acurriculum which inte 'lte Indianculture into daily activiti in order todevelop pride in a cultw-, heritage atan early age. These ne·,') facilitieshave greatly enhanced our Day Careand Head Start programs, as well asprovide additional meeting space ror

Ship She Wano Center in Full SwingLetter from theChairman

Paul SchmldlkoferTribal Chairman

We have just completed "1978", avery successful year for the CitizenBand Potawalomi Indians. It hasbeen a very proouctive' and excitingone. and I feel a great'deal of prideand pleasure when reviewing the pastyear's accomplishments.

First of all, my appreciation to myfellow Business Committee members,Sheila Hall, Priscilla Sherard, JimTacker. and Bill Burch for theirdedication. cooperation and devotedwork on behalf of the tribe. Because oftheir assistance along with the TribalAdministrator, we have experiencedsubstantial growth in the total amountof federal dollars received to provideservices and benefits to our tribalmembers. In addition to programsthat service strictly Potawatomi, wealso have those that provideassistance to the total Indiancommunit>· residing in our servicearea.

In any organization, maximizingconsumer benefit at the mosteconomical cost is the primary goal ofadministration. We reel fortunate toattract and have on board competentpersonnel who seriously administerall programs in accordance to theircontractual agreements and FederalRegulations.

I hope that you have noticed thechange in our tribal newspaper, Mrs.Beverly I. Hughes and Mrs. AnnWilson have spent many man-hours(woman-hours) in developing ideasfor a more informative and attractivepublication. We hope that you willread, enjoy, and become a betterinformed tribal member.

In this month's issue or HOW-NI­KA~. we are publishing pictures ofthe newly opened Ship-she·wanoLearning Center and the CulturalHeritage Center. Ship-she-wanoprovides working space for the HeadStart and Day Care Programs, and

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WIC Program

Awarded toPotawatomis

On October 24, 1978, Pa.:Schmidlkofer, Chairman, reCel\ ~.'

notification from W. r. Warn~-.

Regional Administrator - USD.-\announcing grant award to the CHin'·Band Polawalomi Indiansadminister and operate a Spec:.:.Supplemental Food Program io--: I

Women, InCants and Children. m,. ;""t­

commonly referred 10 as WIC.The Potawatomi \VIC Program 14;

begin 1·1·79. WIC is funded by lr_,United States Department ':'Agriculture under Section 17 of e.,Child Nutrition Act of 1966. a~

amended. The purpose of tt.•program is to provide supplemen:"foods .and nutrition educa tion, :'infants <less than 1 year agechildren (from I year up to 5:1".birthday), and pregnant. postpartl;;-:­and breastfeeding women who dr{

determined by a competent medic...:authority to be at nutritional risk c:.;·:

- to inadequate nutrition a;.cinadequate income. in order Itimprove their health status.

To receive WIC foods, )'OU must ­-be certitied as needir.i'

supplemental food-live in Shawnee IHS Service area

counties of Cleveland, Log<ir.Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomi(·Seminole, and Hughes

-be able to docwnent Indian blOO(:quantum

-eligible for free or redun·cmedical services

-receive medical care from ;:,:approved he-Vth care clinic.

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SHEILA M: IIALLSECRETARY·TREASURER

Shell. wat bomat sacred Hearl, Oklalloma, 10J...c .nd Thelma JeweU onmo. She .ttendedscllool••t Trlbb.y, M.comb. Purcell, andKon.......a ..here the cra4u.ted. 8he tLu a BSdecree from Ihe Unlvenlty of Oklahome InEduc.tlon and I. currently atlelldln,Soulhweelem CoIlep to obt.aln a BS degree InRell~on.lheil••nd herhu.band, Kenl. have twoIOnl and own their own bu.lneu. K .. 8 nealEll.ate Allpral..... In Oklahom. City. As amember of !he B&ll1IIe.. Commlllle .lnee ID13.Shelt. tLu worke4 to.....rd UlI bollclln, of theCultural Center and the Shlp·aM·wano Leamlnt: .Center. e.lng toncef1led thal \J1bat member.know more 'about their herlla,e, '1'1' not onlyIUllpon.. our tI1.tor1cal lOt1ely. ~u1 a1.. wroteour tlt'lt hl,torte" drama, Klnon Chlcoti. Shehaa le"ed on CT'SA boarda. wuChalnnan at theHealttl Boar4 at lhc Sha...."" tllnle lor 2 year.,and eervtd .. Secretary·Tr.asflre, of IheOkl.homa·Kan....rea heallh board InOklahom. Clly. HaVill' many loyal tollowen,Sbella'a name was placed III ooalentlon fOl' Ihe

.offlce of £ecrelar)··Trelliurer thll yeat' bypetlUOll and .tIe 10''' eleCled by W\&tIlmou. vol•.

JIm Tacker and I\b wire Mae live elfhl mllll...""t of T~tUmMh. Okl.homa and hav, onedauchler, who I. a Itudent at Central St.t.Coll~&e••nd one IOn••Uendin, Oklalloma Slat.Vlllve,.lty, Jim ae"e<! lh~e year. In the ArmyAlrCOrpa ....d r~llre<! 'rom Government Servle""In 1178. H.II pruenlly the builder and developerof Arro..... Head E.ate........t of TetUIllHh.Oklalloma. Jim holu. Bachelor deuee In Mathlelence from Okl&hom. Unlverally ami aMuten DefTee In oU.lnesl and PublicAdmlnl'1r.11ofa and II eIllTenlly work~ on~doctorale lrom Oklahoma Siale Unlvenlly.Elected ,.1 Councilman 1tI 1171, JIm Ia no..... thaVice Chalnnan of the Busanua Commltt.. and.bo .nvu the tobe on the Central TrI~.. 0' theSllawne. Ana lCI'SAI Bo.rd of D1I'eeton. JimIs an experlencecl bUilder. knowltlr; all ph&u. ofcOIUItruellon but don find Ume to enjoy hlsfavorite sparu ot hunUllr; and flshinl. JIm \Ivery dedicated to hlll polilloll on th" tribalBoalne.. CommIttee and ha. contrl~uted.,..U,.10 Ihe prom" or tile lr1be.

