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Volume I Issue 2 Nov 28 – Dec 12, 2017 FREEKeeping The Oglala Nation Informed

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From the Editor By Karin Eagle, Editor- Oglala Lakota Nation News, OST Public Relations

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Good day to everyone one of our new readers,this being only the second issue of the OSTnewsletter we are still finding our footing. Our first issue was based entirely on the currentConstitutional Reform efforts, including a mem-ber's copy of The Oglala Sioux Tribe Constitu-tion.We, at the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Public RelationsDepartment, decided to dedicate the inauguralissue to this critical venture due to its historic na-ture and the possibility of positive change for ourtribe. In our mission to bring information to the people,the Oglala Sioux Tribal Public Relations Depart-ment, created this newsletter to publish, by the re-quest of the tribal membership, programinformation, and schedules.A lot of this information can be found on thewebsite as well as calling the tribal building anddistrict offices, but we figured that having the in-formation in hand is a good thing to provide.This week we are going to be following the out-comes of the competitions and games at theLakota Nation Invitational in Rapid City.In real time, there are options to following thegames such as KILI radio or watching on K-OLCLivestreams.Local news stations give daily updates and scoreson the athletic tournaments and area newspaperswill report the scores and standings as well. What we would like to provide are the results ofour OST teams, athletes as well as academics, in all

of the events that they are representing this week.The next issue of OLN News will include a listingof those results as well as some pretty awesomephotos.Best of luck to all of the teams that are participat-ing in the many events hosted by the Lakota Na-tion Invitational Committee.I wasn't sure if I wanted to address some of thebacklashes we received on social media about thisnewsletter. I initially thought that a response tosome of the more ridiculous assumptions was notwarranted; people made up their minds prettyquickly without even reading the first issue. How-ever, I feel that it is necessary to be forthcomingwith the information about what we are doing, be-yond the pretty obviously stated goals published inthe first issue.The Oglala Sioux Tribe publishes the OglalaLakota Nation News as a means of addressing themany requests for information that have alwaysbeen coming from the communities, on and off-reservation.Many organizations create and publish a newslet-ter as a way of keeping their members and associ-ates informed. Schools, colleges, businesses, civicorganizations, and other Native Nations have usednewsletters for that purpose.It's an entirely appropriate way of getting infor-mation out to the people who not only seek it outbut who deserve to be adequately informed withfacts directly from the source.We have the staff and the department already setin place to handle this new avenue of information;there is no need to hire outside entities to createand release what should come directly from us toour tribal membership.We aren't taking any money from any other pro-gram, and certainly not from any assistance budg-ets, and we aren't re-creating information thatcould have come from any other local source.I'm sure there are other questions concerning thecreation of this newsletter, and the proper way ofgetting those questions answered is to contact us.Let us know what the concerns are and what in-

formation you would like to know. We are on FBand Twitter, and our email address [email protected]. Please reach out and let usknow what you are thinking.Social media is a beast; it can be a powerful tool inbreaking down walls and opening doors. It canalso be used to create confusion and divisionwhere it doesn't need to exist.The Oglala Sioux Tribe is relatively new to the so-cial media scene. It's going to take some time toget the flow of information from the tribe goingstrong. The Oglala Lakota Nation News is justone of our channels of information. Let's keepour fingers crossed that the flow is never slowedor shut off from our tribal members.Again, best of luck to All of the Lakota NationInvitational participants. To the families of thoseathletes and scholars, good job in bringing out thebest of your students and supporting them.Our next issue will be out the week of Christmas,so, from our office to your homes, Merry Christ-mas and Happy Holidays.

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Oglala Sioux Tribe Again Looking for New Police Chief

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PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) – TheOglala Sioux Tribe is once againlooking for a new police chief afterthe person hired failed to show upfor the job.Grace Her Many Horses was ex-pected to start her new job lastweek. She's a police captain on theFort Berthold reservation in NorthDakota.Oglala law and order committeevice-chairwoman Lydia Bear Killersays the tribe decided to hire HerMany Horses because of her experi-ence with securing grants, comply-ing with federal regulations andhiring more officers on the Rosebudreservation. Her Many Horses sub-mitted a letter of intent to take thejob, went through interviews and abackground check.

Her Many Horses reason for failingto report to her new job is not clear.

