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Official Newspaper of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of WisconsinOctober 27, 2005 www.oneidanation.org

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What’s Inside…It’s decorateyourpumpkintime! – 1B

Dan Ninhamnamed‘coach ofthe year’

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HurricaneVictimsBenefitextended

The Oneida BusinessCommittee has extended thecoordination of efforts to ben-efit the victims of HurricanesKatrina and Rita. The Tribewill be collecting donationsof cash, clothing, gift certifi-cates and non-perishablefoods throughout October andinto November. Monetarycontributions can be madedirectly to the H.O.N.O.R.Fund at Bay Bank, 2555Packerland Drive, Green Bay,WI 54313.

At this time, the OBC isrequesting that anyone that isconducting efforts or knowsof anyone doing so, or foranyone wishing to make cashor gift certificate donations, toplease contact any of the fol-lowing staff: Lisa Summers,869-4478; Wanda Diemel,869-4314; Julie Clark, (920)494-4500, Extension 3173.

By Dawn WalschinskiKalihwisaks

On Veterans’ day,November 11th, the OneidaNation will honor a soldierwho predates the UnitedStates Government. CaptainJames Powlis was a commis-sioned officer in theContinental Army and servedduring the Revolutionary Warfrom 1777 to 1784.

“In every war that has everbeen in the history of theUnited States, Oneidas haveparticipated,” said director ofveterans’ services KerryMetoxen.

The event will be a dedica-tion and unveiling of a newheadstone and Wisconsinstate historical marker thatwill be placed near the HolyApostles Cemetery in Oneidawhere Capt. Powlis is buried.The dedication will take placeat the Radisson Hotel at 2040Airport Drive and starts at11:00 am.

“This is a very importantoccasion for the OneidaNation. The oral tradition hasalways informed us that wefought on the side of the revo-lution, and Capt. JamesPowlis’ participation and thedocuments that go with it

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By Stacey PlaisanceAssociated Press Writer

CHARENTON, La. (AP)Over a bowl of chicken andsausage gumbo, Vice Adm.Thad Allen held up theChitimacha Indian tribeTuesday as an example ofhow other areas of the GulfCoast can recover fromHurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Most of the tribe's 1,030members lived along theLouisiana coast, rather thanon the small reservation here.At least 75, mostly from theNew Orleans area, evacuatedto the reservation for housing,meals, and access to a schooland health clinic since thetwin storms struck.

“Some families want tostay for good,” said TriciaMora, vice chairwoman of thetribe. “They've lost every-thing.”

Before the storms, thereservation was home to onlyabout 300 tribe members. It'snot clear how long those whohave been relocated will beable to stay because of limitedjob opportunity on the reser-vation or the surrounding St.Mary Parish.

“Employment dictates

By Yvonne KaquatoshKalihwisaks

Tribal leaders throughoutthe state of Wisconsin werein attendance to greetGovernor James Doyle at asmall reception held this pastTuesday at the RadissonHotel and ConferenceCenter.

In his introduction of theWisconsin Governor, OneidaTribal Chairman GeraldDanforth included the factthat Governor Doyle is the44th governor in the stateand the first democrat in 16years.

Governor Doyle expressedappreciation for the warmreception and acknowledgedtribal leaders who traveledfrom near and far throughout

Tribal leaders meet with Governor

By BDU StaffOn December 9, 2004 in

Sacramento, CA, the groundwas turned for a $53 millionMarriott Residence Inn at15th and L streets in CapitolPark, site of the CaliforniaCapitol. Three Fires, LLC, isan economic coalition of theSan Manuel Band of MissionIndians of San Bernardino,CA, the Viejas Band ofKumeyaay Indians of SanDiego, CA and the OneidaTribe of Indians of WI. ThreeFires along with SacramentoDeveloper, AnthonyGionnoni, managing partnerof the 15th and L StreetInvestors comprise theinvestors in the project. Thetribes have a combined 62percent tribal ownership inthe project.

The 15 story hotel, is beingconstructed on the lastremaining undeveloped pieceof private land on the CapitolPark. The new MarriottResidence Inn will feature239 suites and 30 residential

units on the top three floors.The hotel will offer amenitiesincluding meeting space,parking, business center,breakfast and evening recep-tion area, fitness center, pooland gift shop. The site is

located in the middle of atremendous business districtwhich includes restaurants,cultural amenities and officebuildings. All this adds up toa new vibrant synergy in theimmediate area, combined

with the easy access to thecapitol offices and conven-tions.

Four Fires, founded in

Construction has begun

Kali photo/Yvonne Kaquatosh

Above, Governor JamesDoyle on Tuesday,greeted tribal leaders atthe Fireside Lounge.Tribal leaders included(left of Governor) AlvinCloud, Ho-Chunk; (athis right) Vice-ChairmanWarren Connors, BadRiver; (with hat) Councilmember Lewis Taylor,St. Croix Chippewa, aswell as Oneida repre-sentatives (left forefront)Patti Hoeft, TribalSecretary, and NeilCornelius, GeneralManager of the OneidaCasino to name a few.At right, Tribal ChairmanGerald Danforth lis-tened as Gov. Doyleaddressed the group.

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Photo courtesy of Business Development Unit

Construction on all underground aspects of the hotel is the current stage of thework being performed. Once the various footings have been completed, thefoundation work will be underway. December 2006 is the anticipated comple-tion date of the hotel.

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Residence Inn byMarriottSacramento, CA

Dedicationceremonywill honorOneidasoldier

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Allen toursChitimachareservationas examplefor recovery

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Street address7210 Seminary Rd.Oneida, WI 54155

Mail addressP.O. Box 365Oneida, WI 54155

Office Hours8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Monday-Friday

Phone #'s1 (800) 236-2214ext.#’s: 4277, 4279,4280, or 1 (920) 869-4279, 4277 or 4280(local)

To contact us:Website address:www.oneidanation.orgVoice: 1 (920) 869-4340Fax #: 1 (920) 869-4252

For questions or comments about news coverage,please contact Yvonne Kaquatosh at (920) 869-4280, Dawn Walschinski at (920) 869-4277 or PhilWisneski at (920) 869-4279. Phil can also bereached for classified information.

To change subscription or deliveryCall the Enrollment Department Toll Free:• Brooke Doxtator• 1.800.571.9902, Ext. 11Free to enrolled Oneida members (age 18 years & older)Non-Tribal members & Business Organizations: $24.00/Annually (current rate)

The StaffYvonne Kaquatosh..........................Interim Managing Editor• ykaquato@oneidanation.org Phil Wisneski .............................Sr. Reporter/Photographer • pwisnesk@oneidanation.orgDawn Walschinski............................Reporter/Photographer• dwalschi@oneidanation.org

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From Page 1/Tribal leaders greet Governor

From Page 1/Powlis dedicationshow us concretely just howmuch the Oneidas contributedto winning the war,” saidOneida tribal historianLoretta Metoxen.

She researched pensionpapers filed by Capt. Powlis’sson Henry in 1853 to estab-lish his role in theRevolutionary War.

Capt. Powlis, which isspelled several different ways,was also known as Wak-ar-an-thar-aus, It BecameWorrisome.

He received 1800 acres ofof bounty land for his servicein the Continental Army,although it was land thatbelonged to other Indians atthe time.

Capt. Powlis moved toWisconsin after his wifeNelly died and was a chief ofthe First Christian Party. Hedied March 15th, 1849 at theage of 99.

“We have a commissionedofficer and a tribal member,too, that’s really nice. It’sgoing to be declared a statehistorical landmark. It’s reallyquite an honor,” said Kerry.

The marker is part of a mis-sion by the Wisconsin Society

of the Sons of the AmericanRevolution (WISSAR) tohave the grave sites of the 42known Revolutionary Warpatriots in Wisconsin declaredhistorical landmarks.

There are fewRevolutionary soldiers’ gravesites in Wisconsin because itdid not exist as a state at thetime.

“These patriots later immi-grated to Wisconsin and set-tled here usually with theirfamilies and contributed tothe society of Wisconsin andour nation, and that’s why we

wish to honor them,” saidTreasurer of WISSAR DavidDean.

