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Issue #30

FROM SECRETARY EMERY

Tribal Celebrations – Honoring Veterans

As a former US Army combat veteran, I am very proud to have taken part in two important events honoring our veterans this past month! The first was an honoring for Code Talker Garfield T. Brown at Crazy Horse Memorial June 24th, where his family donated his Code Talker Medal and war memorabilia. It was an honor to meet his family and be part of this special event!

On June 30th, I had the distinct pleasure of flying in a National Guard Blackhawk helicopter with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Larry Zimmerman and SD National Guard General Kevin Griese and SD Air Guard General Russ Walz to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate’s 150th Annual Wacipi where we joined area veterans to wait for a scheduled F-16 Fly-Over in honor of this celebration.

Department staff and I traveled to Herrick, SD where I had the opportunity to speak to youth at the Lakota Youth Development Leadership Camp. I am impressed with the youth that take advantage of these opportunities and of the efforts of the camp organizers.

I look forward to more visits to the tribal nations that share our borders and encourage everyone to visit and take advantage of the opportunity to be part of the many tribal celebrations held throughout the summer.

As always, please feel free to stop by our office here in Pierre or contact us at the address or phone number below.

Dept. of Tribal Relations 302 E. Dakota Avenue

Pierre, SD 57501 (605) - 773-3415

http://www.sdtribalrelations.com

JULY NEWSLETTER

South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations

WHAT’S INSIDE

From the Secretary Veteran Indian Tribal License Plates Lakota Youth Development Leadership Camp Highlights from the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate’s 150th Wacipi USDA Rural Development Rural Development Deadlines SD Indian Ed Summit Soldiers deliver timber to support reservation communities South Dakota Jobs Dignity License Plate Youth Suicide Warning Signs Devils Tower Events Jump Start Programs Code Talker Garfield T. Brown Sisseton Wahpeton Places

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S O U T H D A K O T A D E P A R T M E N T O F T R I B A L R E L A T I O N S

Secretary Emery and department staff traveled to Herrick, SD to meet with campers and counselors at the Lakota Youth Leadership Camp. Secretary Emery had been invited to speak to the youth about his background as well as his current role in state government. When they arrived at the camp, the youth were just returning from a trip where they had been tasked with digging up tinpsila and then bringing them back to the camp. One young camper was acknowledged for completing his leadership challenge when he correctly identified and returned to camp with a medicine plant. Secretary Emery and his staff were then treated to lunch and a tour of the grounds. During the tour, they were shown where the youth learn about and help care for honey bees. The honey that is collected from these honey bees is sold and all sales revenue is used to support the youth programs.

If you would like to learn more about the youth program please feel free to visit: http://www.lakotayouthdevelopment.org

Information about the honey as well as an online honey store is available at: http://www.lakotahoneylodge.org

Lakota Youth Development Leadership Camp

Secretary Emery speaks with youth at the Leadership Camp.

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Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate 150th Annual Wacipi Highlights

SD Air Guard General Russ Walz greets veterans and their children.

SD Tribal Relations Secretary Steve Emery arrives via National Guard Blackhawk helicopter.

SD National Guard General Kevin Grieses and Air Guard General Russ Walz with the SWO Kit Fox Society Veterans

Jack Kemper, Sec. Steve Emery, SWO TVSO Gerri Opsal, Sec. Larry Zimmerman, and WWII Veteran Basil Robertson.

SD National Guard F-16s fly over the pow wow grounds during the 150th Annual Wacipi.

The SWO Kit Fox Society Veterans give the F-16s a 21-gun salute after the fly-over.

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Dancers in colorful regalia attend the 150 Annual Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Wacipi

Artists and Vendors set up booths to display their wares.

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Rural Development Program Deadlines

Program Application Deadline(s)

Rural Energy for America (REAP)

Applications accepted year-round.

Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program (Formerly known as the Biorefinery Assistance Program)


Business & Industry Loan Guarantees


Rural Business Development Grant

2017 applications deadlines are past.

2018 applications will be due around 3/1/18.

Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program

Quarterly deadlines.

Intermediary Relending Program


Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program


Value Added Producer Grant

2017 application deadlines are unknown at this time.

