Powwow Photos – 6 - 7B

The 37th AnnualOneida Pow-wow washeld July 3 - 5 at theNorbert Hill Center.Over $70,000 in prizeswere awarded.

Oneida Parade –2A

The annual 4th of JulyParade was heldSaturday, July 4through downtownOneida. For resultssee page 2A.

July 16, 2009

Culture Days– 9BThe annual CultureDays was heldThursday, July 2 at theOneida NationMuseum. Culturaldancing, crafts, food,and music were fea-tured.

GTC shows little support for $10,000 payment

Nate WisneskiKalihwisks

The General TribalCouncil started a busyweek with the tribe’sSemi-Annual Meeting onMonday, July 6 at theRadisson Hotel andConvention Center.

After a shuffling of theagenda the GTCapproved minutes fromthe January 5, 2009 andJanuary 17, 2009 GTCmeetings.

Financial ReportsThis section was

brought to the beginningof the meeting to allowthe tribe’s Chief FinancialOfficer and an auditorfrom McGladrey &Pullen to be present. Bothare not tribal membersand needed GTC

approval to take part.The GTC heard an

update on the currentbudget status and heardvariances by departmentsthroughout the tribe. TheOneida BusinessCommittee’s (OBC) sup-port staff drew fire for thesize and overspending oftheir budget.

The Treasure’s Reportwas accepted.

Auditor Cory Toddfrom the audit firmMcGladrey & Pullen pre-sented an overview andsummary of the tribe’sfinancial statements. Theauditors report wasaccepted.

The GTC was asked tohear an update status onthe progress of theOneida Life Insurance

Plan Plus (OLIPP) andalso repeal the currentBurial Fund Endowmentpolicy. OLIPP wasapproved by the GTCduring a January 17, 2009meeting and repeal of theburial fund is to ensureOLIPP is implementedduring the 2010 budgetyear.

OLIPP will provide apayment of $15,000 to atribal members designat-ed beneficiary while thetribe will pay for premi-ums for the insuranceplan. The burial fund cur-rently pays $5,000.

The report and repealwere accepted while theburial fund will still beactive until the 2010 bud-get is passed.

The GTC heard an

amendment to the currentremoval law in whichelected tribal officials canbe removed from officefor not carrying out GTCdirectives. GTC membersexpressed concern overthe current administrationbeing held responsible forGTC directives from overdecades ago. The amend-ment overwhelminglyfailed by a hand countvote.

The OBC reported onadjusting the currentOneida Higher EducationScholarship per aNovember 15, 2008 GTCmeeting. The OBC rec-ommended, starting fiscalyear 2010, to tier thefunding according todegrees. The baccalaure

GTC convenes for Semi-Annual Meeting

Tribes gather and celebrate with song and dance

• See 5A, Semi-Annual

Pages 2–4A/LocalPage 5A/BusinessPage 6A/OBCPage 7A/GovernmentPage 8A/OLCPage 9A/LocalPage 10A/State/National

Page 1B/LifestylesPage 2B/EnvironmentPage 3B/EducationPage 4B/ClassifiedPage 5B/Good NewsPage 6-7B/PowwowPage 8B/LocalPage 9B/Culture DaysPage 10B/Health

Section A

Section B

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Kali photos/Steven J. Gandy

Native American dancers, vendors, singers, and drums fromacross the country took part in the 37th Annual Oneida ContestPow-wow. The contest was held July 3 - 5 at the Norbert HillCenter in Oneida. Over $70,000 in prizes were awarded to win-ners in 28 categories.Grand entries were held July 3 at 7 p.m., July 4 at 1 p.m and 7p.m., and July 5 at noon.Above and right: Dancers enter the arena during the grandentry Friday, July 3. Go to pages 6B and 7B for more photos and 8 B for results.

By Nate WisneskiKalihwisaks

The perception of the percapita topic drawing largercrowds held true during theJuly 11 General TribalCouncil (GTC) meeting. Thethree-item agenda wasreduced to the per capita res-olution while the amendedElection Law proposal andOneida Recreation Centerpetition were moved to thenewly scheduled August 1GTC meeting.

In a voice vote, 2,030 GTCmembers overwhelminglyrejected a resolution seekinga $10,000 per capita paymentto tribal members 21 and overpaid no later than December1, 2009. This payment wouldhave been in addition to thealready scheduled per capitapayment in September of this

year.The initial resolution stated

that no services provided tomembers and jobs would belost with the payment of therequested per capita.According to tribal leader-ship, the resolution, totalingnear $121,570,000, would beimpossible to comply withwhen that criteria is followed.Jobs and services would becut and decreased, while landand assets would have had tobe sold below market valuedue to the present state of theeconomy.

Roughly 30 GTC membersspoke during the discussionperiod in which the standardRobert’s Rules of Order werewaived to promote a conver-sation style of meeting. Asmall number of membersspoke in favor of the paymentwhile the majority couldn’t

justify the loss of jobs, ser-vices and land in order toreceive the payment.

Supporters of the petitioncited mismanaged invest-ments and alleged of backdoor deals with upper man-agement of the tribe and busi-nesses. The phrase “the richget richer and poorer getpoorer” seemed to be thegroup’s motto.

The petitioner, John E.Powless, Jr., cited the nega-tive turn of the minor’s trustaccount, allegations of deniedassistance for his son’s busi-ness and economic hardshipsof tribal members as rationalfor his request. Powless alsowas the petitioner for lastyears $5,000 and $10,000special one-time per capitapayments.

The legality of the resolu-tion was also questioned in

the legal opinion from theOneida Law Office’s ChiefCounsel, Jo Anne House.“Over the years, the GeneralTribal Council has takenmany actions which placelimitations on its own author-ity,” said the opinion. The let-ter cites the Ten Day NoticePolicy, the AdministrativeProcedures Act and the PerCapita Ordinance as laws thetribe enforces to identify theprocesses and standards forscheduling GTC meetings,adopting laws, and makingper capita payments. “Theproposed resolution violatesthese laws and as a result can-not be acted upon by theGeneral Tribal Council aspresented,” said House.

The next GTC meeting willbe Saturday, August 1.

Submitted by the Statistics Office

This is the fifth articlereporting on the Qualityof Life Survey, a surveythat gathers data on vari-ous social, cultural,health, economic, educa-tional, governmental andother issues. Thismonth’s key finding is:The majority of allrespondents are both sat-isfied with their personalhealth and health insur-ance coverage.Additionally, high marksare given to health careservices provided, mentaland physical health, pri-mary health care services,nutritional value and theOneida CommunityHealth Center-OCHC.Because this key findingencompasses a largeaspect of health care, ithas been broken downinto three different arti-cles. This first articlewill cover personalhealth. The next two arti-cles will cover healthcare providers and healthcare coverage.

Once again, keep inmind that Tribal membersfrom all over the U.S.participated in this sur-

vey, although, an empha-sis was placed on mem-bers living on the reser-vation.

78% of respondents arevery or somewhat satis-fied with their personalhealth. The youngest agegroup (18-24) is the mostsatisfied at 88%. Thenext most satisfied groupis 25-34 years old at 84%.Satisfaction decreasesbetween the ages of 34and 64 compared to theyounger cohorts, and thenrises again with 81% ofthe oldest group, 65 andover, being satisfied withtheir personal health.The group with the low-est satisfaction isbetween 55 and 64 yearsold, with 69% of respon-dents reporting that theyare satisfied with theirpersonal health.

Employment appears tobe a factor in satisfactionwith personal health.Those respondents whoare out of the workforce(retired, etc) and unem-ployed are least satisfiedwith their personalhealth. 83% of respon-dents employed outsideor within the home aresatisfied with their per-sonal health compared to

74% of those out of theworkforce and 60% ofthe unemployed. 82% ofstudents were satisfiedwith their personalhealth.

Overall there is rela-tively no differencebetween respondents’ sat-isfaction levels whencomparing health sys-tems. 79% of respon-dents who use the OCHCare satisfied compared to80% of respondents whochoose health care out-side of the OCHC.Respondents who receivehealth care outside of theOCHC are 9% more verysatisfied than respondentswho receive care at theOCHC (27%; 18%).

Next respondents wereasked about their physi-cal and mental health.13% of respondentsthought their physicalhealth was excellent and54% thought they were ingood health. 32% ofrespondents rate theirphysical health as belowaverage (fair 27%, poor5%). 86% of respondentsfeel they are in excellent(34%) or good (52%)mental health. 13% ofrespondents feel theirmental health is fair

(12%) or poor (1%).There is an insignificantdifference between onand off reservationresponses for physicaland mental health.

Finally, respondentswere asked about thenutritional value of theirdiets. Overall, 67% ratedtheir diets as excellent(11%) or good (56%).Off reservation respon-dents had a slightly high-er positive percentage(70%), however, it is sta-tistically insignificant.

The complete 2008Quality of Life report isavailable on the OneidaNation of Wisconsinwebsite, www.oneidana-tion.org. If you have anyquestions/concerns aboutthe Quality of Life sur-vey, please contact theStatistics Office at (920)869-4564 or via e-mail atstats@oneidanation.org

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2009 Parade Results – FLOATS –

1st place … Jenny Webster – Wrestling Ring

2nd place … Lee Ann Schuyler – The Brew Crew

Racing Sausages

3rd place … Oneida Pride Lacrosse – Lacrosse

Team

4th place … Carolyn Redhail – Basketball

5th place … Duck Creek Coffee

– VEHICLES –

1st place … Joshua Smith – “Go Pack Go”

2nd place … Corinna Charles – “Nascar”

3rd & 4th … Isiah Charles & Jason Skenadore

“Nascar”

5th place … Jane Salzman

– INDIVIDUAL –

1st place … Larissa Cornelius – Brewers Racing

Sausage

2nd place … Lee Ann Schuyler – Bernie Brewer

Mascot

3rd place … Aaron Cornelius – Brewers Racing

Chorizo

4th place … Alex Olsheky – Brewers Racing

Hotdog

5th place … Tammy Helebrant – Brewers Racing

Sausage

6th place … Ike Jordan

7th place … Nicole Doxtator – Brewers Racing

Sausage

Kali photo/Yvonne Kaquatosh

The Wacky World of Sports wasthis yearʼs theme for the annual4th of July celebration. As inyearʼs past, community participa-tion was plentiful and the eventwas well attended. The parade,which kicked off at 10:30 a.m. onthe 4th, was met by spectatorsalong the parade route onService Road, sitting patiently intheir chairs with their morningcoffee and plastic bags for thecandy. The parade results arelisted on this below. Above left,“Wrestling Ring took 1st place in

the Float category.Above right, the OneidaVeterans Color Guardlead the way. Center,the Oneida NationsʼRoyalty greet communi-ty members. At right, ayoung girl gets candyhanded to her. Therewas a lot of ʻclowningʼaround during theparade as well...

The Quality of Life Survey: Part 5

Wacky World of Sports…

Robert “Bob” G.Smits, 37, diedu n e x p e c t e d l yFriday, July 3,2009. Bob wasborn in Green Bay,WI a son of Garyand Judy (House) Smits.He was a graduate ofWest De Pere HighSchool and worked for alocal concrete company.

Bob enjoyed hunting,fishing, making otherslaugh, and he was a jack-of-all-trades. He was ahigh school wrestler andheld a few records.Bob’s greatest pleasurewas his daughter Brookeand her soccer games oranything in which shewas involved.

Bob is survived by hisparents: Gary (Judy)Smits; daughter BrookeSmits; brother Joseph(Diane) Smits; fiancéeKim Johnston; stepchil-dren: Miranda andBrittany Kulow. He isfurther survived by hisgrandparents Lloyd(Jean) Smits; aunts anduncles: Judy (Mike)Rottier, Max (Colleen)Smits, Gloria (Mike)Vander Logt, Glen (Julie)Smits, Pete (Penny)

Smits, George(Dar) House,Nancy (Tom)Rasmussen, Jerry(Sherry) House;Kim’s family, andmany nieces,

nephews, cousins, and allfriends.

Bob was preceded indeath by his grandparentsGeorge (Ethel) House;and uncles Paul Smitsand Richard House.

Visitation for Bob washeld Tuesday, July 7,2009 at RYAN FUNER-AL HOME, 305 N. TenthSt, De Pere, from 4:00 to8:00 PM. OneidaSingers at 6:30 PM andPrayer Service at 7:00PM. Celebration ofMass of Christian Burialwas held at 10:30 amThursday at HolyApostles Church,Freedom Road, Oneidawith Mother KristinaHenning, DeaconEdmund Powless, andDeacon Deborah Heckel,officiating. Burial fol-lowed in the churchcemetery. Please visitwww.ryanfh.com to sendonline condolences to theSmits family.

Smits, Robert “Bob” G.March 28, 1972 – July 3, 2009

Stephen CarlBischoff, 59,stepped into theloving presenceof God on July9th after endur-ing two years of treat-ment for lung and braincancer.

Stephen was born April1, 1950, the first of twinsons to Wilbert G. andLillian (Cornelius)Bischoff. He grew up,the son of a second-gen-eration German farmerand businesswoman andbeautician mother in thegentler 1950’s. He expe-rienced both the open-ness of country life andthe connectedness ofneighborhood life inGreen Bay. BetweenBlack Creek and BondStreet he became a manof diverse abilities withan independent spirit thatpreferred to do things hisway.

He graduated fromSeymour High School in1968 and entered UW-Stevens Point as aPharmacy major. Helater earned his Barber’slicense and was a Doctorof Motors. He was anintelligent and creativeman driven by perfec-tionism. The fine detailof his work went intoeverything from restor-ing cars and Harleys tohanging a picture. Overhis lifetime he worked asan auto mechanic,antique dealer and taughthimself to repair vintagepocket watches andclocks.

On January 10th, 1970he got on his Harley andbegan a 10 day solo jour-ney from Black Creek toLos Angeles, headingsouth not only lookingfor warmth but for themeandering roads thatwould take him throughthe deserts and mesas ofthe Southwest. It was anexperience that forevermade motorcycle riding apart of his spiritual life, aconnection to the Divine.

On June 18th, 2009Stephen married KatieKralovetz, his love andbest friend of 20 years.Rev. Dr. RobertLaubenstein of FirstUnited Church of Christ,Green Bay performed theceremony.