The $1425 for the statemarker was paid for by theOneida Nation.

Members of WISSAR willattend the November 11thdedication and a four membercolor guard in period uni-forms will join the threeOneida color guards at theevent.

“We are aware through ourhistorical research thatIndians contributed signifi-cantly to the cause of theAmerican Revolution andthey are honored throughoutthe country,” said Dean.

The event is open to thecommunity and descendantsof Capt. Powlis are encour-ages to attend.

Kerry is a descendantthrough his father’s mother.

“Every one of my unclesserved in the military,whether it was on my mom’sside or my dad’s side. You justkeep going back and it startedway back when. I’m retiredfrom the military, it continuesthat tradition,” said Kerrywho served in the Air Force.

Kerry MetoxenDirector of Veterans Services

the state.As he recalled his term in

office thus far, the Governorexpressed his desire to main-tain focus on issues such ashealth and education. He alsotouched on the compact nego-tiations adding that, “whenthe issue had to be addressed(you) tribal leaders were thereand (you) were a major partof the solution.” He alsoacknowledged the mean-spir-ited response of individualsadding, “I’m going to standwith you in the fight.” Hewent on to say, “(the) citizen’sof Wisconsin recognize whatwe have done,” referring tothe overall economy in a pos-itive standpoint.

The reception was spon-sored by Voices For Oneida.

On a related note, theVoices For Oneida 2005Membership has come to aclose and say they are pleased

with the results. Due to theactive participation of currentand new members, 40 indi-viduals signed up. The majoremphasis of the drive focusedon a Member-Get-A-Memberreferral program, with prizesbeing awarded to five win-ners. The following individu-als each won $100 cash:Steve Webster, LandManagement; Diana King,Gaming, Renita Hernandez,Land Management, and TinaDanforth, Gaming. ScottWilson, Staff Attorney, wasthe winner of the Grand PrizePackage, which consisted of$350 cash, 2 Green BayPacker Tickets and a compli-mentary stay at the RadissonHotel. The group would liketo congratulate those individ-uals, along with others, whohelped make this year’s mem-bership drive a success.

Voices For Oneida is a

group of individuals who par-ticipate (through weekly pay-roll deduction) in maintainingan account from which theycan make political contribu-tions to state and local law-makers at their discretion. Itis important for all Oneidaemployees to realize that par-ticipating in this sometimeobscure yet vital entity isextremely important in pro-tecting the future of Oneidaresources, say organizers.Every legislative session thereare hundreds of bills intro-duced, many of which mayimpact the business concernsof the Oneida Nation. Bymaking donations to candi-dates through Voices ForOneida, a message is sent thatsays, “we support those whosupport the interests of theOneida Nation”.

Membership and involve-ment will become even more

important in the comingmonths as we come uponanother election year in 2006.If you are interested in receiv-ing general information onVoices For Oneida you cancontact Racquel Hill in theLegislative Affairs Office at869-4388, or Gina Zabrowskiin the Voices For OneidaAdministrative Offices at608-255-5522.

During Governor Doyles’visit to Oneida onTuesday, members ofVoices For Oneida wererecognized. Above, (leftto right) are: RenitaHernandez, Scott Wilsonand Tina Danforth whoall received a $100 cashaward from Voices ForOneida. Not pictured areDiana King and SteveWebster. At right,Chairman Danforth pre-sented Wilson, with thegrand prize package.The Governor also metwith members of theOneida BusinessCommittee, and triballeaders in the state.Kali photo/Yvonne Kaquatosh

Kali photo/Dawn Walschinski

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“When a loved onebecomes a memory, amemory becomes atreasure. Treasure thememories.”

Frank “Trey”Kopta, 25, ofHouston diedOctober 3, 2005 athis residence. A native ofBeaumont, he worked as anassistant accountant for KellyTemps.

Never one to accept thesimplest answer and possess-ing a fierce spirit of indepen-dence, Frank made a point tolearn and experience all hecould. Stubborn and focused,sensitive and perceptive, hethrived in any environment byfinding friends and a place tocall his own wherever he trav-eled.

High school showed him apenchant for music and the-atre, the former placing himas a Drum Major his senioryear. The latter landing himthe lead senior production ofBye-Bye Birdie. His head fornumbers, along with a strongneed for order, opened hiseyes to the accounting degreehe was working towards.

A love for animals, fromhis earliest care of gerbils andguinea pigs, cats, and finallyhis loved terrier-mix Gretchenshowed a soft side of Frankthat was not always obviousdespite his habit of wearinghis emotions on his sleeve.

The diversity and range offriends over the years showthe varied nature of his per-

sonality as he grewfrom a shy, quietchild to a charismaticand energetic youngadult. It should besaid that with theshort time allowed,he lived life to thefullest, and will

always be dearly missed bythose whose lives he touched.

Frank is survived by hisparents, Frank and ChrisKopta of Beaumont; sister,Margie Nichols and her hus-band Alan of Beaumont;brother, Michael Kopta ofBeaumont; nephew, JacobNichols of Beaumont; niece,Ashlie Hendrix of Memphis,Tennessee; aunts and uncles,Roy DelaRosa and his wifeBeth of Green Bay,Wisconsin, Loretta DelaRosaand fiancé Robert Shampo ofGreen Bay, Wisconsin,Vincent DelaRosa and hiswife Jennifer of Oneida,Wisconsin, Mavis Dingsdaleand her husband Dennis ofAntioch, Illinois; great aunt,Diane Mendoza of Oneidaand his beloved dog,Gretchen Kopta. He was pre-ceded in death by his grand-parents, Frank S. Kopta, andMaybel Kopta; grandmother,Shirley Hoover; great grand-mother, Marge Lewan; uncle,Steven Dela Rosa and hisaunt, Marion Parker.

Memorial contributionsmay be made to the HumaneSociety of Southeast Texas,P.O. Box 450528, Houston,Texas 77245-0528.

Kopta, Frank "Trey"April 18, 1980 – October 3, 2005

Jaysen A. Calkins,age 35, Oneida,passed away earlySunday morningOctober 16, 2005. Hewas born October 30,1969 in Tomah toDale and Kate(Wagner) Calkins. Jaysen wasemployed as a Drywaller. Heloved and lived life to thefullest.

Survivors include his chil-dren; Brook Stermer ofWeyauwega, Dakota Calkinsof Kimberly, and TamzenCalkins of Forest Junction.His parents Dale and Kate ofOneida, his sisters DeAnnaWinters of Necedah, KelleyVan Straten of Oneida, Lauraof Kaukauna, Julie AnnGarcia of Oshkosh, and hisbrother Dale Owen ofAppleton further survive.Numerous nieces, nephews,

aunts, uncles,cousins, and friendsalso survive Jaysen.

He was precededin death by his broth-er Da`Lon and hispaternal and maternalgrandparents.

Funeral services were heldWednesday evening, October19. Bob Brown officiatedwith burial Thursday morningat Black Creek CommunityCemetery. Ryan FuneralHome, 305 N. Tenth Street DePere, assisted the family witharrangements. Please go towww.ryanfh.com to expressonline condolences to thefamily.

In Lieu of flowers a memo-rial fund will be established.The family would like to thanktheir friends and family for alltheir support.

Calkins, Jaysen A.October 30, 1969 – October 16, 2005

Dr. Carl Joseph Artman Jr.,husband of Carol Artman (neeHouse), father of Carl(Wendy) Artman III and CaraArtman; grandfather ofBennett Artman and CalebArtman. Also survived by hissisters, Mary Ann (Robert)

Harris and Barbara Buckley.Wisconsin native who was aphysician in the St. Louis areafor 30 years.

In lieu of flowers, memori-als may be made to theAmerican Cancer Society or acharity of choice.

Artman Jr., Dr. Carl JosephSeptember 22, 1936-September 15, 2005

A Card of Thanks…From the family of the beloved Doris J. Smith, we

would like to express our thanks to all the gracious andgiving people in our lives. Not only did we receive sup-port, kind words and open hearts, we also got food,donations and people’s time. We never realized howprecious and generous people can be during such atragic time. We will be forever thankful for all that ourfriends and even strangers have done.

