By Nate WisneskiKalihwisaks

Nearly 1900 GeneralTribal Council (GTC)members worked effi-ciently through the Semi-Annual meeting’s agen-da.

The GTC approvedmeeting minutes fromthe July 4, 2011 Semi-Annual meeting,November 21 specialmeeting, November 28Budget meeting, andJanuary 2 Annual meet-

ing.The Treasurer’s fiscal

year 2012 semi-annualreport was accepted. Thereport was as of May 31,2012. A wide-range oftopics were discussedthat didn’t pertain exact-ly to the report but wereentertained. The Oneida2012 semi-annual reportwas then quickly accept-ed with no discussion.

Bulky amendments tothe current OneidaT r u s t / E n r o l l m e n tCommittee Bylaws wereapproved. They includethe additions of the com-mittee’s ability to hire

personnel and overseetrust fund distributions,the requirement of thecommittee chair to gatherinput from other commit-tee members when evalu-ating Directors. Theamendments removedthe committee’s respon-sibility to interpret thetribe’s MembershipOrdinance, TrustAgreements along withany subsequent trust orenrollment laws. Theyalso removed the com-mittee’s duty to assistwith per capita paymentdistribution.

The amendments also

increased the committeechairperson’s meetingstipend to $100 from $75along with the ability toconduct a meeting evenif the committee chairand vice-chair are notpresent. The secretarycan call the meeting anda Chair Pro Tem is select-ed to preside over themeeting.

An amendment to theVacation and PersonalDay policy within thePersonnel Policy andProcedures capping theaccrual of vacation andpersonal time at 280hours was approved.

Three referendumquestions were turneddown by the GTC by asimple hand vote. Thelong debated absenteevoting option was voteddown during an August2010 meeting by theGTC but then supportedin a vote in July of 2011.The OBC was lookingfor final direction. TheGTC again voted to dis-allow absentee voting.No further action will betaken regarding absenteevoting.

The referendum ques-tion prohibiting tribalemployees that are

required to attend GTCmeetings from collectingthe GTC meeting stipendwas voted down.

The final questionasked of the GTC was ifthey wanted the Chief ofPolice position to beelected. The GTC againvoted down the requestto make the Chief ofPolice an elected posi-tion. Many cited theimportance of consisten-cy in a public safety posi-tion and that they didn’twant political pressure toplay any role in decisionmaking during a Chief’stenure.

GTC meets for semi-annual meetingJuly 5, 2012

Oneida Parade – 2AJedi knights and MadHatters at the annualOneida 4th of JulyParade.

Recreation Carnival –Lifestyles

Fun and character devel-opment was the theme.

Oneida Farmer’sMarket – 9B

The Oneida Farmer’smarket kicked off in anew location Thursday.

2–5A/Local6A/OBC Forum7A/Minutes8A/Government9A/Agenda10A/Local

1B/Lifestyles2B/Environment3B/Education4B/Classifieds5B/Good News6-7B/40th Annual Powwow 8B/Health9B/OCIFS10B/SEOTS

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By Dawn WalschinskiKalihwisaks

After passage of thePatient Protection andAffordable Care Act(PPACA) in 2010, thenation waited for the June28, 2012 United StatesSupreme Court to rulingthat declared act was consti-tutionally sound. As part ofthat act, the Indian HealthCare Improvement Act(IHCIA) was permanentlyreauthorized. According toOneida ComprehensiveHealth Division DirectorDebra Danforth, there was a14 year wait on that legisla-tion. As for the impact theSupreme Court ruling willmake on the OneidaCommunity Health Center,“It’s exciting it passed, butit’s still a wait-and-see kind

of game,” said Danforth.The IHCIA permanently

authorizes daily health caredelivery to nearly 2 millionAmerican Indians andAlaska Natives served bythe Indian Health Service(IHS), who are in criticalneed of improved healthcare services. A snapshot ofhealth conditions highlightsthe critical need for improv-ing health care in IndianCountry; Native people suf-fer from higher rates of dia-betes and related illness,heart disease, and substanceabuse than any other group.

Part of the IHCIA allowsfor expanded third-partybilling to federal programssuch as Medicare andMedicaid. Also, under thePPACA individuals will berequired to get health insur-

ance, although NativeAmericans are exemptedfrom the penalties for notgetting insurance.

“With the passage of theAffordable Care Act, thatwould allow us to decreaseour demand for tribal con-tribution even more,because we would be ableto generate and collect rev-enue from those services,”said Danforth.

“To have everybody haveinsurance could meantremendous impact for us interms of the ability to gen-erate revenue. We’re onlyfunded right now at about44% to 45% of the level ofneed for the patients that weserve through Indian HealthService, so with that fund-ing, what we’ve attemptedto do is enhance our third

party coverage, our thirdparty revenues, so that any-body that doesn’t have cov-erage, we try to see ifthey’re eligible for any-thing,”

The IHCIA expands pro-grams for mental health,dialysis services, and long-term care.

“That could have atremendous impact for us,too, in terms of revenuegeneration coverage for thenew Anna John ResidenceCentered CareCommunity,” she said.

The act also allows tribesto enter into memorandumsof agreement with the USDepartment of VeteransAffairs.

Indian health care act permanently authorized

40th Annual Oneida Powwow

Kali photos

Oneida hosted the 40th AnnualOneida Powwow beginning onFriday, June 29, 2012 and con-cluding on Sunday, July 1, 2012at the Norbert Hill Center.Left: Smoke dancer RC Metoxen. Right: 2012-2013 Lilʼ MissOneida Yokalasha Danforth wascrowned prior to Fridayʼs grandentry.

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“We could negotiatewith the VeteransAdministration to allowour tribal members toaccess care for long termcare at our facility.Those are some of thethings that were still inthe negotiation phase,”she said.

Finally, tribal healthservices could do moreto recruit and retainhealth workers in theirfacilities.

“We have a shortage ofprimary care, we have ashortage of internal med-icine, we have a shortageof psychiatrist and psy-chologist and so if thosethings get funded by thefederal government, it’sgoing to mean a tremen-dous impact for us interms of being able toapprove our access andpotentially improve thelevel of access to thecommunity and recruit-ment of providers. All of

those kinds of things thatwill have a direct impacton,” she said.

However, the IHCIA isdependent on fundingwhich hasn’t been allo-cated.

“When the SupremeCourt came back withtheir decision, a lot ofthose things that wereincluded in the afford-able care specificallythrough the IndianHealth CareImprovement Act basi-cally were … unfundedmandates. They said‘you have to do this, butthere’s no money,’” shesaid.

Also, politics makesthe future of the PPACAand possibly the IHCIAuncertain. While somestates have started set-ting up insuranceexchanges, including theFond du Lac Band ofLake Superior Chippewain Minnesota,

Wisconsin’s Republicanled government returnedfederal funds that wereto be used to set up thestate’s exchange. Thismay cause some organi-zations to wait until afterthe Presidential electionin November to see whatparty is in power beforemaking plans.

“Overall, it’s a tremen-dous step in the rightdirection for us in termsof what we want to do.Even if they do repeal, Ithink they’re going tohave a lot of oppositionto repeal the IndianHealth CareImprovement Act afterall the benefits that it hasbrought forward as far asa permanent ruling onIndian Health Care.That’s the biggest winthat we have in terms ofmoving forward,” saidDanforth.

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Parading through the

Oneida streets

Kali photos/Nate Wisneski

The annual Oneida Parademade its way through thestreets of Oneida onSaturday, June 30. Prizemoney was given to the bestfloats along with candy andtreats for kids watching theparade go by. This yearʼstheme was Walt Disney andStar Wars.

Flag raising kicks off

Oneida Days

Kali photo/Nate Wisneski

Oneida veterans raised the flags at the Norbert Hill CenterThursday, June 28 to mark the beginning of Oneida Days 2012.A tobacco burning also was done to guide and protect visitorsand community members as they visited for the 40th annualOneida powwow.

July 5, 2012 • (Áhs^) 3ALocalwww.kalihwisaks.com

Sonny J. Jourdan,16, of Green Bay,died unexpectedlyon Monday, July 2,2012. He was bornin Green Bay toMatilda “MT”Godfrey and Randall“Sonny” Jourdan Jr. onJuly 21, 1995. He was astudent at Green BayWest High School,Forward Bound. Heenjoyed playing basket-ball and camping with hisfamily.

Survivors include hisparents Randall Emerson“Sonny” Jourdan Jr. andMatilda “MT” Godfrey,his siblings Jessica(Mark) King and theirson Austin King, JacobGodfrey and his girl-friend Jamie Butt, ShaylaJourdan and her sonKingston Jourdan,Shanna Jourdan, his

grandfather VernonSkenandore, grand-ma Rose Maes,aunts, uncles, andcousins. He waspreceded in deathby his grandma

Violet Skenandore andgrandpa Randall JourdanSr.

Family and friends maycall at RYAN FUNERALHOME & CREMATO-RY, 305 N. Tenth St., DePere, from 10:00am to2:00pm on Thursday,July 5, 2012. ACelebration Service inSonny’s memory will beheld at 2:00pm Thursdayat the funeral home withinurnment in OneidaTribal Cemetery.

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

Jourdan, Sonny JamesJuly 21, 1995 – July 2, 2012

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Under Chapter 78 ofthe Oneida Code of Lawtitled Child Support setsthe standard for paymentamounts for child sup-port. These guidelinesare based on the beliefthat both parents areresponsible for support-ing their children,whether they live togeth-er or not.

The child supportguidelines are based on: • the parent’s gross

income • the time a child spends

with each parent • whether a parent is

supporting other chil-dren

• a percentage standardThe percentages below

are applied to the parent'sgross income for childsupport:

• 17% of income for 1child

• 25% of income for 2children

• 29% of income for 3children

• 31% of income for 4children

• 34% of income for 5or more children

In special cases, thecourt may use otherguidelines to set support.

Special cases involve:➢ Parents who share

placement of theirchildren (the courtorder states that theparents will share theplacement of theirchildren at least 25%of the time)

➢ Parents who supportmore than one family.This is known as aserial family obliga-tion.

➢ Parents who split theplacement of theirchildren (the courtorder gives one parentthe placement of oneor more children andgives the other parentplacement of the otherchildren)

➢ Parents with a lowincome

➢ Parents with a highincome

Note: Oneida TribalJudicial System mayorder a parent to paymore or less than theamounts set by thePercentage Standard ifthe court decides that theStandard would be unfairto the child or one of theparents. The court mustnote the reason for notusing the guidelines.

Oneida Nation Child Support Agency

Child support calculations

In Loving Memory of …

Beatrice (Lyons) WaupooseOn her 75th birthday ~ July 5th

July 5, 1937 ~ September 11, 1987

Love & Miss You, Mom!Deeply Missed & Forever Loved…

Yvonne Marie, and the rest of your children,Grandchildren, Great-grandchildren & Family

As I look up to the sky, to the Heavens above…

Precious memories of youare thought of with so

much love.

So, on what would havebeen a celebration of your

75th Birthday…I honor you for the gift of life

and the love you unselfishly gave.

Thank you for the wisdom, patience and guidance you shared, while you were here…

It has shaped me into the person I am today… and for that, I have less fear!

Cherished memories of you, I reminisce…My heart is happy for them all…

But truthfully, Mom,It is you, and your love that I truly miss,

most of all!

In Loving Memory of…

Rory HillIt has been 21 yearsCan hardly believe itWe all still shed so many tears.The pain just won’t quit.

It was June 30, 1991The day of your last breathLeaving behind your only sonTaking a piece of so many whenyou left.

If only we’d known… Gotten some sort of signMore love we would’ve shown,Would’ve taken more time.Say the words that mean so much

To hug you oh so tightHow could we know it would be our last touch?How could we know you were about to take flight?

Time passes, but it seems like only yesterday.When you were called to fly away

Like the balloons we release – one for every year It was God’s will, you couldn’t staySo we cherish the memories & in our heartswe keep you near.

We love you & miss you Ror…more than words could ever say.

Get Connected

By Hamilton Deaneand John L.Balderston

Tuesday & Wednesday,July 24 & 25th showtime at 6:30pm at TheLighthouse (Evergreen’srehearsal space) 1010Waube Lane, Green Bay

Check evergreenpro-ductions.org or contactdirector Craig Berken formore info at 920 619-0210CAST: 6 males, 2

femalesSynopsis: The play opensin London. Lucy Sewardhas been attacked bysome mysterious illness.Dr. Van Helsing, a spe-cialist, believes that thegirl is the victim of avampire, a sort of ghostthat goes about at nightsucking blood from itsvictims. The vampire isat last found to be a cer-tain Count Dracula,whose ghost is at last laidto rest in a striking andnovel manner. Intendedfor all who love thrills inthe theater, and is appro-priate for all groups.Rehearsals: Tuesdaysthru Fridays. 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. beginning July31st (Packers fans note:Pre-season games onAugust 9, 16, 23 and 30during rehearsals.

Packers/49ers at 3:25p.m. on September 9th—tentative rehearsal in theevening.

Packers/Bears @ 7:20p.m. on September 13th(Family Night)

Performance Dates:

• Friday, Sept. 14, 2012,7:30 p.m.

• Saturday, Sept. 15,

2012, 7:30 p.m.• Sunday, Sept. 16,

2012, 2:00 p.m.• Wednesday, Sept. 19,

2012, 7:30 p.m.• Thursday, Sept. 20,

2012, 7:30 p.m.• Friday, Sept. 21, 2012,

7:30 p.m.• Saturday, Sept. 22,

2012, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $14.50 or$17 each (dependent onsection in theatre).Group sales available(group is 12 or more)

Call 920-403-3950 fortickets. All performanceare in the Webb Theatreat: St. Norbert College

100 Grant StreetDePere, WI

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www.kalihwisaks.comLocal4A (Kay#) • July 5, 2012

Wise Youth GroupWHEN: FridaysTIME: 3:30PM – 5:30PM

PLACE: Three Sisters CenterFor more information call Isabel Parker at 920-498-2011 or Bev Scow at 920-490-0627.

Fridays

Wise Women's Support Group WHEN: Every 2nd and 4th TuesdayTIME: 5:30PM – 7:30PM

PLACE: Wise Women Gathering Place2483 Babcock Rd.

Wise Women Gathering Place is sponsoring a Women'sSupport Group. Come and enjoy a cup of hot tea in thepresence of women of all ages sharing and caring.Talking circles and fun activities. Held the 2nd and 4thTuesday of each month during the summer. ContactJulia McLester 920-490-0627 for more information.Open to all women.