PAUL E. scnMIDLKOFER.CIIAlRMAN

Meet the Business Committee

Paul has nI"Ved OW tribe In many capacilln.HI 10''' lribal Chalnnlll tw~. Vici Chal~aaand TTlbal Admlnlltrator. Wh1I. MrvlnC ••TrIbal Chairmlll he WllII able to put the tribalproperty bacJllntoTrult S~I\l. thereby ....urtnrtil. continued rrowtl'l of tribal program•. In 181'.while Tr1~1 AdmW'trator h.I' MCllrtd anEconomic Oaqlopmenl. Grilli to eonstnlc1 IITrIbal Cultural Her1talP'Center.1tlls center nowhowu the admlnl.tnUve, bookkeeplnl'. IIldCHR program•. Apin In June olllln. Paul_&IItlletN TrIbal ChllJrman &Ild two montJu Ialerthe 'rlbe applied for Ind "a. granl« theirtetond Economic Development Grant. Thla14"',000.00 PM! "'u to ellpand the offiCI .~u,provide II larrt OllWlcU Room and II Day CareCenter.

Paul and fila wtte Norma rulde In TeC\lmleh.Okl&l\oma and have alx Children. five boya andone &'Irl. FOIll' at 1'111 chlh1ren aUU 11... at hom.ancl he 1'1.. one .an married. After retlr\nl' fromU1e All' Force In illY, Paul moved batll. kI th.SlIa_ area here he ...u bom and attended"'Iloo1. He no workl part Urne tor Ba.zemortlAutomotive Co., In Shawnee but tall•• Urn. to .V"lt tM, orrici nearly ev,",tY day to ofler ht.u,l,tance ....he~ needed. He hal truly b.en adeditated tribal leader and ht. effortl to Inaureconllnued rrowth for Ule lrlbe ani trulyappreClaled ~y "man)'.

The Potawatomi Nation

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PRISCILLA MULLINS SHERARDCOUNCILWOMAN

Prtlcllla Mulllni Sherard ..... born lit.Oklahoma CIty. Oklahoma ....h.re Ihe now llveelit. ,he Sh.tIrttl Annl Apartment Eklll41ng.Prl.tllla flu be.n OJIIncllwomlLfl on tlleo,,*e.. CommtllH for the pall two Y.IIU ..ndhU nrved lh tribe ... Trtbal Hlltorlan Ilnce litl.Her Imowled,. of the Nltol")' 01 our Irlbe lJbeyond m• .,ur" .Inci Ihe has ap"nt Ih" pa.l 30y,.,. re.ea.-chlnl! Ihe hl.lory 01 her IndianancIIII")'. the PoI......loml and Chltkuaw tribe•.Prl.cllla ,,"ed the country In It." US 'CoastCUllrd ,nd her workln, ablllUIi have Includedenrythlnl! from bMdXe con.tINCtlon 10 dMvlnt ..dump trucll. Palnt!nl III th" oU. and ceramlnprovide Po.cUla wllh an enjoyable pa'l Umeand hob~y. Other lllten.t Includ. anythln,lh.1perlaltl. tothe ouldoon •• PI1.cllla tOV,1 10 nsh.C\lrrenlly Prl.clll", II Pruld""'t of the HealthBOard of Ih" Sh.....n.. Clinic and leO'" on 1MOll.l.homa Cily Health Board. 'nIla requlli manyfloun or m.eUnll' and ~f)' dedlcal"d pelWln.People ot tile Piau 01 the FIre and ln4lanRecipe., the twt;l boob now available ror lrlbalmem~,.. and .1ll1 In ~.I demand alto lookm.ny hoUri of dedlntlon to prepan. Herdedtullon 10 lhe tullork" Sodely an th.1rpnpar.Uon ollh.. PooI.w'IOn'l1 Drem. hal been'PllteClaled by Ihe many Potaw.loml·.....4 tllepublle that v1~ ....ecl Ih.. dramu.

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\BILLY JI:\I BURCH

Billy Jim Bunh ~,ldel In Tecum"h.OkUhoml Wllh 1'111 ...1te. JOhnnie ,.aYIII. who IeallO • Pota..... loml Indl;lll. They have on.d.u,hltr, Latonl......ho la a Hnlor.t TeeumlellHllh School. Billy served on the Buslne..Commluee leveral yurs .go and Ihls yearvoluntUrtd hi••ervlc.. alain to the tribe and lanow a Councilman. Bom In Tecumleh,Oklalloma, Billy cradualed trom Tecumseh H1,hSchoolalld then attended Eul CMtr.l Colleg. InAda. Oklahoma. lie a110 h•• slxteen houri ofBuslnen Mon.pmenl .nd elplt houn of Pl",tSlIIlely trom the Unlvenlty at Oklahoma. DUly I.employed wllh the Sh......nee Milling Companyand h.. been an employee there for Ihe p...tl..,enty·flve ye.rl: H" I. currently Ihe FleetSupervleor and Salety Coordln.tor. DIlly la a110dedlc.ted 10 Ihe continued proll"'u of oW'1'01..O.....1Oml lrlbe.

The Potawatomi Nation of Indiansis one of the Algqnquin speakingpeople, native to the northeasternUnited States. The PotawatomiIndians lived in villages scatteredthroughout the Great Lakes area.