We would like to send a special thank you to theOneida First Responders, Oneida Police Departmentand Chaplain Marshal (from St. Mary’s Hospital). Thefamily would also like to send a sincere thank you toPogi King, Rose Melchert and Rosa John for all theirtime and great coordination of the food and donations.That meant so much, you are truly phenomenal.

And to all who came to show their sympathy at thewake, funeral and at home. People we knew well anddidn’t know much at all showed what kindness, hum-bleness and giving is all about.

We just don’t know how to thank you in words, whatyou all did for us to make it a little easier.

Thank you so much for everything.And a special thanks to al the pall bearers and espe-

cially the Ralph Tucker for keeping the fire and alsoDavid Schuyler.

The Doris Smith family

Our hearts still ache insadness &

Secret tears still flow,What it meant it to

lose you,No one can ever

know!

Since you’ll never beforgotten,

We pledge to you today,A hallowed place within our

hearts is where you’ll always stay.

Happy Birthday!

Lovingly missed by your devoted wife,Heleema, children, grandchildren,

great-grandchildren and your little snake

In Loving Memory of

Melvin M. Jordan Sr.On his birthday…and who would have

been 83 on October 28, 2005

In loving memory of

VÄ|yyÉÜw ^tÖâtàÉá{ fÜA

Your Spirit liveson in ourhearts…

Fondly remembered…Children, grandchildren &

great granddaughters

who passed on 2 years ago November 12th

Walking Tall with our AngelTo walk tall in life; you have to be a real man. I

want all to know, I met a real man in my life time;and he walked very tall in everyone’s life.

He was a man who could not sayno; but instead he would say,

how could I help you. He wasa man who was always there

for you; in good or badtimes. He didn’t know all theanswers; but he was alwaysthe first to say lets see if wecan find the answer. He alsoknew when to crack that joke at

the right time; to bring a smile to everyone’s face.I’m glad to say he was my: Father, Father-in-law,Grand Father, Great-Grandfather, Friend; and hewill always walk tall in our lives, for as long as

we will live.His name is written in the skies above

~ Melvin M. Jordan, Sr. ~You are sadly missed, but will never be forgotten.

We love you:Larry, Sandy, Tony, Larry, Misty, Kommanche,

Lorenz

The Oneida Airport HotelCorporation along with theRadisson Hotel andConference Centerannounced the promotion ofLance Broberg to Presidenton October 11.

Broberg was currently theGeneral Manager of the 409-room full -service hotel thatalso housed over 30,000square feet of conference,meeting and event space.

Under Broberg the hotelhas won numerous RadissonPresident’s Award, mostrecently last year. ThePresident’s Award is the topaward given by the RadissonHotel chain to the best prop-erties.

Broberg is a Certified HotelAdministrator, a graduate of

the University of WisconsinSchool of Business and theCornell University School ofHotel Administration GeneralManager Program . He alsohas over 20 years of hospital-ity management experience.

Broberg replaces PatLassila who recently left herposition after 12 years asPresident.

Introducing Rob Hendricks

Submitted by BDU StaffThe Development Division

would like to welcome RobHendricks as a new ProjectManager for the BusinessDevelopment Unit. Robcomes from a diverse busi-ness background includingover twenty years experiencein operations, retail manage-ment, purchasing, and projectmanagement throughout theMidwest. Originally hired in1995 as the manager of theWoodland lumberyard,Hendricks left to pursue other

business opportunities in theGreen Bay area involving thelumber, truss and componenthousing industries. A UW-Stevens Point graduate inBusiness Administration, anda recent UW-Green Bay grad-uate in the Masters ofAdministrative Sciences pro-gram, Hendricks enjoys thechallenges of discovering newbusiness opportunities for theOneida Nation.

“My first few weeks in theBusiness Development Unitinvolved a lot of reading and

reviewing of business plans,trying to get up to speed withthe other project managers,”said Hendricks, “over the pastfew weeks, however, my con-centration has been onresearching several new busi-ness opportunities, and doingthe financial analysis neededto uncover their potential forTribal investment.” A typicalday involves anything fromreviewing and preparing busi-ness plans, doing the financialanalysis and research onpotential businesses.

From Page 1/BenefitWe have received respons-

es from several tribes inLouisiana and the followingitems are the most needed:1. New, non-perishable food

items,2. New household cleaners

(bleach particularly) andhygiene products. Noopen containers will beaccepted.

3. Clean, gently used bed-ding,

4. Clothing itemsThere is also need for

building materials, appli-ances, and furniture.However, we have limitedspace for storage and trans-portation of items; so ratherthan donating these items, giftcertificates to: Wal-mart,Home Depot, Lowes, K-Mart,Family Dollar Stores, DollarGeneral Stores would bemore appropriate.

You can donate these itemsat the Social ServicesBuilding Main Entrance at

2640 West Point Road, GreenBay, WI 54313 from 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, or the EastWing Conference Room (fol-low the signs).

If you cannot make yourdonations during these hours,there are drop off points foryour donations at:

West Wind ConvenienceStore

located at 2370 West MasonStreet, Green Bay

ANDHighway 54 One Stop

Convenience Storeat 180 Highway 54,

Oneida on the corner ofSeminary and Highway 54

The cash and items donatedwill be benefitting the GrandCaillou/ Dulac IndianCommunity, Pointe-au-ChienIndian tribe, and theChitimacha Tribe ofLouisiana, and any tribal fam-ilies that have re-located with-in our state.

Broberg named Radisson PresidentHendricks namednew DevelopmentDivision projectmanager as well

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Slow down for students on Seminary RoadTwo accidents in one week alarm Oneida Police DepartmentBy Dawn WalschinskiKaliwisaks

After two accidents hap-pened in one week in front ofthe Norbert Hill Center,Patrol Officer and InterimStudent Liaison SergeantMark Ninham of the OneidaPolice Department has a mes-sage for drivers in the area:

“Slow down, please,”Ninham urged.

On Thursday morning,October 13th, Oneida Tribalemployee James Wildenbergwas turning left into theNorbert Hill Center parkinglot when Stephanie Ninhamstruck him while trying topass him on the left. She thenhit a light pole. It wasNinham’s third charge of dri-ving while intoxicated.

Earlier in the week onMonday, October 10th, a stu-dent from the Oneida NationHigh School collided with anOneida vehicle driven byKevin Cottrell during thelunch hour. The student’sBuick struck the Chevy truckcausing severe damage toboth vehicles.

“People rush around tryingto hurry. Bad things happenwhen you rush around,” saidNinham.

Complicating matters is thearea in front of the NorbertHill Center and the OneidaNation Elementary Schoolhas a 15 mph speed limitwhen school is in session.Motorist often forget to slowdown from 45 mph onSeminary Road.

“I personally have stoppedsomeone going in excess of80 mph.” said Ninham.

The fine for speeding in a

school zone starts at $173 andthree points off a license andcan go up to $248 and sixpoints off.

The lights are lit on thespeed limit signs and a radarspeed tracker was set onSeminary Road the week afterthe accidents. Still, Ninhamwould like to remind peoplethere’s a lot of young peopleto look out for at the NorbertHill Center.

“We do have young chil-dren in the day care. With thehigh school, we still have anumber of kids on the premis-es.”

The Oneida PoliceDepartment has met with theTown of Oneida to lower thespeed limit on Seminary Roadto 35 mph from Highway 54to King Lane. The area hasbecome less rural over theyears as residential neighbor-hoods and tribal enterpriseshave expanded on the stretch.

“I think it’s always a con-cern for the potential for anaccident and speed has beenproven to be a contributingfactor in the severity of anyaccident,” said Oneida NationSchool Principal Bob Ganka.

The students occasionallywalk back and forth fromeach school crossingSeminary Road and havewalked to Tsyunhenkwa tohelp with their harvest.

“There are some (that walkto school), not everybodyrides the bus.” said Ganka,“Once they’re here, they’resupposed to stay here. Wehave a closed campus.”

Ganka hopes his studentshave learned something fromMonday’s accident.

“Our kids need to be awarethat accidents can happen,and sometimes I think thatyoung people don’t realizewhat when they’re in a traffic

situation that things canbecome unraveled prettyquickly and sometimesthrough no fault of theirown,” he said.