Tuesdays

JMIO Summer WalkWHEN: Wednesday, July 11TIME: 4:30PM - 6:45PM

PLACE: Oneida Family Fitness4:30pm Registration Begins, 4:30-6:30pm FamilyWater Games - Please wear appropriate attire &come prepared to get wet if you want to participatein the water games. 4:30-6:30pm Kids Games &Activities 5:00pm Snack 5:00-5:45pm Lively LowImpact Class 5:15-6:00pm Group Personal TrainingClass 6:15-6:45pm Spin Class For more informationcall Oneida Family Fitness 920-490-3730.

July 11

We are at war, theterm for it is War

on Terror. This warensued after the attackon the World TradeCenter in New York bytwo United States com-mercial airlinershijacked by foreign ter-rorists. The TwinTowers of the WorldTrade Center collapsedkilling approximately3000 persons.

I decided to write aboutthis because we areoblivious to the war. Weseem to have very littleconnection to it unlesswe have an immediatefamily member involved.Over 6000 of our mili-tary have already per-ished in this war.

During World War II,we were involved in thewar every day—everyman, woman and child.We collected cans andflattened them for recy-cling. Kitchen grease—pork and bacon fat—wassaved and collected toproduce nitroglycerinefor explosives. All scrapmetal went to produceships, tanks, and jeeps.The soft down of maturemilkweed pods weregathered by children tofill life-saving jackets forthe Navy. It was calledKapok.

Many, many Oneidamen and women enlistedin all branches of mili-tary service. Men andwomen moved off theOneida Reservation towork in defense plants atSturgeon Bay,Manitowoc andMilwaukee. Womenwho worked in the ship-yards or factories pro-ducing big machinerywere called Rosie the

Riveters. All young menwere drafted. Many werevolunteers. All able bod-ied men on farms had togo, but at least one wasexempted to run thefarm. Our next doorneighbors sent threebrothers to the Army.

Families purchasedWar Bonds. Famouspeople, primarily moviestars, participated intours throughout theUnited States called bonddrives to encourageeveryone to participate inthe War effort. Childrenwould buy stamps atschool for a quarter to puton a card. When the cardwas filled with about$18.00 worth of stamps,it could be redeemed atthe end of the War for$25.00. After Ira Hayes(Pima from Gila RiverReservation) assisted inraising the U. S. Flag onIwo Jima, he was recruit-ed to circulate around theCountry to raise fundsfor War Bonds. Thesefunds were used tofinance the War.

Food was rationed. Gaswas rationed. Shoeswere rationed. Rationbooks with stamps inthem were issued toevery family. Sugar andmeat were two items thatwere controlled by thenumber of stamps issued,depending on familysize. We always hadplenty of our own foodon the farm whether itwas meat or vegetables,so we could trade somethings we produced forsugar. Sugar stampscould be obtained fromacquaintances or rela-tives who lived in GreenBay. More gas wasallowed to farmers withtractors because they hadto produce as much foodas possible for the war

effort. They had to pro-duce for the troops aswell as for the civilianpopulation. I believe wegot one pair of new shoesa year. We passed themon down anyway. We allran barefoot all summer.My brother, Jerry, said hehad to join the Marines toget a pair of boots, but hewas too young during thewar to recall if he hadshoes or not. Only thepictures of that timeshow proof.

My mother wrote let-ters to Joe Ninham, oneof the Ninham cousinsshe grew up with. Hewas called Joe Diamond.I don’t know why he hadthat name. He was killedwhile aboard a ship off ofSaipan. Mom knew hewas a casualty before thetelegram arrived to tellhis mother (AuntAdeline) so. Mom alsowrote to Martin VanSchyndel from the nextdoor farm. He served inthe Army in the SouthPacific. Letters wereimportant to boost themorale of those in thefront lines. Letters werewritten in one directionin the normal fashion.Then, the letter would beturned sideways and thewriter would write overthe original messagedirectly across it. Theletters were censored.Everybody’s letters wereread by somebody toscreen out dangerousmessages. A slogan was“Loose lips sink ships”.The letters would becopied in a smaller ver-sion before sending tothe military recipient.This method reduced thetonnage of all the mail.

We had air raid drills inOneida, right here in theheartland. That meantwe had a blackout, so any

possible low flyingenemy bombers couldnot bomb an inhabitedarea if they could not seeit. All lights were extin-guished, except one inthe room where everyonehad to gather. Blanketsor mattresses were put upon the windows of thatroom. Joe Baumgartnerwas the guy who wentfrom house to house tosee that everyone wascomplying.

New clothes, especial-ly for the coming schoolyear, were looked for-ward to. Clothes wereshared between kids.Skirts were actuallymuch longer after thewar, nearly down to theankles. It wasn’t neces-sarily a vogue, but ratherthat we were no longerconserving material.

Every family grew aVictory Garden—even ifyou lived in the city.Today, we do little tofeed ourselves because itis too easy to purchasefast food or food pre-pared for us off the gro-cery shelves. If suddenlyall of this disappeared orvanished, we would benear starvation for notknowing how to provideour daily food.

All of this continuingeffort was headed up bythe United States govern-ment. I do not know whywe are not unified indoing something like thistoday, even if the motiva-tion was to reduce thenational debt. The warcosts trillions of dollarsand we are going deeperin debt every day. Itwould be far less costly ifevery man, woman andchild participated in thewar effort.

Loretta Says… WWII and the War EffortLoretta Metoxen • Oneida Tribal Historian

Ongoing Kalihwisaks Column • Providing a connection to the past

“Adventures on Promise Island” Kidz ShowWHEN: Monday, July 16, 2012 -

Wednesday, July 18, 2012TIME: 6:30PM - 8:00PM

PLACE: Woodland Worship Center, 760Airport Drive, Hobart

Free admission for ages 6-12 to our VBS alterna-tive.Three nights of action packed fun, lively music,character skits, and nightly prizes, as well as adynamic message each evening. Register online at woodlandworship.com, underEvents tab. For more info call 920-869-9663.

July 16 - 18

Annual Pie Auction & Gospel ConcertWHEN: Sunday, July 29, 2012 TIME: 3:00PM

PLACE: Oneida Apostolic Church,118 W. Meadow Dr, Oneida, WI

Come for some great music, go home with somegreat pie. Come get a blessing! Concert begins at3:00pm with the auction to start at 3:45pm withmore music to follow. Local artists and local bakers.

July 29

Breastfeeding EducationWHEN: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 TIME: 1:30PM - 3:30PM

PLACE: Oneida Social Services Building -Green Room2640 W. Point Rd. Green Bay, WI

Hosted by Oneida Early Head Start. Please joinBeth Scheelk, RD, CD, IBCLC, WIC Dietician &Stacy Skenandore, WIC Peer BreastfeedingCounselor. Open to all parents, expectant parents,and other support persons who want to learn moreabout breastfeeding!There will be plenty time for questions and discus-sions, as well as talking with other parents whohave breastfeeding experience!

July 31

Turning Your Entrepreneurial Ideas Into aMeaningful Business

WHEN: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 TIME: 8:30AM - 3:00PM

PLACE: Radisson Hotel – Green Bay2040 Airport Drive

Presented by Jeff Stamp, PhD. This workshop ismade possible in partnership with the Departmentof Interior, Office of Indian Energy and EconomicDevelopment, Oneida Tribe of Indians ofWisconsin, and College of Menominee Nation.You must register before July 27 Limited to 45attendees. Workshop includes materials and lunch.Registration and Information: Victrietta Hensley920-496-3637 or vhensley@oneidanation.org

July 31Evergreen Theatre announces

Auditions for Bram Stoker’s Dracula

2012 Relay For Life of ONEIDAWHEN: Friday, July 27, 2012 TIME: 6:00PM

PLACE: Norbert Hill Centerhttp://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=39397 for more details and ways to donate.

July 27

(Keshena, WI) - TheBureau of Indian Affairs(BIA) has released theMenominee Indian Tribeof Wisconsin KenoshaCasino - Hotel Fee-to-Trust Acquisition FinalEnvironmental ImpactStatement (EIS). TheFinal EIS analyzes thepotential effects of theproposed acquisition of223 acres in Kenosha,Wisconsin for theMenominee Indian Tribeand the Tribe’s subse-quent proposed develop-ment of the property as acasino-hotel; offeringClass III gaming pur-suant to the IndianGaming Regulatory Act.

Upon notice of thecompletion of the EIS,Menominee TribalChairman Craig Cornstated: “This is a great

step forward for theMenominee Tribe, citi-zens of Kenosha, and theState of Wisconsin. Aproject of this magnitudewill bring over 5,000good paying new jobs toWisconsin, while alsocreating thousands offamily sustaining con-struction jobs.”Chairman Corn went onto state, “I commend theBIA for taking the timeand effort to thoroughlyreview the effects of theTribe’s proposedKenosha facility andensure that all applicableregulations have beenmet. I believe the EISprovides the Secretary ofthe Interior the informa-tion he needs to make adecision that this Projectis in the best interest ofboth the MenomineeTribe and the greaterKenosha community.”

By Nate WisneskiKalihwisaks

The Oneida BusinessCommittee (OBC)moved quickly throughtheir June 27 meetingagenda.Present: Ed Delgado –

Chairman, Greg Matson– Vice-Chairman, TinaDanforth – Treasurer,Patty Hoeft – Secretary,Vince DelaRosa –Councilmember, DavidJordan –C o u n c i l m e m b e r ,Brandon Stevens –Councilmember, PaulNinham –C o u n c i l m e m b e r ,Melinda Danforth –Councilmember

MinutesMinutes from the June

13 regular meeting wereapproved along withminutes from the June 18special meeting.

ResolutionsA fee-to-trust applica-

tion for the N4200 blockof County Road U wasapproved. A resolutionalso was approved thatwill allow carry-overfunds from the Head

Start program to be car-ried over to the upcom-ing fiscal year.Division and Managers

Quarterly ReportsReports from the

Development Divisionand Land Managementwere accepted.Board, Committee, and

CommissionsDenise Vigue appoint-

ment as an ElectionBoard alternate wasapproved. Her oath wasgiven immediately afterher appointment wasgranted.

Quarterly reports wereaccepted from theOneida Election Boardand Oneida Library. Thereport from the OneidaPolice Commission wasdeferred.

Standing CommitteesLegislative Operating

Committee meeting min-utes were approved forthe June 2 meeting.Public hearings for theChild Support LawAmendments and thePaternity LawAmendments were setfor August 9.

Minutes from theFinance Committee wereapproved from the June22 meeting along withthe May 3 and June 7minutes for theC o m m u n i t yDevelopment PlanningCommittee.General Tribal Council

Analysis regarding apetition calling for reduc-tion in all rentals withinthe Oneida HousingAuthority inventory wasaccepted as information.No other action regard-ing the petition wastaken.

Unfinished BusinessApproval was granted

to activate funds for thenext steps in theimprovements atThornberry Creek atOneida. Code require-ments are driving theneed for the improve-ments to the facility.

An InformationTechnology (IT) assess-ment of the ManagementInformation System(MIS) Department wasapproved.

New BusinessThe creation of a

seven-member commit-tee was approved tofacilitate the needs of theupcoming secretarialelection. The posting

deadline is July 20.A letter was also sent

requesting theDepartment of Interiorcalling a secretarial elec-tion to amend the tribe’sconstitution.

The fiscal year 2013Indian Housing Plan wasapproved for submissionto Housing UrbanDevelopment.

Travel RequestsVince DelaRosa,

Pandamian TradeDelegation, July 12,Chicago, IL. The requestwas approved.

Vince DelaRosa,Community meeting,July 12-13, Chicago, IL.The request wasapproved.

AdditionsA travel request from

Chairman Delgado wasto a BIA meeting wasapproved.

The request to post avacancy on the SEOTSboard was approvedalong with a request topost a full-time ContractHealth Specialist posi-tion.

A motion was made toincrease the current roomtax at the Radisson tomatch the currentincrease in BrownCounty.

July 5, 2012 • (Wisk) 5Awww.kalihwisaks.com Local

Vote for

Susan M.

DanforthOneida Appeals

Commission“Making

a Difference”

Parents: Geno & Patricia(Metoxen) DanforthGrandParents: Sadie &Irvin, Sr Metoxen andPeter and SabieDanforth

Authorized and paid for by Susan M. Danforth

Will review cases with integrity,confidentiality, fairness, honesty

and equality.”

Education:• Master of Science degree–Business Management,

Cardinal Stritch University, 2012• Bachelor of Science degree–Business Management,

Cardinal Stritch University, 2006• Human Resources Certification, Cardinal Stritch

University, 2006• Associate of Science degree–Admin. Assistant,

NWTC, 2003

Experience:– Advocate for Child Support cases and

Employment cases.– Knowledge of OAC Rules of Law and

Admin. Proc.Act.– Casino Manager for the past 9 years.– Entrepreneur for the past 10 years.– Appeal Decision writing experience

and knowledge of Tribal system.

OBC Wrap: June 27, 2012

GREEN BAY, Wis.(AP) ~ The new highwaybill that Congressapproved this week pre-serves funding flexibilityfor transit systems inGreen Bay and Appleton,and provides Wisconsin$1.4 billion in fundingover the next two years.

The bill passed Fridayin a rare show of biparti-sanship. It passed in theHouse by a vote of 373-52, and in the Senate by a74-19 vote.

The only members ofthe Wisconsin delegationto vote no were twoRepublicans: U.S. Sen.Ron Johnson and U.S.Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner,according to a Green BayPress-Gazette report.

The measure autho-rizes about $100 billionfor federal highway pro-grams over the next twoyears. It also averts theneed for another exten-sion of funding based onthe 2005 transportationbill. The current exten-sion would have expiredon June 30.

U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble,a ShorewoodRepublican, had servedon the conference com-mittee that crafted a com-promise between theoriginal House andSenate versions. He saidhe was pleased that bothparties collaborated on amultiyear highway billthat will restore certaintyto the economy.

“It’s been a long roadto this point,” Ribblesaid. “A sound infrastruc-ture goes hand in handwith a sound economy,and I'm glad that wefinally reached this his-toric agreement that putsan end to the status quoof short-term, uncertainextensions.”

Ribble had joined withU.S. Rep. Tom Petri, aRepublican from Fonddu Lac, to fight for anexception to one fundingrestriction. The restric-tion would have prevent-ed Appleton’s ValleyTransit and Green Bay'sMetro Transit systemsfrom applying $1.5 mil-lion toward operatingexpenses.

Appleton Mayor TimHanna applauded theresults, saying the out-come buys more time fortransit officials to work

on a more permanentfunding solution.

“We’re thrilled thatprovision was includedin this bill,” Hanna said.