Stephen was a memberof the Iroquois Nation,Oneida Tribe, TurtleClan. His respect for andpride in his Indian her-itage matured throughouthis life.

He is survived by hiswife, Katie, twin brotherDavid, sister Karen, sonSam Grochowski and his

fiancée, LisaGreely, grandsonC o n n o rGrochowski andhis beloved dogsBilly and Max.

He was preceded indeath by his parents andhis dogs, dearest Jackand Toby.

He loved antiquing andcollecting military itemsrelated to World War IIand Vietnam and NativeAmerican artifacts, BBQ,mild summer days, fallfishing in Bemidji,Minnesota, a hot cup ofcoffee and studying his-tory. He loved Jesus,through all the twists andturns of his life.

He tended to be a quietand serious man but wasalways more concernedabout other people morethan himself. He soughtpeace as the greatest ofblessings but found itoften elusive. He had astyle of personal expres-sion that others admired.

He was generous, per-severing, helpful, quitecharming and so witty.He extended friendlinessindiscriminately, respect-ed his country and ser-vice and honored thebond of family.

He was cared about bymany and loved moredeeply than he could everunderstand. Those whohad eyes to see deeply,saw him as all he was andloved him unconditional-ly. We look to the daywhen we will feel hishand take ours as we stepinto our eternal joy. Hewill embrace us in lovingreunion and walk with usto meet our Lord and jointhe family of God.

A time of visitationwas held from 4pm to6pm Tuesday, July 14,2009 at Ryan FuneralHome, 305 N. TenthStreet DePere. A memo-rial service was held at6pm with Rev. Dr.Robert Laubenstein offi-ciating. In lieu of flow-ers a memorial fund hasbeen established. Pleasego to www.ryanfh.com toexpress online condo-lences to the family.

We wish to thank Dr.Winkler, Dr. Gemer, Dr.Coleman, the nurses ofGreen Bay Oncologyespecially Stephanie andNancy, Connie WorzalaCancer CareCoordinator, OneidaHealth Center especiallythe Pharmacy staff andKaren Adams, our co-workers, friends andbrothers and sisters inChrist who prayed forStephen all these longmonths.

Bischoff, Stephen CarlApril 1, 1950 – July 9, 2009

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Jordan, Melvin M. Jr.(St. Louis, MO.) diedsurrounded by the love offamily and friends onJuly 9, 2009. Belovedhusband of Shirley A.Jordan (nee Herrmann);loving father of MichaelJordan, Corinna(Salvador) Tomas, andPhillip (Sheila Gough)Jordan. Proud Pa Pa ofCarmen Tomas and step-grandpa of 13; Dear sonof Heleema and the lateMelvin Jordan, Sr.Beloved brother, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, andfriend to many.

Melvin proudly servedin the US Army, memberof the Oneida Tribe andVFW Post 2593.

SERVICE: FuneralFriday, July 17, 2009 at10:00 a.m. at JOHN L.ZIEGENHEIN andSONS (South County),4830 Lemay Ferry Road,St. Louis, MO 63129.Interment JeffersonBarracks NationalCemetery. Memorials toVFW Post 2593 areappreciated. VISITA-TION: Thursday, July 16,2009 3:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Jordan, Melvin M. Jr. passed away on July 9, 2009

Jean M.Vandehei, 86,joined herbeloved hus-band Richard inheaven onSunday, July 5,2009. Shepassed away surroundedby her family, leavingbehind her legacy oflove. Jean was born Nov.16, 1922, to Ed and Mae(Fries) Mullen. She wasvery proud of her Irishheritage. She lived inOneida and was a mem-ber of St. Joseph Parishher entire life. She andRichard were marriedApril 12, 1944, and cele-brated over 60 years ofmarriage before his deathin 2005.

Jean's faith was a veryimportant part of her lifeand St. Joseph's washome away from home.She was baptized there,graduated from theparish school, met andmarried Richard thereand sent all 13 of theirchildren to St. JosephGrade School. She was amember of the LadiesGuard of Honor and fre-quently volunteered toserve funeral dinners,clean church and orga-nize parish card parties.In her later years, she andDad counted collectionsand ushered at Mass aslong as she was physical-ly able.

Jean loved to cook andbake. Her children grewup thinking that a choiceof two or three desserts atevery meal was the norm.The cookie jar, refrigera-tor and freezer werealways fully stocked andshe never had a problemputting together a mealfor unexpected guests.She also enjoyed her gar-den and taking care ofher house plants. Jeantruly looked forward tomeeting her YMCAfriends three times aweek for water aerobicsclass and joining her cardplaying group for somelively games of smear.

Jean is survived by sixsons and six daughters;Randy (Nancy), Oneida;Gloria (Bob) Scheriff,Green Bay; Audrey(Tom) Mc Carey, GreenBay; Rod (Toni), Oneida;Nancy Skenandore andJerry Blasczyk, Oneida;Mark (Terry), GrandJunction, Colorado; Joan,Oneida; Julayne (Mark)Va n n i e u w e n h o v e n ,Stevens Point; Scott(Debbie), Krakow; VickyVandehei and PeteCarriveau, Pulaski;Brian, Oneida; RichardJr. and fiance' Holly VanStraten, Pulaski; 35grandchildren and 40great-grandchildren.Sheis further survived by her

sister and brothers,L a R o s eVandenLangenbergand EmmetMullen, Seymour,and Ken Mullen,Green Bay; sistersand brothers-in-

law, Vernon Vandehei,Franklin, WI; DottieVandehei, Ted andRosemary Prosser, AlyceBerken, Helen Lemmen,Carol Vandehei, Fayeand Reuel Robertson, allof Oneida; and AnitaPerock, De Pere.In addi-tion to her husbandRichard, Jean was pre-ceded in death by herparents, Ed and MaeMullen, mother andfather-in-law, Frank andJosie Vandehei, her son,Rolly, son-in-law Z. RonSkenandore; grandchil-dren John Demuth andRenee' Scheriff; sistersand brothers, Roman andMyrtle Mullen, LucilleMullen, Eben andGertrude Mullen,B e r n a r dVandenLangenberg andElsie Mullen; sisters andbrothers-in-law VioletVandehei, Jim Vandehei,Jeanette and CharlesPuyleart; Gerald Berken,Helen and Joe Lemmen,Michael Perock and BillVandehei.

Friends could havecalled St. JosephCatholic Church inOneida from 3 to 8pmWednesday. A parishprayer service was heldat 7 pm. Visitation con-tinued after 9:30amThursday at the churchuntil the Mass ofChristian Burial at10:30am with Fr. DavidDuffeck officiating andFr. George Lenzner, Fr.Willard VandeLoo, andDeacon Bobby Doxtatorc o n c e l e b r a t i n g .Entombment took placeat Nicolet MemorialGardens andMausoleum. Please go towww .ryanfh.com tosend online condolencesto the family. The RYANFUNERAL HOME of DePere assisted the family.

Our thanks to Dad'sfamily who did so muchfor Mom, to the St.Joseph Parish family forall their prayers and sup-port, and to all our fami-ly and friends who havebeen with us every stepof the way. Specialthanks, to our sister,Joan, for the loving careand companionship yougave Mom so she couldlive out her life in thehome she loved.

And Mom, our deepest,heartfelt thanks forteaching us the joys ofgiving and caring for oth-ers and the rewards ofunconditional love.

Vandehei, Jean M.November 16, 1922 – July 5, 2009

Patricia "Pat"Summers, 67,Green Baypassed away onTuesday July 14,2009. She wasborn April 13,1942 to the lateStanley and Leah(King) Summers. OnMay 21, 1963 she mar-ried Frank Summers. Pathad worked for theOneida Tribe in theCenter of SelfSufficiency.

Her husband Frank, hertwo brothers; JamesKrueger and Neil

Skenandore, hersister KarenSommers as wellas numerousnieces andnephews surviveher.

Her parents andthree brothers pre-

ceded Pat in death. A funeral service was

held at the RYANFUNERAL HOME in DePere with inturnment inHoly Apostles Cemetery.Please go towww.ryanfh.com to sendonline condolences to thefamily.

Summers, Patricia "Pat"April 13, 1942 – July 14, 2009

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20092009Calendar

Women's Talking Circle Group WHEN: Every other Tuesday starting June 9 TIME: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

PLACE: Wise Women Gathering Place,2483 Babcock Rd.

Wise Women Gathering Place is sponsoring aWomen's Talking Circle Group. Come and join us aswe discuss a healthy lifestyle, relationships, chil-dren, jobs and overall wellness. For more informa-tion: Contact Marlene Summers or Bev Scow atWise Women Gathering Place 920-490-0627.

Tuesdays

Teaching Powwow DrumWHEN: MondaysTIME: 6:30PM

PLACE: Flying Leaf Community Center inSite II

The Oneida Housing Authority has a powwow drumthat meets on Monday nights. We are looking forBoys and Girls to join us, no experience necessary,this is a teaching drum. FMI call Breezy at 920-869-6669.

Mondays

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

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

Fridays

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Benefit for Laura KlitzkaWHEN: Saturday • July 18TIME: Noon – 5:00PM

PLACE: Four Seasons Park, 400 FourSeasons Dr., off Overland Rd

In January 2008 at age 34, Laura was diagnosedwith aggressive breast cancer. Since that diagnosis,she has courageously undergone surgeries,chemotherapy, radiation and has had many addi-tional complications along the way. Please help usraise funds to help pay for medical expenses.Benefit will have lunch, refreshments, DJ, karaoke,baseball, volleyball, Bubbles the Clown, silent auc-tion, door prizes and much more. Contact picksis-ters2009@gmail.com for more information.

July 18

Film: Manoomin: Ojibwe Spirit FoodWHEN: Wednesday • July 22TIME: 6:30PM

PLACE: Harmony Cafe’, 1660 W. MasonOjibwe Traditions of “wild ricing” in the UpperPeninsula, covering planting, rice-boat building,harvesting, parching, dancing, winnowing, cook-ing and eating wild rice at a feast. Damon Sweet-Ponek, a wild rice harvester, will lead discussionfollowing the film. Sustaining Life EnvironmentalFill Series. Free admission, donations appreciat-ed. Contact multiculturalgreenbay@gmail.comfor more information.

July 22

“Welcome To Hero High" KidzshowWHEN: Monday, July 20 –Wednesday, July 22TIME: 6:30PM – 8:00PM

PLACE: Woodland Worship Center, 760Airport Drive, Hobart, WI 54155

Bring the family to "Welcome To Hero High"Kidzshow for 3 nights of FREE action-packed funwith human videos, puppet skits, live music, act-ing, and nightly prizes. This is a community eventand the public is invited. We are located just 1.5miles west of the airport on Hwy. 172. For moreinformation call Teresa at 920-869-9663.

July 20-22

The Standing Stone offers a vast variety of gourmet dining optionsprepared right before your eyes.The individually-themed stations translate into an around-the-worldculinary journey with six unique destinations.

American · Asian · Latin · Mediterranean · Soup & Salad Bar · Dessert Station

Tribal Members Receive a 20% Discount

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10th Annual Multicultural Children &Family Festival

WHEN: Saturday • August 8TIME: 10:00am - 4:00pmPLACE: Leicht Memorial Park Formally called the Rainbow Children Art’sFestival. Free food, multicultural music, dancing& activities for families of all ages, races and cul-tures. Everyone is invited, parents, grandparents,and friends. Sponsored by Multicultural Center ofGreater Green Bay. For more information, call920-438-1660 or go to www.multiculturalgreen-bay.org

August 8

By Janice L.McLesterJudicial Officer

In 1934, with the pas-sage of the IndianReorganization Act,tribes were encouragedby the federal govern-ment to establish theirown laws and justice sys-tems or formal court sys-tems. In 1991, theOneida Tribal JudicialSystem, or AppealsCommission was creat-ed. In the continuedenhancement of our judi-ciary our goal is to ensureour judicial systeminspires confidence in itsabilities of dispute reso-lution.

Judicial CodeChapter Five: Judicial

Code of Conduct. Thepolicy and purpose is topromote the highest ethi-cal conduct in all of itselected Judicial Officers.This Code is intended tocreate a base from whichall Judicial Officers areexpected to strive towardimproving the health,safety and welfare of theOneida Nation, citizensof the Nation and personsliving in an around thejurisdiction of the OneidaNation in Wisconsin.

Presented here are list-ed a few excerpts fromthe Judicial Code ofConduct:

Article IV, § 4-1 Anindependent and honestjudicial system is themainstay of trust. Thisgoal should be kept inmind at all times, espe-cially if the Oneida

Tribal Judicial Systemintends to earn the properrespect in the communi-ty…§ 4-2 …all JudicialOfficers must remainpersonally impartial andindependent, and act topromote and protect theindependence of theOneida Tribal JudicialSystem.

Article V, § 5-3 AJudicial Officer shall notlobby or advocate anyposition before a legisla-tive or executive branchfor personal gain. § 5-4Once elected to theOneida Tribal JudicialSystem, Judicial Officersshall not serve as anAdvocate for any partybefore any hearing bodywithin the jurisdiction ofthe Oneida Tribe ofIndians of Wisconsin.

Article VIII, § 8-1-(a)

Judicial Officers shouldnot be swayed by parti-san interests, publicclamor, political pres-sure, or fear of criticismand should resist influ-ences on the OneidaTribal Judicial System byadministrators or govern-mental officials or anyothers attempting toimproperly influence theJudicial Officers in theirdecisions.

Our mission is to oper-ate as an independentbranch of government,entrusted to protect theself-government and sov-ereignty of the OneidaNation and rights of itscitizens.

See the Oneida TribalJudicial System’s homepage to review the com-plete Judicial Code ofConduct, Chapter V.

Oneida Tribal Judicial System:

Judicial Code of Conduct

49th Annual House & Garden WalkWHEN: Tuesday • July 28TIME: 9:00am - 5:00pmPLACE: Door County The 49th Annual House & Garden Walk presentedby the Door County Memorial Hospital Auxiliarywill feature five beautiful Door County homes and/or gardens. Tickets: $25 per person available atthe Door County Visitor Bureau and Door Countybusinesses. All proceeds will be donated to theDoor County Memorial Hospital Foundation. Call920-746-1071 for more information.