The first documented mention ofthe Potawatomi was' In a journalentry made by the explorer, Samuelde Champlain, during his last journeyof exploration to the ','New World''. ashe sailed down the 51. LawrenceRiver, in 1615·16. Some historians say,however, that in the early 15OOs, thePotawatomi were active in fur tradewith .the French in Canada.

The Potawatomi were a semi­sedentary tribe, who relied onhunting, fishing, and agriculture for alivelihood, During the warm months,they lived near their fields. They·planted and harvested a variety offoods: corn, squash, beans, potatoes,pumpkins, cranberrys, and a varietyof wild nuts that grew in abundance inthe ·woods. In the {all, they movedtheir cabins to hunting grounds in thewoods, and there remained untilspring when they would return to thefields to plant crops. One natural foodstaple was wild rice that grew in theclear lakes. The Potawatomiharvested the rice in the fall inpreparation {or the bard winters.

Exposure of three centuries toEuropeaQs and other Indian groupsaltered the Potawatomi life styleconsiderably. The Potawatomi had ahigh regard for French trade goods.and formed a strong alliance with the

French, primarily through trad(­however, even the French languag<'1influenced many changes in tht·Potawatomi dialect.

The Potawatomi were faithful alli('" I

of the French until 1763, when tr,i:French were defeated by the Engli::::forces, and the Treaty of Paris \'.-a·signed following the fall of Quebl·("The Potawatomi relationship with th<English was not as ideal as that wi:r.the French, yet the Crown did act ;.; ..buffer between the Indian and Ihlrapidly increasing numbers (J'

European settlers. The Potawaton.were allied with England against tht­Colonies during the Revolutionar:War, end England's defeat in 1776 k:the Indian tribes to deal on a one :'one basis with the expanding colomb,

Following the Revolutionary W<li'

the Indian tribes of the NorthWt·~"

Frontier were subjected to numeWJ­violations of hunting and fishing laneagreements. This triggered th,'Indian Wars that broke out across n.'frontier during the several years Ih,,'followed, and the Potawatomi sign!.:':the first of 237 treaties that they woul"sign with the U.S. at Fort Harm,,~January 9, 17139.

The removal treaty, The Treaty'"Chicago, signed September 26. IB-);rejected Potawatomi claims lo mCJr'than7 million acres of land cast of It.·Mississippi River, and further lecLof that treaty were the removal 01

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Profile of aPotawatomi

Museum and HistoricalSociety List Goals

CSA GrantApproved

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EDWIN A. KENNEDY

Okemah. Oklahoma has been thepermanent residence of Ed Kennedyand wife Gertrude for the past (ortyyears. Ed was born in Shawnee.Oklahoma. February 2. J911. andwhile a child his family moved toGeary, Oklahoma where Ed attendedschool. As a youth, he also worked Corthe Prairie Pipeline Company in andar~nd Sl. Louis. Oklahoma. In 1929,E9 joined the Air Force'and was aCaptain when he retired in 1954.Stationed in Germany for a longperiod of time, Ed was a part of theBerlin Airlift and also served in !.heAtlantic and Pacific. Afterretirement. Ed went into business forhimself and owned and operated aservice station and Travel TrailerSales. Still very active at age 67, Ed isa member of the Masons, AmericanLegion, v.r.w.. EasternSlar. and thePotawatomi Historical Society. Thepast three )o'ears presentations of thePotawatomi Drama, Kinan Chikote,has included Ed KeMed)' in its cast ofcharacters, Ed's mother, MalvinaRegnier Kennedy, and father.Madison Kennfdy, were both allottedland in 1889 and appear on theal10ttment roll of the tribe. Hisgrandmother. Catherine Regnier (Keo wa oqua) was also allotted. As anadult Ed attended Sierra College andthe University of California and hewishes to express to the youth of ourtribe the value of education and urgesall young people to get as mucheducation as possible.

(Editor's Note) This feature of thetribal newspaper will introduce themembers of the tribe to one of theolder Potawatomis. If you would liketo have someone featured, please letus know.

Hello Tribal Members! We of thePotawatomi Indian Nation Museum"Historical Society are now havingregular meetings the second Fridayof every month at 7:00 p.m. Themeetings are held in the upper level ofthe Cultural Heritage Center Buildingon tribal grounds. Everyone iswelcome to attend these meetihgs.One of our goals is to research all oldrecords and rolls so we can eventuallyhave an accurate genealogy of eachtribal member dating back in historyas far as possible. We are alsopla'nning field trips to the Great Lakesarea and Kansas to visit HisloricalSocieties and Museums seeking todiscover even more history of ourtribe. After obtaining these records.documents, pictures. artifacts, andother old tribal rolls, we plan 10 seekfunds to build an underground vawt toslore these valuables. Duplicates ofall records will be available for tribalmembers to use in completing theirfamily histories and genealogies. Wealso plan to build an originalPotawatomi Village on tribal groundsand we hope lo build it out of originalmaterials as was used by outancestors. Another goal is to havePotawatomi Indians making their

TAC ProgramBeginsThird Year

Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe hascontracted through the Bureau ofIndian Affairs to administer andoperate our own Indian Action TeamProgram. The primary goal of ourPotawatomi Indian Action Team is tomake available vocational trainingopportunities and on-the-job workexperience ror the unskilled andunemployed Indians of Ihe Shawneearea.

Our Indian Action Team Programis starting on its third year and hashad many significant results. in thatsevenly-lwo (72) tribal membershave gone through our vocationaltraining programs in the past two}·ears. In addition. a follow-up studyhas shown 78 % immediatelyacquired jobs in the local area afterthe completion of their training.There has always been a need lorvocational training. creating newskills, creating new jobs, andproviding (1)e opportunity to work forPotawatomi tribal members. Forexample the Indian unemploymentrate in the Shawnee area is around20 %, about five times that of thenational average. In addition to this ofall the Indians that do work about46 % are classified unskilled.