Petri had voted againstan earlier House version.He said the bill thatpassed Friday has a fund-ing formula that’s morefavorable for Wisconsin.

“Today’s bill essential-ly maintains the favor-able formula we havebeen working with since2005,” Petri said. “Weare getting this billthrough just in time toavoid disrupting ourstate’s road constructionseason.”

Under the formula,Wisconsin would receive$719 million next yearand $725 million in2014, Petri said.

The other major aspectof the bill involved avert-ing interest-rate increaseson new loans to millionsof undergraduate collegestudents. Interest rates of3.4 percent for subsi-dized Stafford loans wereslated to double onSunday. Instead they'llcontinue for another year.

Had the measurefailed, interest rateswould have mushroomedto 6.8 percent for 7.4 mil-lion students across thenation who are expectedto get the loans over thecoming year, adding anextra $1,000 to the aver-age cost of each loan.

U.S. Rep. TammyBaldwin, a MadisonDemocrat and U.S.Senate candidate, saidthe agreement will bene-fit more than 160,000Wisconsin college stu-dents in the upcomingschool year.

“In passing this impor-tant legislation today,members of Congresshave shown that they canwork together in biparti-san fashion to addresschallenges facing ournation,” Baldwin said. “Isincerely hope thattoday's action marks anew commitment tofocus on the issues thatmatter most to hard-working, middle classWisconsinites.”

___ Information from:

Green Bay Press-G a z e t t e ,http://www.greenbay-pressgazette.com

Federal transportationbill means $719M forWisconsin

BIA issues environmental

impact statement on

Kenosha project

• See 10A,

Kenosha

OBC Forum www.kalihwisaks.com6A (Y@=yahk) • July 5, 2012

OONEIDANEIDA NNATIONATION

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Oneida Business CommitteeMeetings

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Norbert Hill CenterThe OBC meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month

Seeking Applicants for:

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Applications available by calling 920-869-4364 or online athttps://oneida-nsn.gov/Government/Forms.aspx(Board, Committee or Commission Application Item)

Submit by: Mail: P.O. Box 365, Oneida WI 54155Email: TribalSecretary@oneidanation.org In Person: Norbert Hill Center, Room 284

Sheku, Greetings

We have had a few suc-cesses in the Financearea over the past fewweeks. Our first big tri-umph is that we paid offthe WastewaterTreatment Center Bondin the amount of $6.8million dollars. We alsowere able to pay off theHealth Center BondRedemption in theamount of $4.710 million

dollars. Paying off thesebonds has reduced ouroverall Tribal debt by$11.510 million dollars.Our second accomplish-ment is we have reached$11 million dollars in ourreserve account. This isa huge victory for us aswe have struggled forquite some time with theability to put money intosavings. These majorachievements are due toour execution of prudent

fiscal management.While none of the deci-sions have been easy,they have been necessaryin order for us to regaincomfortable footing.

One of the largestissues when debating duediligence and fiscal man-agement is, needs versuswants. Getting to theroot of what each areaneeds has been instru-mental in deciding whathas to be budgeted for.Yes we all want more,more money to hire addi-tional staff, more moneyto travel to seminars,more money for the latestcomputer system (insome cases, a currentone), more money foradditional supplies, etc.,but are those things real-ly necessary? While

some areas were and arestill resistant to theimplemented changes,the Finance Departmenthas not lost sight of thegoals and have pushedfor less discretionaryspending. With the goalsof putting money inreserve and paying downour debt, all the changeswere necessary.

One of the projects Ihave been working on forquite a while now is thecreation of an OneidaHealth Board. In thepast, our Health Boardshave been oversightboards without anyauthority. The HealthBoard I would like topromote would haveauthority over the busi-ness as well as the per-sonnel. The discontinua-tion of the GeneralManager position has leftthe Division Directorsreporting to the OBCChairman. There is afine line between super-vising the DivisionDirectors and beinginvolved in the day-to-day business. The cre-ation of a Health Boardwith authority wouldallow for supervision ofthe Health Care Directors

and it is my hope that wewould see improved cus-tomer service as well asmore available appoint-ment times.

The Health Boardwould be staffed withpeople who have healthcare backgrounds as wellas those with businessbackgrounds. Mythought is to have a well-rounded board that isable, not only to under-stand the issues, but toalso implement solutionsin a timely and efficientmanner. This new idea,considering none of ourother Boards haveauthority over theirrespective areas, has metwith some resistance.Change is not somethingthat everyone likes or canbuy into immediately.While I understand thehesitation to try some-thing new, I believe thecreation of this Boardwill be instrumental inthe Tribe’s re-organiza-tion process. When thenew Health Board provesto be successful, we canimplement these types ofBoard’s throughout theTribe and that is what Ibelieve the GTC is ask-ing for when they men-

tion re-organization.They are not looking forboxes to be movedaround on a chart, theyare looking for accounta-bility and responsibility.

It is too easy to pointfingers at others and saythings like, they’re notdoing their job, or theydon’t do anything all daylong. These commentsare out there because it issomeone’s perception ofwhat is occurring.Remarks of these typesare made about everyonein a supervisory capacity,including myself. Ratherthan taking the time toask questions and deter-mine what is really hap-pening, many of uschoose to take the easyroute and place blame.While this is unfortunate,it occurs very regularlyand I hope with the cre-ation of authoritativeboards, we will see morecompliments than com-plaints.

I wish you all contin-ued happiness and healththrough these beautifulsummer months andhope you find the time toenjoy the good weather.

Tina Danforth

Treasurer’sReport

By Cristina DanforthOneida Tribal Treasurer

CorruptionThe Oneida Nations of

Wisconsin has been dis-graced by the decision tomislabel its ill-advisedtrash incineration project“Green Bay RenewableEnergy,” despite the factthat “renewable energy”means natural resourcesthat cannot be depletedsuch as solar, wind, wateror geothermal power.

Clearly, trash incinera-tion is NOT “renewableenergy” since the sup-posed objective is todiminish stock pileswhich should instead bereused and recycled, aswell as wisely avoided inthe first place.

Was the woeful choiceof a misleading mis-nomer merely mindless,or was it Machiavellian?

Some People worshipthe money, but should wetherefore call our casinoa “Native AmericanChurch’?

People of consciencemust oppose this odiouscorruption of languageand leadership by insist-ing that candor prevailover a pattern of chi-canery.

Sincerely,Leah Sue Dodge

Holy Apostles

Church: CorrectionIn a proactive effort to

be more accurate aboutchurch documentation(and the Kali is kept forhistorical reference) Iprovide the followinginformation.1. Clarification One:The Vestry of HolyApostles EpiscopalChurch met at a speciallycalled meeting by theFinance Committee onJune 27, 2012 and passedthe following motion:

“Motion to closeaccess to church basedon imminent danger toour parishioners and oranyone who comes with-in the parameters of thefront of Holy ApostlesEpiscopal Church. Thevestry member whomade the motion request-ed to be put on recordwith the following state-ment: “ It is the responsi-bility of the vestry andthe “priest in charge” toassure the safety andwellbeing of the churchcommunity and all otherswho come within thechurch grounds andshould the motion fail Iabsolve myself from anyresponsibility.”

The motion passed.

2. Clarification Two:The funds which will beutilized for the criticalrepairs are from a trustfund set aside for Holy

Apostles Episcopalchurch by one MildredDavis and in no way isthe Diocese of Fond duLac paying for thisrepair. On the contrary,since the Bishop holdsthe control for the DavisTrust the wording in theKali states, “Funding forthe repairs will be thoughthe Diocese in Fond duLac” - -it can be mislead-ing. Those funds belongto our church.3. Clarification Three:The information giventhe Kali states, “A fairestimation for repairs isapproximately $100,000to $130,000 for the exte-rior. For the record thatestimate is from four (4)years ago with the under-standing that every yearthat went by the damagewould increase – and ithas! So, to say $100,000to $130,000 is “fair” doesnot do justice to our situ-ation.4. FOR THE RECORD:The vestry passed amotion which would setaside $250,000 to accom-modate the most criticalneeds as based on the2008 appraisal which weknow has four years ofadditional degradation.

The FinanceCommittee continues towork very diligently oncorrecting our beautifulas well as historicallysignificant and spiritualbeacon. We meet everyMonday evening at 5:30pm in the former conventif anyone is interested inhelping figure out a wayto help save our sanctu-ary you are welcome tojoin us.

Yours in Christ.Judy Cornelius-Hawk

Holy ApostlesEpiscopal Church

Finance CommitteeChairperson

Million Dollar

Church RestorationEvery Oneida, no mat-

ter where you live con-

tinues to be impacted byOneida Holy ApostlesEpiscopal Church. Thehistorical church build-ing is in need of “tip ofthe iceberg” repairs con-sisting of the bell towerand east elevation sidewalls and has temporari-ly closed. The June 21stKalihwisaks repair costsand funding sources arenot accurate and thus thereason for this comment.Now and in the next fewyears, Holy Apostles willhave no choice but toundergo a series of major“below the iceberg”repairs starting with theroof; steep pitch, brittleslate shingle perhapscontaining asbestos, andthree chimneys in poorrepair. Then the west ele-vation walls will needrepair. Also, the ceilingwill need insulation andwest end ventilation.

The point is this… fix-ing the church is a long-term community com-mitment because the“true” costs of restora-tion and repair cannot besustained by the congre-gation. What does thismean? The congregationcan start fixing some ofthe needed repairs butwithout communityfinancial support; HolyApostles will eventuallydegrade beyond the con-gregational ability tomaintain it. This bringsus to current repairs forwhich it is all from con-gregational (mostlyOneida tribal membermoney) and not fromDiocese of Fond du Lacor other sources such asthe Oneida Tribe. It iscurrently up to us (tribalcommunity) to fix thechurch building and inthe future it will still beup to us.

Dan Hawk, Save Our Sanctuary

Trust

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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.

there is a time frame withthat resolution.Motion by Tina Danforth toappoint Quality of Life SubCommittee as primary teamto implement the Gannwork, the members includePaul Ninham, Melinda J.Danforth, Ed Delgado,David Jordan and PattyHoeft, according to the dis-cussion today, seconded byBrandon Stevens. Motioncarried unanimously:2. Fee-to-Trust Applicationfor W2700 block of CountyRoad EESponsor: Fred MuscavitchMotion by Tina Danforth toadopt resolution #06-13-12-B Fee-to-Trust Applicationfor W2700 block of CountyRoad EE, seconded byMelinda J. Danforth.Motion carried unanimous-ly.3. 2012 Revenue AllocationPlanSponsor: Jo Anne HouseMotion by Patty Hoeft toadopt resolution #06-13-12-C 2012 Revenue AllocationPlan, seconded by VinceDelaRosa. Motion carriedunanimously.

Directors and Managersquarterly reports

1. Comprehensive HealthDivision- Debra DanforthMotion by Tina Danforth toaccept the ComprehensiveHealth Division quarterlyreport, seconded by DavidJordan. Motion carriedunanimously.Motion by Patty Hoeft thatthe Chairman’s office meetswith the Internal ServicesDivision Director and theOneida Health Center teamand bring back some rec-ommendations to theBusiness Committee onhow to address the HealthCenters IT needs, in 30days, seconded by GregMatson. Motion carriedunanimously.

Board, Committee,Commissions

Quarterly reports1. Oneida Child ProtectiveBoard - Jeanette Ninham,ChairwomanMotion by David Jordan toaccept the Oneida ChildProtective Board quarterlyreport, seconded by PattyHoeft. Motion carried unan-imously. 2. Anna John NursingHome Commission- CarolElm, ChairwomanMotion by David Jordan toaccept the Anna JohnNursing Home Commissionquarterly report, secondedby Vince DelaRosa. Motioncarried unanimously. 3. Oneida NationCommission on Aging-Dellora CorneliusMotion by David Jordan toaccept the Oneida NationCommission on Agingquarterly report, secondedby Vince DelaRosa. Motioncarried unanimously:

Standing CommitteesLegislative Operating

CommitteeMelinda J. Danforth,

Chairwoman1. May 2 minutesMotion by Patty Hoeft toapprove May 2 minutes,seconded by David Jordan.Motion carried unanimous-ly. 2. Health Board BylawsMotion by Melinda J.Danforth to accept theupdate, seconded by VinceDelaRosa. Motion carriedunanimously. 3. Tribal EnvironmentalResponse law fiscal analy-sis requestMotion by Melinda J.Danforth to request fromthe Treasurer/Financedepartment that a fiscalanalysis be completed onthe Tribal EnvironmentalResponse law bySeptember, seconded byBrandon Stevens. Motioncarried unanimously. 4. Emergency Managementand Homeland Security lawupdate review memo

Motion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the report, secondedby Greg Matson. Motioncarried with one abstention:Ayes: Vince DelaRosa,Greg Matson, Patty Hoeft,David Jordan, BrandonStevensAbstained: Tina DanforthNot present: Melinda J.DanforthFor the record: T i n aDanforth stated currentlythe EmergencyManagement andHomeland Security law isintact as approved by aprior Business Committee.It is intact without anychanges. There has been noformal action of theBusiness Committee tochange that. The only for-mal action of the BusinessCommittee right now, wasto send it to the LOC forreview, with some changesa few committee membersmade, which is fine, theycan do that. Currently weare operating under theEmergency Managementand Homeland Security lawas adopted by the lastBusiness Committee. Noformal action was taken bythis body, that I am awareof, that changed that orchanged the status of per-sonnel within theHomeland Security depart-ment, to carry arms. No for-mal action is taken to thateffect.

Finance CommitteeTreasurer Tina Danforth,

Chairwoman1. June 8 minutes and e-pollMotion by Tina Danforth toapprove June 8 FinanceCommittee minutes and e-poll, seconded by PattyHoeft. Motion carried withone abstention:Ayes: Tina Danforth, VinceDelaRosa, Greg Matson,Patty Hoeft, BrandonStevensAbstained: David JordanNot present: Melinda J.Danforth

Community DevelopmentPlanning Committee

(CDPC)Vince DelaRosa, Chairman 1. April 5 minutesMotion by Patty Hoeft toapprove April 5 minutes,seconded by David Jordan.Motion carried unanimous-ly.

General Tribal Council1. Petitioner YvonneMetivier: The GTC directsthe OBC/Oneida HousingAuthority to reduce allrentals for Tribal membersMotion by Patty Hoeft todefer the Yvonne Metivierpetition regarding HousingAuthority rental rates to thenext Business Committeemeeting, seconded by GregMatson. Motion carriedunanimously. 2. Petitioners ConnieVandeHei, Wanda Diemel,Nikki Johnson, WanitaDecorah, JessicaWallenfang: To mandate theOneida BusinessCommittee to review,amend and implement anew complaint process forOneida ChildcareMotion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the report from theLegislative ReferenceOffice, seconded by VinceDelaRosa. Motion carriedwith one abstention:Ayes: Vince DelaRosa,Greg Matson, Patty Hoeft,David Jordan, BrandonStevensAbstained: Tina DanforthNot present: Melinda J.Danforth3. Petitioner MikeDebraska: GTC meetingschedule, stipend, per capi-taMotion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the report fromLegislative ReferenceOffice, seconded byBrandon Stevens. Motioncarried unanimously.