Small Socially Disadvantaged Grant

2017 application deadlines – electronic applications are due July 25, 2017 and paper applications are due August 1, 2017.

Rural Cooperative Development Grant

2017 application deadlines are past

Rural Community Development Initiative

2017 application deadline is July 25, 2017.

Water and Environmental Programs

On-going application cycles; can apply anytime.

Community Facilities Loan and Grant Programs


Single Family Housing Programs…

502 Very-Low and Low Direct Loans; 504 Loans and Grants; and 502 Guaranteed Rural Housing (GRH) Loan Program


For additional program information, view the USDA Rural Development Programs Summary:

http://www.rd.usda.gov/files/RD_ProgramMatrix.pdf

Rural Development

Want to serve your community better? Let USDA Rural Development help your co-op through our Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant.

We provide funds to cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers enabling them to offer technical assistance to socially disadvantaged groups. A Socially-Disadvantaged Group is a group whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities. Eligible applicants could receive a grant up to $175,000.

The technical assistance is commonly used for conducting feasibility studies, developing business and strategic plans, and providing leadership training. Cooperatives or Centers interested in applying can be located in any area, however, the groups assisted must be located in an eligible rural area.

How to get started:

The Notice of Funding Availability was published in the Federal Register on June 7, 2017. Electronic applications are due July 25th, and paper applications are due August 1st. More information and program resources are available online at www.rd.usda.gov/sd. Contact a USDA Rural Development Specialist in your area for assistance and application information. View the USDA Rural Business and Cooperative Programs Service Area Map or contact:

• Jolene Pravecek in Yankton at (605) 655-3516 –

[email protected];

Gary Wedel in Mitchell at (605) 299-3339 – [email protected];

Shelby Kraemer in Aberdeen at (605) 824-3627 – [email protected];

Cayla Hilbrands in Huron at 605-352-1137 – [email protected];

Clark Guthmiller in Pierre at (605) 301-3409 – [email protected];

Hetti Cekalla in Rapid City at (605) 858-6683 – [email protected].

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The South Dakota Department of Education’s Office of Indian Education (SD OIE) invites you to register for the 2017 Indian Education Summit. The 14th annual summit will be held at Pierre’s Ramkota Conference Center, September 24th – 26th, 2017. Speaker presentations will be scheduled to take place Sunday evening through early Tuesday afternoon.

Each year, education professionals from across the state and around the country attend this summit to access high quality professional development, information on the latest trends, and proven best practices in the field of Indian education. We showcase successful projects, programs, and initiatives for all ages, from preschool to postsecondary.

Keynote Speakers:

• Dr. AnnMaria DeMars/Santa Monica CA. 7 Generation Games/ed. games with cultural base. Keynote address, plus breakout ‘Helping Youth Become Producers (Not Just Consumers) of Technology’

• Hattie Kauffman - Native American journalist with ABC & CBS/correspondent & news anchor. www.hattiekauffman.com

Special Features:

• Youth Day – Monday 9:30am – 3:00pm • Higher Education Panel • Student Panel • Native American Games

Monday Evening Social:

Film: Neither Wolf Nor Dog based on book by Kent Nerburn. Kent will present the film and do a Q & A afterwards.

There will be a variety of breakout sessions to choose from including:

OSEU/WoLakota – Dr Scott Simpson & Sharla Steever will organize and conduct a 2-hr. general session including classroom teachers currently using OSEU & WoLakota, elders, and updates on the programs.

Three credit options will be offered including:

• One hour grad/SGU

• One hour undergrad/SGU

• Fifteen contact hrs. for recertification

Don’t miss this valuable opportunity!

We will keep updating the website as more information on the breakout sessions becomes available.

For more information, contact Marta Neuman:

• (605) 773-8194

• [email protected]

• https://indianeducation.sd.gov

REGISTER NOW! 14th Annual South Dakota Indian

Education Summit September 24th – 26th, 2017

Ramkota Conference Center Pierre, SD

http://indianeducation.sd.gov/summit.aspx

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Soldiers Deliver Timber to support Reservation Communities

For 10 years, the timber haul humanitarian mission has

been an important part of the Golden Coyote training

exercise. The mission provides National Guard and

Reserve Soldiers an opportunity to gain valuable training

experience and provide a service to Native American

tribal communities throughout South Dakota.