With the goal of raising $3000 topurchase gift baskets and Christmasgifts for elders reservation-wide, theOST Vice President's office will besetting up a booth and selling raffletickets at the 2017 Lakota NationInvitational. Among the raffle itemsinclude: TV's which are 49" and 43".9-star quilt winners will be dividedby district, per EMP request, so, onewinner in each District will win aquilt.TICKETS ARE $1.00 EACH ORSIX (6) FOR $5.00The drawing will be held on Mon-

day, December 18, 2017--Need NotBe Present To Win!!So while you are visiting the boothskeep an eye out for the OST VPbooth at the Rushmore Plaza CivicCenter, starting Thursday, Decem-ber 14, 2017!You can call the Elderly Meal Pro-gram at 605-867-5913 to donate di-rectly to them or call the VP officeat 605-867-8411 for information onhow to purchase tickets from out ofthe area or to donate directly. Theywill be able to help you with that in-formation.

OST Vice President Raffle andLNI Booth

And so, my relatives, [I will tell you] a little bit about Lakota life and growing up,and our grandfathers who grew up be-yond 1851, so I will tell you about that.And so, on this earth, I am many wintersold, and I am the fourth generation, theysay, the fourth generation of Red Cloudand his children. The next in line, hisname is Jack Red Cloud. And so, hisLakota name was Without Help. Then,Jack Red Cloud had children too, fourgirls and one boy. So,

that is Jack Red Cloud. From there my fa-ther comes. His name is Charlie RedCloud, and he was also a chief. FromCharlie Red Cloud I came, from there Igrew up. Therefore, I am the fourth gen-eration. The people of eight reservationshave designated me and my father thatway [chief] and gave me the authority. So,from there, with that [power] I come hereand sit. So now, the generation of today,listen, I will talk to you.

Chief Oliver Red Cloud, Oglala LakotaNovember 30, 1919 – July 4, 2013

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The Oglala Sioux Tribe’s government is comprised of a twenty-member council,who are elected officials in accordance with the Indian Reorganization Act of1934.The Executive Officers of the Council are the President, Vice President, Secretary,and Treasurer. Primary elections are held in October and the General election inNovember every two years.Council members serve a term of two years. There are nine election districts onthe reservation. One representative is elected for every 1,000 tribal members.The districts are as follows; Eagle Nest District, Pass Creek District, LaCreek Dis-trict, Wounded Knee District, Porcupine District, Wakpamni District who all havetwo council representatives and Medicine Root District and Pine Ridge Villagewho have three council representatives.

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RAPID CITY, SD —The Oglala Sioux Tribe isturning its eyes towards the charter of the localhousing authority, the Oglala Lakota Sioux Hous-ing Authority (OLSHA). Amid concerns of long lines for housing assign-ments, needs for repairs and lack of availablehousing to meet the needs, the Health andHuman Service committee of the Oglala SiouxTribe joined with the housing board to discussthe proposed revisions of the OLSHA charter. The meeting, held at the Civic Center in RapidCity, was conducted over two days. There was no anticipated outcome expected fromthe meeting as it was considered a "working ses-sion," meaning that it was only a discussion ofthe changes that have been purposed and nocommittee action would be taken regarding theOLSHA charter. Following a draft of the proposed charterchanges, the housing authority, employees, and

several OST council members read point by pointthe charter. Questions were asked about the revi-sions, particularly those items that featured high-lighted changes. The majority of the changes pertained to the se-lection of and duties and responsibilities that theboard of directors holds currently. According to LaCreek Rep. Cora Whiting theboard, at this point, do not have many duties butbear most of the accountability. It was suggested by council members that thecharter could be revised to assign more dutiesand responsibilities to alleviate those that are cur-rently falling solely on the housing directors posi-tion.Also in discussion is the implications of charterrevisions on the policies and procedures manualas well as the salary scale and organizationalchart. One of the board members requested that the

council hear from the employees at OLSHA inaddition to the voice of the board and the actingdirectors.Despite the rumors that the council was seekingto take over the charter of OLSHA the tone ofthe meeting proved that the council's goal was tohelp the board and employees revisit the charterand create the best possible organizational struc-ture needed to address the concerns that cur-rently exist. The process is ongoing with a meeting set forDecember 26, 2017, at the OLSHA office east ofPine Ridge, SD at 10 am. HHS chair, Richard Greenwald committed to en-suring that this restructuring and revision of theOLSHA charter be conducted with sensitivityand care and that it not be hurried or rushedthrough. The meeting set for December 26, 2017, is opento the public.