July 28

This is a very special thank you to all myfamily, friends, and the Oneida Communityfor the friendship and support that wereceived during the hard time of my son,Jerrald (Jerry) Smith a.k.a JuJu, passing.Very many of you have helped raise him. Aspecial thank you to Claudia Skenandore,Sherwin Rice. We are very grateful.

Yaw^ko,Susan,

Brian, Mike, John, Jaclyn, Magan

A Sincere Yaw^koI knew nothing

the day Goddecided to call

your nameAnd even

though I loveyou the same inlife and death,

Part of me wentwith you when you

left because you broke my heartI know I cannot see you,

But I know you’re still by my side.All I’m left with is our memories

And our family is torn apart.Nothing seems the same, but one

day when God calls our nameWe’ll be together again

By: Jaylee Godfrey

InLoving Memory of…

Travis G. Corneliuswho passed away on July 23, 2005

You are missed by your Auntie

There will always be a heartache andoften a silent tear.

Always special memories of the dayswhen you were here.

Remembering you is easy, we do itevery day,

but missing you is a heartache thatnever goes away.

If tears could build a stairway and memo-ries a lane.....

I’d walk right up to heaven and bring youhome again...

In Loving Memory of…

Darwin C. John

InLoving Memory of…

Brian D. MetoxenWho passes away 13 years ago July 21, 1996

Sadly missed by Mom, Norman,Kim & Donnie, Arnold & Mary,Todd & Tina, Stacey & Plyas,Nieces & Nephews, Aunts &

Uncles, Cousins & Friends

You are not forgotten,Loved One, nor will ever

be, as long as life andmemory last we will

remember thee.We miss you now ourhearts are sore, as timegoes by we’ll miss youmore.

Your loving smile, your gentle face, no onecan fill your vacant place

The ones we love remain with us, for loveitself lives on, and cherished memories do

not fade because a loved one gone

By Steven J. GandyKalihwisaks

A passion for drawingand art led NativeAmerican artist TonyKitchenakow to pursue acareer in the tattoo indus-try over 12 years ago.Since that timeKitchenakow has beenlicensed by the state andopened two tattoo shopsin Wisconsin.

His most recentendeavor, a shop inGreen Bay called TribalInk/Forbidden TattooWorld & Body Piercing,opened its doors on June1.

Kitchenakow believeshis are the only NativeAmerican owned tattooshops in Wisconsin. Healso owns a shop inMilwaukee that he is inthe process of selling.

Tribal Ink offers allenrolled tribal members a25% discount on all workover $100.00 and hopesto become the destinationof choice for NativeAmericans as well as thefirst choice for lawenforcement and militarypersonnel by offeringthem a 20% discount aswell.

The tattoo shop, whichhas areas that are still inthe renovation phase,currently has two artistswith plans to increasethat number in themonths to come.

“I’m looking fornative artists or piercersbecause I want…a wholeslew of professionalnative artists and piercersthat can be employedhere. That’s my long-term goal,” Kitchenakowsaid. “When it’s all said

and done I want to have amini barber shop whereyou can come in and getyour hair cut or hang outand play pool, videogames etc. and if youwant a tattoo, you can geta tattoo.”

Kitchenakow begantattooing in Milwaukeeand opened Tribal Ink(Milwaukee) over tenyears ago. He recentlydecided he wanted toreturn to the Green Bayarea to be closer to fami-ly and raise his children.

“I came up thisway…because it’s morefamily oriented. I got allmy friends and family uphere from when I was akid and it was just a logi-cal move,” he said.

Upon returning to thearea Kitchenakow beganlooking for a suitablelocation to begin a newtattoo parlor. When hecame upon an old motor-cycle repair shop onGreen Bay’s Main Streethe knew he found a goodlocation.

“Every city in Americahas a Main Street and I’mon it,” he said.

One thing

Kitchenakow has learnedover the years is that tosucceed in this industryyou need more than agood location.

“The secret to longevi-ty in this business is to dogood work. It’s a reallyhard, dedicated thing.I’ve been dong this forover ten years and I’mstill learning new tech-niques,” he said. “Youcan’t make a mistake.”

Since Tribal Inkopened its doors lastmonth it has seen asteady increase in thenumber of customers.

“It’s slowly starting topick up. It’s just a matterof letting people knowthat I’m here. I’m start-ing to see more cus-tomers and the customerswe do get love the work,”Kitchenakow said.

Kitchenakow also hassome advice for new cus-tomers thinking aboutgetting their first tattoo.

“Go to a shop. It does-n’t have to be my shop,but please go to a tattooshop. It’s better to havesomebody that’s profes-sional that’s been doing itfor a while do your first

tattoo before you end upwith something donepoorly. There are hun-dreds of people out therethat tattoo out of theirhouse or their basementand you have to ask your-self why are they doing itout of their homes? It’sbecause they are juststarting out and they’renot good enough to be ina shop. Also, in a shop,you know you have state-of-the-art sterilization,”Kitchenakow explained.

He also recommendsthat you don’t get some-one’s name tattooed onyourself.

“Please, don’t getsomeone’s name put onyou. It’s an old adage inthe tattoo industry, asuperstition that if youput somebody’s name onyou, it might not betomorrow, it might be ayear down the road butyour going to want tocover it up.”

Tribal Ink/ForbiddenTattoo World & BodyPiercing is located at1734 Main St in GreenBay. For more informa-tion call (920)465-8282.

NativeAmericanTattoo ArtistSpecalizingin NativeTattoos

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Kali Photo/Steven J. Gandy

Tony Kitchenakowlays in color for a tat-too on his girlfriendMelisa Reil at hisnewly opened tattooshop. TribalInk/Forbidden TattooWorld & Piercingopened its ̓ doors onJune 1 and is locatedat 1734 Main St. inGreen Bay.

OBC meeting wrapfor July 8, 2009

Tribal Ink

ate degree would befunded up to $20,000, themaster’s degree up to$25,000, and the doctor-ate degree up to $30,000.The recommendationalso allows for anendowment to assist infunding future costs, andto develop a formula tocalculate additional costsof attending college.

The report was accept-ed so a finalized resolu-tion can be presented tothe GTC during the 2010

budget meeting.The remaining agenda

including charter report-ing requirements, execu-tive session policy, reporton the Oneida HousingAuthority, 2010 U.S.Census, and reports fromthe OBC, OneidaJudiciary, GamingGeneral Manager, andChief of Staff weretabled and moved to thenewly created August 1GTC meeting.

By Nate WisneskiKalihwisaks

The Oneida BusinessCommittee (OBC) metfor their regular meetingJuly 8 at the Norbert HillCenter.

Attendance: Rick Hill– Chairman, TinaDanforth – Treasurer, EdDelgado –Councilmember, TrishKing – Councilmember,Brandon Stevens –Councilmember, TehassiHill – Councilmember

Absent: Patty Hoeft –Secretary, Kathy Hughes– Vice-Chairperson,Melinda Danforth –Councilmember

The OBC approvedminutes from the May 15and June 24 OBC meet-ings and deferred theJune 10 meeting minutes.Follow Up Reports/BC

Directives fromPrevious Meetings

A resolution creatingpaid time off for selectedcolor guard memberswho are tribal employeeswas deferred once againto the next OBC meeting,which is July 22. Theoriginal resolutionrequest was first heard onFebruary 25.

New BusinessThe Oneida Health

Promotion Programrequested support for aresolution that wouldallow the program toapply for a $300,000,three year Department ofHealth and HumanServices, Indian HealthServices HealthPromotion and DiseasePrevention grant. Thenon-matched grant willfocus on weight manage-ment and diabetes pre-vention. The resolutionwas approved.

The OBC heard arequest to direct theChief Financial Officer(CFO) to compile areport listing the owners

or part owners of thecompanies being sued bySeven Generation’sGlory, LLC. The OBCrecognized this might bethe initial step to asounder conflict of inter-est policy within the trib-al structure. The requestwas passed.

The OBC passed amotion to direct the CFOto produce a report todetermine if a finder’sfee was paid to any indi-vidual in regards to therecent purchase of thenew OneidaAdministration building.

Appointments for theOneida Nation ArtsBoard, Anna JohnNursing HomeCommission, SEOTSBoard, and OneidaPersonnel Commissionwere approved.

Travel Requests“Women Empowering

Women for IndianNations” conference,July 31 – August 2, FortMcDowell, AZ, TinaDanforth. The travelrequest was approved.

National IndianGaming Association(NIGA) mid-year ses-sion, September 15 – 16,Sante Fe, NM, BrandonStevens and MelindaDanforth. The travelrequest was approved.

NIGA LegislativeSummit, July 20 – 23,Washington D.C., RickHill. The travel requestwas approved.

Before the committeemoved into executivesession they approvedC o m m u n i t yDevelopment PlanningCommittee meeting min-utes from June 4 andFinance Committee min-utes from June 12.

The next OBC meet-ing will be July 22 at 9a.m. at the Norbert HillCenter.

From Page 1A/ Semi-Annual

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All actors auditioning should be familiar withthe script.

www.kalihwisaks.comOBC Forum6A (Y@=yahk) • July 16, 2009

Sheku,

On Saturday, July11, 2009, wehad a historic

meeting of more than2000 tribal memberswho came together atGeneral Tribal Councilto address the proposed

$10,000 per capita dis-tribution. We cameback to our values ofworking together andtaking care of eachother. In doing so, wefound the right way todo the right thing forourselves as Oneidapeople.

GTC acted to protectthe future of our chil-dren, grandchildren andthose generations tocome who rely on us tomake decisions on theirbehalf. In comingtogether as we did onJuly 11, we helped eachother to make the rightdecision for the Tribe

and its members.

General TribalCouncil also acted tokeep the Tribe in a posi-tion of strength so thatwe can continue to buildour financial reservesagain. With sufficientreserves, the Tribe willbe able to maintain itscurrent level of pro-grams and services pro-vided to the member-ship, and the means toexpand its economicbase.

Had the per capitadistribution beenapproved, it would haveset the Tribe back for

year and years to come.With the size of ourgrowing membership ofmore than 16,000 mem-bers, and these econom-ic times, recovery to aposition of financial sta-bility would have beenchallenging. In everyaspect it would havebeen difficult to recoverand replenish what wehave today.

We each have aresponsibility to helpensure that we are allpart of the growth andsuccess of the Tribe. Toknow where we are andwhere we are headed asa Tribe and organization

requires us to rememberwhere we came fromand the struggles weendured prior to the suc-cess of gaming. In theprocess, we learned thatthe Tribe finds its ownwisdom. We as GeneralTribal Council did thison July 11.

I want to share mypersonal appreciationfor the way GeneralTribal Council handledthe per capita meeting.I believe it is importantto continue to create aGTC atmosphere wherea wide range of viewscan be heard andaddress the many

important issues thatface Oneida. When theGTC can work together,we can always achievemore.

Thank you to all thespeakers who had thestrength and courage toexpress their views onthis very important mat-ter of per capita. Let usall continue to create anenvironment where ourmembers can listen toand learn from eachother for the bettermentof the Oneida Tribe andmay the Creator Blessyou.

Yaw^ko,Rick Hill, Chairman

OBC Regular Meetings are every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month, with the next scheduled: July 22nd

Chairman’s Corner...

Rick HillChairman

Greetings: Swakweku:

It has been a busymonth and I trust thateveryone has had agreat, fun, and relaxingholiday. On the govern-ment side, we have beenactively preparing fortwo GTC meetings inone week and we are for-tunate to have the staff’scommitment and enthu-siasm to get the meetingsconcluded. Thank youBC support staff!

Our meetings wereheld on July 6th and 11that the Radisson with anattendance of approxi-mately 1400 and 2000participants respectively.These are recordturnouts. The meeting onthe 6th addressed every-thing on the agendaexcept the Semi-Annualreports, which weretabled to August 1. TheJuly 11th meetingaddressed the $10,000per capita request andtabled the Election Lawamendments and theOneida Recreation Lawpetition to the August 1GTC meeting as well.

Generally, I ampleased with the atten-dance, information, andparticipation of theGTC. Decisions weremade with the future ofour community in mindwhich lends for us tocontinue to provideemployment, economicdevelopment, programs,services, acquisition ofthe land, and a soundgovernmental structurethat has oversight on itsenterprises and politicalatmosphere at the local,state, national and triballevel. On a separate note,I feel inclined to noticethe Tribal citizens thatwe as a BC/governmentare encouraged by theresponsible and ethicalactions of the newadministration at theOneida SevenGenerations Corporation(OSGC). As mentionedbefore, the OSGC is nowmanaged by KevinCornelius and Chairmanof the OSGC board of

directors is BillCornelius. These indi-viduals are to be com-mended for their effortsto begin the legalprocess to hold Nature’sWay principals account-able for their back rentowed to the corporation.

The principals ofNature’s Way are RonVan Den Heuvel - themajority owner, andArtley Skenandore, Jr. -CEO. In addition, dur-ing the timeframe wherethe $4 million invest-ment was lost, theOSGC manager/directorwas John Kroner and theChair of OSGC wasBrenda Mendolla-Buckley, both of whomalso represented theTribe’s and OSGC’sinterest on the Nature’sWay Board of directors.I bring this to your atten-tion for two reasons:

1) because I feel theyare ultimately responsi-ble for the way decisionswere made or dismissedduring the startup of thisinvestment; and

2) because my officehas been receivingphone inquiries and per-sonal contacts about whois responsible for thefailure of Nature’s Way.Some of these calls arealso looking for assis-tance to recover theirlost wages and vacationtime owed by theNature’s Way Company.Apparently, Nature’sWay absconded withfunds that were owed totheir employees, not justthe Tribe. If I could saymore I would, but legal-ly and ethically I need towait out the legal storm.

On a more positivenote, I appreciate theopportunity to serve thegreat Nation that we callthe Oneida Tribe ofIndians. May you all bewell and healthy.

Treasurer’sReport

By Cristina DanforthTribal Treasurer

Position withHobart and Tribe?

In February 2008, Iresponded to a questionposed on a listserv thatasked what peoplethought of Hobart hiringElaine Wilman as theDirector ofDeve lopmen t /Tr iba lLiaison. Within a fewweeks of starting, shebecame Hobart's interimAdministrator.

Frankly, things are onthe brink of getting verybad for Oneida.