This labor problem (or Indians hasalways existed end will continueunless training opportunities arecreated lhat are based upon the localneeds of industries and businessconcerns.

One such opportunity for traininghas been created by our tribe CheIndian Action Program. Under P.L.93..fi38 the Indian Self DeterminationAct. the many different areas ofconcentration in our Indian ActionTeam Program has resulted not onlyin the economic development oC thePotawatomi Tribe. but in thedevelopment of our human resources.

own jewelry. baskets. paintings, andother art crafts and have these ondisplay to be se:Jd to the generalpubHc. Picture postcards withPotawatomi costumes. famous IndianChiefs. bead designs and art work willalso be available for sale to the public.Future long range plans includeexpansion of the museum facilitiesand increasing our current collectionof historical artifacts, documents.and paintings. Again. we are invitinganyone interested to attend thesemeetings as we are needing all theparticipation possible from tribalmembers or other interested parties.We wish to build a strong bond withinthe Potawatomi Nation that will uniteall Potawatomi in the continuedbuilding of a great Nation of People.

Sonny Se.....ell. President

Tribe Applies forHome Rehab Program

tn accordance with our CommunityDevelopment Block Grant lhe CitizenBand Potawalomi Indians ofOklahoma have applied for funds inthe amount of 5tOO,OOO.00 for a HomeRehabilitation Program. Thisprogram is designed to bring 24 singlefamily dwellings to standard livingconditions. The work on these, unitswill not be sub-contracted out, insteadevery effort will be made to see thatthe labor will be handled by our IATand HIP workers regenerating triballunda into Potawatomi economy.

In monitoring the progress of thisapplicalion through our local HUDoffice we were informed the review isprogressing satisfactorily and areexpecting final approval on or before1-1-79.

Deadline forScholarship Grant

We are happy to announce that theScholarship Program is now in fullswing. The Scholarship ProgramDirector has been contacted by tribalmembers by telephone orcorrespondence. At the present, wehave consecutively awarded fourteenscholarships. We are looking forv.'ardto getting more applicants in thefuture. Deadline of applications forthe spring semester is November 1.1979 and Fall Semester April 1.. 1979.To get your application call or writeto: Citizen Band Potawatomi Indiansof Oklahoma, Route 5·Box 1St,Shawnee, Oklahoma 74801. Phone No.t 405)·27So3121.

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Newsletter, therefore. if you wish tomake an effort to be aware of alltribal functions, programs and eventswe suggest you get your request forsubscription and money in, no laterthan February 15. 1979.

Request lor subscription should bemailed to:

HOlY NI KANROUTE:: 5. BOX 151 Shawnee, OK

74801

The Citizen Band PotawatomiIndians of Oklahoma has beennotified of approval of funding lor ourrequested Community Sen'iceAdministration Grant Food andNutrition Program.

This project will seek to increasethe availability of federal and stateassisted food and nutrition programsin Potlawatomie County; (0 increaseby 10% the participation of I~'income Indian people in the foodstamp program by identifyingbarriers which discourageparticipation. The project willlurtherseek to aid elderly low-income Indianfamilies in supplementing their foodand nutrition requirements byproviding materials and instructionsfor gardening projects; to assist inplanting and caring for the MittleiderGrow Box. The tribe will utilizeexisting tribal resources forconstruction of grow boxes.

Participants in the Food andNutrition Program .... i11 acquire skillsin food preservation. foodpreparation. and food buying, throughseminars and workshops provided bythe program.

Although, this grant has beenapproved, to date the funds have nOlbeen released. This final action willthereby bring about theimplementation of the Food andNutrition Program. and can beexpected by 2+79. Any questionsregarding the CSA Food and NutritionProgram should be directed to:

The CItizen Band PotawatomiIndians of OklahomaRoute 5. Box 151Shawnee, Oklahoma 1480140""275-3121

Letter FromThe Chainnan

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the Cultural Heritage Center is themain Administrative office whichincludes the Potawatomi Museumthat is planned to be in operation inthe very near future.

For those of you, who have not hadthe opportunity to visit our tribalcomplex, these pictures of the tribalbuildings and surroundings groundswill renect the lime and effort p.atforth by all members 01 the BusinessCommittee and staff in acquiringthese improvements. You can seewhy. we feet that we have the mostbeautiful facilities and tribal groundsin the State of Oklahoma_

We invite you to visil the tribalcomplex. acquaint yourself withtribal employees and becomeinvolved in your tribe. Remember ouractive Pow·Wow Club will ha\'e theirannual Pow-Wow and GeneralCouncil Meeting during the lastweekend in June. if you do not OO\'ethe opportunity to drop in and seebefore then. please jot the date down­on your calendar and come visit usduring this festival occasion.

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Tribal Health Planning News

(";".11:s ~ontinue tohnprove Program

-These two offices take care 0: I

Northeast. Easlern. Southeas: ;"or the United States.