Charter of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Housing Authority Focus on the HHS CommitteeBy Karin Eagle, Editor- Oglala Lakota Nation News, OST Public Relations

So then, Lakota generations of the distant past, the old men fought in large wars before thewhite people came. In 1493, the white people cameacross the ocean. Three times they came, and the thirdtime they came here with a cross. The United States[were] here across the land here, and under that RedCloud grew up. And so, the generations of Lakota livedhere and grew into very large numbers. And generationsof some leaders over there lived that way. Red Cloud andhis children lived that way and their grandfathers, so theytaught him things that they did, and he was brave. Andthen, from this side [Rosebud], Spotted Tail, the ex-tended family designated him [as a leader] also. So nowwith Spotted Tail together they fought when large warswith the white man would arise, and their arrival causedmuch fighting. So His Horse Is Crazy,Crazy Horse was there, and he had spiritual powers, evenhis horse was powerful. So, Red Cloud and Spotted Tailtook up his cause. They were in large battles over there;they call it Sand Creek, and [what] they call the WagonBox fight. So, over there, they also fought these battles because thewhite man came and was trying to take the land, so battles were fought.

So, from there this generation came and was still livingas they were, fighting the soldiers, so somebody had tobring them together. They came with that cross [Christianity] and under it,they said, they will civilize [the people], [and] make theminto good, peaceful, and friendly people, they put downwords like that. So the respected elderly men gathered and agreed to putRed Cloud as a leader and agreed to do it this way. Andso Spotted Tail stood behind this, and so with him theymade all these treaties. Very many [treaties], like the1851, and the 1876, and the 1877, and the 1889. However, they were all put together under the 1868treaty. And so the way they did this, the '68 treaty, the '51 treaty,in New York City, they said, on the shore of the ocean,over there in New York City at the United Nations, theysaid, [nations] from around the world, they sat downwith the United Nations and made a treaty, with theUnited Nations. Recently the cavalry had been fighting,but now, they softened up the Lakota, and now, theUnited States were organized, and the Capitol was estab-lished, and that way the states were organized. And the'68 treaty established the Indian Territory, and it

was made under the '51 treaty. So, the future generationswere to grow up and live under this treaty. But RedCloud did not sign because [these were] the lands whereLakota live and where the future generations will [begrowing up], they said. But Spotted Tail said, Me, I willsign, and the reservations will be created, he said. Yes, hesaid, and now they signed it. So now, that way they put it.And now, the generations live under it and that way nowthe United States were organized, and the Congress,under the United States Constitutional law, and underthat, they put the treaties. So, under that more laws weremade, under the United Nations more laws were made. One of these was Article One, they said. If on this land,the Congress or Grandfather, President of the UnitedStates, or any white man should hit a Lakota or abusehim, Article One would be used to take him to court.They put that [article] there to give the Lakota power,Treaty Article One, they said. So they put all the treaties together under the '68 treaty,and after the 1868 treaty, the 1871 treaty was made. Sowhat they put down was, they can't add no treaty, notreaty clauses will be attached, and they will not changethe law, they can't change the treaty, they said. So, under

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TUESDAY, DEC. 124 p.m.: Welcome caravan leaves Black Hills &Badlands Visitor Center4:30 p.m.: Arrive at Rushmore Civic Center forcommunity welcome4 to 7 p.m.: Knowledge Bowl registration inLaCroix B6:30 p.m.: Cheerleading pre-competition exhibi-tion dance practice.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13Boys basketball games - Civic Center BarnettArena10 a.m.: Red Cloud vs. Marty11:30 a.m.: Pine Ridge vs. Omaha Nation1 p.m.: White River vs. Standing Rock2:30 p.m.: Crow Creek vs. Crazy Horse4 p.m.: Little Wound vs. Tiospa Zina5:30 p.m.: Lower Brule vs. Todd County7 p.m.: Cheyenne-Eagle Butte vs. Custer8:30 p.m.: McLaughlin vs. St. FrancisGirls basketball games - Civic Center IceArena10 a.m.: Little Wound vs. Crazy Horse11:30 a.m.: Todd County vs. Marty1 p.m.: Pine Ridge vs. St. Francis2:30 p.m.: Red Cloud vs. White River4 p.m.: Custer vs. Standing Rock5:30 p.m.: Cheyenne-Eagle Butte vs. Tiospa Zina7 p.m.: McLaughlin vs. Lower Brule8:30 p.m.: Crow Creek vs. Omaha NationHalf-time7:30 p.m.: Wanbli Ceya, Nammy nomineeEvents7 a.m.: Registration for Elementary & JuniorHigh Lakota Language Bowl; rules meeting at 9a.m.; competition starts at 10 a.m. in LaCroixHall B9 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Art show in LaCroix A & C 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Business Plan Competition inRoom 102 10 a.m.: Chess Tournament starts in Rushmore F 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m. 5:30

p.m. and 7 p.m.: Youth Forum, "Little WoundWarriors" in Rushmore North11 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Teca Wacipi Okolakiciya PowWow in Rushmore A & B11 a.m.: Pow Wow Hand Games registration inRushmore C & D6 p.m.: Knowledge Bowl registration in Rush-more G