I hear nothing. In par-ticular, I don't hear any-thing from Hobart. I don'texpect to. It will be sub-tle at first, a quiet garner-ing of support from like-minded people whowould prefer that "thoseIndians" would just getwith the program, quitacting like they don'thave to follow the rulesand pay taxes like everyone else.

The next step will beto create opportunitiesfor more people to get onboard. Half-truths, misin-formation and lack ofcommunication will onlyadd to the fuel of thatfire.

You would expect withall the information that isavailable, we wouldn'thave the amount of mis-information that exists inour own backyard. But itdoes, and I don't see usdoing anything to changeit. The Tribal organiza-tion gives little spurts of

information like that’ssupposed to fix some-thing. What I don't see ispeople talking to peopleas people.

Can we make the con-scious choice to starttalking to our non-Nativeneighbors? We need todo something more effec-tive than newspaper arti-cles and presentations. Itneeds to be somethingmeaningful to the peoplewe are trying to talk to.

On the flip side:Will you say what

needs to be said:EMPLOYING THISPERSON IS UNAC-CEPTABLE.

I look to the Oneidaswho live within theReservation boundariesthat is considered Hobartto speak up LOUDLY tothe Tribe's elected lead-ers, to their non-Nativeneighbors, and to theHobart Board of Trusteesto say "THIS IS UNAC-CEPTABLE." I also lookto those of us who liveelsewhere within theReservation boundariesto also speak up and Iexpect the elected leadersto do the same. Byremaining silent, we givethe impression that weconsent to a local gov-ernment (whose bound-aries lay totally withinthe Reservation) blatant-ly employing a mecha-nism to destroy us.Initially, the PressGazette looked askance

at Hobart's choice to hirethis woman as unproduc-tive at best. But I believeif We, as a Tribe, don'tsay anything to thateffect, then everyone elsewill move on to some-thing else, and in thesilence, get comfortablewith Hobart hiring ananti-Indian activist to"deal" with the Oneidas.

And if we don't dosomething soon, every-one is going to look atUS askance and say"What are you talkingabout?

She's just a sweetwhite-haired grandmoth-er who wants to helpmake things “better.” Bygetting rid of Oneida as asovereign Nation. Weshouldn't have jurisdic-tion within our bound-aries, we shouldn't haves e l f - d e t e r m i n a t i o n .According to Wilman,we will "still have ourculture" and that is all weshould have as far asshe's concerned.

Brenda John Stevens,Tribal Member

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Special GGeneral TT ribal CCouncil Meeting10AM Saturday • August 1, 2009

AGENDA

1. Call meeting to order and opening2. Announcements3. Adoption of the agenda4. Unfinished Business

A. Complete July 6, 2009 GTC Semi-Annual meeting agenda1. Executive session policy development2. Status report of the Oneida Housing

Authority program3. 2010 U.S. Census information presen-

tation4. Regular reports

a. Oneida Business Committeereport by the Tribal Chairman

b. Oneida Judiciary report by theChief Judicial Officer

c. Gaming General Managerreport

d. General Manager reporte. Chief of Staff report

B. Complete July 11, 2009 special GTCmeeting agenda1. Amended Election Law

a. Legislative OperatingCommittee (LOC) presentation

b. Discussionc. Action

2. Oneida recreation center petitiona. Petitioner Taina Bain presenta-

tionb. Management presentation by

General Manager c. Discussiond. Action

5. Adjournment

July 16, 2009 • (Tsya=t@k) 7AGovernmentwww.kalihwisaks.com

ets di s tri buti o n pro ces sAction: General Managerdirected to develop a propos-al for a process on how com-plimentary items includingtickets from the Green BayPacker gate contract will bedistributed for each contractperiod and be brought backin 30 days. Motion carriedunanimously.

New BusinessRequests

One i da Li fe Ins urancePl an Pl us Li mi tedWai v er Of So v ere i g nImmuni ty Res o l uti o nAction: Resolution 06-24-09-A Approving a LimitedWaiver of SovereignImmunity for a PremiumStabilization FundAgreement Between theOneida Tribe of Indians ofWisconsin and EPIC LifeInsurance Company adopted.Motion carried unanimously.Bri an Beaul i eu to s erv eas an Onei da El ect i o nBo ard al ternateAction: Brian Beaulieu toserve as an Oneida ElectionBoard alternate approved.Motion carried unanimously.Onei da Ho us i ngAutho ri ty Indi anHo us i ng Pl an FY 2 0 0 9Action: Oneida HousingAuthority Indian HousingPlan for Fiscal Year 2009 inthe amount of $3,524,653approved. Motion carriedunanimously.Onei da Cancer Rel ay fo rLi fe team reques t to co n-tact bus i nes s es o uts i deo f v endo r l i s tAction: Request for theOneida Cancer Relay for Lifeteam to contact businessesoutside of the vendor listapproved. Motion carriedunanimously. Bl anket t rav e l fo rNat i v e Ameri canBanco rpo rat i o n meet -i ng s Trav el Reques tAction: Blanket travel forthe Treasurer to attend NativeAmerican Bancorporationmeetings approved. For:Patty Hoeft, Ed Delgado,Trish King, Kathy Hughes,Melinda J. Danforth,Brandon Stevens, Ron“Tehassi” Hill Jr. Abstained:Tina Danforth. Motion car-ried.Action: Blanket approval forTreasurer’s travel as neededto attend Native AmericanFinance Officers Associationconferences. For: PattyHoeft, Ed Delgado, TrishKing, Kathy Hughes,Melinda J. Danforth,Brandon Stevens, Ron“Tehassi” Hill Jr. Abstained:Tina Danforth. Motion car-ried.Carci eri v. Sal azar co n-s ul tati o n s es s i o n, June2 9 , Bl o o mi ng to n, MNTrav el Reques tAction: Travel request forCouncilman Ron “Tehassi”Hill Jr. to attend the Carcieriv. Salazar consultation June29 in Bloomington, MNapproved. Motion carriedunanimously.Indi an Land LawRes o urce Center meet-i ng Jul y 7 -8 Pri o r Lake,MN Trav el Reques tAction: Travel request for theTribal Secretary to attend theland law meeting July 7 and 8in Prior Lake, MN approved.

ONEIDA BUS INES SCOMMITTEE

REGULAR MEETINGJune 2 4 , 2 0 0 9

Bus i nes s Co mmi tteeCo nference Ro o m

Meeti ng cal l ed to o rderat 9 :1 5 a. m.

Pres ent : Chairman RickHill – meeting chair, ViceChairwoman Kathy Hughes,Treasurer Tina Danforth,Tribal Secretary Patty Hoeft,Council members Melinda J.Danforth, Edward Delgado,Ron “Tehassi” Hill Jr. , TrishKing, Brandon Stevens

Oaths of OfficeOnei da El ect i o n Bo ardAl ternateKim Mehojah administeredby Patty Hoeft June 14, 2009Suzette Beau administered byPatty Hoeft June 14, 2009Jodi Cornelius administeredby Melinda J. Danforth June14, 2009

REGULAR S ES S IONReports

St i mul us i n i t i at i v eupdateAction: Stimulus initiativereport accepted. Motion car-ried unanimously. Ombuds man quarterl yrepo rtAction: Ombudsman quarter-ly report accepted. Motioncarried unanimously.Action: Chief of Staff direct-ed to bring back a report toevaluate the Ombudsmanoffice due back in 30 days inlight of the recent resigna-tion of the currentOmbudsman. Motion carriedunanimously.MAST Heal thCareRefo rm meet i ng ,Mani s tee, MI June 2 -3Trav el Repo rtAction: MAST HealthCareReform meeting travel reportapproved. For: Patty Hoeft,Ed Delgado, Trish King, TinaDanforth, Melinda J.Danforth, Brandon Stevens,Ron “Tehassi” Hill Jr.Abstained: Kathy Hughes.Motion carried.

Fol low up Reports /BCDirectives from

Previous MeetingsPai d t i me fo r s el ectedco l o r g uard memberswho are empl o y eesAction: Chief of Staff direct-ed to provide a recommenda-tion on the how to addressthe policy issue regardingthe Color Guard. Motionwithdrawn.Action: Paid time for select-ed color guard members whoare employees deferred to theJuly 8 Business Committeemeeting. Motion carriedunanimously.Do nati o n fund fo r l andacqui s i t i o nAction: to the donation fundland acquisition updateaccepted and the implemen-tation for Fiscal Year 2010approved. Motion carriedunanimously.Leg al o pi ni o n reg ardi ngGTC s t i pend as taxdeducti bl e co mpared to5 0 c3Action: Legal opinionregarding GTC stipend as taxdeductible compared to 50c3accepted. Motion carriedunanimously.Green Bay Packer’s t i ck-

Motion carried unanimously.

CommunityDevelopment Planning

CommitteeJune 4 CDPC mi nutesAction: June 4 CommunityDevelopment PlanningCommittee minutesapproved. Motion with-drawn.Action: to table the June 4Community DevelopmentPlanning Committee min-utes. Motion carried unani-mously.

Finance CommitteeApri l 2 4 Fi nanceCo mmi ttee mi nutesAction: April 24 FinanceCommittee minutes accept-ed. For: Patty Hoeft, EdDelgado, Trish King, KathyHughes, Tina Danforth,Brandon Stevens, Ron“Tehassi” Hill Jr. Abstained:Melinda J. Danforth. Motioncarried.May 8 Fi nanceCo mmi ttee mi nutesAction: May 8 FinanceCommittee minutesapproved. For: Patty Hoeft,Ed Delgado, Trish King,Kathy Hughes, TinaDanforth, Brandon Stevens,Ron “Tehassi” Hill Jr.Abstained: Melinda J.Danforth. Motion carried.

Legis lative OperatingCommittee

June 3 LOC mi nutesAction: June 3 LegislativeOperating Committee min-utes accepted. Motion carriedunanimously.June 11 LOC mi nutesAction: June 11 LegislativeOperating Committee min-utes approved. Motion car-ried unanimously.Ado pti o n o f the Chi l dSuppo rt Law and acco m-pany i ng rul e s res o l u-ti o nAction: Resolution 06-24-09-B Adoption of the ChildSupport Law andAccompanying Rules adopt-ed. For: Patty Hoeft, EdDelgado, Trish King, KathyHughes, Melinda J.Danforth, Brandon Stevens,Ron “Tehassi” Hill Jr.Abstained: Tina Danforth.Motion carried.Patern i ty Law res o l u-ti o nAction: Resolution 06-24-09-C Adoption of thePaternity Law adopted. For:Patty Hoeft , Ed Delgado,Trish King, Kathy Hughes,Melinda J. Danforth,Brandon Stevens, Ron“Tehassi” Hill Jr. Abstained:Tina Danforth. Motion car-ried.Chi l d, Cus to dy ,Pl acement andVi s i tat i o n Law res o l u-ti o nAction: Resolution 06-24-09-D Adoption of the ChildCustody, Placement, andVisitation Law adopted. For:Patty Hoeft, Ed Delgado,Trish King, Kathy Hughes,Brandon Stevens, Ron“Tehassi” Hill Jr. Abstained:Melinda J. Danforth, TinaDanforth. Motion carried.Amendments to theHunti ng , Fi s hi ng , andTrappi ng Law res o l uti o nAction: Resolution 06-24-09-E Amendments to theHunting, Fishing, andTrapping Law adopted. Notpresent: Ed Delgado. Motioncarried unanimously.

EXECUTIVE S ES -S ION

Roll call at 2:35 p.m.Pres ent : Kathy Hughes,Patty Hoeft, Ed Delgado,Trish King, Melinda J.Danforth, Brandon Stevens,

Ron “Tehassi” Hill Jr. NotPresent: Rick Hill , TinaDanforth

Old BusinessOnei da To tal Integ ratedEnterpri s es t rus tacco untAction: Oneida TotalIntegrated Enterprises trustaccount deferred for 30 days.Not present: Rick Hill, TinaDanforth. Motion carriedunanimously.Chang e BC res o l ut i o n11 -2 6 -0 8 -C to refl ect ani nv es tment to purchas eTN & As s o ci atesAction: Request to changethe Business Committee res-olution 11-26-08-C toreflect an investment to pur-chase TN & Associatesdeferred for 30 days. Not pre-sent: Rick Hill , TinaDanforth. Motion carriedunanimously.

New BusinessVFW-Veteran s erv i cesbui l di ng permi t at 11a. m.Action: Deferred to a specialBusiness Committee meet-ing in approximately oneweek to allow discussionswith the Chairman andPresident Heidel. For: PattyHoeft, Ed Delgado, TrishKing, Melinda J. Danforth,Ron “Tehassi” Hill Jr.Abstained: Brandon Stevens.Not present: Rick Hill, TinaDanforth. Motion carried.Autho ri z i ng a Li mi tedWai v er o f So v ere i g nImmuni ty fo r aGuarantee o f the Fi rs tGro und Leas e Ex tens i o nAg reement Between theAus t i n S traube lInternati o nal Ai rpo rtAction: Resolution 06-24-09-F Authorizing a LimitedWaiver of SovereignImmunity for A Guarantee ofthe First Ground LeaseExtension AgreementBetween the Oneida Tribe andthe Austin StraubelInternational Airport adopt-ed. Not present: Rick Hill,Tina Danforth. Motion car-ried unanimously.BIA Carc i eri i n fo rma-ti o nAction: Oneida’s positionrelative to Carcieri v. Salazarto support and monitor acongressional legislative fixto the U.S. Supreme Courtdecision approved. Not pre-sent: Rick Hill , TinaDanforth. Motion carriedunanimously.

Attorney BriefU. S . Di s tri c t Co urt -Eas tern Di s tri c t o fWi s co ns i n -Green BayDi v i s i o nAction: Chairman authorizedto sign the agreement withthe U.S. District Court-Eastern District ofWisconsin - Green BayDivision for clean-up settle-ment agreement of the FoxRiver. Not present: RickHill, Tina Danforth. Motioncarried unanimously.Bal l y Gami ng Inc-co nfi -dent i al i ty and no n-Di s cl o s ure ag reementAction: Bally non-disclosureagreement to include the lim-ited waiver of sovereignimmunity approved. For:Patty Hoeft, Ed Delgado,Trish King, BrandonStevens, Ron “Tehassi” HillJr. Abstained: Melinda J.Danforth. Not present: RickHill, Tina Danforth. Motioncarried.Mi chael Ki ng s ubro g a-ti o n cl ai mAction: Subrogation claimto waive the lien in full forMichael King approved. Notpresent: Rick Hill , Tina

OBC Meeting Results

Check out the OBC Government website at…

www.oneidanation.org

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. oneida nat ion. org or by contactingthe Tribal Secretary's office at 920-869-4451 . The inter-net can be accessed at the Oneida Library and CommunityEducation Center.