Kali Photo/Dawn Walschinski

An officer from the Outagamie sheriff is on the sceneof the second accident to occur in one week in frontof the Norbert Hill Center. “Back to back accidents insuch a short time raised issues,” said Oneida PoliceDepartment Sergeant Mark Ninham.

By Phil WisneskiKalihwisaks

Oneida veteran CliffDoxtator was selected toserve on the first everNational AMVETS DiversityCommittee. Doxtator wasappointed by NationalCommander William A.Boettcher for his years of ser-vice, hard work and dedica-tion to the AMVETS organi-zation.

Doxtator is very honored tobe appointed to the committeeand looks forward to the chal-lenges the position offers. Hisduties will mainly includerecruiting new members andto increase the amount of par-ticipation by veterans, espe-cially minorities.

“I’ve already started towork on our projects with thecommittee,” Doxtator said.“We want to explain the ben-efits and qualifications for theAMVETS.”

Doxtator was one of four-teen veterans appointed and isthe only member in the stateof the Wisconsin. Other mem-bers hail from Michigan,Florida, California,Connecticut, Nebraska,

Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio,Arizona, Washington andTexas.

Doxtator, an activeWisconsin Elks member, willbe honored by the Green BayLodge of Elks on October 28with a dinner. The event willbe attended by many highranking Wisconsin ElksOfficers and is open to thepublic. Dinner is scheduledfor 6:30 P.M. at the GreenBay Elks Lodge located at3195 S. Ridge Rd. The costfor the steak dinner and danceis $12.

In 2002, Doxtator wasawarded the Wisconsin ElksVeteran volunteer of the year.He was also selected to theOneida Nation Hall of Famethat same year. In 2004,Doxtator was honored by theNational Indian Council onAging and the Coalition ofWisconsin Aging Groups.Within this past year Doxtatorwas nominated to a fifth termas the Wisconsin AMVETSFifth District Commander.The fifth district consists ofOneida, De Pere, Marinette,Shawano, Pulaski, Green Bayand Oconto.

Doxtator selected toNational Committee

Photo submitted by Cliff Doxtator

Cliff Doxtator, left, was appointed by NationalAMVETS Commander William A. Boettcher to the firstever National AMVETS Diversity Committee.Doxtator is the only committee member in Wisconsin.

Submitted by EleanoraSmithInterim DOLM Director

We had the pleasure of anon-site training session withLeon Cabot, representing theICC (Indian CountryConsultants) duringSeptember 12 – 15, 2005.Nineteen Land ManagementStaff and one individual fromOneida Housing Authoritycompleted the training. Thetraining was quite intense pro-viding us a history of cadas-tral surveys and plotting out alegal description. At the endof the session we were given acertificate for our completionand three individuals receivedtheir Level 1 AssociateCertifications. For every threecourses completed throughICC, certificates are distrib-uted by the President of ICC,Lela Beckwith, and her hus-band, Vice-President Terry

Beckwith. Terry and Lelapresented these Level 1 cer-tificates to Kurt Jordan, TinaSkenandore, Eleanora Smithand a Level II to DianeWilson. Others in attendancewere Carla Clark, TinaFigueroa, Sandy Wondra,Sheila Huff, Jackie Schuman,Phyllis Johnson, BarbCornelius, Steve Webster,Tyler Webster, BeverlySkenandore, TinaSkenandore, MichellePowless-Crouch, RebeccaWebster, Sandy Egbert, andJulie Cornelius (OHA)

The Division of LandManagement staff oversee thelands within the original 1838Oneida ReservationBoundaries on a continualbasis. The staff come intocontact with legal descriptionson a daily basis. We feel thatit is important to understandthe process it takes to create

and/or validate this informa-tion, since we are the“Caretakers of the Land” andtake pride in our work to assistthe Oneida Community mem-bers.

In reference to budgeting,we saved over $8,000 in perdiem by bringing the trainingon site, instead of paying outthe traveling expenses.Special recognition to DianeWilson and Sharon Alvarezfor coordinating this on-sitetraining.

The overall impression ofattendees was positive allow-ing the introduction and handson experience of the history,compass reading, convertingmeasurements into acreage,plotting out a description, andmost of all working as a teamto accomplish a project. Aspecial thank you goes out tothe ICC for support and train-ing offered in Indian Country.

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From Page 1/Three Fires2002, was historic from aneconomic standpoint as thefirst formal coalition of tribalgovernments formed for pur-poses of participating in quali-ty, high return, low risk invest-ment opportunities and eco-nomic diversification.Following the success of themodel of the previous hoteldevelopment partnership, three

of the original four fires tribesbegan talks on the Sacramentohotel in March 2003. This ulti-mately led to the formation ofthe Three Fires and 15th and LInvestors, LLC, and anotherrelationship with MarriottHotels.

The Marriott Residence Inncontinues to move forward.Construction on all under-

ground aspects of the hotel isthe current stage of the workbeing performed. All produc-tion piles have been driven andunderground work is now tak-ing place. Once the variousfootings have been completed,the foundation work will beunderway. We anticipate thecompletion of the hotel inDecember 2006.

Appeals CommissionAppeals Commission

Kalihwisaks October 27, 2005 (Wisk) 5A

Initial ReviewDecisionsRule 9(D) - Criteria for Acceptance:The Initial Review Body shall acceptan appeal for appellate review if oneor more of the following elementsare sufficiently alleged to exist in theoriginal hearing body decision bythe Appellant in the Notice ofAppeal:(1) A violation of constitutional pro-

visions;(2) The decision is outside the scope

of the authority or otherwiseunlawful;

(3) The decision is clearly erroneousand is against the weight of theevidence presented at the hearinglevel;

(4) The decision is arbitrary and/orcapricious;

(5) There is exhibited a proceduralirregularity which would be con-sidered a harmful error that mayhave contributed to the finaldecision, which if the error hadnot occurrent, would havealtered the final decision;

(6) There is a presentation or intro-duction of new evidence that wasnot available at the hearing levelwhich, if available, may havealtered the final decision.

To conserve time and space provid-ed, the Oneida Appeals Commissionwill only put into print the InitialReview Decisions which have beendenied. The cases that have beenaccepted at Initial Review will bepublished when the final adjudica-tion has been entered.Michael Metoxen v. OneidaHealth Center – BillingDepartment, Lesley Metoxen. 05-AC-012, August 3, 2005. LeadJudicial Officer Mary Adams, JaniceL. McLester and Jennifer Websterpresiding. Michael Metoxen filed aclaim for an Interlocutory Appeal toseek intermediate relief concerningan original hearing. Metoxen wasappealing the OPC decision thatdenied his request to remove severalPersonnel Commissioners from histermination hearing. The OPCdenied his request because Metoxenfiled his recusal request after twohearings were conducted. The OACthen denied Metoxen’s Motion foran Interlocutory Appeal.Michael Metoxen v. OneidaHealth Center, Lesley Metoxen.05-AC-016, September1, 2005.Lead Judicial Officer Mary Adams,Janice L. McLester and LelandWigg-Ninham presiding. Mr.Metoxen’s final judgement fromOHC cites Rules of Civil Procedure,Rule 14(A)(1), Dismissal of Actionswhich reads, in part: When a partywho has filed a claim fails to appear,plead, or prosecute said claim asproved in these rules or elsewhere, adefault judgement may be grantedby the trial court, dismissing theclaim. Metoxen or his representativefailed to appear for the scheduledhearing. This case was not accepted.Rick Cornelius v. Oneida PoliceCommission. 05-AC-018,September 20, 2005. Lead Judicial

Officer Mary Adams, Janice L.Mclester and Winnifred Thomaspresiding. In accordance with Rulesof Appellate Procedures, Rule9(B)(1&2), this case is not ripe forappellate review. The appropriatehearing body is the Oneida PoliceCommission, whom has subjectmatter jurisdiction over this case.This case not accepted.