That support continues this year as units transport timber

to the Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Standing Rock, Cheyenne

River and Crow Creek Reservations from June 12-20.

“It’s amazing to be able to help the Native American

reservations and the state of South Dakota,” said Sgt.

Mitchell May, team leader, 137th Transportation

Company, Kansas National Guard. “Back home, I’m

turning a wrench or fixing someone’s car, but here I’m

doing an even bigger job and it makes you feel a part of

something.”

For these Soldiers, the timber haul required them to drive

on unfamiliar roads in a convoy to complete their

missions at four different sites on the Pine Ridge and

Rosebud Reservations. The timber helps provide

residents with wood for heating, construction, and

ceremonial purposes.

“We make good use of the wood for building arbors for

our pow wows, but mainly for firewood,” said Ivis Long

Visitor, who works for the Oglala Sioux Tribe District

Service Center. “This makes it easier for our people to

keep warm during the wintertime.”

The timber transported to the Native American

communities not only benefits the residents, but also

provides a unique training opportunity for many units.

Soldiers of the 137th Transportation Company, Kansas Army National Guard, and 200th Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, strap down timber in support of the timber haul operation for the Golden Coyote training exercise.

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Kennedy, 200th Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, saws off excess timber in support of the timber haul mission for the Golden Coyote training exercise.

Soldiers of the 137th Transportation Company, Kansas Army National Guard, unload timber on the Pine Ridge Reservation in support of the Golden Coyote training exercise, near Red Shirt, S.D.

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Share Your News!

Contact the Department of Tribal Relations 605-773-5654

Email: [email protected]

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1. Talking about or making plans for suicide

2. Expressing hopelessness about the future

3. Displaying severe/overwhelming emotional pain or distress

4. Showing worrisome behavioral cues or marked changes in behavior, particularly in the presence of the warning signs above. Specifically, this includes significant:

• Withdrawal from or changing in social connections/situations

• Changes in sleep (increased or decreased)

• Anger or hostility that seems out of character or out of context

• Recent increased agitation or irritability

YOUTH SUICIDE

WARNING SIGNSThese signs may mean someone is at risk for suicide. Risk is greater if a behavior is new or has increased and if it seems related to a painful event, loss or change.

Summer Concert Series at Devils Tower

Devils Tower National Monument and the Devils Tower Natural History Association present a spectacular family fun summer! All programs will begin at 8:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified.

July 7 and 8: Indiana Bones, “Keeper of Legends” (aka Mike McCartney) an Emmy Award winning writer, producer, and performing artist combining archeology, action, adventure, ancient legends, mythology, and folklore. Indy thrills and educates audiences with his unique storytelling abilities.

July 14 and 15: Join Buffalo Bill Boycott and Dr. Jo as they present a live musical performance with exciting western songs about Cowboys, The Oregon Trail, The Transcontinental Railroad, Lewis and Clark, Stories in Traditional Native American Indian Sign Language, Cowboy Poetry, and World-Class Yodeling.

July 29: Join a ranger for a tour of the night sky during the Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower.

August 11: Join a ranger for a special astronomy presentation during the Persieds Meteor Shower. Telescopes will be provided although you may bring your own.

August 25 and 26: Robert Dennis presents cowboy poetry and music of the western life from a lifelong love affair with Western South Dakota.

August 20: 11:30 am -12:30. Join a ranger for a prelude presentation about the solar eclipse.

August 21: 11:30 am -12:30. The first total solar eclipse in the continental United States in 38 years. Devils Tower will see 95% of the total solar eclipse. Join a ranger for a solar eclipse interpretive event!

All programs are free of charge and may be changed due to inclement weather. For more information call the visitor center at 307-467-5283 ex. 635.

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Jump Start Program helps students succeed

Hannah Higdon, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe, received awards at the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament in Boise, Idaho. This sophomore at Northern State University (NSU) with her debate partner, Jacob Sigurdson of Clear Lake, were semifinalists in the Junior Parliamentary Debate and received the prestigious Excellence in Speaking Award from this honor society of speech and debate educators, students, and alumni from across the country with students attending the conference from approximately 70 colleges in the United States.