OBC RegularMeeting

datesEv ery 2nd & 4th

Wednesday of each

month

JULY 22

AUGUST 12 & 26

Check out theGovernment Calendar

feature forimportant meeting dates!

Click on Calendar and choosethe “Government” filter option

Business Committee

EveningMeeting SessionsEvery 4th Wednesday of each month

Boards • Committees • Commissions

July 22nd Quarterly Reports

• Airport Hotel Corporation• Oneida Tribal Integrated

Enterprises • Bay Bank• Oneida Seven Generations

Corporation• Oneida Economic Development

Authority• Trust/Enrollment Committee

Oneida Library Board One (1) Vacancy

Purpose: To monitor andadvise programs, ser-vices and acquisitions ofprint and non printmaterials provided tolibrary clientele.Qualifications:• Must be an enrolled

Oneida Tribal member • Must reside on or near

the reservationDeadline extended to:July 18, 2009 @ 4:30PM

Oneida PowwowCommittee

Three (3) Vacancies• The committee shall

consist of (9) mem-bers, each serving a (3)year term appointed bythe Oneida BusinessCommittee.

• Must be eligible tovote in the Oneidaelections.

• May be required toperform supervisoryduties in regard to apowwow.

Deadline: 4:30, August17, 2009

Oneida Tribal ServicesAdvisory Board One (1) Vacancy

Purpose: To set missionsand goals for the deliv-ery of services; to act asliaison between theOneida Social Servicesprogram servingSoutheastern Wisconsinand the Oneida peopleresiding therein; toreview the programsbudget; to guide andadvise the programsadministration; provideguidance in all the func-tions of the SEOTSBoard; and to adhere tothe appropriate chain ofcommand in any and allrelative communica-tions.Qualifications:• Must be an enrolled

Oneida Tribal member • Resumes will be

required for appoint-ments

• Applicants must agreeto firm commitmentsfor attending training,Board and GeneralTribal Council meet-ings, functions andother events estab-lished by the SEOTSAdvisory Board or theOneida Tribe.

Deadline: 4:30, July18, 2009

To receive a blank appli-cation, visit the govern-ment webpages ofw w w. o n e i d a n a -tion.org or you maycontact the TribalSecretary’s Office atTribalSecretary@onei-danation.org or by call-ing (920) 869-4364.

VacanciesDanforth. Motion carriedunanimously.

Audit CommitteeFY 2 0 0 9 ex ternal audi trev i ewAction: to the FY 2009external audit review reportaccepted as FYI. Not present:Rick Hill , Tina Danforth.Motion carried unanimously.

New York LandClaims

New Yo rk Land Cl ai mss e t t l ement update at1 :3 0 p. m.Action: New York landclaims update accepted asFYI. Not present: Rick Hill,Tina Danforth. Motion car-ried unanimously.

Meeti ng reces s ed at2 :4 8 p. m. unti l 5 :1 5

p. m.

ONEIDA BUS INES S COMMITTEE

Evening ReportsPres ent: Kathy Hughes –Vice Chair, Patty Hoeft –Secretary, Ed Delgado, TrishKing, Melinda J. Danforth,Brandon Stevens, Ron“Tehassi” Hill, Jr. convenedmembers

Onei da Nati onCommission on AgingAction: Oneida NationCommission on Agingreport approved. Not pre-sent: Rick Hill , TinaDanforth. Motion carriedunanimously.Onei da Chi l dProtective BoardAction: Oneida ChildProtective Board reportaccepted. Not present: RickHill, Tina Danforth. Motioncarried unanimously.Action: General Managerdirected to provide a reportregarding a needs assessmentfor the services of Title IV-E,Foster Care, Adoptions andany other placement issuesthat the Oneida ChildProtective Board addresses,back in 60 days. Not present:Rick Hill , Tina Danforth.Motion carried unanimously.Onei da Pers onnelCommissionAction: Oneida PersonnelCommission reportapproved. Not present: RickHill, Tina Danforth. Motioncarried unanimously.Onei da Gami ngCommissionAction: Oneida GamingCommission report deferredto the next BusinessCommittee evening meet-ing. Not present: Rick Hill,Tina Danforth. Motion car-ried unanimously.Oneida Library BoardAction: Oneida LibraryBoard report accepted. Notpresent: Rick Hill , TinaDanforth. Motion carriedunanimously. Oneida Election Board Action: to the OneidaElection Board report accept-ed. Not present: Rick Hill,Tina Danforth. Motion car-ried unanimously.Onei da Po l i ceCommissionAction: Oneida PoliceCommission to the nextBusiness Committeeevening meeting deferred.Not present: Rick Hill, TinaDanforth. Motion carriedunanimously.Meeting adjourned: 7

p. m.No t pres ent : Rick Hill ,Tina Danforth. Motion car-ried unanimously.

www.kalihwisaks.comGovernment8A (T#kehlu) • July 16, 2009

2009 SPECIALELECTION

NOTICE

SATURDAYJuly 25, 2009

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

ONEIDA POLICE DEPARTMENT 2783 FREEDOM ROAD -

ONEIDA

** PICTURE IDENTIFICATIONREQUIRED

& NO CHILDREN ALLOWED IN

VOTING AREA **

July 21, 2009Public Hearing on Repeal of the Burial

Fund Endowment Policy andOpen Records and Open Meetings Law

Amendments

July 22, 2009Regular BC meeting, 9 a.m. Norbert Hill

Center with evening Board, committee andcommission reports at 5:15 p.m.

July 25, 2009Special Election for all vacancies of elected

boards, committees and commissions

August 1, 2009Special GTC Meeting, 10 a.m. Radisson

Hotel - 3 Clans Ballroom

August 6, 2009Community Development Planning commit-

tee meeting, 9 a.m., Norbert Hill Center

August 12Regular BC meeting, 9 a.m.

Norbert Hill Center

Government Meetings

O.B.C.O.B.C. LLegislative OOperating CCommittee

Law AmendmentsAmendments to the

Hunting, Fishing andTrapping Law

Amendments to theHunting, Fishing andTrapping Law wereadopted so that the lawcould be updated in timefor the 2009 hunting sea-son. The Amendmentsare based on a jointrequest from the OneidaC o n s e r v a t i o nDepartment and theE n v i r o n m e n t a lResources Board.

Among other things,these amendments to thelaw:• Replace all the various

hunting, fishing andtrapping licenses with asingle sportsmanlicense.

• Allow those with asportsman license to beaccompanied in thefield by those who have

not reached legal hunt-ing age, although therequirements have notchanged for those whoare of age: it would stillbe illegal to be accom-panied by anyone ofage who did not have alicense.

• Allow those whoreceive a Sustenancepermit to do their ownhunting. Previously,this law required thatthose who received asustenance permit des-ignate a hunter to do thehunting for them.

• Permit Tribal membersto operate an unlimitednumber of traps andsnares, and double theallowed amount oftraps and snares operat-ed by non-enrolledspouses and dependentsto 150.

On June 24, 2009, theOneida BusinessCommittee adopted thefollowing laws whichwere processed throughthe LOC:

Child Support LawThe adoption of this

law allows Tribal mem-bers to obtain child sup-port orders—and adjust-ments to existingorders—from the OneidaAppeals Commission.The need for a Tribalchild support law cameabout through concernsraised by Tribal membersabout the lack of servicesprovided by the State.

The guidelines forestablishing child sup-port are based on a per-centage of gross income(i.e., 17% for one child,25% for two children,29% for three, etc...)These percentageschange based on thenumber of children a per-son is responsible for in ahousehold, and whenthere is more than onechild support obligation,each obligation is paid inthe order that it isincurred. Each custodialparent will be entitled tochild support.

Under this Law, theAppeals Commissionwill approve child sup-port orders and presideover hearings for theestablishment of childsupport. The intent offollowing the sameguidelines as the State ofWisconsin is to provideconsistency and to pro-tect the children’s inter-ests from manipulationof the system by anyparty.

For further informa-tion on this law, pleasecontact Child SupportDirector Lisa Schwartz at920-490-3701.

Paternity LawThis law allows for the

establishment of paterni-ty of children who haveat least one parent who isOneida or an Indian liv-ing on the OneidaReservation. This Lawsets out the requirementsfor a hearing to be held toestablish paternity,including the petition andsummons requirements.

The Paternity law isintended to be read in

conjunction with theChild Support and ChildCustody laws, whichwere presented for adop-tion at the same time asthe Paternity law. Afterpaternity is established,legal custody and supportorders would follow.

Child Custody,Visitation, andPlacement Law

This law supplementsthe Tribe’s paternity andchild support laws so thatcustody, visitation andplacement may be deter-mined in accordancewith Tribal law.

The law includes thefollowing:• A definition for “best

interest of the child”,which includes race,culture and heritageconsiderations.

• Peacemaking or media-tion provisions for par-ties who agree to thoseservices.

• The establishment of aguardian ad litem pro-gram to be adminis-tered by the AppealsCommission, with apreference provided forTribal members whoare certified asguardians ad litem.

• Guardian ad litem feesshall be split eitherequally amongst theparties or based on abil-ity to pay.

• A grandparent, great-grandparent, steppar-ent, or person who hasmaintained a relation-ship similar to a grand-parent-child or parent-child relationship withthe child, may petitionthe Commission forreasonable visitationrights.This Law will not

apply to Indian ChildWelfare cases or to thosesituations where the cus-tody of a child needs tobe determined becausethe child is beingneglected, abused, or isotherwise in need of pro-tection - those are differ-ent circumstances whichrequire different proce-dures and standards formaking custody determi-nations.

A draft children’s codeis currently being devel-oped by the Oneida ChildProtective Board toaddress such matters.

Newly Adopted Laws

Trish King, Chair920-869-4462tking@oneidanation.org

Edward J. Delgado,Vice-Chair920-869-4415edelgado@oneidana-tion.org

Melinda J. Danforth920-869-4461mdanforj@oneidana-tion.org

Tehassi Hill 920-869-4311rhill7@oneidanation.org

Brandon Stevens920-869-4378bstevens@oneidana-tion.org

The LegislativeOperating Committee

meets on the first and

third Wednesday of

every month in the

Business Committee

Conference Room.

These meetings are open

to the public.

During NHC reno-vations (April 30 –September 7, 2009) theLRO will be temporar-ily located in OneidaSocial Services.

For more information,

please call Legislative

Reference Office

Coordinator Peril Huff at

(920) 869-4376 or e-

mail phuff@oneidana-tion.org

LOC Members

Prepare for theCreative PEOPLEFashion Show, whichwill be held August23rd, 2009 at theRadisson. The YoungAdult Creative Club andthe Oneida Nation ArtsProgram are sponsoringa series of workshops.Each workshop focuseson how to reuse materi-als to create a new pieceof clothing (jeans to askirt, reconstructing a t-shirt, embellishingclothes and shoes).Workshops are directedby Mindy Sue Meyersand Jean, and all work-shops are free and opento the public.Registration is limited,call to register: 920-490-3834 or email

gmetoxe2@oneidana-tion.org

July 16 – PantsReconstruction 6:00-9:00PM

Transform old jeansor pants in to a skirt orshorts and add otherembellishments anddesigns to newly createdclothing. Instructor:Mindy Sue Meyers

July 20 – OtherReconstructionMethods & Techniques6:00-8:00PM

Instead of sewing fab-rics you can duct tape,safety pin, staple, or gluethem together, alongwith many other ideas,you will learn manyother ways to reconstruct

a dull piece of clothinginto something moreinteresting and new.Instructor: Jean Harper

July 21 & 23 –No Lookis Complete withoutAccessories! 6:00-9:00PM

Using socks with pat-terns, wool sweaters, oldhats, participants willlearn how to make newaccessories. Instructor:Mindy Sue Meyers

July 22 & 29 – OuterWear 6:00-8:00PM

Learn how to makescarves, how to spice upyour jackets or sweatshirts, and how outerwear can add to youroutfit. Instructor: JeanHarper

JULY 28 & 30 – Shoes6:00-9:00PM

Participants will learnhow to add embellish-ments to shoes and flipflops and how to recon-struct shoes by addingheels/platforms, recy-clable felt, ribbons, etc.Instructor: Mindy SueMeyers

August 10 & 12 –Screen Printing 6:00-8:00PM

Learn screen printingand other surface design-ing, make your own logoor design to add to a t-shirt or sweatshirt.Instructor: Jean Harper

Funding made possible bya grant from the WisconsinArts Board, and Coca Cola.

July 16, 2009 • (W@=tehlu) 9ALocalwww.kalihwisaks.com

The Dollars for ArtsProgram (DAP) is a re-granting program fundedby the Wisconsin ArtsBoard and the OneidaTribe of Indians ofWisconsin. DAP providesfunds to support excel-lence, innovations and thedevelopment of the arts inOneida. The arts includeboth traditional and con-temporary styles in dance,literature, music, theatre,and visual arts. There are

three funding areas inDAP:Community Awards –are available to communi-ty groups or tribal pro-grams for arts projectsthat are new and innova-tive or significantlyenhance an existing pro-gram in the Oneida com-munity.Oneida FellowshipAwards – are a $500 cashaward to individual artistsfor artistic excellence in

the Oneida community.There is a maximum oftwo Fellowships availableper fiscal year. Artist DevelopmentAwards – are available toartists in the communitywho have identified a spe-cial project that willenhance their professionaldevelopment and benefitthe Oneida community.

The deadline for sub-mitting grant applicationsis Friday, July 24, 2009,

for activities occurringOctober 1, 2009, throughSeptember 30, 2010. Theapplications are availablethrough the OneidaNation Arts Program’swebsite oneidanation-arts.org. If you have anyquestions or wish toreceive a hard copy of theapplication, contactChristine Klimmek at920-490-3831.