Appellate CourtDecisionsRonda Skenandore v. OneidaPolice Commission. 04-AC-033,July 13, 2005. Judicial OfficersJanice L. McLester, Anita Barber,Marjorie Stevens, Winnifred L.Thomas and Leland Wigg-Ninhampresiding. OPC filed a Motion forReconsideration and TimeExtension on Appeals Commissiondecision of May 9, 2005 remandingOPC to conduct an investigation ofa Citizen’s Complaint Ms.Skenandore had filed. Motionswere based on the OPC being with-out legal representation at the timethey received the final decision onor about May 11, 2005. Rule 24 ofthe Oneida Appeals Commission,Rules of Appellate Procedure setsforth the procedure and criteria forpossible reconsideration. First, themotion must be filed within fifteen(15) days of receipt of the decisionor twenty (20) days from publica-tion, whichever time is lesser. Thedecision was issued on May 9,2005, putting the deadline for filinga Motion for Reconsideration atJune 8, 2005. OPC entered theirrequest on June 17, 2005 outsidethe required time lines. Rule 4, C,(1) Time of the Rules of AppellateProcedure states: Motions for anextension of time shall be submittedno less than two days prior to thedue date. Motion forReconsideration and TimeExtension denied. Oneida HRD-Benefits andCrawford & Co. 05-AC-004, July13, 2005. Judicial OfficersWinnifred L. Thomas, Janice L.McLester, Leland Wigg-Ninham,Marjorie Stevens, and JenniferWebster presiding. This case is aworker’s compensation claim. TheAppellate Court remanded this caseback to the Trial Court because theanalysis was vague and it hadlacked the facts and citations thathad been referenced.Anton Williams vs. Oneida Bingo& Casino. 04_AC-016, July 20,2005. Leland Wigg-Ninham,Dissenting, Lois Powless Anita F.Barber, Winnifred L. Thomas,Jennifer Webster presiding. This isa case concerning back pay of anemployee that had been terminatedand was reinstated. Anton Williamswas awarded back pay and all otherbenefits that he would have receivedhad he not been terminated. Thedecision further stated that ifWilliams was working outside theOneida Tribe, or any of OneidaTribes entities, those earnings can-not be deducted from the back payaward. The unemployment benefits

and taxes must be taken into consid-eration. Dissenting Opinion states;the Oneida Appeals Commissioninterprets Oneida law. It should bethe policy of this Commission tostand by precedent and not to dis-turb settled points. Otherwise, theconsistency of the Commission iscompromised.Amelia Cornelius v. OneidaElection Board. 05-AC-008, July22, 2005. Judicial Officers JaniceL. McLester, Mary Adams, AnitaBarber, Winnifred L. Thomas andJennifer Webster presiding. AmeliaCornelius on July 13, 2005 entereda Motion for Stay of election resultsof the Oneida Business CommitteeVice-Chair and/or Council memberpositions until final adjudication ofDocket No. 05-AC-008, AmeliaCornelius v. Oneida Election Board.Cornelius claims she should beafforded the appeal process basedon the Oneida Election Law,Section (B)2.5-3. Cornelius did notargue that her candidate packet wasincomplete, thus, finding an appli-cant eligible or ineligible, but isarguing her right to appeal.Cornelius is ineligible because herpacket was incomplete. Motion toStay is denied.Maurisa Coran v. Oneida HealthCenter, Judi Skenandore, Dr.William Stempski, Dr. S. Berill andHenrietta Cornelius. 05-AC-005,August 3, 2005. Judicial OfficersMary Adams, Anita Barber, JaniceL. McLester, Winnifred Thomasand Jennifer Webster presiding.This case is in regard to Ms .Coranappealing the decision of theOneida Personnel Commission todeny her employee protection. ThePersonnel Commission found thatMs. Coran needed to follow thecomplaint process governed by theTribe’s Personnel Policy andProcedure Manual, Section V.D.1Complaints. This case was accept-ed as an appeal. The court affirmedthe Personnel Commission decisionand dismissed the case. In summa-ry, the court decided Retaliationcharges can only be filed in accor-dance with Tribal law. The courtfound that according to SectionV.D.1, employees are provide withone appeal and that appeal is to theArea Manager. The AreaManager’s decision is final (notappealable). The court affirmed theOneida Personnel Commission’sdecision.David and Chanel Benson vDivision of Land Management.05-AC-013, August 3, 2005. MaryAdams, Janice L. McLester, LoisPowless, Jennifer Webster andLeland Wigg-Ninham presiding. Inthis case, the Benson’s inappropri-ately filed a Motion to Stay, thecourt changed this plea to a Motionfor a Temporary Restraining Orderbecause the Benson’s were pro-se.The Benson’s argued they satisfiedthe debt owed to DOLM. Further,the Benson’s argued that their fail-ure to request a timely extension arehardly justifiable reasons uponwhich to base their eviction. Thecourt found the Benson’s wereappropriately placed on a month tomonth lease prior to their leasebeing terminated. The court upheldthe eviction.Rendell Miller v. Oneida HousingAuthority. 05-AC-006, September6, 2005. Judicial Officers Janice L.McLester, Anita Barber, WinnifredL. Thomas, Jennifer Webster andLeland Wigg-Ninham presiding.

Rendell Miller claimed he waswrongfully terminated according toOHA Policies and Procedures.Miller furthers asserts that the chainof disciplinary action was never fol-lowed, in that he received his disci-plinary action from the ExecutiveDirector with the OHA and not hisimmediate supervisor. OHA claimsthat Miller failed to follow theappropriate procedures whenreporting a call-in and requesting amedical leave. The court found thatboth, Miller and OHA committedprocedure irregularities. Miller wasreinstated to his former position.Since both parties exhibited proce-dural irregularities in the discipli-nary/termination process, no mone-tary award was granted.Tanya Metoxen v CanneryDepartment, Carol Elm. 05-AC-007, September 8, 2005. JudicialOfficers Mary Adams, LoisPowless, Winnifred Thomas,Jennifer Webster and Leland Wigg-Ninham presiding. Ms. Metoxenclaimed her supervisor improperlyterminated her by issuing her a dis-ciplinary notice. Two days later shereceived a termination notice thatstated, if behavior continues couldlead to disciplinary actions.Metoxen argues, her behavior didnot continue, therefore her supervi-sor should not have terminated her.Metoxen asserted that her supervi-sor predetermined termination, aviolation of her due process.Furthermore, Metoxen claimed theArea Manager should have recusedhimself at the trial because heassisted the supervisor with herdecision to terminate her.Metoxen’s advocate stipulated toher supervisor’s evidence and testi-mony it caused all evidence and tes-timony to be accepted without dis-pute. The court ruled, based onMetoxen’s tardies and work historyand given that her supervisor’sreferrals in attempt to changeemployee’s behavior, Metoxen’stermination was warranted. Thecourt affirmed the PersonnelCommission’s decision.Ronda Skenandore v. OneidaPolice Commission. 04-AC-033,September 9, 2005. JudicialOfficers Janice L. McLester, AnitaBarber, Marjorie Stevens,Winnifred L. Thomas and LelandWigg-Ninham presiding. OneidaPolice Commission entered aClarification request on July 27,2005 in regard to Oneida AppealsCommission decision of May 9,2005. The clarification requestedwho is to conduct an investigationof a Citizen’s Complaint against theChief of Police. According to theOneida Nation Law EnforcementOrdinance, the Oneida PoliceCommission may hire an outsideagency to conduct an investigationof allegations against the PoliceChief. This decision was enteredwith prejudice.Oneida Police Department v.Ronda Skenandore. 04-AC-011,September 9, 2005. JudicialOfficers Marjorie Stevens, Anita F.Barber, Janice L. McLester,Winnifred L. Thomas and JenniferWebster presiding. RondaSkenandore on May 25, 2005entered a Motion for Contempt andfor Enforcement of Sanctionsagainst the Oneida PoliceDepartment and also requestedattorney fees. Skenandore was toreceive a back pay award by a timespecified by the Oneida Appeals

Commission decision of February3, 2005. A Contempt Hearing washeld on July 5, 2005. Skenandorereceived her back pay award 112days after the order was to be com-plied with. A Contempt fine wasissued, attorney fees denied.Decision entered with prejudice.Chong Flynn v. Oneida Bingo &Casino, Table GamesDepartment. 05-AC-015,September 22, 2005. JudicialOfficers Janice L. McLester, LoisPowless, Winnifred L. Powless,Jennifer Webster and Leland Wigg-Ninham presiding. OB&C entereda Motion to Dismiss the appeal ofChong Flynn who received a writ-ten warning on May 19, 2005 forSection V.D.2.I Work Performance(G) Negligence in the performanceof assigned duties. When openingPC06 on 5-12-05, Chong failed toinspect cards properly. Flynn hadnot refuted the fact that she madethis mistake. The Oneida AppealsCommission can only review thelaw. The law was followed, there-fore the Oneida PersonnelCommission decision must stand.Motion to Dismiss granted.Renee Denny vs. Oneida HousingAuthority. 05-AC-009, September26, 2005. Judicial OfficersWinnifred L. Thomas, Anita F.Barber, Janice L. McLester,Jennifer Webster, and Leland Wigg-Ninham, presiding. In this case theAppellate Court upheld the decisionof the Oneida Housing Authoritydue to a violation in the rentalagreement.