THURSDAY, DEC. 14Cancer Awareness Day (wear pink)7 a.m.: High School Lakota Language Bowl regis-tration starts; rules meeting at 9 a.m., RushmoreF8 a.m.: Cheerleading pre-competition exhibitiondance practice in Don Barnett Arena8 to 9:30 a.m.: Meet and greet at Club Level at IceArena8 a.m. to noon: Knowledge Bowl written examsin LaCroix B9 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Art show in LaCroix A & C;Business Plan Competition in Room 102 10 a.m.: All boys and girls basketball quarter-finalgames start. Mako Sica Bracket in Barnett Arena;Paha Sapa, ice arena.12:30 p.m.: Poetry slam registration; event startsat 1 p.m. in LaCroix D.1 to 3 p.m.: College fair in Room G1 to 7 p.m.: Knowledge Bowl team competitionin LaCroix Hall B 5 to 8 p.m.: 15th Annual Bear Jamboree. Makeand take and enjoy all the creative booths. Santawill make his appearance and give out candy bags.Half-time6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.: Bears Program9 p.m.: Coaches honoring, State Tournament2017; Lyle Lebeau Jr., Little Wound; Eldon Mar-shall, White River

FRIDAY, DEC. 15Neon Day8 a.m.: All boys and girls semi-final basketballgames start. Mako Sica Bracket, Barnett Arena;

Paha Sapa, Ice Arena8 a.m.: Knowledge Bowl team competition con-tinues in LaCroix B 9 a.m.: Archery in Rushmore North9 a.m.: Hand Game Tournament rules meeting inRushmore G; competition starts at 10 a.m. inRushmore C & D9 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Art show in LaCroix A & C;Business Plan Competition in Room 102 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Youth Forum Surveys: Educa-tion Booth4 p.m.: Hoop Dancer: Marina Allison (Friend ofLuau Polynesia)4:30 p.m.: Honoring Lakota Code Talkers and allveterans.6 p.m.: Grand entry for basketball players, cheer-leaders, wrestlers, officials and winners of all ac-tivities.Half-time7:30 p.m.: Nellie Long Honoring, Pine Ridge Vol-leyball Coach9 p.m.: Dream Steps

SATURDAY, DEC. 169 a.m.: All boys and girls final round basketballgames begin at the Barnett Arena, Ice Arena andSt. Thomas More11 a.m.: Cheerleading competition at BarnettArena7 p.m.: Makosica Girls Championship Game. Be-fore the game, honoring of 1988 LNI Boys Bas-ketball Champions, Cheyenne Eagle Butte Braves.At half time, honoring of 1987 Pine Ridge Thor-pes Basketball Team. Awards to be handed outimmediately following the game. 9 p.m.: Makosica Boys Championship Game.Awards to be handed out immediately followingthe game.

Wrestling7 a.m.: Weigh-in at Rushmore A & B9 a.m.: Competitions start at Rushmore A & B5 p.m.: Championships at Barnett Arena