Florida Service Unit6353 Forrest S1.Hollywood. Florida 33024Phone number 305-3.5()...4927

Oregon, Washington. IdahoContract Health CareFederal Bldg. If 4761220 S.W. 3rd AvenuePortland, Oregon 97204Phone number 503-221·2014

Montana. WyomingBillings Area Indian Health 5c:·DirectorP.O. Box 2143Billings, Montana 59103Phone number 406-65;~.;o3

- United Southeastern Tribes (l·:--!,Indian Health Service1101 Kermit Dr.Nashville, Tenn.Phone number 6i5·251-51CH

South Oak·ota, Sorth .1) .. 1,."Nebraska, Minnesola. 10\',Wisconsin. Michigan

Office of Area Director. IHSFederal BuildingU5 4th Avenue, S.E.Aberdeen. S.D. 57401Phone number 605·225'()250

TexasDallas Inter·Tribal Center334 Centre St.Dallas. Texas 75208Phone number 214·941-1050

46 Shattuck Square. Rm 1-1Berkeley, California 9-;iMPhone number 415-8454191

CHIt·s from leU: Carol Wblte, Wanita C1iUord. David recore. and Ro~ \le.\! ..

CaliforniaCalifornia Rural Indian Health

Board, fnc.602Q RutlandCarmichael, California 95608Phone number 916-334-3830- This office will be moving in

January, 1979.

California Urban Indian HealthCouncil

IHS FacUities acrossNation Listed

Arizona. Utah, NevadaContract Health Care Service801 E. Indian School Rd.Phoenix, Arizona 85014Phone number 602·261·3306

AU enrolled Potawatomi TribalMembers and their dependents areeligible to use Public Indian HealthServices and Health Centers. If youlive in the boundary lines of a servicearea these facilities should providedirect care '0 an eligible Indian anddependents once a chart is estat>lished. This should include most of thedrugs required for disease. X-rays,laboratory work and much of the carewhich requires a.physician. Also. In·direct Care which is medical care notoffered by Public lndian Health ser·vices and is referred by Public IndianHealth Service doctors to anotherdoctor not in Public Indian Healthservice as funds are available. Again,remember you have to live in theboundary lines of the service area.

The CHR's will help Tribal memo. bers locate the nearest Public IndianHealth facility or Indian Urban Proj­ect to their. homes. Policies and pro­cedures vary with each service unitarea. Also, some Health Projects arefunded just for tribes in the im­mediate area.

U further explanation is necessaryregarding health facilities contactWanita Clifford at the tribal office.The phone number is 405-275-3121,3127.Albuquerque. N.M.• ColoradoDirector. IHS, Albuquerque Area500 Gold Av.enue, S. W.Albuquerque, N.M. 87101Phone Number: 505-766-2151

Planner's. with support given by eachrespective tribal leader from theCitizen Band Potawatomi, Sac & Fox.Absentee Shawnee. Iowa andKickapoo Tribes of Oklahoma, havetaken steps to work cooperativelytogether to develop one integratedservice area plan in seeking morecomprehensive health services for allIndian residents within the ShawneeIndian Health Service Unit Area.Several meetings have been heldrecently to discuss the methods fordevelopment of this plan.

The Citizen Band PotawatomiIndians have hosted several of thepast few meetings which have beenattended by Health Planner's fromthe Absentee Shawnee, Sac & Fox andIowa" Merger Health Program;Seminole Nation; Kickapoo Indians ofOklahoma; Oklahoma City UrbanIndian Health Project; OklahomaCity Indian Health Service AdvisoryBoard; and Project Officer, Mr.Arleigh Rhoads.

During the month of December.various Indian families who live in thecounties of Potawatomi, Lincoln,Cleveland. Logan and up-t(>-city limitboundaries of Oklahoma will becontacted for their input concerningpresent day health care.

We encourage you to express yourfeelings .by calling Tena Larney.Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribaloffice. (405) 275·3121 from 8-5 pm. Wewill keep you informed of ourprogress in upcoming issues of thisnewsletter.

The CIiR's gave a Thanksgivingfood basket to a needy tribal familyand are anticipating giving to a fewmore needy families fol' theChristmas holidays with support fromthe tribal staff.

Some staff changes that haveoccurred in the CHR program <lre asfollowing; Tena Larney has movedfrom CHR Director to HealthPlanner. Dave Atkins is CHHDirector, and Roy McMullin is CHRGeneralist. DQn Melot filled thevacancy in the environmental healthdepartment due to Roy McMullinsmove.

Dave Atkins is a Chickasaw tribalmember who has Jived in the Shawneearea for the last 21,~ years andgraduated from Oklahoma BaptistUniversity in May. 1978. Presently,Dave lives in Tecumseh with his wifeGloria and two children. ShanWl andColby. Dave worked as a CHRGeneralist before taking theDirector's position with the tribe.Dave wishes to express his gratitudein having the cpportunity to learnabout and serve the Citizen BandPotawatomi Tribe and each of you aHAPPY NEW YEAR.

Please feel free to visit with DaveAtkins or any of the CHR staffmembers in seeking assistance orquestions you may have.

Wanita Clifford is theAdministrative Assistant and she haswritten a"n article concerning someinformation for tribal membersseeking health assistance in differentstates.

The Citizen Band PotawatomiIndians of Oklahoma has beenawarded a one-year contract for aTribal Health Planning Programfrom the Department of Health,Education and Welfare I IndianHealth Service Public Law 93-638funding beginning October 1.1978 thruSeptember 30, 1979.

The program consists of two staffpositions as follows: T~na Larney,former CHR Director. was hired onNovember 1. 1978 for the position ofHealth Planner. Diane Anen,Mexican. was hired as Secretary forthe Health Planning Program onNovember 8. 1978. Diane is married toFrancis Allen, a member of theKiekapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, has onedaughter. Jennifer. age 4, and hasrecently moved to Shawnee from herhome lown and stale of Los Angeles,California. We welcome her toOklahoma. and are glad to have heron staff for the tribe.

On a timely basis, the programobjectives for this fiscal year of 1979are: U) to develop a Service AreaSpecific Health Plan to be submittedto Indian Health Service taking intoconsideration all existing healthresources I programs available toour tribal membership who reside inthe Shawnee Indian Health ServiceUnit Area of Oklahoma; (2) develop amanagement system for the TribalMaintenance Program; (3) analyzeand summarize home visit surveydata and (4) evaluate the CommunityHealth Representative Program.