Trial Court DecisionsLinda S. Dallas v. Oneida GamingCommission, Louise Cornelius(aka. King), Gary Jordan, and OscarSchuyler, Jr. 05-TC-043, July 20,2005. Judicial Officers Janice L.McLester, Anita F. Barber andWinnifred L. Thomas presiding.On June 10, 2005 Linda S. Dallas,filed a Motion for Reconsiderationof Oneida Appeals Commissiondecision of June 2, 2005 dismissingDallas’ Complaint and InjunctionHearing due to Insufficiency ofService of Process. The OneidaAppeals Commission operatesunder a two-tier system of review.Under the Rules of Civil Procedurethere is no provision for reconsider-ation of an Original Hearing Bodydecision. Trial Court reconsidera-tion is not available at the trial levelbecause a party may preserve anissue and file an appeal of the finaldecision of the trial body. Motionfor Reconsideration denied.Owen Somers v. Oneida Bingo &Casino, General Manager,Oneida Gaming Commission,Oneida Internal Security, OneidaPolice Commission, Oneida PoliceDepartment, Chief of Police. 05-TC-086, August 1, 2005. JudicialOfficers Mary Adams, WinnifredThomas and Jennifer Webster pre-siding. In this case, Mr. Somersfiled for an Injunction Hearing toaddress his change in the SecurityDepartment’s reporting structure.In addition, Mr. Somers filed for aMotion to Stay the decision of thelower court’s decision. However,the court denied the Motion to Staybecause Mr. Somers failed toinclude a copy of the original hear-ing body’s decision. Eugene Franco v. HRD-Benefits,Crawford & Co. 05-TC-101,August 19, 2005. Judicial OfficersMary Adams, Anita Barber and

Lois Powless presiding. This casewas remanded, the Appellate Courtinstructed the Trial Court to clarifyit’s decision and cite the law or anyfindings of fact. In this case, Mr.Franco while at work was bendingover to remove gum from the carpetwhich resulted as a sprain to hisknee. The court found him eligibleto collect Worker’s Compensationbenefits in accordance with theOneida Worker’s CompensationLaw.Charlene Smith v. LandCommission/Division of LandManagement. 05-TC-039,September 21, 2005. JudicialOfficers Mary Adams, Janice L.McLester and Leland Wigg-Ninham presiding. Ms. Smith argued under her leaseagreement Respondents had anobligation to purchase her DreamHome because after ten years thehome failed to go into trust status.Ms. Smith claimed she was unableto sell her home, therefore theRespondents had an obligation toeither purchase her property andhome or allow her to purchase it andremove it from tribal status. Theparties filed a motion for a joint dis-missal. The court accepted themotion and dismissed the case.Quality ConstructionManagement v. Oneida SevenGenerations Corporation. 05-TC-018, September 21, 2005.Judicial Officers Mary Adams,Janice L. McLester, Leland Wigg-Ninham presiding. QCM claimedSeven Gens violated the OneidaIndian Preference Law by notaffording them an opportunity tosubmit a bid on a tribal project.Further, QCM argued they have aright to claim punitive damages aswell as attorney fees. Seven Gensasserted that they are exempt fromOneida Indian Preference Lawsbecause they are similar to theRadisson Corporation. The nextissue was whether QCM is or notentitled to punitive damages. Thetrial court found that Seven Gens issubject to Oneida Indian PreferenceLaw unless specifically identified asexempt. Seven Gens breached theOneida Indian Preference Law.Further, the court denied Punitivedamages because punitive damagesmust be based on actual loss. Thecourt granted attorney fees.In the Matter of the Estate ofMartha Romona Skenandore,Deceased. 04-TC-091, September9, 2005. Judicial Officers LelandWigg-Ninham, Anita Barber andWinnifred Thomas presiding. OnAugust 24, 2005 the Oneida LandCommission petitioned the TrialCourt to have the legal descriptionof the decedent’s property modifiedto reflect a sale on January 24, 1992of approximately one (1) acre oftheir three (3) acre parcel which theoriginal Probate Petition did notreflect. The second Motion forClarification was to correctlydescribe the remaining parcelretained by the decedent.Clarification granted.In the Matter of the Estate ofMargaret Summers, Deceased.05-TC-112, September 29, 2005.Judicial Officers Mary Adams,Janice L. McLester and WinnifredThomas presiding.The court upheld the decedent, Ms.Summers, will and testament,which among other things namedher son Austin Summers, Jr. as herpersonal representative. In the Matter of the Estate ofPeter Jordan, Jr., Deceased. 05-TC-113, September 29, 2005. The decedent did not leave a willand testament nor a Designation ofSuccessor. The Land Commissionrequested the Residential Lease betransferred to Patricia J. Vandeheiin accordance with Real PropertyLaw, §67.9-9(d), because decedentdid not leave a surviving spouse,children, or parents. The courtupheld the Land Commission’srequest and transferred theResidential Lease to Patricia J.Vandehei.In the Matter of the Estate ofOrville Webster Deceased. 05-TC-114, September 29, 2005,Judicial Officers, Winnifred L.Thomas, Mary Adams, LelandWigg-Ninham presiding. TheOneida Land Commission peti-tioned the Trial Court to approveheirship, and appoint a personalrepresentative. The recommenda-tion that Arleen J. Webster, sister tothe deceased, be appointed as thepersonal representative or adminis-trator of this estate. The Trial Courtapproved the Oneida LandCommission’s recommendation.

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Please call the Kalihwisaks office at (920) 869-4280, 4279or 4277 to include events in this section.

Announcements must have a contact phone # that can bepublished to be included in this section.

Raffle Tickets for Spirit Robe Pendleton BlanketWHEN: Tuesday, November 8, 2005TIME: 4:00PM (Harvest Dinner) & Drawing at 6:30PM

PLACE: United Amerindian Center, 235 N. Broadway,Green Bay, WI.The Harvest dinner will begin at 4:00 PM with drawing forPendleton at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are 5 for $5.00. For moreinformation call Joanne at…920-436-6630, Ext. 107.

November 8

Women Reaching Women Support GroupWHEN: Every ThursdayWHERE: Three Sister's Community Center, 790 Oneste Lane

(off of Mason St.) Three Sisters Housing SiteTIME: 12:30–2:30 PM

Please come and join us. We'll support each other. All womenare invited. Free transportation, lunch, and child care provided.YMCA Swimming, Women's Closet. Hope to See you there!For information, please contact Isabel Parker at 498-3340 orGeorgia Burr at 592-8682.

Ongoing

6th Annual Community Thanksgiving Feast WHEN: Thursday, November 24, 2005WHERE: Parish HallTIME: 11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.Traditional Thanksgiving Meal will once again be served onThanksgiving Day at the Parish Hall.For more information, please contact: Brian Doxtator at 869-2170 or email: bdox@earthlink.net

November 24

Holiday Christmas ShoppingShop for the entire family during your lunch hour

and save time, money, and energy!Men… don’t forget about your wives, mothers, and daughters’

Christmas wishes….Come look and we can help pick something out for the special

women in your life!Located in the convenience of your own work buildings!

Special prices, free gift-wrapping, and Drawings!Register to win over $100 in free gifts!