Creative PEOPLE Fashion Show Workshops

For members whose forms arereceived by

September 1, 2009…Your FY-2009 Membership payment will

be mailed:Wednesday, September 30, 2009If you have any concerns, please contact theOneida Enrollment Department at:

(920) 869-6200or

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

P.O. Box 365Oneida, WI 54155

http://oneidanation.org/enrollment

ENROLLMENT…Reminder

The WisconsinDepartment of VeteransAffairs and theUniversity of WisconsinAthletics Department arecurrently underway forthe Wisconsin BadgersFootball Salute 2009Annual Salute toVeterans. This year’sSalute will take place onSaturday, September 19,2009 with a pre-gamehospitality receptionfrom 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.and a football pre-gameceremony and kickoff at11:00 a.m. at CampRandall Stadium inMadison.

WDVA will receivegame tickets from UW-Madison for distributionto veterans, servicemem-

bers and a guest. Seeinformation on WDVA’sEvents page atwww.WisVets.com/Events (September 19, 2009)for information about theevent as well as a link tothe form to complete andfax or mail to WDVA tobe entered into a randomdrawing for tickets fromrequests received.

The deadline to submitticket requests will beAugust 14, 2009 by 4:30p.m. with the drawing tobe held shortly thereafter.Those selected for ticketsfrom the drawing will benotified about picking uptheir tickets at the pre-game hospitality recep-tion on September 19.

Badgers salute to Vets

ONAP Dollars for Arts grant deadline is July 24

Greeting new and old relatives

Kali photo/Nate Wisneski

Vernon Ninham waits to be interviewed during the Joy (Moon) Ninham reunion at theCultural Heritage site. Ninham waits inside the log homes on Salt Pork Avenue. Familymembers were invited to share stories, food, photos, and memories during the event onMonday, July 6. The Cultural and Heritage Department hosted the event to continue pro-viding cultural awareness.

Please Vote For…

Jennifer WebsterCurrent member of the

ONEIDA APPEALS COMMISSION

Seeking Re-Election• Knowledge of Oneida Court System and tribal laws

• Currently serving 2nd consecutive term as Appeals Commissioner

• Informed member of Oneida Community

• Unbiased and equal decision maker

• Leadership, Management and Communication Skills

• Successful Business owner “Web’s Custom Touch Auto Body”

• Travelers Word Omega – Certificate Program –Travel Agent Series

• University of Wisconsin –Oshkosh –Certificate Program –Small business Management marketing Series

• University of Wisconsin –Oshkosh – certificate Program – Essentials of Management Oneida Tribal

Management Program

• Certificate Training – Tribal Court Seminar

• Certificate Training – Conducting Fair Hearings, Due Process, Ex parte Communication

• Certificate Training – Roberts Rules of Order

• Certificate Training – Public Law 280 Jurisdiction in Indian Country

• Family: Husband Don Webster, son’s Marcus and Zack, daughter Olivia

• Parents: Lee Gordon and Betty McLester

• Grandparents: Lee (Deceased) and Pearl McLester, Ted and Mamie Benson (Deceased)

Authorized and paid for by Jennifer Webster

EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

BACKGROUND

I thoroughly enjoyed theGeneral Tribal Council(GTC) meeting heldSaturday, July 11. No, real-ly. Why go outside andenjoy the beautiful summerweather when I could beinside with 2000 plus ofmy family and friendssharing a laugh, a tear, andloading up on bananas andsweet rolls?

The meeting beganunder Robert’s Rules ofOrder. That’s what therules are called, not whatthey result in.

To be fair to the originalauthor of the rules GeneralHenry M. Robert, I’vebeen to meetings in othercommunities where therules actually resultedorderly meetings that werefinished in an hour or so,about the amount of time ittakes to amend a GTCagenda.

Wisely, Oneida BusinessCommittee (OBC)Chairman suspended orderfor ninety minutes to allowdiscussion from the floor.If he had not suspendedorder, anyone could call fora vote before a reasonablenumber of people had achance at the microphoneresulting in disorder.

The problem withRobert’s Rules of Order isthat some people aren’tinterested in the wholeorder part. They’re inter-ested in disrupting the pro-ceedings, taking control ofthe meeting, and grabbingtheir shot at the bully pulpitto air the tribe’s dirty laun-

dry over and over andover again.

Conversely, there areother tribal members whowere trained by ninjaswhen it comes to killing

an agenda item. The ques-tion was called; we were tovote yes if we wanted toreject the $10,000 petitionand no if we did not. Theyea was mighty, the nay,not so much.

I was sitting near theback of the room where itseemed support of the peti-tion was the strongest. Ifind it hard to believe thatno one in that part of theroom voted against reject-ing the petition. I wonderif there are still some mem-bers who are making plansto spend their $10,000.

Procedures and headpain aside, I’m stillannoyed that there isn’tsome way to reject a peti-tion that violates our lawsand endangers our tribe.The $10,000 petition vio-lated our per capita ordi-nance and threatened jobs,land and services. Yet wesat in a room for over fourhours all the while payingfor staff, room rental, foodand $100 per GTC mem-ber.

I could start a petitionstating the OBC needs totap dance while twirlingplates on sticks throughoutthe meeting. If I gotenough signatures, wewould have to meet, talkfor four hours, and take achance that someone willtable it so we can meetagain.

I’m looking to the OBCfor leadership in this area.There has to be somethingthey can do to prevent thisincredible drain on ourresources. Then again, Ireally would like to seenine people hoofing it upwhile crashing plates.

EditorialCommentary

By DawnWalschinskiKalihwisaksManagingEditor

RobertʼsRules of Odor

www.kalihwisaks.comState/National10A (Oye=l$) • July 16, 2009

What’s News in Indian Country

The Wisconsin ChildCenter (WCC)Yesterday’s Children10th Anniversary reunionwill be held at the SmithBarney CommunityCenter located on the for-mer WI Child Centerground on Saturday, July25 from 11:00am to3:30pm.

A luncheon will beserved at 12:00pm. Thecost is $8.25 per person.Make checks payable to“VFW” and send it to:Yesterday’s ChildrenReunion Committee314 N. Milwaukee St. #2

Waterford WI 53185At 1:30pm we will car

pool to the Child CenterCemetery where we willhave a small prayeracknowledging the chil-dren buried there andalso a thank you to JuneLaxton for fulfilling herdream of naming thechildren buried there andher devotion to the yearlyYesterday’s Childrenreunions.

If you have picturesyou would like to share,please bring them along.

FMI call Carol at 262-534-2323.

WCC Reunion

Kali Photo/Steven J. Gandy

Oneida Veterans, friends and family members joined the Oneida VeteransDepartment on a trip to Miller Park to see the Milwaukee Brewers take on the St.Louis Cardinals on Thursday July 9th. The trip is the sixth of its kind in recent his-tory.35 participants met at Parish Hall the morning of the game where they boarded twoOneida Transit shuttles for the trip to Milwaukee. A tailgate style cookout followedtheir arrival to the Miller Park parking area. Milwaukee lost to St. Louis 5-1.

Veterans and Friends take in

Brewer Game in Milwaukee

Youngest of Oneida royalty crowned

Kali photo/ Steven J. Gandy

My name is Katy Bermke. I am thenewly crowned Li'l Miss Oneida 2009-2010. I am 11 years old and belong tothe turtle clan. I will be attendingLombardi Middle School in the fall as a6th grader. My parents are Violet Blakeand Vince Bermke. My grandparentsare Shirley Thomas and the late DonaldThomas, Sonja Bigley and ChuckBermke. My hobbies are playing basket-ball, dancing, swimming, baseball andfootball. Iʼm really looking forward togetting more involved within our com-munity during my rein, with the help ofMiss Oneida – Lauren Hoeft and Jr.Miss – Jasmine Polar.

-Katy Bermke

Michael T.DEBRASKA

Authorized and paid for by both candidates

Please VOTELinda S.DALLAS

ONEIDA APPEALS COMMISSIONDate & Time:Saturday, July 25, 2009

7AM to 7PM

Location:Oneida Police Dept.2783 Freedom Road

Cayugas offer to settle NYcigarette tax dispute

AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) ~ The Cayuga IndianNation is offering to permanently settle its cigarettetax dispute with two upstate New York counties.

On Friday, the Appellate Division in Rochesterreversed a state judge who blocked the sales at theLakeSide Trading stores in Union Springs andSeneca Falls.

The Cayugas on Monday offered to pay Senecaand Cayuga counties more than $180,000 in legalbills tied to the case and said they would not sue thecounties for millions of dollars in damages for lostrevenues, legal costs and the value of cigarettesseized from their stores last November.

In exchange, the nation asked the counties not tochallenge the Cayugas’ court win, which allowedthem to resume selling tax-free cigarettes.

“The Cayuga Nation recognizes that ultimately itis the residents of the counties who will have to payfor this continued legal fight and the Cayuga Nationthinks it will prevail. Unfortunately for the residentsof the counties, they will be stuck with the legalfees and ensuing awards that will come through thedamage litigation,” said Daniel French, a Syracuselawyer representing the Cayugas.

Lawmakers in both counties were scheduled tomeet Tuesday to decide on whether to appeal thedecision to the Court of Appeals, the state's highestcourt.

Cayuga County Legislator Raymond Lockwoodtold The Post-Standard of Syracuse that Cayugas'offer wasn't going to sway him.

“If we don't appeal then we're conceding it’s asovereign reservation, and that would give them theright to do anything they want on the land. Theywouldn’t be subject to any local laws and it wouldput gaming back on the table,” Lockwood said.

In late November, sheriff's deputies in the coun-ties raided the Cayugas’ two LakeSide stores, seiz-ing about 17,600 cartons of cigarettes. The Cayugasestimated the cigarettes were worth more than$500,000. The counties claimed that because the Cayugas donot have an official reservation, they were violat-ing state tax law. The Cayugas claim the stores liewithin their former ancestral homeland.

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EvergreenProductions

Children’s Theatrein Green Bay

will hold auditionsfor performers for

FABLES,written by Colleen Neuman.

Need 4 adult performers.

Auditions will be held at:1666 Morrow St. (Evergreen’s shop) Tuesday, July 28 from 10AM to 2PM.

Rehearsals and performances are TuesdaysAugust thru November and January thru

March.

Call Colleen at 532-4965with questions or to receive a script.

Lac duFlambeau,WI – FromMenomineeI n d i a nReservationroots, WadeF e r n a n d e zknows howto bothsoothe androck withversa t i l i ty.He honorst r a d i t i o nwhile forgingahead in anever expand-ing world ofmusic. Wadeis an award-w i n n i n gvocalist, gui-

tarist, songwriter, nativeflutist & drummer. In hisown words, "Music is avery powerful gift to bereturned and shared in agood way."

Among many of hismany achievements isthe 2006 "Best MaleArtist of the Year" titlefrom the NativeAmerican Music Awards.

Wade performs bothsolo and with the BlackWolf Band. Notable per-formances include; TheHonor The Earth Tour,Indian Summer Festivalin Milwaukee, TheReebok Human RightsAwards, Ed McMahon'sNext Big Star, Chicago'sWorld Music Festival,

Canada's AboriginalPeople's Choice Awards,and Germany's TollwoodFestival. Wade hasshared stages with manyartists including JacksonBrowne, Bonnie Raitt,and The Indigo Girls.

The evening will beginwith a performance byNative American flutistDarren Thompson. OfOjibwe & TohonoO’odham heritage, Lacdu Flambeau Tribalmember DarrenThompson has emergedas a standout among thenew generation of NativeAmerican flute perform-ers. As a musician,Darren is highly regardedas a performer that has

"the power to take you toanother place." He hasbeen invited to just asmany places for hismusical talent as he has

for tackling such issuesas stereotypes, religion,politics, social structures,environmental issues,history and culture.

Fernandez to hold free concert for Northwoods NiiJii

• What: Free Benefit Concert featuringAward Winning Musician WadeFernandez. Donations toBenefit Northwoods NiiJiiWoodland Indian ArtsPrograms.

• Who: Wade Fernandez with specialguest Darren Thompson.

• When: Friday, August 14 • 7PM–10PM

• Where: Campanile Center for theArts, 141 Milwaukee StreetMinocqua, WI 54548

• Why: Northwoods NiiJii will usefunds raised to support the WoodlandIndian Arts and Culture Initiatives, athree-year project to build a Nativecooperative art gallery and artistresource center in Lac du Flambeau.Funds will also support the NativeArtist Entrepreneurial Program whichprovides professional practices consul-tation for Native artists.

Must be 21 or older to enter casino. North Star Casino management reserves the right to alter or cancel any promotion at any time and without prior notice.

NorthStarMohicanCasinoOff Hwy 29 on County Road A Bowler, WI 1.800.775.CASINO northstarcasinoresort.com

Our rooftop will be rockin’ out like never before. Enjoy the music of Vic Ferrari and his Symphonic Rock Ensemble. While you’re taking in the tunes, feast on some delicious barbeque and win cool prizes including one of twenty-five IPOD Touches and $2,000 in FREEPLAY.

Register at the Star Club August 2-22 for your chance at winning a pair of tickets to “Rockin’ on the Roof Top” and an IPOD Touch.

It’s Time To Rock!

Over 350 Prizes August 2-22!

Vic Ferrari Rockin’ on the Roof Top Party

August 22 * 7pmTickets: $15

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About Northwoods Ni iJi i :Northwoods NiiJii is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporationbased in Lac du Flambeau (NiiJii means “friends” inOjibwe). Northwoods NiiJii serves three Tribes inNorthern Wisconsin; the Menominee Tribe, the Lac duFlambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and theSokaogon Mole Lake Chippewa. The mission of NiiJiiis to empower residents to eliminate poverty through suc-cessful partnership grounded in Native American Values.NiiJii’s grassroots work in the community is to enhancethe entrepreneurial success of individual artists, preserveand pass on the artistic and cultural assets of the commu-nity to current and future generations, and affect anincrease in economic growth through job creation and cul-tural tourism.