NSU’s Interim Director of Forensics, Dr. Liz Sills said this is a prestigious honor considering the nationwide scope of the tournament. Sills said that she is proud of the entire team of eight Northern students attending the tournament.

“This is a group of college students who get together to think critically about important issues even after their classes are finished for the day. They give speeches because they think it’s fun! This team’s brand of hard work and dedication gets results and in this case, those results were some awesome shiny trophies,” mentioned Sills, NSU assistant professor of communication studies.

Higdon came to NSU as a participant of South Dakota Jump Start, a program designed to help students succeed in college by providing them a financial and academic Jump Start. The program included a Summer Bridge, which provided students an opportunity to come to college early, take classes, and get accustomed to college life. They also learned about careers, received financial literacy education, participated in cohort living communities, worked with similar students in study groups, interacted with peer mentors and the retention advisor, participated in college orientation and acclimation programs as well as social and/or service projects to promote a successful adjustment to college.

“The Summer Bridge program really helped me get used to what college was all about,” says Higdon. “This is when I became passionate about public speaking because we took a Speech class before my first year of college.”

Matt Perreault, NSU Jump Start retention advisor, helps students navigate the important first years of college. He said, “Hannah is an exceptional student! And what makes this more exceptional is that she did all of this with being 80% hearing impaired in both ears!” NSU is one of seven colleges participating in the Jump Start program, a federally funded grant project. Institutions of higher education involved included the six campuses under the South Dakota Board of Regents (Black Hills State University, Dakota State University, Northern State University, SD School of Mines and Technology, South Dakota State University, and the University of South Dakota) and one tribal college, Oglala Lakota College. This work builds on the success of individual South Dakota public institutions currently offering singular components of this comprehensive Jump Start program. For more information about this program, contact Deb Thorstenson, Project Director at [email protected] or Matt Perreault, [email protected].

Hannah Higdon with her debate partner Jacob Sigurdson received the Excellence in Speaking Award competing with students from approximately 70 colleges in the United States.

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Code Talker Garfield T. Brown Honored June 24th, 2017

Oglala Sioux Tribe Code Talker Garfield T. Brown was honored on Saturday June 24th at Crazy Horse Memorial as family members donated his Code Talker Medal and other WWII memorabilia.

Garfield joined the Army in 1942 and served through January 25, 1945. He served in North Africa and at the Battle of the Bulge. As a Code Talker he used his indigenous language to send coded messages that the enemy was not able to break! It was his contribution and that of others like him that made victory possible.

Dignitaries who spoke at the event included Crazy Horse staff Jadwiga & Monique Ziolkowski, Secretary Steve Emery, Staff Sergeant and grandson of Garfield; Brandon Brown, Mario Gonzales, Dr. Joseph Dondelinger, and Consul General of France Vincent Floreani.

The Oglala Lakota Veterans performed honor guard duties, the drum group was the Thunder Elk Singers and Mr. Chris Brooks performed the opening prayer.

Garfield T. Brown’s family donated his WWII items in the hopes that other veterans will share their stories too.

Governor Dennis Daugaard issued an Executive Proclamation designating June 24th, 2017 as Garfield T. Brown Day.

We are honored such a brave man with such a distinguished military career is not only a tribal member but a revered citizen of the State of South Dakota.

Staff Sergeant Brandon Brown and SD Secretary of Tribal Relations Steve Emery at the Honoring for Garfield t. Brown

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Sites to see at Sisseton Wahpeton

Sisseton Wahpeton Tribal Building

Looking east off the Coteau des Prairies

Sisseton Wahpeton Tribal Council Chambers

Enemy Swim Lake

On the left, a memorial to Chief Blue Dog near Enemy Swim.

On the right, a memorial at the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Memorial Park.

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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church at the Old Agency. Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Veterans Cemetery

The pow wow grounds sit at the site of the “Old Sisseton Agency” Buffalo Lake District

Coming Soon! Dakota Crossing grocery store at Sisseton Display at tribal headquarters honoring Battan Death March Survivor Winfield J. Thompson

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Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Community Memorial Park Map of sites around the Sisseton area

Little Pte at the SWO Bison Farm! View from Nicollette Tower near Sisseton

Sisseton Wahpeton buffalo herd Woodrow Wilson Keeble Memorial Health Care Center

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