Treat yourself to a mini pamper session and de-stress!

Check for listings in the entrance to your building.

If your building is not listed contact either: Jen Kruse at 920-277-6155 orjakruse10@sbcglobal.net and Edi Cornelius-Grosskopf at 715-524-3194 orsgrossko@itol.com

We’ll be at the following sites from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.…

Monday, October 31st – ClinicTuesday, November 1 – NHCThursday, November 3 – Retail/Printing

Friday, November 4 – HRDWednesday, November 9 – Fitness Cntr./Social

ServiceThursday, November 10 – NHC

Sponsored by Jafra Cosmetics International and Mary Kay

The Associated Press DETROIT — Rosa LeeParks, whose refusal to giveup her bus seat to a white mansparked the modern civilrights movement, diedMonday. She was 92.

Mrs. Parks died at herhome of natural causes, saidKaren Morgan, a spokes-woman for U.S. Rep. JohnConyers, D-Mich.

Mrs. Parks was 42 whenshe committed an act of defi-ance in 1955 that was tochange the course ofAmerican history and earnher the title “mother of thecivil rights movement.”

At that time, Jim Crowlaws in place since the post-Civil War Reconstructionrequired separation of theraces in buses, restaurants andpublic accommodationsthroughout the South, whilelegally sanctioned racial dis-crimination kept blacks out ofmany jobs and neighborhoodsin the North.

The Montgomery, Ala.,seamstress, an active memberof the local chapter of theNational Association for theAdvancement of ColoredPeople, was riding on a citybus Dec. 1, 1955, when awhite man demanded herseat.

Mrs. Parks refused, despiterules requiring blacks to yieldtheir seats to whites. Twoblack Montgomery womenhad been arrested earlier thatyear on the same charge, butMrs. Parks was jailed. Shealso was fined $14.

Speaking in 1992, she said

history too often maintains“that my feet were hurtingand I didn’t know why Irefused to stand up when theytold me. But the real reason ofmy not standing up was I feltthat I had a right to be treatedas any other passenger. Wehad endured that kind of treat-ment for too long.”

Her arrest triggered a 381-day boycott of the bus systemorganized by a then little-known Baptist minister, theRev. Martin Luther King Jr.,who later earned the NobelPeace Prize for his work.

“At the time I was arrestedI had no idea it would turninto this,” Mrs. Parks said 30years later. “It was just a daylike any other day. The onlything that made it significantwas that the masses of thepeople joined in.”

The Montgomery bus boy-cott, which came one yearafter the U.S. SupremeCourt’s landmark declarationthat separate schools forblacks and whites were“inherently unequal,” markedthe start of the modern civilrights movement.

The movement culminatedin the 1964 federal CivilRights Act, which bannedracial discrimination in publicaccommodations.

After taking her publicstand for civil rights, Mrs.Parks had trouble findingwork in Alabama. Amidthreats and harassment, sheand her husband Raymondmoved to Detroit in 1957. Sheworked as an aide in Conyers’Detroit office from 1965 until

retiring Sept. 30, 1988.Raymond Parks died in 1977.

Mrs. Parks became arevered figure in Detroit,where a street and middleschool were named for herand a papier-mache likenessof her was featured in thecity’s Thanksgiving DayParade.

Mrs. Parks said upon retir-ing from her job with Conyersthat she wanted to devotemore time to the Rosa andRaymond Parks Institute forSelf Development. The insti-tute, incorporated in 1987, isdevoted to developing leader-ship among Detroit’s youngpeople and initiating theminto the struggle for civilrights.

“Rosa Parks: My Story”was published in February1992. In 1994 she brought out“Quiet Strength: The Faith,the Hope and the Heart of aWoman Who Changed aNation,” and in 1996 a collec-tion of letters called “DearMrs. Parks: A Dialogue WithToday’s Youth.”

She was among the civilrights leaders who addressedthe Million Man March inOctober 1995.

In 1996, she received thePresidential Medal ofFreedom, awarded to civiliansmaking outstanding contribu-tions to American life. In1999, she was awarded theCongressional Gold Medal,the nation’s highest civilianhonor.

Mrs. Parks received dozensof other awards, ranging frominduction into the Alabama

Academy of Honor to anNAACP Image Award for her1999 appearance on CBS’“Touched by an Angel.”

The Rosa Parks Libraryand Museum opened inNovember 2000 inMontgomery. The museumfeatures a 1955-era bus and avideo that recreates the con-versation that preceded Parks’arrest.

“Are you going to standup?” the bus driver asked.

“No,” Parks answered.“Well, by God, I’m going

to have you arrested,” the dri-ver said.

“You may do that,” Parksresponded.Mrs. Parks’ lateryears were not without diffi-cult moments.

In 1994, Mrs. Parks’ homewas invaded by a 28-year-oldman who beat her and took$53. She was treated at a hos-pital and released.

The man, Joseph Skipper,pleaded guilty, blaming thecrime on his drug problem.

The Parks Institute strug-gled financially since itsinception. The charity’s prin-cipal activity — the annualPathways to Freedom bus tourtaking students to the sites ofkey events in the civil rightsmovement — routinely costmore money than the institutecould raise.

Mrs. Parks lost a 1999 law-suit that sought to prevent thehip-hop duo OutKast fromusing her name as the title ofa Grammy-nominated song.In 2000, she threatened legalaction against an Oklahomaman who planned to auction

Internet domain name rightsto www.rosaparks.com.

After losing the OutKastlawsuit, attorney GregoryReed, who represented Mrs.Parks, said his client “hasonce again suffered the painsof exploitation.” A later suitagainst OutKast’s recordcompany was settled out ofcourt.

She was born Rosa LouiseMcCauley on Feb. 4, 1913, inTuskegee, Ala. Family illnessinterrupted her high schooleducation, but after she mar-ried Raymond Parks in 1932,he encouraged her and sheearned a diploma in 1934. Healso inspired her to becomeinvolved in the NAACP.

Looking back in 1988,Mrs. Parks said she worriedthat black young people tooklegal equality for granted.

Older blacks, she said“have tried to shield youngpeople from what we havesuffered. And in so doing, weseem to have a more compla-cent attitude.

“We must double andredouble our efforts to try tosay to our youth, to try to givethem an inspiration, an incen-tive and the will to study ourheritage and to know what itmeans to be black in Americatoday.”

At a celebration in herhonor that same year, shesaid: “I am leaving this legacyto all of you ... to bring peace,justice, equality, love and afulfillment of what our livesshould be. Without vision, thepeople will perish, and with-out courage and inspiration,dreams will die — the dreamof freedom and peace.”

Do you have questionsabout eligibility for “extrahelp” to pay for MedicarePrescription Drug Plan premi-ums, deductibles, co-insur-ance or co-payments?

Well help is here! Therewill be a community meetingat the following:WHERE: Oneida Community

Health Center DATE: Wed. November 9th TIME: 9:00 AM & 2:00 PM

This meeting will be opento the public and all are wel-come.

You may also call:869-2711 ext. 4908 or1-866-869-2711

If you have a limitedincome, you can apply forextra help, you may havealready received this applica-tion in the mail, fill it out andsend it in. If you did notreceive an application in themail you can still apply to seeif you qualify for the extrahelp.

If you currently haveMedicare Part A and/or PartB, you can join a Medicareprescription drug planbetween November 15, 2005and May 15, 2006. If youjoin by December 31, 2005,your Medicare prescriptionplan coverage will begin onJanuary 1, 2006. If you join

after that, your coverage willbe effective the first day of themonth after the month youjoin.