New Business/Requests1. Post department trainer

position for GamingDivisionSponsor: Louise CorneliusMotion by David Jordan toapprove the posting, sec-onded by Brandon Stevens.Motion carried unanimous-ly. 2. Determine best action forOneida Strategic HousingCommitteeSponsor: Vince DelaRosaMotion by David Jordan todissolve in its officialcapacity the OneidaHousing StrategicCommittee and a new sub-committee work group bereassembled which wouldreport directly to theCommunity Developmentand Planning Committee,seconded by Patty Hoeft.Motion carried with twoabstentions:Ayes: Tina Danforth, VinceDelaRosa, Greg Matson,Patty Hoeft, David JordanAbstained: Melinda J.Danforth, Brandon StevensFor the record: V i n c eDelaRosa stated it’s notconfusing, I’m sorry it is foryou but I will try and spell itout. Essentially that com-mittee will still be able towork as you described earli-er. Looking at plans fromStock Lumber or Menards,or however they bring plansforward, but they will bereporting directly to theCommunity Developmentand Planning Committee.That’s the only differentia-tion. They can meet all theywant and they can work insub-groups all they desireto.For the record: BrandonStevens stated the reasonmy abstention is more sowith what the Chairman hasexpressed, we have aprocess of dissolving com-mittees under a formal com-mittee level, so it’s just kindof awkward we’re doing itin this fashion.3. Approve National Centerfor Senior TransportationPeer Mobility grantSponsor: Don WhiteMotion by Tina Danforth toapprove the National Centeron Senior Transportationcontract, which provides forwhat could be construed asa limited waiver of sover-eign immunity, per the spe-cific binding arbitration thatis within the rules ofAmerican ArbitrationAssociation, article 11,which is within the law ofthe State of Illinois, second-ed by David Jordan. Motioncarried unanimously.4. Approve additional $3 anhour for hours worked dur-ing Pow Wow weekendSponsor: Ed DelgadoMotion by Brandon Stevensto approve additional $3 anhour for hours worked dur-ing Pow Wow weekend asidentified, for hourly retailemployees, seconded GregMatson. Motion carriedwith one opposition:Ayes: Tina Danforth, VinceDelaRosa, Greg Matson,Patty Hoeft, David Jordan,Brandon StevensOpposed: Melinda J.DanforthFor the record: TinaDanforth stated I am sup-porting this given that otheremployees will be given thesame consideration. For the record: DavidJordan stated the reason Iwas for it, because they areall Tribal members of theOneida Tribe and this is likea Christmas to a lot of tradi-tional members of thisTribe and if they have towork…I granted it for thepurpose of that reasoning.Motion by Tina Danforth torecess for lunch at 12:05p.m., seconded by DavidJordan. Motion carriedunanimously.

TravelTravel Reports

1. ICDGB Block GrantTraining, May 29-30, 2012,Chicago, ILSponsor: Vince DelaRosaMotion by Patty Hoeft toapprove the travel report,

seconded by Melinda J.Danforth. Motion carriedunanimously:Ayes: Melinda J.Danforth, Tina Danforth,Vince DelaRosa, PattyHoeft, David Jordan, PaulNinham, Brandon StevensNot present: Greg Matson2. Manufacturing MattersConference, May 8-9, 2012,Milwaukee, WISponsor: Vince DelaRosaMotion by Patty Hoeft toapprove the travel report,seconded by Tina Danforth.Motion carried unanimous-ly. 3. South Eastern OneidaTribal Services office hoursand community meeting,May 18-19, 2012,Milwaukee, WIS ponsor: Vince DelaRosaMotion by Patty Hoeft toapprove the travel report,seconded by Greg Matson.Motion carried unanimous-ly.

Travel Requests1. South Eastern OneidaTribal Services communitymeetings, June 22-23, 2012,Milwaukee, WISponsor: Vince DelaRosaMotion by Patty Hoeft thatwe defer all tribally fundedtravel requests until theBusiness Committee canfigure out an alternativesolution by the next meet-ing, seconded by PaulNinham. Motion carriedwith one opposition:Ayes: Melinda J.Danforth, Vince DelaRosa,Greg Matson, Patty Hoeft,David Jordan, Paul Ninham,Brandon StevensOpposed: Tina DanforthFor the record: TinaDanforth stated she opposedbecause our consolidatedtravel budget has not beenfully expended. I opposedbecause I don’t think thebusiness of the Tribe,should be halted based onsomething that is less sig-nificant than the overallneed to travel and the needto do the business of theTribe. Thank you.2. LEAD program at DukeUniversity, June 25, 2012,Durham, NCSponsor: Tina DanforthMotion by Paul Ninham toapprove the travel requestand note that all expensesare paid for by NativeAmerican Finance OfficersAssociation (NAFOA), sec-onded by Patty Hoeft.Motion carried with oneopposition and one absten-tion:Ayes: Melinda J. Danforth,Vince DelaRosa, PattyHoeft, David Jordan, PaulNinham, Brandon StevensOpposed: Greg MatsonAbstained: Tina DanforthFor the record: G r e gMatson stated the reason Iopposed is because June25th is a day that we’vescheduled, as possibly a daythat OBC needs to get to gettogether and clarify some ofthe restructuring.For the record: TinaDanforth stated the BusinessCommittee had a meetingin executive yesterday, wetalked about scheduling. Inthat discussion, I informedthe Business Committeethat I would not be in onFriday the 22nd and Mondaythe 25th, so that was alreadya known factor. I’m fullyaware of that schedule was apotential time that we couldall get together, but I guesswhen I’m not available itdoesn’t matter. Thank you.

Additions1. Ron Kind ReceptionS ponsor: Ed DelgadoMotion by Paul Ninham todefer this travel request, sec-onded by Greg Matson.Motion carried with absten-tion:Ayes: Melinda J. Danforth,Vince DelaRosa, GregMatson, Patty Hoeft, David

• See pg. 10A, June 13

ONEIDA BUSINESSCOMMITTEE

Regular Meeting9:00 a.m. Wednesday,

June 13, 2012Present: ChairmanDelgado, Vice ChairmanGreg Matson, TreasurerTina Danforth, SecretaryPatty Hoeft, Council mem-bers Melinda J. Danforth,Vince DelaRosa, DavidJordan, Brandon StevensNot present: PaulNinham

Call to Order and Rol lCal l by Chairman EdDelgado at 9:03 a.m.

Opening by Chairman EdDelgado

Approve the agendaMotion by Patty Hoeft toapprove the agenda with thefollowing additions anddeletions: 1) Travel requestto attend a reception inWashington, DCCongressman Ron Kind, 2)Travel request to go to aNative American Bankmeeting, 3) Request fromWe The People to be a partof an effort regarding pover-ty among children, and addi-tions in executive session,1) Report regarding ThreeFires corporate investment,2) Gaming commissionregarding a personnel matterand to delete number 5, inexecutive session under newbusiness, seconded by VinceDelaRosa. Motion carriedunanimously.

Oaths of Office admin-istered by Patty Hoeft

1. Pow Wow Committee –Edwin Wallenfang

Minutes to be

approved1. May 18, 2012 Emergencymeeting minutesMotion by Melinda J.Danforth to approve May18, 2012 Emergency meet-ing minutes, seconded byDavid Jordan. Motion car-ried unanimously.2. May 23, 2012 Regularmeeting minutesMotion by David Jordan toapprove May 23, 2012 reg-ular meeting minutes, sec-onded by Brandon Stevens.Motion carried with oneabstention:Ayes: Tina Danforth,Greg Matson, Patty Hoeft,David Jordan, BrandonStevensAbstained: Melinda J.DanforthNot present: VinceDelaRosa

Resolutions1. Commitment to CompleteOneida GovernanceAnalysis ProcessSponsor: Melinda J.DanforthMotion by Patty Hoeft toadopt resolution #06-13-12-A Commitment to SupportImplementation of OneidaGovernance AnalysisAction Plans by December31, 2013 and to appointQuality of Life SubCommittee as the primaryteam to implement theGann work, seconded byDavid Jordan. Motion car-ried with one abstention:Ayes: Melinda J.Danforth, Vince DelaRosa,Greg Matson, Patty Hoeft,David Jordan, BrandonStevensAbstained: Tina DanforthFor the record: T i n aDanforth stated the recom-mendation provided in thememo of June 5th saysadopt resolution titledCommitment to CompleteOneida GovernanceAnalysis Initiatives byDecember 31, 2013. So Ijust wanted to note that

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ONEIDA BUSINESSCOMMITTEE Special Meeting

8:30 a.m. June 18, 2012Present: Chairman EdDelgado, Treasurer TinaDanforth, Secretary PattyHoeft, Council membersVince DelaRosa, DavidJordan, Paul Ninham,Brandon StevensExcused: Vice ChairmanGreg Matson

Call to Order and Rol lCal l by Chairman EdDelgado at 8:35 a.m.

Approve the agendaMotion by Melinda J.Danforth to approve theagenda, seconded by PaulNinham. Motion carriedunanimouslyMotion by Paul Ninham togo into executive session at8:37 a.m., seconded byVince DelaRosa. Motioncarried unanimously.Motion by Tina Danforthto come out of executivesession at 9:01 a.m., sec-onded by Vince DelaRosa.Motion Carried unani-mously.

Executive Session1. Appoint a subcommitteeto work on a possible busi-ness ventureSponsor: Ed DelgadoMotion by Patty Hoeft toappoint a subcommittee towork on a possible busi-ness venture, and that thesubcommittee report regu-larly to the BusinessCommittee at the BusinessCommittee regular meet-ings, and subcommitteemembers consist ofChairman Ed Delgado,Treasurer Tina Danforth,Council members VinceDelaRosa and BrandonStevens, Chief FinancialOfficer and Chief Counsel.Motion approved with oneabstention: Ayes: Tina Danforth,Vince DelaRosa, PattyHoeft, David Jordan, PaulNinham, Brandon StevensAbstained: MelindaJ. DanforthAmendment to motion byMelinda J. Danforth thatall Business Committeemembers, Chief FinancialOfficer, Chief Counsel andadministrative staff signthe conflict of interest formfor this business venture,seconded by Paul Ninham.Motion carried unanimous-ly.Motion by Melinda J.Danforth to adjourn at 9:05a.m., seconded by PaulNinham. Motion carriedunanimouslyMinutes Approved aspresented/corrected onJune 27, 2012.

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August 9, 2012Purpose: Oneida ChildSupport Law Amendments

The intent of theOneida Child SupportLaw (the Law) is toestablish the legalresponsibility of parentsto provide financially fortheir children’s well-being based on the realearning capability of par-ents. The Law establish-es a standard of supportfor those children whosepaternity has been estab-lished or acknowledgedand encourages the useof voluntary agreementsto resolve any disputesover child support oblig-ations. The proposedamendments to the Laware as follows:• Amendment of Name.

Change the name fromOneida Child SupportEnforcement Agency toOneida Tribe ChildSupport Agency(Agency). The purposeof this change is to bet-ter portray what theAgency does, asenforcement is only aportion of the workbeing done.

• Overtime Pay.Specifically includeovertime pay in the def-inition of Gross Incomefor the purposes of pay-ing child support.

• Jurisdiction. Addlong-arm jurisdiction asis provided in theWisconsin StateStatutes. This allowsfor broader jurisdictionover those respondents’who may not reside inthe normal definedjurisdiction of theAppeals Commission.

• Notice. Amend noticeof hearings, therebyrequiring that only thenotice of the initialaction be served viacertified mail and allsubsequent notices byfirst-class mail.

• Publication. Amendthe provision regardingnotice via publication.Due to the Kalihwisakschanging the frequencyof their publication, thelaw now requires publi-cation three consecu-tive times in either theKalihwisaks or othernewspaper in the coun-ty where the respondentresides.

• Past-due Obligations.Update the section onarrears to now includepast-due obligations.

• Review. Require theAgency to review thechild support order

every two years. If asubstantial change incircumstances exists,then the agency isrequired to file amotion with theAppeals Commission tohave the order amendedif the parties cannotagree to the amend-ment.

• Motion to Amend.Authorize any party tofile a motion to modifythe child support order,and sets the timing forscheduling a hearing tono sooner than ten cal-endar days after thedate of service on theopposing party.

August 9, 2012Purpose: Oneida PaternityLaw Amendments

The intent of theOneida Paternity Law(the Law) is to establishpaternity of Oneida chil-dren and other Indianchildren in order to pro-tect the best interests ofthese children regardingsuch matters as enroll-ment, customs and tradi-tions of the Tribe, sur-vivorship and inheri-tance, health, support,and social security bene-fits. The proposedamendments to the Laware as follows:• Amendment of Name.

Change the name fromOneida Child SupportEnforcement Agency toOneida Tribe ChildSupport Agency(Agency). The purposeof this change is to bet-ter portray what theAgency does, asenforcement is only aportion of the workbeing done.

• Jurisdiction. Addlong-arm jurisdiction asis provided in theWisconsin StateStatutes. This allowsfor broader jurisdictionover those respondents’who may not reside inthe normal definedjurisdiction of theAppeals Commission.

• Timing of Filing.Allow a petition todetermine paternity tobe filed at any timeafter the child is born.

• Notice. Amend theprovision regardingmail delivery to allowfor regular first-classmail rather than regis-tered or certified mail.

• Update of Address.Require the allegedfathers’ who appear andparticipate in an actionto inform and keep

updated their currentaddress at all time withthe Agency and theAppeals Commission.

• A d m i n i s t r a t i v eSubpoenas. Authorizethe Agency to issueadministrative subpoe-nas to require the moth-er, child and allegedfather(s) to appear andtake a paternity test.

• Reopening ofJudgment. Clarify thateither the adjudicatedfather or the Agencycan reopen a defaultjudgment of paternity.

• Stipulations. Allowfor the alleged father tostipulate to paternityand then to custody,placement and childsupport matters.