At this writing. the Health

The CUR Orrices are now located onthe upper North side of the tribalcomplex building. Also. each CliRstaH and home maintenance staffmember has an individual office.

The CHR's are continuing to seekways of improvement (or servingtribal members and other IndianPeople within the Old TribalReservation. We would appreciateany suggestions given when a CHRmakes a home visit to your home. Wehave three CHR's (Carol White,Thelma Bateman, Roy' McMullin)that will be going into-the field andafter every four months, they willalternate field areas, so as to becomefamiliar with more of the tribalmembers.

Thelma Bateman is giving bloodpressure tests at Maud HousingAuthority on the second Tuesday ofeach month at 1p.m.• Wanette SeniorCitizens on the third Tueday of eachmonth at 1 p.m.. and at ShawneeSenior Citizens on Friday morningswhen asked. She is at Konawa SeniorCitizens on the second Friday of eacbmonth at 1 p.m. Also, Thelma is inphysical therapy training in Ada,Oklahoma and if any family has amember that needs physical therapy,please feel free to contact Thelma forassistance.

Our environmental healthspecialist, David Pecore. is takinghome improvement applications forevaluation and will give estimates forminor home repairs. David Pecoregave a "safety tip" seminar for theWanette Senior Citizens GroupNovember 28. 1978.

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Unerly lIughes and Jann I\1c,\lIster - Tribal Rolls

If you wish to use our records (ortracing family trees. Beverly Hughesor Jann McAlister will be glad toassist you. The Business Committee isplanning to obtain additional recordsin the (uture, to help the tracing offamily'lines.

The tribal rolls tlave been moved tothe Ship-shc-wano Learning Center,and are in the Magi'swas KnOlllEagle) Boom. The address is still thesam£' (Tribal Rolls. Citizens Band ofPOlawatomi, Route 5 Box 151,Shawnee OK 748011, but the phonenumber has been changed to405 I 273-5883.

The procedure for requesting nameand I or address changes has beenmodified because of the difficultiesthe rolls clerks have had in makingthese changes. The BusinessCommittee has determined that onlyregistered mail or requests deliveredin person will be accepted. Starting

Tribal Rolls Moved toShip She Wano Center

February 15. 1979, letters pertainingto name and address changes that arcnot registered will be returnedwithout action. Changes will not beaccepted by telephone. Ir you come tothe office to make the change youmust make a written request and youwill be given a receipt for the changerequest.

Per Capita PaymentBelow is a list of names of people

whose September. 1976. per capitachecks have been returned to theDenver oUice. If your name appearson the list, )'oU should write to theBureau of Indian Affairs lElA).Shawnee Agency, Federal Building.Shawnee. OK, 74601, giving yourname, birlhdate and I or roll num­ber. and your current mailing ad­dress. Each individual is asked towrite his own letter giving this in­formation to the Bureau.

As there are other per capita pay­ments to be made in the future, en·rollments of eligible members shouldbe started now and current addressesshould be maintained with our office.REl\1I~OER_ The funds for minors(those under 18 years of age) arebeing held in Individual IndianMonies (11M) accounts by the BIA. AsreqUired by law. no disbursementsfrom either the principal or interestcan be made for any purpose until theaccount holder reaches the age ofeighteen (18) years, at which time theaccount holder can contact the BIA inShawnee about withdrawing thefunds.

Asor 12--&-78NAME tD¥ sRonald M. Anderson 0218Wanda L. Aldrich 4745Patricia Ann Art 0281DonnaJ.Anltonen 0869George Thomas Abbott 0017Norma L. Astle 0285Sarah E. Atchley 0286John Anthony Bruno, Jr. 1182Steven B. Barshaw 0474Ray Nell Butler 7045Frank E. Bourbonnais 10165Frederick L. Barshaw 0469Gregory S. Barshaw 0471Debra Susanne Brock 4749Joseph B. Burnell 1252Lucille M. Batcs 0496Nathan D. Bible 0082Linda L. Beverage (1284Wanda Kay Baker 2131Helen G. Barich 0422William Leo Ball 0390Kenneth Dale Bode 11197Myrtle E. Bishop 0705Isabelle Buchanan 1024Patricia Ann Cryer 11426Karen Jean Cryer 11427Phillip Edward Cryer 114Z7Marvin L. Cavanaugh H66Arnold B. Coon 1815Doyle W. Cross 19MSerena D. Cross 1966Michael J. Cross 1963Lucille M. Cooper 1827

Regina M. CrossJoyce Elaine CoxRobert David ColeRonald Dix CrawleyJoe Dan CoulterGary Ray CovingtonRiola Mae CrossVerna DenneyCorrine D. DownhourRonald Lee DewittCheryl Ann DegraffJudy Belle DyerMichael Ellis DewittGerald L. DegraffJoanna R. EricksonStephen M. EricksonTheadoreJames EvansJessie Mae FarrisJerry Lynn FloresMary Pamela FarleyBessie Frickef.,larvin Hugh GoyerLeland R. GlascockThos ArIa GoodinJerry Dale HollowayLa Veda Sue HailDanny Ray HartnessJr.Dee Flynn HanunW.C. HuntSadie HardinJohn HardinJohn E. P. HaasRobert Doyle HowesLindaJ. HoustonThomas A. HigbeeDiana Lynn HansenViola HornStephen H. HamiltonKenneth Carl HigbeeRhondalynn Renai HarrisWilliam Anthony HigbeeJames W. HigbeeSheryl Gayle Higbeel\'lartha I. JusticeJames Harold JonesPreston Thr,r JonesVina May JohnsonAndy KimesBonnie Allyson KaradaglianJoseph KimeEdward Earl KrappMaridon KellyAnlhony John KacuraJohn LewisJeanne L. LaymanJimE. LucasJune LittletonDavid Lyle MilliganLynn R. MorrisCheryl R. MankerThelma Magaline MellonJudith E. MeansDwight L. McKinneyLarry D. McCandlessMary Alice McCandlessRobert D. McCandless

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The PotawatomiNation

(Conlmned from page 2)Potawatomi bands to land west of thatriver.