Photo courtesy of www.wadefernandez.com

Wade Fernandez

Dancers Neededfor

Fox Family Fun Night8/8/09 @ Lambeau Field

The first 100 dancers to call

1.920.496.5020

will be compensated

There will be 2 MANDATORY

practices

Wed 7/29/09 & Wed 8/5/09

@ 5pm behind Norbert Hill Center

Football field

(If you are unable to attend both

practices please DO NOT sign up)

By Mary Adams Judicial Officers

The departments locat-ed at the RidgeviewPlaza have been hostingan annual open house forpast four years. Eachd e p a r t m e n t( E n v i r o n m e n t a l ,Compliance, JudicialSystem Tsyunkehkw^Retail) forms a planningcommittee that seekssponsorship and fundingfor this communityevent. It was estimatedthat 80 people stopped atour department (OneidaTribal Judicial System)and participated in oursurvey.

The Oneida TribalJudicial System raffledthree $40.00 gift basketsmade by Tsyunhehkw^Retail. The raffle con-sisted of answering fourout of six questions and a

small survey. The ques-tionnaire was to promoteeducation about theOneida Tribal JudicialSystem. The survey pro-moted communityawareness concerningour potential revenuesfrom traffic tickets.

The Village of Hobartretains revenue fromtickets written while theOneida PoliceDepartment does not.Did you know Oneidahas twelve PoliceOfficers with the OneidaPolice Department? Didyou also know that theVillage of Hobart’spolice force consists offour Police Officers?Those numbers excludethe Chief of Police.Consider, while theVillage of Hobart esti-mated revenue from lawand ordinance violations

in 2008 equaled$53,000.00, the OneidaPolice Department esti-mated revenue from lawand ordinance violationsin 2008 equaled 00.00.The reason that theVillage of Hobart is ableto generate income fromissuing law and ordi-nance citations isbecause they have trafficlaws. One of the reasonsOneida does not generaterevenue is mainlybecause we do not have atraffic law. All revenuecollected from Oneidagoes to Brown andOutagamie. Our surveysimply asked if “Do yousupport the developmentof Oneida trafficcodes/law?

This year our vendorsconsisted of VickiMatson – Food, EdiGrosskopf – Jafra, Emily

Johnson – ChristainBooks, Wayne Snelius –Energy Drinks, LauraCornelius – Massage,Vange Danforth & SarahPhillips – Reiki.

One of our largest

sponsors is the OneidaCommunity IntegratedFood Systems.

The music was byRick & Ted of the BlueCats. Volunteers fromour department consisted

of Janice McLester,Mary Adams, LelandWigg-Ninham, andJennifer Webster, staff:Jackie Thomas andAnthony Vera (lawintern).

By Betsy GalbraithEnvironmental, Health &Safety Division

From the slow, darkwaters of DutchmanCreek to the fast, crystalclear waters ofThornberry Creek, thewaters of the OneidaReservation are preciousand deserve our atten-

tion. When the Oneida peo-

ple arrived here in the1830’s fish were abun-dant and the waters pure.After 1900 when landswere allotted and soldoff, the waters becamepolluted by forestremoval, agriculturalpractices, industrial

developments, and landuse practices. Many ofthe streams were ditchedand straightened allow-ing for the water toquickly leave the reser-vation. The water tablewas significantly affect-ed because of the lack oftree roots to retain water.Many streams were near-ly dry for most of theyear, only running in thespring or after major rainevents. This conditiondid not provide fish orother aquatic habitat on ayear long basis in manyof Oneida’s streams and

waterways.Since the Oneida Tribe

began buying back reser-vation lands they haveimplemented watershedrestoration programsdesigned to decreasestormwater pollution andincrease stream flows,water quality, and fishand wildlife habitat. In1980 the Oneida Nationenacted The ShorelineProtection Ordinance toclean up and restore thehealth of Duck Creek.

We’ve recently cele-brated some accomplish-ments/milestones involv-

ing Oneida’s surfacewaters. The first was re-stocking brook troutafter 10 years of workfocusing on the health ofthe Trout CreekWatershed. The secondwas the 10th AnnualYouth & Elder FishingEvent, which broughtover 400 communitymembers together to cel-ebrate culture, communi-ty, and natural resources.These successes couldnot have occurred with-out many years of dedi-cation, partnerships, andcommunity involvement.I hope we can use theseaccomplishments as aspringboard for futurecommunity involvement.

There are continuingchallenges to managingwater resources; includ-ing conflicting land useinterests, climate changeimpacts, and funding.Without communityinvolvement in develop-ing a management plan,we may not get a full pic-ture of what conflictinginterests exist in thecommunity, and how wecan sustainably manage

our precious, yet finitewater resources whilemeeting growing com-munity needs.

As we face the dualchallenges of a falteringeconomy and climatechange, we may find iteasy to make short-termchoices, but more diffi-cult to make the rightlong-term decisions.With the support of theOneida community, wewill continue to makeprogress toward restor-ing the environment. Wewill also continue to edu-cate the community onthe needs and successesof Oneida’s aquatic envi-ronments so they can besustained and improvedfor the next seven gener-ations. Oneida’s watersare a vital part ofOneida’s culture andresources, and “clearlyworth preserving”.

For more information,contact Stacy Gilmore,Water ResourcesSpecialist, or JimSnitgen, WaterResources Supervisor, at(920) 496-5330.

Yukwane Kánus (Our Waters)

www.kalihwisaks.comEnvironment2B (T#ken) • July 16, 2009

Ridgeview Open House - Another Success!

Kali photo/Nate Wisneski

Community members got a first hand look at the tribal entities locat-ed in the Ridgeview Plaza during their open house on July 1.

WASHINGTON, DC -U.S. Department ofEnergy Secretary StevenChu today announcedtoday that Wisconsin willreceive up to $5,400,000in funding from theAmerican Recovery andReinvestment Act for itsstate-run rebate programfor consumer purchasesof new ENERGY STARqualified home appli-ances. The new programunderscores the ObamaAdministration's com-mitment to makeAmerican homes moreenergy efficient, whilehelping to support thenation's economic recov-ery.

"Appliances consumea huge amount of ourelectricity, so there'senormous potential toboth save energy andsave families moneyevery month," saidSecretary Chu. "Theserebates will help familiesmake the transition tomore efficient appli-ances, making purchasesthat will directly stimu-late the economy andcreate jobs."

The new funding willbe awarded to states andterritories, through theirenergy offices, using aformula set forth in theEnergy Policy Act of2005. Each state or terri-tory is required to submita plan that specifieswhich ENERGY STARappliance categories willbe included in theirrebate program, therebate level for eachproduct type, how therebates will be processed,and their plan for recy-cling old appliances.States and territories

must first file an initialapplication expressingtheir intent to participateby August 15, 2009, fol-lowed by a full applica-tion by October 15, 2009.Approximately 10-25percent of each awardwill be spent on adminis-trative costs.

States and territorieswill receive 10 percent ofthe funds after submit-ting the initial applica-tion with the balanceawarded after their pro-gram plans are approved.DOE anticipates that avast majority of fundingwill be awarded byNovember 30, 2009. Thecomplete FundingO p p o r t u n i t yAnnouncement (FOA)number DE-FOA-0000119 can be viewed

at grants.gov.

Eligible AppliancesStates have the flexi-

bility to select which res-idential ENERGY STARqualified appliances toinclude in their programsand the individual rebateamount for each appli-ance. DOE recommendsthat states and territoriesfocus their programefforts on heating andcooling equipment,appliances, and waterheaters as these productsoffer the greatest energysavings potential.ENERGY STAR quali-fied appliance categorieseligible for rebatesinclude: central air con-ditioners, heat pumps (airsource and geothermal),boilers, furnaces (oil and

gas), room air condition-ers, clothes washers,dishwashers, freezers,refrigerators, and waterheaters.

The Recovery Actappropriated funds forthe program to helpachieve the nationalgoals of spurring eco-nomic growth, creatingjobs, saving energy andreducing greenhouse gasemissions. States and ter-ritories can use thesefunds to leverage the util-ity companies and energyefficiency program spon-sors in their area.

For more informationon these and otherRecovery Act relatedfunding opportunities,v i s i twww.energy.gov/recov-ery

Wisconsin to Receive up to $5,400,000 for

Rebate Program to Encourage Purchases

of Energy Efficient Appliances

Recycle, Reuse,Make it NewCreative PEOPLE

Fashion ShowWhen: Sunday, August 23rd

Time: 5:00 PM

Where: Wolf Room atRadisson Hotel

Top 4 reasons for participatingin our Fashion Show!1. 10 cash awards will be given2. Show off your style and creativity3. Save the planet, reuse don't buy new 4. Save money and still look cool

To Prepare for the Creative PEOPLEFashion Show, please sign up andattend our free workshops which havealready begun. Registration is limitedPlease call and ask to sign up:

920-490-3834 or E-mailgmetoxe2@oneidanation.org

Registration forms for the Fashion Showwill be available on our website at:

www.oneidanationarts.org

Funding made possible by a grant fromthe Wisconsin Arts Board & Coca-Cola

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2009 High SchoolFull-color Yearbooks

are available now from Becky Anderson on Monday and Friday mornings

from 8:00AM until 12:00PM for $20

Other years are also available at a Reduced Rate!

Call and inquire at: 920-869-4358

By John PavekDirector of the Oneida HeadStart Program

Recently ValerieGroleau appeared withthe Oneida BusinessCommittee to receive itscongratulations for 25years of service to theOneida Head StartProgram. In that periodof time Valerie served asa Home Visitor, Teacher,Family Service Worker,Assistant Director andtwice Acting Director.Her duties in 25 yearswere many and varied. Itis believed that she hadserved in excess of 1500children of the tribe. Inher last years with theOneida Head Start shesaw the program honoredfor two perfect reviewsfrom the federal govern-ment and the last reviewthere was only one find-ing. Best of all she wasable to hear the currentleader of the AmericanIndian/Alaska Nativedivision of the NationalHead Start Program tellthe leadership of theOneida Head Start thatour program was beingconsidered for recogni-tion as a “Model”Program for the UnitedStates. When you seeValerie, wish her well onher retirement and tellher “Job Well Done”.

A Path

Well

Walked

Art and Wellness Camp 2009The Oneida Nation Arts Program justcompleted its week-long 4th annual Artsand Wellness Camp for kids betweenthe ages of 7 and 12 years old. Thisyear's theme was taken from the PeaceMaker, Finding the Good in Each of Us.The kids created an original perfor-mance piece and art project aboutpeace making. The kids also participat-ed in martial arts, tree climbing, andgames. Leading the camp this year wasan outstanding staff of Oneida interns,Gabrielle Metoxen, DominiqueDanforth, Jerah Doxtator, Yako Lor-Brooks, Jerrel Kurowski, SunshineNeuness, and Mercy Metoxen. Artistsassisting where Coleen Bins andSheldon Hampton.

Left: Lunhukwat VanD y k e - C o r n e l i u sshows off his balloonanimals he learnedhow to make atcamp.

Above: Artist Coleen Bins Helps Trent Paider with hissilk screen painting, that will be hung up for the pub-lic art piece.

Below: Mia Charnon smiles for the camera as shebeads herself a bracelet.

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Project Description is aHabitat Restoration pro-ject at Lancaster Brookoff of Hillcrest Drive.Legal Description isT24N, R20E, Section 18.

Project Description Multifamily commercial homeconstruction from thedevelopment group inc.T23N, R19E, Sec 25.Requesting the projectTown of Hobart,Outagamie County. TheLand is currently agricul-ture and is approximately75-80 acres. Project willconsist of building resi-dential home and condos.Received project 5-7-08

PublicNotice

Agricultural Landfor Lease Premises considered for bid:

Reference Number:7-17-2009-4

Total Tillable Acreage:120 acres more or less

Located At:Overland Road, Florist

Drive and FreedomRoad

Length of Lease:5 years

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Minimum Bid: $125.00per acre

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Agricultural Landfor Lease Premises considered for bid:

Reference Number:7-17-2009-1

Total Tillable Acreage:34 acres more or less

Located At:Corner of Van BoxtelRoad and Ranch Road

Length of Lease:5 years

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Agricultural Landfor Lease Premises considered for bid:

Reference Number:7-17-2009-2

Total Tillable Acreage:223 acres more or less

Located At:N6622 Freedom Road

Length of Lease:

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Minimum Bid: $125.00per acre

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Reference Number:7-17-2009-5

Total Tillable Acreage:61 acres more or less

Located At:N 6700 Block ofFreedom Road

Length of Lease:5 years

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Management470 Airport DriveOneida, WI 54155

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Located At:Mullen Road and Van

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Management470 Airport DriveOneida, WI 54155

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LEASE:• Application and SealedBid• If the case of a tie,Tribal Member & TribalDepartment will be givenpriority• Credit score of 550 orbetter• Following the SOP:Distribution of Tribalagricultural leases• The Land Commissiongave the current lesseethe right to match thehigh bid

Minimum Bid: $125.00per acre

Huge Rummage SaleCarol Smith ResidenceN5654 Skylark Dr.Friday, July 17 9am-5pm & Saturday, July18 9am-3pm. Call 869-2678 FMI.

Acoustic GuitarVantage 6-stringacoustic guitar withhardcase, capo andanalog tuner. $250.00Sony PSP - Blue withMadden ‘09, Star WarsBattlefronts and Atariclassic arcade games.$200.00 Call 227-5373

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Home - BTU’s75,000. $250.00

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The OneidaHousing Authority

is requesting sealed bidsfor energy ratings to bedone on 32 existinghomes in 2009. (2ndrequest)

To the greatest extentfeasible, recipients shallgive preference in theaward of contracts forprojects funded underthis part to Indian organi-zations and Indian-owned economic enter-prises. Addresses andspecifications for biddingwill be available atOneida HousingAuthority Office, 2913Commissioner St,Oneida, WI 54155, (920)869-2227.

The information can bepicked up beginning July6th to July 17th between8 a.m. and 4 p.m. andthe sealed bid returned toOneida HousingAuthority no later than 4p.m. on July 24, 2009.Drop off bid or mail to:

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Oshkosh, WI – Early-bird registration for the5th National Summit onSmokeless and SpitTobacco is now open.The Summit is scheduledfor Sept. 21–23, 2009, atthe Monona Terrace inMadison, Wis., and is theonly national conferencefor professionals andadvocates in preventionand cessation of smoke-less tobacco use.