Public Hearing ProcessI. Testimony:

A. Oral: There will be a5 minute limit for alloral presentations. Eachparticipant is encour-aged to provide a writtentranscript of his/her oraltestimony, to be submit-ted while present at thepublic hearing or withinten (10) business daysfrom the date of publichearing to the belownamed individuals.B. Written: For thosewho cannot attend thescheduled public hear-ing or do not plan tospeak at the hearing, theOneida Tribe encour-ages those to submitwritten testimony. Amaximum of ten (10)pages, doubled spaced,can be submitted withinten (10) business daysfrom the date of publichearing to the TribalSecretary (PatriciaHoeft) or to theLegislative ReferenceOffice Paralegal, TonyaBoucher, at the NorbertHill Center, 2nd floor ormail to PO Box 365,Oneida WI 54155.

If you would like toobtain a copy of the aboveproposed law or have anyquestions as to the publichearing process you maycontact Tonya Boucher atthe Legislative ReferenceOffice, via GroupWisetboucher@oneidana-tion.org Or call 1-800-236-2214 or 920-869-4240. The LegislativeReference Office fax num-ber is 1-920-869-4399.Copies of this law are alsoavailable on the Internet:h t t p : / / o n e i d a -nsn.gov/PublicHearings.aspx

Public Hearing Notice11:30 a.m. • Norbert Hill Center, 2nd Floor - (BCCR)

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NOTICE TO SPECIAL ELECTION CANDIDATES

The Oneida Election Board hereby informs you of the laws as they per-tain to campaign signs and campaigning within the Oneida ElectionLaw:2.5-9. Campaign Signs and Campaigning:(a) Placement of campaign signs:(1) Campaign signs shall not be posted or erected on any Tribal property except for

private property with the owner/tenant’s consent.(2) No campaign sign shall exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area. A maximum of

seven (7) such signs may be placed on a building or on a lot.(3) No campaign signs shall project beyond the property line into the public right of way.(b) Removal of campaign signs. All campaign signs shall be removed within five

(5) business days after an election.(c) Employees of the Tribe shall not engage in campaigning for Tribal offices during

work hours. Tribal employees shall be subject to disciplinary action under the per-sonnel policies and procedures for political campaigning during work hours.

(d) Enforcement. The zoning Administrator shall cause to be removed any cam-paign signs that are not in compliance with this law, in accordance with theZoning and Shoreland Protection Law.

(e) Fines. Violation of the campaign sign restrictions shall result in a fine imposedby the Oneida Election Board in an amount specified in a resolution adopted bythe Business Committee.

Per 2.5-9 (3) above, all signs located within any right-of-way need to be moved. If theyare not moved, the Zoning Administrator will remove these signs. If any signs are erect-ed in any right-of-way, they may be subject to fines per 2.5-9 (e) of Oneida Election Law.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact one of the Election Board offi-cers: Vicki Cornelius as Chairperson via telephone at 920 490-3634 or via e-mail at vcornel3@oneidanation. org or Lori Elm, Secretary – telephone 920869-1690 ext. 1807 or e-mail Lelm@oneidanation. org .

2012 SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE

Saturday, July 7, 2012

7:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

ONEIDA HEALTH CENTER

525 Airport Drive, Oneida, Wisconsin

** Picture Identification Required**

**Only Qualified Voters Allowed In Voting Area**

To submit an application by e-mail send to: TribalSecretary@oneidanation.orgTo submit an application by mail send to: Tribal Secretary’s Office

PO Box 365 Oneida, WI 54155To submit an application in person: The Tribal Secretary’s Office is located on

the 2nd floor of the Norbert Hill CenterIf you have any questions please contact the Tribal Secretary’s Office at 920-869-4364

One (1) VacancyPurpose: To set missions and goalsfor the delivery of services; to act asliaison between the Oneida SocialServices program servingSoutheastern Wisconsin and theOneida people residing therein; toreview the programs budget; to guideand advise the programs administra-tion; provide guidance in all the func-tions of the SEOTS Board; and toadhere to the appropriate chain ofcommand in any and all relative com-

munications.Qualifications:• Must be an enrolled Oneida Tribalmember. • Resumes will be required forappointments.• Applicants must agree to firm com-

mitments for attending training,Board and General Tribal Councilmeetings, functions and other eventsestablished by the SEOTS AdvisoryBoard or the Oneida Tribe.Deadline: 4:30pm, July 27, 2012

Oneida Tribal Services Advisory Board

Board Vacancies

http://oneida-nsn.gov

I. Call to Order and Roll Call

II. Opening

III. Approve the agenda

IV. Oaths of Office1. 1. Stephanie Muscavitch – Oneida Election Board alternate

V. Minutes to be approved1. June 27, 2012 Regular2. June 28, 2012 Emergency3. June 29, 2012 Emergency

VI. Resolutions1. Native American Bank Authorization for Accounts, Signers, Powers

Granted and LimitationsSponsor: Larry Barton

VII. Directors and Managers quarterly reports1. Self-Governance – Chris Johns2. Ombudsman – Dianne McLester-Heim3. Emergency Management and Homeland Security – Marty Antone4. Oneida Housing Authority – Dale Wheelock5. Environmental, Health and Safety Division – Pat Pelky

VIII. Board, Committee and CommissionsA. Appointments

1. Post one Environmental Resource Board position2. Recommend 2 appointments to Oneida Nation Arts Board3. Recommend 2 appointments to Anna John Nursing Home Board4. Recommend 1 appointment to Oneida Nation Veteran Affairs

Committee 5. Recommend 1 appointment to Bay Bank Corporation 6. Recommend 1 appointment to South Eastern Oneida Tribal Serv-

ices advisory board 7. Recommend 1 appointment to Oneida Child Protective Board

B. Quarterly reports1. Oneida Police Commission – Bernie John Stevens, Chairman2. Environmental Resource Board – Tom Oudenhoven, Chairman 3. Oneida Gaming Commission – Shirley Hill, Chairwoman4. 4. Oneida Personnel Commission – Susan Daniels, Chairwoman

IX. Standing CommitteesA. Legislative Operating Committee – Melinda J. Danforth, Chairwoman

1. July 2012 quarterly report2. Approve amendments to the Oneida Nation Commission on Aging

(ONCOA) bylaws

B. Finance Committee – Treasurer Tina Danforth, Chairwoman

C. Community Development Planning Committee – Vince DelaRosa, Chairman

D. Quality of Life – Paul Ninham, Chairman

X. General Tribal Council1. Accept GTC semi-annual July 2, 2012 meeting action report

2. Set August 2012 date for special GTC meeting to consider sixpetitions

3. Set 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 as date for GTC meeting toconsider fiscal year 2014 budget

4. Petitioner Nancy Dallas: Return control of Poplar Lane roadway toTown of Oneida

XI. Unfinished Business

XII. New Business/Requests1. Approve memorandum of agreement (MOA) – Business Committee

and Trust/Enrollment CommitteeSponsor: Michelle J. Danforth

XIII. TravelA. Travel Reports

1. Obama Victory Fund 2012 and Native American Leadership Com-mittee campaign roundtable with President Obama, May 31-June 1,2012, Minneapolis, MNSponsor: Ed Delgado, Patty Hoeft

2. SEOTS 20th Anniversary event, June 1-2, Milwaukee, WISponsor: Ed Delgado, Patty Hoeft

B. Travel Requests1. Oneida Commission on Aging: Procedural exception to allow six

commissioners to attend National Indian Council on Aging Bien-nial Conference, Sept. 15-18, 2012, Albuquerque, NMSponsor: Melinda J. Danforth/Dellora Cornelius

XIV. AdditionsXV. Action in open session on items from Executive Session Discussion meeting of

June 26, 2012A. Reports

1. New York land claim settlement update – Ed Delgado/Diane House2. Chief Counsel report – Jo Anne House

B. Audit Committee – Councilman Brandon Stevens, Chairman

C. Unfinished Business/BC directives1. Personnel complaint(s) procedure

Sponsor: Melinda J. Danforth2. Gaming General Manager contract recommendation

Sponsor: Ed Delgado

D. New Business/Requests1. Approve 60 new enrollments

Sponsor: Melinda J. Danforth2. Approve limited waiver of sovereign immunity for Getty Images

US Inc.Sponsor: Michele Doxtator

3. Approve Wells Fargo service agreement and amendment Sponsor: Larry Barton

4. Tribal Secretary Office organization proposalSponsor: Patty Hoeft

E. AdditionsXVI. Adjourn

• 9 AM • Wednesday, July 11, 2012 • BC Conference Room • 2nd floor • Norbert Hill Center

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Jordan, Paul Ninham,Brandon StevensAbstained: Tina DanforthFor the record: TinaDanforth stated I abstainedbecause this is the very rea-son why I did not supportthe deferral. The business ofTribe needs to be conducted.Period.2. Native American Bankmeeting in July 17-19.2012S ponsor: Tina DanforthMotion by Tina Danforth toapprove the travel to attendthe Native American Bankmeeting, contingent onNative American Bank fund-ing the travel costs, second-ed by Paul Ninham. Motioncarried with three absten-tions:Ayes: Vince DelaRosa,Greg Matson, Patty Hoeft,David Jordan, Paul NinhamAbstained: Melinda J.Danforth, Tina Danforth,Brandon Stevens3. We The People requestMotion by Patty Hoeft toaccept the report as informa-tion and defer it to legisla-tive affairs and then theywill figure out how to con-nect this group to our Tribalcommunity, to work withthem on this issue, second-ed by Vince DelaRosa.Motion carried unanimous-ly:Ayes: Melinda J. Danforth,Vince DelaRosa, GregMatson, Patty Hoeft, DavidJordan, Paul Ninham,Brandon StevensNot present: Tina DanforthFor the record: ChairmanDelgado stated that when wewent back into session afterlunch, I wanted to note thatCouncilman Ninham wasback from his appointment.

Action in open sessionon items from

Executive SessionDiscussion meeting of

June 12, 2012Reports

1. New York land claim set-tlement update – EdDelgado/Diane HouseMotion by Patty Hoeft toapprove the update as pre-sented by the TribalChairman, seconded by PaulNinham.Ayes: Melinda J. Danforth,Vince DelaRosa, GregMatson, Patty Hoeft, DavidJordan, Paul Ninham,Brandon StevensAbstained: Tina DanforthMotion by Patty Hoeft toapprove the recommenda-tion request to pull our trustapplication for the two acreplot that we purchased inNew York State, on theOneida, NY territory, sec-onded by Vince DelaRosa.Motion carried with one opposition andone abstention:Ayes: Melinda J. Danforth,Vince DelaRosa, PattyHoeft, David Jordan, PaulNinham, Brandon StevensOpposed: Greg Matson

Abstained: Tina DanforthFor the record: TinaDanforth stated I abstainedbecause I don’t support thewithdrawal of any applica-tion for land into trust,whether it’s here inWisconsin or in New York,based on principle. Thankyou.For the record: EdDelgado stated my officesupports reestablishinggood relations with our rel-atives in New York. Wehave tried to put land intotrust that we own withintheir territories. I thinkthere are more importantpriorities and one of thembeing good relations andhopefully that somedayOneida’s from New Yorkand Oneida’s fromWisconsin and Oneida’sfrom Canada can be togeth-er and we travel from reser-vation to reservation, ongood relations and that’s theintent. Thank you.2. Chief Counsel report –Jo Anne HouseMotion by Melinda J.Danforth to approve optiontwo contained within thememorandum from theOneida Law office, secondedby Paul Ninham. Motioncarried unanimously.

Audit Committee –Councilman BrandonStevens, Chairman

1. Approve April 19, 2012minutesMotion by Paul Ninham toapprove April 19, 2012minutes, seconded by DavidJordan. Motion carriedunanimously. 2. Internal Audit Aprilreport with attachment AMotion by Brandon Stevensto approve Internal AuditApril report with attach-ment A, seconded by DavidJordan. Motion carriedunanimously. 3. Roulette Audit and liftthe confidentiality require-ment allowing Tribal mem-bers to view the auditMotion by Brandon Stevensto approve Roulette Auditand to lift the confidentiali-ty requirement allowingTribal members to view theaudit, seconded by PaulNinham. Motion carriedunanimously. 4. Let it Ride Audit and liftthe confidentiality require-ment allowing Tribal mem-bers to view the auditMotion by David Jordan toapprove Let it Ride Auditand to lift the confidentialityrequirement allowing Tribalmembers to view the audit,seconded by Paul Ninham.Motion carried unanimous-ly. 5. Three Card PokerAudit and lift the confiden-tiality requirement allowingTribal members to view theauditMotion by David Jordan toapprove Three Card PokerAudit and to life the confi-dentiality requirement allow-ing Tribal members to view

the audit, seconded by PaulNinham. Motion carriedunanimously. 6. Card Games and PokerAudit and lift the confiden-tiality requirement allowingTribal members to view theauditMotion by David Jordan toapprove Card Games andPoker Audit and to life theconfidentiality requirementallowing Tribal members toview the audit, seconded byBrandon Stevens. Motioncarried unanimously. 7. Craps Audit and lift theconfidentiality requirementallowing Tribal members toview the auditMotion by David Jordan toapprove Craps Audit and tolift the confidentialityrequirement allowing Tribalmembers to view the audit,seconded by BrandonStevens. Motion carriedunanimously. 8. Closeout Report: IRS1099-Misc reporting ofGaming and lift the confi-dentiality requirementallowing Tribal members toview the auditMotion by Brandon Stevensto approve CloseoutReport: IRS 1099-Miscreporting of Gaming and tolift the confidentialityrequirement allowing Tribalmembers to view the audit,seconded by Paul Ninham.Motion carried unanimous-ly. 9. Consider next steps forChildcare investigationreportMotion by Tina Danforth todefer this item to the nextmeeting of the BusinessCommittee, seconded byDavid Jordan. Motion car-ried unanimously.

Unfinished Business/BC directives

1. Oneida Child ProtectiveBoard financial assistancerequestExcerpt from May 23,2012: Motion by PattyHoeft to require theGovernmental ServicesDivision Director to devel-op a standard operating pro-cedure of policy addressingfinancial assistance issuesfor systems in place are suf-ficient to address uniqueTribal family issues andwith a report due back at thenext Business Committeemeeting from theGovernmental ServicesDivision Director and theOneida Child ProtectiveBoard, seconded by PaulNinham. Motion carriedunanimously.Motion by Tina Danforth todelete this item from theagenda, seconded by DavidJordan. Motion carriedunanimously.