41st Annual Lakota Nation Invitational Schedule of Events

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the 1871 treaty, the United States were organized, andthis they will argue, but they will respect it. So, under theUnited States the people, the Lakota, live and the 1868treaty has Article 12 which states that the eight reserva-tions must be in a combined effort agreement, then andonly then the President and the Congress will listen tous. That is the agreement with the Congress, and it still remains that way today.While we were under this agreement, no one knewwhere the mixed-bloods came from. At Fort Laramie,our people were near the fort, so they could be tamed,and our young women were very beautiful women, sothe soldiers took advantage of them, and that's weremany [mixed-blood children] were born. And now theyare attached to our people. There were cattle drives fromTexas, bringing cattle and the Spanish and white mencame, and here they married Lakota women, and againmany children were born. So now the mixed-bloods are taking power. The 1868treaty was made only with full-bloods, and the mixed-bloods were to have no part in it. But these children ofthe soldiers are now running tribal governments. When"Indian tribes" are mentioned, even the elected officialsdon't know who they are. They don't know themselveswhere they came from. But as a treaty tribe, you knowwhere you come from, [you know] who your mother andfather are. So these are the treaty tribes, and that is howit is now.The present generation came out of the 1934 Reorganization Act, that is where we are now. So theseyoung men who were talking here are from the othertreaty tribes. So, if the family tree is used, then they willbe helping each other find out where they come from.Not us, not you, but they will find out where they comefrom and take strength.This can be found under the '68 treaty, so under this '68treaty, the President and Red Cloud made this agreementto include education. The white people will be cominglike flowing water, so, grandchildren, learn the whiteman's language, so in the future, you will be able to livewith them [white people]. So now, as we are sitting here, you are running this camcorder, and you are living under this plan. But youare a Lakota so that you will be strong in that, and if youdo this, others will see it and point it out. So today, I came here to Sinte Gleska University, becausethey want to know [about the treaties]. So long ago, ifthe old men were asked to talk about this, the youngergeneration would know these things. This is the firsttime, so make a write is down and make many copies

and show it to the children, and translate, and also tellthem so that they will understand clearly. I am the onlyone left from that generation, the old men from all theeight reservations are gone. I am alone, and I am eighty-nine years old. Nevertheless, I work for theLakota, and I can still go and tell about these things, andthat's why I am sitting here. Grandchildren, in the future, when you read this, when Isay something, try to remember it. Try to understandthis clearly! The Lakota generation of today are fightingamong themselves and try to be a leader and go to various places, but this is not the way. Me, I never lie topeople, and I am always honest. That is how my grandfathers have taught me and talked to me about, torespect yourself and listen to the people and supportthem, they said. Now, I live by that rule.So today I tell you this, grandchildren. As you are growing into adults, learn from them, and hold on toyour treaties. If you lose the treaty, the white man has alaw called Public Law 280. When there are no Lakota,you will be required to abide by their laws. So this lawwill benefit the many grandchildren with no fathers, andeven though no one knows where they come from andthere is no money to pay for their education, we pay foreverything for them. And so, they play with all this untilthere is no more, then they will have a hard time. Thelaws of the white men are very strict. Lakota land is very sacred, sacred, and everything that isin this ground still belongs to us. The oil and everythingelse was given to us by mother earth, so they don't wantus here. The white man has squeezed everything [he canout of this land], and they took everything, and, you'remaking the world, they said. They have drained motherearth, so in the future, it will blow up or burn up, intime, they say. The white people have said this, the peo-ple who live praying. This is the way things are, my rela-tives. So this '68 treaty, all the agreements have been put inone package. Over there in Washington City, before theUnited States were organized, before the Capitol andother things, before the United States were organized,that's when the old men signed [their names] and were inagreement. But I will tell you, Article One and that '71treaty and Article 12 are what we are still standing under. What is also under this, the Black Mountains [the BlackHills], under the '51 treaty, was split in two. The law thatthey made by themselves was called Docket 74B, andDocket 74A and those changed the '51 treaty completely.Even though they agreed that no more changes wouldbe made in the 1871 treaty, they will put us wherever,

they will do it. So these are the events that the old men come to discuss.And the present generation who are educated are fighting (about these issues). They are fighting becausethey want to be somebody. So, my relatives, if you areeducated, you must learn about Lakota ways of friendship, then you come here, where the grandchildrenwill grow up. These are very sacred, these generations.Our pipe was brought to here to this earth for us. Andagain, this pipe was brought by a woman, but a whitebuffalo calf was seen running away. So have faith in thisbuffalo, it is connected. There are many things connected to this, my relatives, Lakota. But now we are leaning toward the white man. A little while ago they sang a song, Red Cloud made mea Lakota, so I am having a hard time. The people aretalking about me. The interpretation is that they want tobe Lakota, but they don't know how. They know nothing, that's why they say that. In the second part, theysay this, Red Cloud made me a white man, so I am having a hard time. He has entered the white man'sworld with his education, but couldn't succeed. He is aLakota who couldn't live with the white man, because heis different, so he came back. Yes, he had the education,but will always be Lakota so that he will come back. Sothat is how it is, and they made this Red Cloud song forhim. He made me Lakota, so I am having a hard time.He made me a white man, so I am having a hard time.So those things are connected. So today I will tell you this much. Those of you who arelistening, remember this. My name is Oliver Red Cloud.That's all. Thank you.

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