With a focus on youthissues, there are morethan 40 specializedbreakout sessions sched-uled to take place duringthe Summit. A youthactivism event, funrun/walk and trolley tourof Madison will also takeplace during the secondday of the Summit.

The theme for thisyear’s program NewProducts, NewChallenges and a NewGeneration of Advocacy,will feature JackHenningfield as keynotespeaker. Henningfield isan adjunct professor atJohns HopkinsUniversity School ofMedicine’s Departmentof Psychiatry andBehavioral Sciences.Henningfield brings 16

years of public service atthe National Institutes ofHealth’s NationalInstitute on Drug Abuse(NIDA).

Many municipalitiesare going smoke-free andthe tobacco industry isshifting strategies towardnew and harmful smoke-less tobacco products.New products, such asflavored dissolvabletobacco packets (“snus”),have recently been intro-duced into the market,constituting a new gener-ation of nicotine deliverysystems designed toappeal to a new genera-tion of users.

The Summit isdesigned for local, stateand federal tobacco pre-vention and controladministrators, publichealth educators, healthcare professionals,school and youth-servingagencies, higher educa-tion staff, and students.

A preview of the fullconference program isavailable to download atthe website. To view thecomplete program or feeschedule or to register forthe Summit, visitwww.uwosh.edu/smokeless/registration

Anti-tobacco summit

coming to Madison

Governor Jim Doyletoday announced anAmerican Recovery andReinvestment Act(ARRA) award to makeneeded improvements atthe Austin StraubelInternational Airport, inGreen Bay. The$2,265,000 project willreconstruct outboardpanels on Runway 18/36,rehabilitate Dutchman’sCreek culvert, and recon-struct connecting taxi-ways M3 and M4.

The project is sched-uled to begin in June2009 and should be com-

pleted by October 2009.Austin Straubel

International Airport islocated southwest of thecity of Green Bay. It is aprimary service air carri-er airport, with two con-crete runways, 7,700 feetand 8,200 feet in length.The airport has a modernterminal building provid-ing passenger services tothe traveling public.There are 115 aircraftbased at the airport, andapproximately 70,500take-offs and landingsoccur each year.

Austin Straubel gets $2.2 mil

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&Travis Cottrell

The 2009 - 2010 Oneida Royalty: Miss Oneida - LaurenHoeft, Jr. Miss Oneida - Jasmine Polar and Lil Miss Oneida- Katy Bermke.

Vietnam era Oneida veterans were awarded with a servicemedal following Grand Entry on Friday July 3.

Fancy, Jingle Dress, Traditional and Smoke dancersperformed during Grand Entry st the 2009 OneidaPowwow held in Oneida July 3-5. Organizers estimated 10,000 visitors to this yearspowwow.

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JuniorCategories

Jr Girls Fancy1st…Beedoskah Stonefish2nd…Tavian Lasley3rd…Bree Bzdawka4th…Shania Teller5th…Morningstar Roberts

Jr Girls Jingle1st…Waskwane Stonefish2nd…Tia Gray3rd…Baena Lasley4th…Adalia Plain5th…Odanis Day

Jr Girls Traditional1st…Gaby Brinegar2nd…Zoey Day3rd…Aliyah Cloud4th…PaanPar Roberts5th…Julia White

Jr Girls Smoke1st…Beedoskah Stonefish2nd…Waskwane Stonefish3rd…Tia Danforth4th…Tekaluhiyaks

Danforth5th…Sadie Kelley

Jr Boys Fancy1st…Daris Killspotted2nd…Floyd Silas Iii3rd…Waubaunsee King4th…Jovahn Lugan5th…Happy Gokey

Jr Boys Grass1st…Jacob Johnson2nd…Omashkoonce

Santos-Mccauley3rd…Gavin White Eye4th…Zane Baker5th…Gerald Diamond II

Jr Boys Traditional1st…Talon White Eye2nd…Donovan Couins3rd…Floyd King4th…Hudson King5th…Bryson Funmaker

Jr Boys Smoke1st…Jaden Parker2nd…Byron Halona3rd…Lindyn Hill4th…Anthony5th…Kellen Hill

Teen CategoriesTeen Girls Fancy1st…Tatia Roberts2nd…Heleyna Brinegar3rd…Maria Webster4th…Sierra Cleveland5th…Brandy

Shawanokasic

Teen Girls Jingle

1st…Brianna Buffalo2nd…Sage Okimosh3rd…Miki Brinegar4th…Bria Gray5th…Rebekah

Nevequaya

Teen Girls Traditional1st…Rochelle Mann2nd…Cecelia Hill3rd…Arianna

Greencrow4th…Charolette Day5th…Lilianne Hill

Teen Girls Smoke1st…Jessica House2nd…Lanie Smith3rd…Rachael Ninham4th…Keysa Parker5th…Sage Okimosh

Teen Boys Fancy1st…Albert King2nd…Donovan

Waupoose3rd…Duwayne Madsen4th…Dayton Sanapaw

Teen Boys Grass1st…DJ Whitehouse2nd…Tohee Funmaker3rd…Austin Summers4th…Jordan Whiteagle5th…Saunders

Youngbird

Teen Boys Traditional1st…Micheal Begay2nd…Joseph

Bigmountain3rd…Lee Cleveland4th…Natosi Summers5th…Kibo Pyawasit

Teen Boys Smoke1st…Jonathan Tubby2nd…Eli Ninham3rd…Eddie Santiago4th…Regis Cook

AdultCategories

Womens Fancy1st…Rose Track2nd…Gena Top Sky3rd…Star Lasley4th…Danica Medicine5th…Valerie Parker

Womens Jingle1st…Cassie Hensley2nd…Grace

Pushetonequa3rd…Winona Kingbird4th…Rebekah Roberts5th…Demery Jackson

Womens Traditional1st…Elizabeth

Nevaquaya

2nd…Sherisse Mckay3rd…Vanny Wheelock4th…Jessica Bizdawka5th…Monica Raphael

Womens Smoke1st…Valerie Parker2nd…Jasemine House3rd…Gia Nicole Smith4th…Tina Christjohn-

Young5th…Toni House

Mens Fancy1st…Thunder Lovett2nd…Michael Roberts3rd…David Cleveland4th…Joey Summers5th…Lance Kelly

Mens Grass1st…Wanbli Charging

Eagle2nd…Ronnie Preston3rd…Russell Youngbird4th…Dakota Mcgurk5th…Tsyoslake House

Mens Traditional1st…Dana Warrington2nd…Will Hedgepeth3rd…Wendall Powless4th…Edmond

Nevaquaya5th…Charles Belisle

Mens Smoke1st…Cameron Hill Sr.2nd…William Belisle3rd…Lakwaho McLester4th…Mickey Escamea5th…Paul Guiterrez

Golden AgeGolden Age Women1st…Lillian Goodeagle2nd…Denise Onestar3rd…Pat Logan4th…Patricia Eagleman5th…Linda NockideneiGolden Age Men1st…Mike Onestar Sr.2nd…Ronnie Goodeagle3rd…Gerald Cleveland Sr.4th…Mark Roanhorse5th…Paul Cloud

Chicken Dance Special1st…Rooster Topsky2nd…Dana Warrington3rd…Dakota McGurk4th…Charles Harris5th…Dan Prescott

Singing Contest1st…Bear Creek2nd…Midnite Express3rd…Young Kingbird4th…Smokeytown5th…BearHeart6th…Whitetail Boyz

37th Annual OneidaPowwow Results

Thanks OneidaThe 37th Annual

Oneida Powwow wasrecently completed. Itwas a huge success. Iwant to THANK all theindividuals and tribalprograms that helpedmake it a success.Powwow Committeemembers, DPW,Accounting, Security,OPD, EmergencyManagement, Tourism,

Retail, Oneida Casino,NHC Custodial, NHCMaintenance, NHCKitchen, RiskManagement, Radisson,Coca Cola,K a l i h w i s a k s ,Volunteers, OBC,Veterans, VeteransServices Office, andGarth Webster. Eachyear I miss an individualor program but this istruly a community run

event and I want tothank everyone for theirhelp. If you have anyconcerns or suggestionsfor improvement pleasecontact me.

Lloyd E Powless JrOneida Powwow

Committee, Chairmanlpowless@oneidanation.org

920-869-4517Fax 920-869-1610

Yaw^ko from Oneida Powwow Committee

Junior golfers learning the ropes

Kali photo/ Nate Wisneski

Bryce Hill (left),13, takes instruction from Thornberry Creek atOneidaʼs golf pro Mark Becker (right) during the Junior GolfProgram on Friday, July 10. The group meets on Fridays atThornberry Creek at Oneida until July 31 for the six week pro-gram. Oneida youth work with golf professionals and Oneida trib-al employees to learn the game of golf. The group takes part ininstruction then takes to the course for nine holes of golf.

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Kali photos/Steven J. Gandy

Kylie Gresham demonstrates how to make Corn Husk Dolls at the AnnualOneida Culture Days held at the Oneida Museum.

Kali photos/Steven J. Gandy

Lea Touch My Paw demonstrates looming at the Annual Oneida CultureDays held at the Oneida Museum.

Kali photos/Steven J. Gandy

Miss Oneida Lauren Hoeft makes a pinch pot outof clay during the Annual Oneida Culture Days atthe Oneida Museum.

Kali photos/Steven J. Gandy

Linda Kawy<nay< Nockideneh won thesmoke dance competition at the OneidaCulture Days held at the oneida Museum

Kali photos/Steven J. Gandy

Jennifer Stevens teaches oneida youth how to make traditional Oneida pinch potsat the Annual Oneida Culture Days celebration held at the Oneida Museum.

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On July 24-25, 2009,the Oneida Relay for LifeCommittee will be cele-brating its 13th year ofraising funds on behalf ofthe American CancerSociety. Funds raised atthis event go toward can-cer research, educationalprograms, services forcancer patients and theirfamilies. This year morethan 200 Oneida resi-dents will volunteer orparticipate in theAmerican CancerSociety 2009 OneidaRelay for Life.

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

The main highlight ofthe event is theLuminaria Ceremonywhich is dedicated to thesurvivors of cancer andto remember those wholost their battle with thisdisease. The track is sur-rounded by luminarybags with inspirationaland personal messages tothose who lost their bat-tle and to those who aresurvivors. This is a veryemotional and poignantportion of the eventwhere survivors lead thefirst walk around thetrack with all the care

givers and all partici-pants following.

Are you interested inwalking around the trackduring our “SurvivorLap?” If so, please con-tact any one of the fol-lowing individuals listedbelow. Also, luminarybags can be purchasedfor a suggested donationof $10.00 to rememberand send personal mes-sages in or honor or inmemory of a loved one.You can decorate themyourself or we can dothat for you. Receive amatch play for the 1st200 people to purchase aluminary bag! Contactany one of the individu-als for luminary bags orways you can help.

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

If you don’t have ateam but would like tohelp a team walk, pleasegive us a call or emailany one of the following

individuals listed below.Volunteers are alwayswelcomed as well.

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

Ryan Engel @ OneidaFamily Fitness Center(rengel@oneidanation.org) 490-3730

Tina Jacobsen @Oneida Health Center(dkrines@oneidanation.org) 869-2711

Jenny Webster @Little Bear(jwebste1@oneidana-tion.org) 869-4382

Doris Yelk-Wilberg @Little Bear (dyelk@onei-danation.org) 869-4515

Paula (Pogi) KingDessart @ Norbert HillCenter (pogi@oneidana-tion.org) 869-4362

Lisa Metoxen @Division of Land Mgt.(lmetoxen5@oneidana-tion.org) 869-1690

Laura Laitinen @Employee Services Bldg.(llaitine@oneidanation.org) 429-3050

Lisa Behringer @Little Bear(lbehring@oneidana-tion.org) 869-4503

Lisa Moore @ PoliceD e p a r t m e n t(lmoore@oneidanation.org) 869-2239

Lisa Schwartz @Social Services(lschwart@oneidana-tion.org) 490-3700

Oneida Relay for Lifehonors cancer survivors

13th ANNUAL RELAY FOR LIFE OF ONEIDA

FRIDAY, JULY 24 & SATURDAY, JULY 25, 20096:00 P.M. TO 9:00 A.M.

NORBERT HILL CENTER – POW WOW GROUNDSTheme: Fright Night, Friday the 13Th

SCHEDULE of EVENTSFriday, July 24, 2009

3:00 p.m. Campsite set up/decorating begins5:30 p.m. Survivor Sign In

Stretching and Walking Techniques withOneida Family Fitness Staff

6:00 -9:00 p.m. RegistrationLuminary Decorating

6:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony Sponsors :The Celebrate Committee, Inc.

MC: Welcome: Kathy Hughes, Oneida Relay

ChairwomanOpening Prayer: Intro. of Major & Contributing Sponsors

Oneida Casino Coca Cola Planet Bingo KISS FM

OPENING LAP: Led by Cancer Survivors.6:00 – 11:00 p.m. ACTIVITIES

DJ7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Kidz Korner:6:30 p.m. Silent Auction Begins (Ends after Luminary

Ceremony)6:30 p.m. Food Available - Suggested $3 Donation6:45 p.m. Pantene Hair Challenge7:00 p.m. Welcome Campers Game 8:00 p.m. Dude Looks Like A Lady Contest9:00 pm Theme Lap: Best Costume9:30 p.m. Luminary Ceremony:

Luminary SpeakerPoems ReadInspirational Song:

9:30 p.m. Campsite Judging

9:45 p.m. Close Silent Auction and announce winnersof Campsite Judging

11:30 p.m. DIG DEEPER

Midnight Round Robin campers-meet yourneighbors bring a snack to share

Saturday, July 25, 20096:00 a.m. FIRST WAKE UP CALL

8:00 a.m. Breakfast (Suggested $2 donation, which goes towards the event)

9:00 a.m. CLOSING CEREMONYResults/Farewell/Closing lap by Oneida Relay

Committee/Team CaptainsClean up – make sure campsite areas are clean

*We will have a spot along our walking route and when we sayStop the person closest wins a prize.

American Cancer Society MissionThe American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community basedvoluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a

major health problem by preventing cancer, saving livesand diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education

advocacy, and service.

THERE IS NO FINISH LINE…UNTIL WE FIND A CURE!

Send your email to:

kalihwisaks@oneidanation.organd check out our website at

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