New Business/Requests1. Approve WisconsinS tate-Health & FamilyService limited waiver ofsovereign immunityS ponsor: Ed Delgado

Motion by Tina Danforth toapprove the request limitedwaiver of sovereign immu-nity for the WIC program,seconded by BrandonStevens. Motion carriedunanimously. 2. Personnel complaint(s)procedureS ponsor: Melinda J.DanforthMotion by Melinda J.Danforth to defer to the nextBusiness Committee meet-ing for consideration toallow the BusinessCommittee an opportunityto have input, seconded byPaul Ninham. Motion car-ried unanimously. 3. Joint marketing contractbetween Oneida Tribe ofWisconsin and the GreenBay PackersS ponsor: Joanie BuckleyMotion by Tina Danforth toapprove the joint marketingrequest to approve this con-tract between the OneidaTribe and the Packers orga-nization, seconded byBrandon Stevens. Motioncarried with two absten-tions:Ayes: Tina Danforth, VinceDelaRosa, Greg Matson,Patty Hoeft, Paul Ninham,Brandon StevensAbstained: Melinda J.Danforth, David JordanFor the record: MelindaJ. Danforth stated myabstention was based on thefact that I was not able to bein the discussions due to mypreparation for the ONCOAmeeting I had at 1 o’clockyesterday. I apologize fornot being part of this dis-cussion.For the record: VinceDelaRosa stated I think it’simportant to also note thatwe will be going beforeGeneral Tribal Council, toat least give them the base-line of information sothey’re informed about whatwe’re trying to do in termsof the execution of thisagreement. Thank you.4. Annual evaluationprocess for DivisionDirectorsS ponsor: Ed DelgadoMotion by Patty Hoeft todefer this to our work meet-ings that we will be holdingnext week, seconded byVince DelaRosa. Motioncarried unanimously. 5. Business venture devel-opment report - DELETEDS ponsor: Vince DelaRosa6. Extend Interim StatusEnterprise Division DirectorS ponsor: Ed DelgadoMotion by Melinda J.Danforth to defer to thework meeting, seconded byPaul Ninham. Motion car-ried unanimously. 7. Initiate Secretarial elec-tion process for OneidaConstitution Amendment(s) S ponsor: Melinda J.DanforthMotion by Paul Ninham toaccept the update, secondedby Brandon Stevens.Motion carried unanimous-

ly. 8. Human Resources reorga-nizational proposalS ponsor: Melinda J.DanforthMotion by Melinda J.Danforth to defer theHuman Resources reorgani-zation proposal to the nextBusiness Committee meet-ing, to allow the BusinessCommittee members anopportunity to read anddigest the documents and torequest a legal review of theMOU, seconded by GregMatson. Motion carriedunanimously. 9. Approve e-poll for renew-al of Tribal ProcurementAssistance CenterS ponsor: Patty HoeftMotion by Patty Hoeft toapprove the renewal of theTribal ProcurementAssistance Center, secondedby Tina Danforth. Motioncarried with four absten-tions:Ayes: Tina Danforth, VinceDelaRosa, Greg Matson,Patty HoeftAbstained: Melinda J.Danforth, David Jordan,Paul Ninham, BrandonStevensFor the record: MelindaJ. Danforth stated this isanother situation where theprograms goals and objec-tives are definitely what theTribe should endorse, there’sno question about that.However my abstentionbecause of the e-poll,because of the process ittook, my very large concernis that we’re making oblig-ation of $150,000 cashmatch, plus $50,000 inkind match for PTAC in fis-cal year 13, which theGeneral Tribal Council hasnot even seen the budget, orthe budget has not beenapproved. So we’re obligat-ing ourselves to go aheadand spend that money,regardless if General TribalCouncil approves the bud-get. Second, I find that theprocess that was used toobtained this grant, we usu-ally go through our grantprocess and there’s no indi-cation that the grant processwas followed at this time.So I abstained basicallybecause the e-poll situationwas a mess and I know weare going to look at anSOP, but I don’t want theorganization to sufferbecause of our lack of e-pollpolicies.Motion by Tina Danforth torecess at 3:03 pm, secondedby David Jordan. Motioncarried with two opposi-tions:Ayes: Melinda J. Danforth,Tina Danforth, VinceDelaRosa, Patty Hoeft,David Jordan, BrandonStevensOpposed: Greg Matson,Paul NinhamMotion by Tina Danforth togo back into session at 5:04p.m., seconded by BrandonStevens. Motion carried

unanimously. Motion by Patty Hoeft toadd a request from theOneida GamingCommission regarding apersonnel matter, secondedby David Jordan. Ayes: Tina Danforth,Vince DelaRosa, GregMatson, Patty Hoeft, DavidJordan, Paul Ninham,Brandon StevensNot present: Mel i ndaJ. Danforth

Additions1. Oneida HousingAuthority requestS ponsor: Dale WheelockMotion by Patty Hoeft todefer to the HumanResource director to evalu-ate and then work with theChairman and delegate tothe Chairman to make adecision on Friday about therequest, seconded by DavidJordan. Motion carried withone abstention: Ayes: Vince DelaRosa,Greg Matson, Patty Hoeft,David Jordan, Paul Ninham,Brandon StevensAbstained: Tina DanforthNot present: Melinda J.Danforth2. 3 Fires report S ponsor: Terry CorneliusMotion by Tina Danforth toapprove the Loan Coreoption with a ten yearfinancing for 3 Fires, as rec-ommended, seconded byPatty Hoeft. Motion carriedwith one opposition:Ayes: Tina Danforth, GregMatson, Patty Hoeft, DavidJordan, Paul Ninham,Brandon StevensOpposed: Vince DelaRosaFor the record: VinceDelaRosa stated I just gotthe request, it was forwardedfrom the Secretary’s officeand I have not had a chanceto read it.3. Gaming Commission –Personnel matterSponsor:Motion to accept the infor-mation presented to denythe request for emergencylegislative action and todirect the GamingCommission to work withthe Human Resource’s man-ager to resolve the person-nel decision, seconded byDavid Jordan. Motion car-ried with one abstention:Ayes: Vince DelaRosa,Greg Matson, Patty Hoeft,David Jordan, Paul Ninham,Brandon StevensAbstained: Tina Danforth

AdjournMotion by David Jordan toadjourn at 5:10 p.m., sec-onded by Tina Danforth.Motion carried unanimous-ly.

Minutes Approved aspresented/corrected onJune 27, 2012.Patricia Hoeft, TribalSecretaryONEIDA BUSINESSCOMMITTEE

From 7A/OBC Minutes June 18, 2012

The issuance of the EISby the Bureau of IndianAffairs is the final stepunder NationalEnvironmental PolicyAct regulations and is theculmination of over eightyears of work by the BIAanalyzing all aspects ofthe proposed CasinoProject, includingimpacts on air quality,water quality, culturalresources, governmentalservices, and social andeconomic structures ofthe surrounding commu-nities, etc.

In accordance with theNational EnvironmentalPolicy Act regulations,the notice published bythe BIA in Friday’sFederal Register initiatesa 30-day public reviewperiod after which theSecretary of Interior canmake and issue a final

decision on the acquisi-tion.

Upon completion ofthe proposed MenomineeKenosha Casino-Hotelthe proposed facility willprovide hundreds of mil-lions of dollars to theState of Wisconsin andCity and County ofKenosha and will pro-vide the MenomineeIndian Tribe ofWisconsin revenue tohelp address the manypoverty related problemsfaced by the Tribe andit’s over 8700 members.

To view the publicationof the Notice ofAvailability on the FinalEIS, please see docu-ments listed under theInterior Department atthe following:http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/getfrtoc.action

From 5A/Kenosha

July 5, 2012www.kalihwisaks.com

ChildrenenjoyCarnival dayThe theme for this sum-

mer program is CAMP

CHARACTER - focus-

ing on implementing the

six pillars (characters) in

all our activities.

Activities offered at

the carnival included a

bounce house/obstacle

course, balloon pop

game, three-point shoot-

ing contest, speedball,

face painting and a bub-

ble game.

Session one of the

summer program

wrapped up last week

(June 29) and consisted

of 5 & 6 and 7 & 8 year

olds. After a small

break, session two will

begin on Monday, July

9, 2012 and will be for

the 9 & 10 year old age

group. Both sessions are

completely filled with

81 youth participating in

the summer program,

according to information

received from John

Powless III,

O n e i d a

R e c r e a t i o n

A s s i s t a n t

Director.

It is estimated

that approxi-

mately 220

youth will have partici-

pated in a program activ-

ity this summer at the rec

center, added Powless.

Powless indicated that

does not include, “our

own baseball programs

which we do ourselves,

(such as) t-ball, pee-wee,

and little league”.

Kali photos/Yvonne Kaquatosh

A variety of fun filled physical activi-ties were planned for the participantsduring the last few days of the sum-mer program, including a balloon popgame (right) and the bounce houseobstacle course (left).

Summer Program: First of two sessions complete

By Allen ZaffkeKraus Anderson ProjectSuperintendent

Currently the work atthe Oneida ResidentCentered CareCommunity (ORCCC) isfull steam ahead. As ofthe end of June the cur-rent progress is as fol-lows:

The structure is com-plete. All roofing isinstalled and the buildingis dry, with the exceptionof the sky lights that arescheduled to be installedthe week of July 9. If youhave been by the newfacility you may havenoticed the spray appliedinsulation on the build-ing. This is the completeexterior insulationassembly; no batt insula-tion is installed in thewall cavities. Currentlythe exterior siding isbeing installed and isroughly 40% complete.The stone work is alsonow complete with somevery attractive engravedgranite Oneida medal-lions at the canopy at themain entry. All of the

stone you see on thebuilding was purchasedseveral years ago inpreparation of the origi-nal expansion, now thegreat majority of it hasfinally been used for itsintended purpose.

Inside the building thedrywall has been underway for a few weeks andby the time you read thisthree of the five residentwings will be complete,along with the mainkitchen and many of theoffices and back of houseareas. Currently I wouldplace the drywall instal-lations at roughly 50%complete.

Mechanically the facil-ity is moving nicely. Youmay have noticed thesolar array on the roof,this system is not forelectricity, it supplies thebuilding with hot waterfor both domestic andfor heating uses. All ofthe air handling systemsare in place and the ductwork is going well. Theplumbing in the entirefacility is complete; it isnow down to running the

main lines to tie it alltogether.

To the south hopefullyyou have seen the park-ing areas installed. Thisis only the first of a twolayer system that will becompleted later this sum-mer. The areas along S.Overland Rd. andHoward Rd. have beenlandscaped and are com-plete other than the walk-ing/bike path that goesaround the facility.

Currently the projecthas 58 workers on sitedaily. Of these workers31 are tribal affiliated, 22Oneida, 2 documenteddescendents and 7 fromother tribes. All of theemployees here are prov-ing themselves to besome of the best in thebusiness and are workinghard to put out the bestproduct possible.

I would like to take thetime on behalf of Kraus-Anderson construction tothank you all for theopportunity to bring thisfacility to life for you. Itis our honor and pleasureto be here.

www.kalihwisaks.comEnvironment2B (T#ken) • July 5, 2012

The Oneida Nationowns and operates theOneida County HRecreation Center andthe Oneida LandCommission is seekingcommunity input toname it. TheCommission hasreceived a request toname it, The CliffordWebster, Sr. RecreationCenter.

The Commission, infollowing its procedures,is seeking communityinput on the name. Youmay submit written com-ments or written recom-mendations to theDivision of LandManagement. Tribal

departments are encour-aged to submit threenames. Three recommen-dations will be presentedto the Land Commissionfor final selection at theAugust 13, 2012 LandCommission meeting.The name selected willbe translated into theOneida Language and thename will be designatedthrough LandCommission resolution.Submissions shouldinclude:• Property to be named:

Oneida County HRecreation Center

• Location: County H,south of Ranch Road

• Recommended Name

• Reason• Date• Your Name or

Department Name• Tribal Enrollment num-

ber Please submit any rec-

ommendations in writingto:Tina HackettLand ManagementSpecialistDivision of LandManagementP.O. Box 365Oneida, WI. 54155

All correspondence isdue by July 30th, 2012.

Oneida Land Commission

Renaming of County H

Oneida Recreation CenterBy Sylvia CorneliusProject Manager

The OneidaEnvironmental Health &Safety Division recentlyreceived a grant of$13,284 from the FirstNations DevelopmentInstitute of Longmont,Colorado. This awardwill support the efforts ofthe EnvironmentalD i v i s i o n ’ sTeyunkwahw<tsyawyanh@stu Program bylaunching a high schoolyouth group. We are part-nering with the OneidaNation High School tohost the group, but thegroup is open to anyOneida high school stu-dent in any of the localschool districts. Classeswill occur once permonth beginning in July.

The goal of this pro-

gram is to foster environ-mental stewardship ofthe Oneida reservation.Traditional teachingscenter on the naturalworld and give a holisticunderstanding of caringfor YukhinulhaOhw^tsya (MotherEarth). We will enhanceour environmental edu-cation through the use ofthese Oneida culturalteachings and language.Objectives are to intro-duce environmental prin-ciples, Oneida languagenature vocabulary, tradi-tional stories and fieldtrips to encourage youthto become familiar withour natural resources.The cultural foundationwill promote identity,unity and pride in ouryouth.

If you know of a high

school student interestedin participating pleasecontact us! We are veryexcited to have thisopportunity from FirstNations and look forwardto working with ouryouth. Watch for infor-mation on a communitykickoff and the first classin July. For more infor-mation please contactSylvia Cornelius at scor-nel2@onedianation.orgor 920-869-1600.

EHSD receives grant

from First Nations

Work continues on the interior of the ORCCC

Photos courtesy of Allen Zaffke

Top: Clint Hill, Bruce Cornelius and Ken Webster of Oneida-Kodiakwork on the exterior of the ORCCC. Bottom: Tweet Garrot employ-ee Justin Kabacinski, a documented Oneida descendant, works onthe interior of the ORCCC.

Oneida Environmental Health & Safetyis now on facebook

July 5, 2012 • (Áhs^) 3BEducationwww.kalihwisaks.com

Oneida Higher EducationAll Graduating StudentsIf you will have graduated between the dates of

August 1, 2011 and July 31, 2012, please contactthe Higher Education Office at 1-800-236-2214

ext. 4436, email us athighered@oneidanation.org or submit the

"Student/Graduation Profile" form, which can beprinted from www.oneidanation.org/highered

under Applications and Forms.

Upon graduation please have your school send yourunofficial transcript of grades.

Purpose: The JeffSkenandore MemorialDonation fund was estab-lished to offer financialassistance to those stu-dents who are pursuing adegree in the CriminalJustice or Police Scienceprograms. The donationis meant to supplementgrants and loans in thepursuit of completing adegree and embarking ona career in the CriminalJustice field. The dona-tion funds are generatedfrom fund raising activi-ties of the Oneida PoliceDepartment.

There will be up to four(4) donations awarded.