Statistics on the removal that beganthe following year show that one thirdof the Potawatomi Nation went intohiding in the Great Lakes area; onethird left the continental li.S ..crossing into Canada, and some.absorbed by the Kickapoo Tribe.migrated down into Mexico; and onlyone third of the nation actuallycrossed the Mississippi Rivcr toreservation confinement on the OsageRiver and Council Bluffs Reserves. Atthe urging of the U.S. Governmcnt.the two reservation groups werereunited on reservation in Kansas in1847.

Further expansion of civilizationand the growing reservationpopulation was the catalyst thatprompted the signing of the treaty in1864 between the Kansas ReservationPotawatomi and the U.S.• and therelocation of 1,482 PotawatomiIndians to Indian Territory.

Today there are three federallyrecognized bands of the PotawalomiNation; 11.(100 Citizen BandPotawatomi, with tribal offices inShawnee, Oklahoma; however, onlyapproximately 1,500 Jive in tht:Shawnee Agency jurisdiction; 2,000Prairie Band Potawatomi. based onreservation in northeastern Kansas.and the Forest Potawatomi ofWisconsin and Michigan, numbering450. Thcre are a number ofPotawatomi descendants located inOntario. Canada.

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ThfO faculty of (hfO Oa~' CarfO Ctntt.. indud~s; Mona k3....ctt. Oindo....nd f..um I('(t to ..ight. :o.t,...), Uuf(~· .......ncl!'fla(lowe, Paula 8apdst~. Shi....e nalld~lI. I.a Tesha Treat. Jeanne l\Icl·ath~..n, I'am Johnson, \'inila Uuggins. I.e .'nnTttat.

Ship She Wano

Learning CenterThe Ship-She·Wano Learning

Center. located on the PotawatomiTribal grounds, is _a recentlyestablished building which consists oCtwo educational centers: ThePotawatomi Day Care Center and thePotawatomi Head Start Program.

The Potawatomi Day Care Centercurrently has a staff of seven day careinstructors. all under the supervisionof Mrs. Mona Barrett; Director of theDay Care Program. This particularprogram is available to all childrenfrom six months old to school age,regardless 01 income, race orresidence. Children are provideddaily with a snack and t .....o hot mealsalong with various manipulative toys.educational experiences, artactivities. potty training and weatherpermitting, outdoor playgroundsupervision. Special emphasis isplaced on social activities andinteraction o( the children. Hours arefrom 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Weekdaysonly.

The Potawatomi Head StartProgram is designed to offer culturallearning experiences to three-and(our year old Native American

children of low·income (amilies. Onehot meal and one snack is serveddaily. The programs activites areidentical to those above with theexception of potty training. althoughspecial emphasis is placed oncreative learning processes, artactivities. and cultural or otherwise-­related experiences outside of theclassroom. Records listing eachchild's complete medical history,including yearly physical

examinations. immunizations,allergies, child's doctor, etc., are alsokept and updaled as needed by thestafr. Hours (or the Head StartProgram are (rom 9:00 a.m. to 1:00p,m. Monday through Friday.

Applications are now being takenby the Center for both the Head Startand Day Care Centers.Transportation for children is readilyavailable for all participants in eitherof the above program!'!, In C;1!'l('.<: n(

rainy or extremely cold .....eather. .0

large area for indoor play is pro\'id('"as a substitute for daily playgrour..activities.

The Skip-She-Wano Learnin.:Center is located south of Shawnee cHighway 18, first building ("ast of tt,,,.­Polawatomi Tribal Office. The phon-.­number is 273-5882 should 31:-·interested individual desire mor:­information on one of the program:.

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leU to right. Of'nnls Wldowlkl. Jason Oa)', Timmy Gruycr, Jennifer Snodgrass. Jtnnif.. rRandell, R)'ann Crabb. Rack 1'0\\'. Mary Duff)'. Teache... Shirte Randell. Tf'acht'r..~ran«na Rowe. Tucbrr.

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Low Rent Housing Income LimitsHousing Authority d lheAbsenlee Shawnee Tribe

County(\es): Pottawatomle, Lincoln,Cleveland, & Oklahoma

Low Rent Housing Units Financial Statement

69.209_,1(.'

$1,893.995.67

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Total Assets

ClnZEN 8ANDPOTAWA.TOMIGt:NEItAL ACCOUNT

nlE 11·30·18ASSfo:TSCash on Hand· Cheding 14·3631

-Savings 16·8414. Savings 90-8461-SaVings9H3S5

Accounts R~ivable

FIXED ASSETSLibraryLand& BuildingsEquipmentOffice EquipmentEquipment· EDAOther EquipmentPlaygroWld Equipment

Total Fixed AssetsSpecial DepositClaims Money Invested

Total Current Assets

type buildings located on EastHighland and East Main in Shawnee,are not expected to be ready foroccupancy untU the first part of 1979.

Everyone is still encour~ged toapply. Applications may be picked upat the office or the Absentee ShawneeHousing Authority, located North ofthe old Shawnee Indian Health Clinic.Requests for applications can bemade by writing to: P.O. Box 425,Shawnee OK 74801, or calling (405)213·1050.