Donation Amount:$800.00

Donation Guidelines:The student must be:

1. Must be 18 years orolder

2. An ENROLLED stu-dent at an accreditedtechnical college

2. An UNDERGRADU-ATE enrolled at anaccredited four yearcollege (secondsemester freshman,sophomore, junior, orsenior)

3. A GRADUATE orPH.D. student enrolledin an accredited col-lege

Requirements: Mustbe an enrolled member ofthe Oneida Tribe ofIndians of Wisconsinpursuing continuing edu-cation in the CriminalJustice field. Enrollment

must be verified by theOneida EnrollmentOffice.

A p p l i c a t i o nProcedures: To com-plete the applicationprocess for the donation,the applicant must pro-vide the following:1. Completed APPLICA-

TION FORM.2. Copy of current or

most recent SCHOOLT R A N S C R I P T S .GED/HSED studentsare eligible only ascontinuing undergrad-uate or continuingtechnical college stu-dents.

3. Two (2) sealed LET-TERS OF RECOM-MENDATION - onefrom a teacher,employer, or otherprofessional familiarwith your academicpotential.

4. A 12 font, typed per-sonal ESSAY focusingon how you will applyyour education.

5. Proof of ENROLL-MENT in the OneidaTribe of Indians ofWisconsin.

Evaluation: Onlycomplete applicationswill be reviewed. Theywill be scored as follows:Personal Essay - 25 ptsLetters ofRecommendation - 10 ptsGPA 3.5-4.0 - 15 pts

3.0-3.49 - 10 pts2.5-2.99 - 5 pts

Maximum possible: 50 pts

Students scoring 25

points or less will not beconsidered. No applica-tions will be returned.

Application deadline:July 25, 2012

Faxes and emails willnot be accepted.

Responsibilities of

Donation recipient:

1. Must meet applicationdeadline with com-plete packet.

2. Must maintain at leasta 2.50 cumulativeGPA.

3. Must carry sufficientcredits to maintain fullor part time status atan accredited collegeor university.

4. Must be attendingschool in the fall of2012.

All information sub-mitted with this applica-tion is confidential andwill be available only toauthorized individuals.

The applications willbe collected andreviewed by theDonation Committee.All Committee decisionsare final.

Recipients will beinvited to a luncheon atthe Jeffrey SkenandoreGolf Classic on Friday,August 17, 2012.

Submit your applica-tion packet to:

Oneida Police

Department

Attn: Jeff Skenandore

Memorial Fund

2783 Freedom Road

Oneida, WI 54155

Jeff Skenandore Memorial Donation Fund

Submitted by KyleCasperRecreation Supervisor June 12th Games

Kyle Betters and RyanKing were the leadinghitters each driving in 3runs to lead the Hawks toa 10-5 victory over theBears. Monte Powless-Perez and Seth Charleswere the leading hittersfor the Bears.

The Cardinals scored 9runs in the last twoinnings in their 11-2 winover the Wildcats.Ramon Neosh, LindseyDoyen and Eli Metoxenwere the Cardinals lead-ing hitters. Peter Penasstripled for the Wildcats.June 14th Games

The Cardinals jumpedout to a 7-2 lead thenheld off a late Bears rallyin their 7-5 victory.Ramon Neosh, LindseyDoyen and Justin Hillwere the leading hittersfor the Cardinals. JacobJordan, Merlyn Metoxen,

and Brandon Skenandoreall scored in the lastinning.

Peter Penass had 2 hitswhile HerlindaHernandez and DakotaDoxtater-Hill both dou-bled leading the Wildcatsto a 12-2 victory over theEagles. MiguelHernandez was the lead-ing hitter for the Eagles.June 19th Games

The Hawks ralliedfrom behind with 4 runsin the last inning duringtheir 10-9 victory overthe Wildcats. KyleBetters, Ryan King andJack Mehojah were theleading hitters for theHawks. DakotaDoxtater-Hill doubledfor the Wildcats.

The Cardinals used a 6run first inning en routeto a 12-2 victory over theEagles. Justin Hill dou-bled and Ramon Neoshadded a hit for theCardinals. TommyKaquatosh, Miguel

Hernandez and KennedyKaquatosh had hits forthe Eagles.June 21st Games

The Wildcats used a 5run first inning rallybehind four straight hitsfrom Braxton Phillips,Herlinda Hernandez,Dakota Doxtater-Hill andPeter Penass in their 8-4victory over the Bears.Darwin Isaac doubledand scored for the Bears.

The Hawks scored 5first inning runs and heldon for a 5-4 victory overthe Eagles. Kyle Bettersdoubled in 2 runs for theHawks. Jacob Peotterdoubled and tripled forthe Eagles while XavierSummers added a hit andRBI.Current StandingsCardinals 6 - 0Hawks 4 -2Wildcats 3 - 4Bears 2 - 4Eagles 1 - 6

Cardinals remain unbeaten

in Little League Play

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Homeownership in Indian CountryIn 1992, Congress established the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Program. The program was designedto offer homeownership and housing rehabilitation opportunities for eligible Native American individuals, families, tribes,and Tribally Designated Housing Entities. (Including Indian Housing Authorities) on their native lands and within andapproved Indian area as defined in HUD P.I.H. Notice 2004-19.

Section 184 Program Highlights• Nationwide program on trust land, allotted trust, or fee simple land. In the State of Wisconsin, Tribal

Members may obtain financing through the 184 Program for properties located on or off theReservation.

• Refinancing available• Purchase and rehabs• New construction including manufactured homes• Low down payment• No maximum income limits• Flexible underwriting• 1% guarantee fee at closing can be financed into loan• No private mortgage insurance required• Up to 30 year fixed rate financing at conventional rates!

Any Native American or Alaskan Native that is a member of a federally

recognized tribe or an Alaskan village is eligible for a Section 184 loan.

To obtain additional information or to apply for a Section 184 loan,

please contact a mortgage specialist at Bay Bank.

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Oneida Tribe Employment Opportunities*Open to Oneida Tribal Members ONLYPosition Title Department Closing DatePatient Account Representative (Half-time)Comprehensive Health Until FilledHigh School Principal Oneida Nation School System Until FilledSecurity Officer (Pool) Internal Security Until Filled**************************************************************************************************

*Customer Service-Student Intern Gaming Customer Service July 11, 2012

*Agricultural Worker I (Pool) Farm Until Filled

For a complete listing of positions and job description please visit our website at:

http://www.oneidanation.org/humanresources/employment.aspxOr call: 920-496-7000 or the Job Line at: 1-800-236-7050

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Thursdays10PM to midnight

Green Earth TrailerCourt (GETC) Lot

AvailableThe Oneida Division of

Land Management(DOLM) is acceptingapplications for a vacantlot that is located in theGreen Earth TrailerCourt. The Green EarthTrailer Court is locatedon Cty. H, approximately3 miles south of St. Hwy.54.

The address is W1256Hattie Lane. Lot sizerequires it to be a singlewide trailer and must fitonto existing slab.

An annual lot agree-ment will be entered intowith DOLM. Lesseemust be a tribal memberover the age of 18.Monthly fee is $115.00.A slab, shared storageunit, mailbox, andgarbage pick up will beprovided.

Oneida ZoningOrdinance requires anytrailer to be moved ontothe reservation must beinspected. ContactOneida ZoningDeptartment at 920-869-1600 to arrange aninspection or for neces-sary permits.

The GETC lot applica-tion is available fromProperty Management,Land Managementoffice, located at 470Airport Drive, or call920-869-1690 or 1-800-684-1697, ext. 1814,Diane Wilson, for anapplication to be sent toyour home address.d w i l s o n @ o n e i d anation.org Any ques-tions, feel free to contactme as well. Lot will beavailable on a first comefirst serve basis to a qual-ified applicant.

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If you have a birth announce-ment, please send it to theKalihwisaks Newspaper, POBox 365, Oneida WI 54155 orcall Yvonne Kaquatosh at(920) 496-7317 for moreinformation. There is NOCHARGE for birth announce-ments. However, if you wouldlike to include a photo, pleasesend a SASE with your sub-mission. Please includebaby’s full (first, middle &last) name, parents (first &last), D.O.B., weight (lbs. &oz.), length, grandparents(maternal/paternal), siblings(first names only). Also, ifthe baby was given an Indianname, please include the cor-rect spelling and meaning.Please include a phone num-ber where you can bereached during the day.

TheodoreKurowski-Belleau

Who graduated from College of

Menominee Nationon June 2nd with an

AAS degree in Liberal Arts/SocialStudies-Sciences

We are so proud ofyou and your

accomplishment!Debra Kurowski (mother)

Gerald H. Belleau(Father)

Grandparents: Arletta Kurowski and thelate Kenneth Kurowski

Carol BelleauGeorge & Nora Belleau

Way to go

Jianna Rae on your

AWESOMEsoftball season!

• 2 home runsout of the park

• 2 home runs inthe park

• And hitting forthe cycle(a single, a dou-

ble, a triple, and a

home run all in

the same game)

Congratulations to yourSeymour Tournament team

on taking the Championship in theBay Port Softball Tourney.

Love the Hills & Kurowskis

Congratulations to the Cornelius Class College Graduates.

Swatok! ( (to) you all)

Both (above) are daughters of Dellora Corneliusand the Grandchildren of Dellora (below)

Kimberly Cornelius & Candie Cornelius Both from Bellin College of Nursing with a

Master of Science Degree in Nursing.Larry & Joylyn (parents)

Kahalote Cornelius Bachelors of Arts from St. Norbert College

Mother: Laura Cornelius

Joselake Cornelius Bachelors of Science Degree from University

of Oklahoma in Business AdministrationSharon House and Gary Cornelius (parents)

Layatalati Hill Graduated from University of Kansas

School of Law with degree of Juris DoctorVickie Cornelius and Ron Hill Sr. (parents)

I’m so proud of all of you!Do Do

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Oneida Nation High School Yearbooks

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Jeffrey S. Skenandore Sr. G lf Classic

All proceeds go toward students pursuing adegree in the criminal justice profession and

children attending grief camp

August17th, 2012Thornberry

Creek atOneida

Golf Course

• Registration @ 8:00AM and 9:00AM shotgun start• Thornberry Creek at Oneida golf course.• $300 per 4 player team (Includes 18 holes, cart and dinner)• Door prizes, Cash prizes, and Raffles• Hole-in-one prize packages include: 42" LCD HDTV, $500 Best Buy

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Go to the Intranet, call, or pick upregistration form at:Oneida Police Department • 2783 Freedom RoadTo register, drop off or mail form/money to:

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Sponsored by the Oneida Police Department

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Newborn daughter toRita and Jose was bornat 8:37 A.M. on Monday,June 11, 2012. Sheweighed 7 lbs, 9 oz. andis 20 inches long.

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www.kalihwisaks.comHealth8B (T#kehlu) • July 5, 2012

Good News! TheDiabetes Team is proudto announce enhance-ments made to theTRIAD Program. TheTRIAD program is astructured exercise pro-gram for patients diag-nosed with diabetes onbehalf of collaborationbetween the OneidaCommunity HealthCenter Diabetes Team,Health PromotionDisease PreventionDepartment, and OneidaFamily Fitness. Toimprove participant suc-cess, RegisteredDietitian and CertifiedDiabetes Educator,Betty Schwantes will be

providing monthlynutrition classes atOneida Family FitnessEducation Room, cover-ing the following topics:

1. YOU CAN HAVEYOUR CAKEAND EAT IT TOO

2. YOUR CHEATSHEET TO GOODEATS

3. FEARLESS FIT-NESS

Beginning May 1,2012, TRIAD programparticipants will berequired to:

1. Attend one nutri-tion class everyquarter.

2. Exercise at least 24times every quarter.

3. If you complete 1and 2, you willreceive a $25Oneida retail giftcard every quarterwhen you meet withyour HealthPromotion WellnessCoach.

4. The Oneida retailgift card will NOTbe dispensed at thenutrition class.

No pre-registration isrequired. For moreinformation, please con-tact Margaret VanDenHeuvel, DiabetesProgram Supervisor, at(920) 869-4941. Seeflyer below for dates,time, and location.

TRIAD Program Enhanced

with Nutrition Classes

What is your story?Your life story is asunique to you as yourfingerprint. Now, thosepersons working to over-come substance abuse atOneida BehavioralHealth are makingprogress with the help ofa culturally traditionallesson called StorySticks.

Scott LaLonde, aCertified SubstanceAbuse Counselor, whohas been working atOneida BehavioralHealth for over 11 years,has found that the lessonsof the Story Sticks haveproven quite helpful.Often times the men andwomen seeking to over-come addiction and bal-ance in their lives areunaware of theirstrengths, talents andthose who have touchedthem in a positive wayduring their lives.

So, as part of theirwork to seek balance intheir lives, Scott asksthem to take a walk in thewoods near theBehavioral HealthBuilding and choose astick. He said that, atfirst, some are resistant tothe task but when theywalk into the woods theireyes start to search andtheir ears are listening sothey can soon choosetheir own part of a tree oflearning, their very ownstick. Once they havechosen their stick, theylearn about the tradition-al meanings associatedwith the story sticks,which represent theirlives. They can chooseitems to add to their storysticks that represent per-sonal strengths, thosewho have positivelyaffected them and experi-

ences that have taughtthem important lessons.

After they spend a cou-ple of weeks creatingtheir story sticks, theyshare with their groupthat their story sticks rep-resent and what went intocreating them. The peo-ple can then look upontheir story sticks to helpthem stay on a good lifejourney or on the RedRoad. They can keepadding strengths andlessons to their storysticks. Their story stickis a symbol of theirstrengths and those whohave given themstrength.

Scott has seen how thelessons of the story stickshave helped him becomea better counselor. Theexperiences have helpedhim appreciate throughthe stories of others howthe hurts experienced bypast generations haveaffected those who cometo seek balance eventoday. He has seen howsuch a cultural and tradi-tional lesson such as theStory Sticks can reachout to indigenous peoplein a manner thatimproves more conven-tional substance abusetreatment approaches.

So, what are the originsof the Story Stick withinthe cultures ofIndigenous Peoples?Sandy Dennett, anOneida Tribal Elder,completed her Doctoratein 2007 with her thesisfocusing on the valuablelessons of Native womencreating story sticks assymbols of strength intheir lives. Additionally,Sandy was looking athow the creation of per-sonal story sticks couldimprove the quality of

counseling forIndigenous people.Many may rememberSandy Dennett as theHealth PromotionCoordinator for theOneida Tribe for 5 yearswhen all Tribal employ-ees received a weeklywellness message as oneof her duties.