Applications are continually beingtaken for the Low-Rent Housing Unitsunder construction in Shawnee. 01these 75 dwelling units, 41 units nredesignated ror the elderly and sevenunits are especially designed forhandicapped persons. We are still inneed of elderly persons to apply forthese units.

C,ompletion of the first ten duplex­type buildings located on EastCammack was in November. 1978.The other units. which contain bothsingle dwelling houses and duplex-

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Housing ImprovementProgram

$1,898,995.6.

$ 5,639.37!,172,619.21

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'Father Vhtt'ent TrainorPow-Wow Chairman

STAFF FOR POTAWATOMIII>TERTRIBAl. POW·WOW, 1979Head Man Dancer: Charles EdwardLonelodge, Jr. <Oklahoma City)Head Lady Dancer: Theda AnnWhiteshirt (Dallas)Head Singer; Henry Walker(Meeker)Pow-Wow Prineess: Miss SharonMarie Duncan (Meeker>little Girl Dancer: Ursula Walker<Shawnee)Master of Ceremonies: Sammy White(Tonekei)Arena Direttor: Ira Birdcreek

Mr. Sam Berno will again providethe public speaking equipment.

Mrs. Delphine Forman will againbe Ihe head cook,

The Potawatomi Inter Tribal Pow·Wow Club members are currentlypreparing for their fourth annual pow­wow. Money making projects arescheduled from February tiU June toraise funds for the annual event. Anydonations from tribal members willbe appreciated. Donations should besent to Kathleen Kiker, club secre­tary·treasurer, 1202 North Market,Shawnee, Oklahoma, 14801.

The current officers of the InterTribal Pow·Wow Club are: .FatherVincent Trainor - Chairman, W, A.Dossey - Vice-Chairman, KathleenKiker - Secretary·Treasurer, SharonMarie Duncan - Princess.

CALENDAR FOR 1979February la, 19'79 - Pot Luck supper

at 6:30 p.m.; BINGO at 7:15 p.m.March 15, 1979 - Business Meeting at

6:30 p.m.; PIE SUPPER at 7:15p.m. Bring your friends!

April 19, 1979 - Pot Luck supper at6:30 p.m.; BINGO and White Ele­phant Sale 7:15 p.m.

May 17, 1979 - Pot Luck supper at6:30 p.m.; Business Meeting at 1:15p.m.

June 21. 1979 - No meeting. Dramaprcsentation.

June 23·24, 1979 - Annual Pow·Wow.June 28, 1979 - Year·end meeting.

Pot Luck supper at 6:30 p.m.;Annual reports at business meetingat 7:15 p.m.

N.B. Unlcss otherwise indicated, allactivities and meetings take placeat the Potawatomi Cultural Heri·tage Center,Anyone wishing to become a memo

ber MUST attend two of the abovemeetings I activities in successionand then be voted on by members ofthe club.

Voting members are those whoregularly attend the above meet·ings I activities.

CURRENT LIABILITIESAccounts PayableTribal EquityTribal Equily -Claim Money InvestedAccrued Taxes

Total Liabilities

Pow WOW UuhPlanning 1979Annual PowWow

V...yLow

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$4,3004,9005,5506,1506,5506,9007,3007,700

Oorls June HalbertAssistant BoOkkeeper

Admlssloft Incom~ LlmitiLow MulualR~nl U~lp

$5,500 $ 6,1506,300 7,050·7,050 7,9007,850 8,1008,350 9,3508,850 9,9009.300 10,450D,BOO 11,000

Band Potawatomi Tribe may be ableto offer services to provide repair,remodeling and improvement upontribal member homes. The results areso ·that the homes are safe, moresanitary, and more livable _whichmeets Part 100, Clause No. 105 and106.

AdjlllimentsPerunlo'

F....·Person70.00"80.00"90.00~

100.00%106.25 %J12.50%1tU5"125.00%

Doris Halbert started with thePolawatoml Tribe in February, 1978.as Assistant Bookkeeper. Her dutiesinclude payroll, taxes, balancesheets, posting double entry.

Doris is single, she was born 20-15·46 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Dorisresides at 306 West Chicago inShawnee with her son ChristopherRay Halbert, 18 months old.

Doris moved to Houston, Texas inSeptember of 1973. There she workedfor Brown & Root Inc. as a JuniorAccountant. She moved back toShawnee in May of 1m,

Her mother and (ather are Dorothyand John Taylor, 302 West Chicago,Shawnee. Her father, John works forthe tribe as Indian Action TeamInstructor.

Her hobbies are roller 5kating, sewng, and decorating.

Num~r .,Persons

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The Housing ImprovementProgram (HIP) for the Citizen BandPotawatomi was contracted throughthe Bureau of Indian Affairs underP .L. 93·638, the Indian Self­Determination Act.

The purpose of this contract is toprovide means by which the Citizen

A. Continued Occupaft(y Limits and the20perant lowest private rent determination havebeen eliminated.

B. Income limits ar~ based on a lour person ramily, with adjustments Icr smaller andlarger families as sbown above. Amounts are rounded to the nearest SSG.

C.- At least 20 percent 01 the dwelling units in any project pJaced under Ace alterSeptember26. 1975, shall be occupied by very low ineome families. Vcry low: income bdetermined annually by BUD and is not subJect 1o modification.

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CULTunAL IIERITACE CEN"TERThf' CUltural lIuilage ('enter BaUdlag is approximately &,3<111 sqD:llre ret't. The BuUdlng was a cnnt from the EcOlKlmicDf-\'eJopmeot AdministraUon lED..\I, in the amount 01 U50.000.00. This Building currnlly bousn ... lTibal Admbllslrativeoffle" and mll5rum.

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