In her thesis, Sandyoffered an example ofhow a teacher explainedstory sticks to her classby saying, “Traditionally,American Indians wouldgather together to discussconcerns within theirtribe. The individualspeaking held a stick thatcontained objects sym-bolizing his personal his-tory or a specific event.As long as the stick washeld, he (or she) was notinterrupted by anyone,out of respect.”

In the fall of 2006,Sandy brought together23 Indigenous women,ages 13 to 88; to createtheir own story sticks.They met in small groupsover a period of 5 dateswith each group meetingfor 3 to 4 hours to com-plete their own storysticks using an assort-ment of tree branches, alarge assortment of itemsto symbolize sources ofstrength. Questionsposed to the participantsevoked sources ofstrength from formalrecognition, family,friends, employment,personal skills, one’sown creativity or con-stant learning their tradi-tional beliefs to name afew.

With this preparation,everyone began bychoosing a tree branch

and adding symbols thatrepresented personalsources of strength.Once completed, eachspoke about the choicesthey made to create theirstory sticks and whattheir story stick saidabout them. Theirsources of strength camefrom family members,nature, Tribal sources,spirituality, creativity,freedom, happiness,grounding and belief inself. In response to ques-tions to participantsmonths after the creationof their story sticks, theyshared how the experi-ence helped them tobecome more self-aware,accepted, insightful andcomplete. Theyexpressed how their storystick continued to bringthem calm, a peacefulfeeling and helped them

recall beautiful memo-ries. Their Story Stickcontinued to remindthem of good sources ofstrength.

Scott’s use of the StoryStick process is to becommended. He teacheswith enthusiasm and abelief in using varioustechniques to remind usthat we all have manysources of strength.

We see the continuedvalue of the Story Stick,as researched and experi-enced through Sandy’sgroup of Indigenouswomen. Clearly, thisvalued ceremony and thesymbol of the Story Stickrepresenting the manystrengths within one’slife story can assist heal-ing and personal growthwithin the Recovery pro-grams at OneidaBehavioral Health.

Story Sticks used to help individuals find balance

Kali photo/Dawn Walschinski

A sampling of the Story Sticks made by people in the recovery program. The Story Stickshelp tell the tale of its makerʼs life.

By Karen L. Beke,RN,Infection Control Team

Breaking the chain ofinfection? What doesthat mean? Well, whenwe talk about infectioncontrol, it means stop-ping a microorganism orgerm (infection) fromspreading any further.By breaking any link inthe chain you can stopthe infection fromspreading.

Below are the links inthe chain.• Infections agent –These

are the germs that trav-el around, and visit lotsof different people andplaces.

• Reservoir - These arethe places the germslike to hang arounduntil they can make it tothe next link in thechain. These germscan be found in ourwater, foods, humanwaste or secretions thathappen when we talk,sneeze or cough.

• Portal of Exit – This is

how the germs get fromthe reservoir to theirnext destination. Theportal of exit can beyour nose, mouth, opensore, cuts, etc., or anyother opening in yourbody.

• Method of transmission– How the germs movefrom one person orobject to another.Sometimes the germsjust infect another per-son right away andsometimes they hitch aride on an object orwait around for theirnext victim. For exam-ple, the act of sneezingis one way that germsare spread. When yousneeze the germs leaveyour body and can con-taminate another personor object like a table,desk, computer or tele-phone.

• Portal of Entry – Howthe germs get in yourbody. For example ifyou touch a contami-nated object you maybecome infected by

touching your face. Orthe germs can enteryour body through anyopening in your skinlike a cut or sore.Remember these germsare very small and canenter through the tiniestopening in your skin.

• Susceptible host- Thatmeans that the personbeing exposed to thegerm has an immunesystem that is not func-tioning properly andthey can become infect-ed more easily. So what is the good

news? You have a prettyawesome body thatcomes fully equippedwith a state of the artdefense system whichincludes your “intact”skin and your immunesystem.

To better serve you inthe future please com-plete a short survey at:http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22G2XK9TXUH

Breaking the Chain of infection

Oneida Community Integrated Food Systems

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OONEIDANEIDA NNATIONATION FFARMARM

SSTAFFTAFFJeff Scofield, Agricultural Director

Denny Van Vreede, Farm Supervisor

Marlene Westgor, Administrative Assistant

Scotty Schumacher, Ag Worker

Robert Bloedorn, Sub Relief Ag Worker

Karla Habeck, Ag Worker

Phillip Orley, Ag Worker

Dennis Pederson, Ag Mechanic

Gary Ver Voort, Ag Worker

Paula Peterson, Sub Relief Ag Worker

It is important to knowwhere your food comesfrom and the OneidaNation Farm uses sus-tainable and best man-agement practices, newplant varieties, and fertil-izers that can double theyields of major crops.That is why education isof extreme importance tothe folks at the OneidaNation Farm who areconcerned for the Tribalmembers to understandwhat is at stake.

Cash Crop Sales is thelargest revenue sourcefor the Farm, but alsoknown for the high qual-ity crops that are pro-duced, sold to local grainmarkets and local dairies.Oneida Nation Farms isproud to be a team playerwith Oneida Tribe ofIndians to be known asone of the largestAgriculture Cash CropFarms in North EastWisconsin.

The Oneida NationFarm features are thatour livestock are fed withour grown safe crops,free of antibiotic’s,steroids, hormones andanimal byproducts butalso continues to imple-

ment a growing herd of“Point-of-Origin” cow-calf pasture, a beef feed-lot, and mix forage pas-tured and feed supple-mented Bison herd.

The Farm has approxi-mately 450 - 500 head ofBlack Angus cattle, withabout 200 plus cow/calfpairs which is used tostock their beef feedlots.Selecting livestockgenetics increases theamount of meat that ani-mals produce. Thecow/calf operation workslike this: about 6-7months of the year, thebeef cows will be grazingin a 237.4 acre pasture tofeed along with a coupleof excellent breedingbulls. These cows/bullsare supplemented withmineral, vitamins and atotal mix ration of hayand some corn.

When a beef cow is atabout 2 years of age, shewill give birth, nurses hercalf until 6-8 months ofage. To make sure wehave a healthy beef calf,it also receives a freechoice of a grain mixsupplement, vitaminsand minerals.

When it is time to sort

off the calves from themom, the male and somefemale go to the comfort-able feedlot area and areraised for finished beefsales for our valuablebeef customers.

The other selectedfemale calves are thenraised as cows for repro-duction of the herd and

should around the age oftwo give birth, which isincreasing the point oforigin beef herd.

Normally a beef cowcan give birth up to 8-10calves in her lifetime.But to keep our herdgrowing, at times theFarm will need to pur-chase some replacement

beef cows to give birth atOneida Nation Farms.

The Farm can tell youexactly where that meatcame from, which is nowbeing called ‘Point ofOrigin’ and ads muchvalue to your products.

Thank you to all ourcustomers for BuyingLocal, Buying Oneida!

Buying Local! Buying Oneida!

Highlighting the Oneida Nation Farm

Oneida Farmer’s Market at a new locationKali photo/Dawn

Walschinski

The OneidaFarmerʼs Marketkicked off the 2012season at its newlocation on WaterCircle Place onThursday, June 28.Market goers couldshop for fresh pro-duce, crafts andsweet treats. On July 19, theOneida FarmerʼsMarket will hold itsMarket Bash fromnoon to 6:00pm fea-turing music andfun activities.

IINDIANNDIAN CCOUNCILOUNCILOFOF THETHE

EELDERLYLDERLY WWEEKLYEEKLY MMEALSEALS

Visit the meal site at 631 North 19thStreet every Monday and Friday

(5:00pm the first Monday and Friday of eachmonth,11:30am all other Mondays & Fridays).Enjoy a tasty meal, visit with friends,

and play Bingo.

Eligibility: Native American (plus spouse)

must be 45+, Non-Native must be 60+.

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.11 WednesdayMed Pick-up

22 ThursdayTeen Youth Program, 9:00am-3:30pm, last

day of camp

Oneida Singers, 6:30pm

6 6 MondayRecreation Day for Youth in SummerProgram, Available for participants that

attended the Summer Youth Program, Arrive at

8:30am

Pink Shawl Meeting, 5:30pm, Potluck

Oneida Singers, 6:30pm

77 TuesdaySenior Activity Day, 11:00am-2:00pm - $3

Luncheon, Dancercise, Bingo - Bird Room

Oneida Language Class Afternoon &Evening, at 3:00pm & 6:00pm, All are

Welcome! Learn with Oneida language with

teacher Renee Elm – Pfaller! Bird Room

8 8 WednesdayMed Pick-up in Oneida, Call 414-329-4101

10 10 FridayCall in meds for next Wednesday pick-up by4:00pm

1111 SaturdayJr. Pink Shawl Mtg, 10:00am-1:00pm, TalkingCircle - Crafts – Snacks – Fun – Trips! Opento all girls 3-17yrs. Old with Moms, Grammasor Aunties! Turtle Room

1313 MondayOneida Singers, 6:30pm, Bird Room

1414 Tuesday:Senior Activity Day, 11:00am-2:00pm, $3Luncheon, Movie “The Only Good Indian”Showing at 10:00am & Bingo. Bring yourchairs for relaxing/Popcorn provided, BirdRoom Oneida Language Class, 3:00pm & 6:00pm, Allare Welcome! Learn with Oneida languageteacher Renee Elm – Pfaller! Bird Room Board Meeting, 6:00pm, Turtle Room

1515 Wednesday:Van Trip to Oneida with Med Pick-up,8:00am, Call 414-329-4101

1717 FridayCall your meds in by 4:00pm for nextWednesday pick-up

1919 SundaySEOTS HAWAIIAN FAMILY PICNIC!Wear Hawaiian Hats, Shirts, Flipflops, Leis,

Grass Skirts or Hawaiian whatever! Humboldt

Park Pavilion, 3000 S. Howell Ave., 12:00pm

3:00pm, Potluck & Bring your lawn chairs,

Come for Fun – Fun – Fun! Any Questions:

Call SEOTS 329-4101

2020 MondayOneida Singers, 6:30pm

2121 TuesdaySenior Activity Day, 11:00am-2:00pm

Potluck Tuesday, Tai Chi, Bingo, Bird Room

Oneida Language Class, 3:00pm & 6:00pm,

All are Welcome! Learn with Oneida lan-

guage teacher Renee Elm – Pfaller! Bird Rm

2222 WednesdayMed Pick-up

2424 FridayLast change to order meds forWednesday pick-up

2727 MondayOneida Singers, 6:30pm

2828 TuesdaySenior Activity Day, 11:00am-2:00pm

Name that Tune, Bingo, Luncheon Brown Bag

– Bring your own, Bird Room

Oneida Language Class, 3:00pm & 6:00pm

All are Welcome! Learn with Oneida lan-

guage teacher Renee Elm – Pfaller! Bird Rm

2929 WednesdayBingo Trip to Oneida, 7:00am Departure,

$6 Food Coupon & $10 Bingo Coupon, Sign-

up limited to 14 people, Call 414-329-4101

Med Pick-up3131 Friday

Call your meds in by 4:00pm for nextWednesday pick-up

Activities Calendarfor the month of August 2012

Serving Milwaukee and the counties of southeastern Wisconsin

SEOTS Weekly Elder Activities

Each week on Tuesday at 11:00AM,

Elders meet at SEOTS to enjoya meal, share laughter, and play

Bingo, plus other various activities.

All Elders are invited!

www.kalihwisaks.comSEOTS10B (Oye=l$) • July 5, 2012

Southeastern OneidaTribal Services is wel-coming a new staff mem-ber to their team as wellas a new service. JennaSkenandore, ChildSupport Case Manager,is now working atSEOTS. The OneidaNation Child SupportEnforcement Agency(ONCSEA) began offer-ing services to the mem-bership in Oneida inApril of 2008. TheAgency is focused onreaching out to the tribalmembership and beingable to assist and servethe need which makesthe partnership betweenSEOTS and ONCSEAsuch an exciting collabo-ration. During the pastfour years the Agencyhas been working withthe surrounding reserva-tion counties to transfercases to the OneidaTribal Judicial System.Recently the process oftransferring cases fromOutagamie County to theTribe has begun. Oncethe Outagamie caseshave been transferred,the Agency’s goal is tobegin transferring childsupport cases fromMilwaukee County to theTribe. Based on the num-ber of cases expected totransfer from MilwaukeeCounty, the Agency haddecided to hire on a per-

manent staff member tobetter serve the Oneidapopulation in theMilwaukee area.Although MilwaukeeCounty cases have yet tobegin the transferprocess, it was importantto get the office inMilwaukee up and run-ning and ensure the staffhas advanced training.While the training isongoing for Jenna, shepossesses an excellentfoundation and is nowaccessible at the SEOTS

location. She is availableto answer questions bytelephone or appointmentto discuss child supportrelated issues and thetransfer of cases fromMilwaukee County to theOneida Tribal JudicialSystem.

Jenna Skenandore isoriginally from GreenBay, Wisc. She receivedher Bachelor’s degree inSocial Work from theUniversity ofMilwaukee-Wisconsinand has resided in

Milwaukee for the pastsix years. Jenna is excit-ed to be working for theOneida Tribe while con-tinuing to live inMilwaukee. She isthrilled to be a part of thepartnership betweenSEOTS and ONCSEAand is looking forward toconnecting with andbeing able to offer a newservice to Oneida mem-bers in the Milwaukeearea.

SEOTS welcomes Skenandore

Oneida LanguageOneida LanguageClasses at SEOTSClasses at SEOTS

Every Tuesday at

3:00PM & 6:00PM

Families are encouraged to attend!

SEOTSSEOTSBoard MeetingsBoard Meetings

SEOTS Board meetings are con-ducted the 2nd and 4th Tuesday ofevery month. You can help contribute to a vibrantSEOTS community by participatingin Board meetings. All Tribal mem-bers are invited!

The next meeting with beTuesday, July 10.

SEOTS photo

Jenna Skenandore is the Child Support Case Manager at SEOTS.

SEOTS HAWAIIANSEOTS HAWAIIANFAMILY PICNICFAMILY PICNICWear Hawaiian Hats, Shirts,

Flipflops, Leis, Grass Skirts or

Hawaiian whatever

Sunday, August 19

Humboldt Park Pavilion

3000 S. Howell Ave.

12-3pm

Potluck & Bring your lawn chairs

Come for Fun – Fun – Fun!

Any Questions: Call SEOTS

414-329-4101

Oneida LegalOneida LegalResource CenterResource CenterThe Oneida Legal Resource Center will

be dedicating hours to the SEOTS

office. For Tribal members seeking free

legal advice, please contact the SEOTS

office to schedule an appointment.

The available dates in June are Tuesday, July 10

&Tuesday, July 24