SStatate/Nate/Nationaltional

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Oneida Family Fitness CenterConstruction Update

Dear Oneida Family Fitness Center Members:

It is an exciting time for our members and staff at Oneida Family FitnessCenter. As you know, our CIP elevator addition construction project isunderway. The overall health and well being of the people of the OneidaNation remains a priority for our next seven generations. We are excitedand grateful to make our programs and services more accessible to theOneida Community. (Tentative schedule of completion is end of February2006. Throughout this project, Oneida Family Fitness will continue to operate theareas of the Fitness Center that are safe and unaffected by construction.Staying motivated is the key to being active. We will do our best to providethe least amount of interruptions to our regularly scheduled programs andservices we proudly provide. As always, we appreciate your patience, sup-port and cooperation during these exciting times of improvement!We will communicate updates of any service areas that will be under con-struction and possibly unavailable for member use as soon as the informa-tion becomes available to us. Effective Monday, October 17th, 2005,through the month of November the following service areas will be underconstruction and closed: Pool, Locker Room, Gymnasium (basketball court)and Track.Oneida Family Fitness knows how important regular physical activity is toyour overall health and well being. It is especially important that memberscontinue to be physically active during this construction period. We encour-age our members to use the alternate service options provided by OneidaFamily Fitness. Members are required to present their membership cardand sign-in upon entering. Use of Bellin Health - West Side Fitness Center; Use of CP Center; Use ofthe “available services” at Oneida Family Fitness.Members may elect not to use any of the above service options during thistime and place their current membership on FREEZE by providing a writtenrequest to Oneida Family Fitness. Written requests will need to be receivedno later than November 1st. We will do our best to accommodate all of our valued members. Signs andnotices of available services are posted at the Fitness Center. Pleasephone 490-3730 if you have any questions or need any assistance. Wehope to see and hear from you.

Stay Active,Scott M. Murray, Area Manager

Oneida Family Fitness, Adventure & Recreation Team

ONHS Winter SportsMeetings

Girls Basketball November 3, @ 6 PM B.C. Conference Room

Boys Basketball November 10, @ 6PM in B.C. Conference Room

Invasive Species and EmeraldAsh Borer Workshop

Where: College of Menominee Nation – Campus CommonsWhen: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 9:00am – 4:00pmSponsor: College of Menominee Nation

Sustainable Development Institute &USDA Forest Service Partnership Center for First Americans Forest lands

Presentations by Tribal, State and Federal Agencies on invasivespecies; focusing on the Emerald Ash Borer. A collaborative exerciseto discuss and analyze Emerald Ash Borer management issues andresponses.

Please Register by Nov. 8thContact: Phyllis Bickford at: pbickford@menominee.edu

(715) 799-5600 x3041

Further Questions contact Mike Dockry: mdockry@fs.fed.usor mdockry@menominee.edu (715) 799-5600 x3222

Lunch and Refreshments Provided

NOTICEThe Enrollment Office

will be CLOSEDALL DAY Thursday, November 3rd, and8AM to 1PM Friday, November 4th, 2005

The Enrollment Office will re-open at1PM on Friday, November 4, 2005

Please make your arrangements accordingly

We will resume regular business hours(8 AM – 4:30 PM) on Monday, November 7, 2005

Medicare prescription drug plan meetingplanned at Oneida Health Center

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks dies at age 92

Meeting set forNovember 9 at 6P.M. to answerquestions aboutnew prescriptiondrug plan

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LegislaLegislatitivve Ree Revieview/Lew/Lettertter

The Committee remainsbusy on many different issuesbut I’m not going to coverland claims this time.Movement on this topic is stillvery slow but we are stillgoing in the right directionand still expect closure tooccur.

One of the visible activitiesoccurring now is the repair toSouth Overland next to theHealth Center. The Tribe con-tributed $57,000 to theVillage of Hobart to help paythe cost of this road repairwork. When construction ini-tially began on the presenthealth center, the trucks hadto use S. Overland until the

secondary access road wasput in. Although the road wasin need of repair prior to theTribe’s construction project,we agreed that the construc-tion truck traffic may havecontributed to further deterio-ration of the road. The proper-ty on both sides of the road isowned by the Tribe but is notin trust. We still pay propertytaxes and should expect theVillage to take on the respon-sibility of maintaining thisroad but understand the bud-get constraints they operateunder. The Tribe supportedthe funding for this projectbecause we felt it was in thebest interests of all to improvethe safety of this section ofroad.

Another change takingplace, but less visible, is with3 Sisters Housing Site, locat-ed in Green Bay across fromNWTC. This is a low-incomehousing site that is graduallybeing converted to serveElders. As units are vacated,the transition to Elderly istaking place. It will take time,perhaps as long as a year, but

when completed we will havea Senior Citizens HousingSite. I’m sure the City ofGreen Bay will be pleasedwith this change over in ten-ants.

Construction is set to beginon a new Treatment Facilityfor the Tribe. The completedfacility will be able to meetthe needs for the reservationwithout having to seek morefrom the MSD (MetropolitanSewer District). It will, how-ever, be a long constructionperiod, with completion notanticipated until fall of 2007.Lets hope there aren’t anydelays. Failing systems needto be addressed and verysoon. This will give us themeans to take care of theproblem.

Medicare Part D is still ofmajor concern. The imple-mentation of this program

will begin on January 1, 2006.Many of our Tribal Membershave not enrolled inMedicare, even if they are eli-gible because they receivetheir prescriptions through theOneida Pharmacy. But if youare eligible and not enrolledthe Pharmacy will not be ableto bill Medicare to recover thecost. This will increase theburden for IHS funding,which unfortunately contin-ues to be decreased. It isimportant that we obtain asmuch funding as we can fromthe Federal Government tocover the health care costs ofour Members, but in this casewe need your help to do so.

Each person eligible forMedicare will be contacted, ifyou haven’t already been, andasked to enroll in a plan. Thisis required by the Federal reg-ulations but it is very impor-

tant that you pick a plan thatwill meet your prescriptionneeds and is also available tothe Oneida Pharmacy, if thatis where you get your pre-scriptions filled. Soon therewill be opportunities madeavailable for you to talk tostaff for assistance inenrolling in a plan for thiscoverage. Some questionsstill don’t have answers buthopefully we will be able toprovide them by November15th, which is the date enroll-ments can begin. I will beattending a meeting, hostedby the National Indian HealthBoard, where I hope toreceive more information.

In closing, I would like tomake you are aware of the ini-tiatives taking place to offerhelp to the victims ofHurricane Katrina. OnOctober 10 a drive was held

to collect special clothing andnon-perishable items. Anaccount has been establishedat Bay Bank, the Honor Fund,for collecting all monetarycontributions. And a payrolldeduction initiative was pre-sented to all employees wish-ing to participate in a onemonth giving plan from theirpaychecks. We did haveTribal Members living in theaffected area and are trying tooffer additional assistancethrough the programs avail-able, as we become aware oftheir needs. As we all know,the affects of this catastrophewill be felt for a very longtime so I anticipate theseactivities being needed for awhile longer.

Respectfully,Kathy Hughes

Vice-Chairwoman

Vice-Chairwoman’s Corner...

Vice-ChairwomanKathy Hughes

Legislative UpdateThe Oneida Business

Committee has scheduledseveral retreat sessions toset goals, strategies and pri-orities. This process isexpected to take some time,however the end result willbe a well thought out planand clear direction for theOneida Nation over the nextthree years.

In the interim, I am con-tinuing to work in the areasof my previous term, i.e.economic diversification,land to trust, labor issues, toname just a few. With thenational disaster caused byhurricanes these recentmonths, my attention hasbeen brought to the outdatedOneida Tribal EmergencyServices Ordinance. Thisordinance was adopted bythe Business Committee in1998, and now must beupdated to fit our needstoday. The purpose of theEmergency ServicesOrdinance is to provide forthe development and execu-

tion of plans forthe protectionof residents,property, andthe environmentin an emer-gency or disas-ter. It also pro-vides for thedirection ofemergency ser-vices andresponse on theReservation ofthe OneidaTribe as well ascoordination with otheragencies, victims, business-es and organizations.

On Oct. 18th, The OfficeOf Justice Assistance held aNorthern Tribal Summit,where homeland securityand emergency managementissues were discussed.

Great Lakes Inter-TribalCouncil has a TribalEmergency ManagementTeam that is comprised oftechnical experts from eachof the Wisconsin Tribes.

ChairmanDanforth and Imet with themprior to meetingwith the StateDOJRepresentatives.At this meetingwe learnedabout the issuescommon to eachtribe and wereable to addressthese concernswith the Staterepresentatives.

Common issues that theWisconsin Tribes are facingwhen dealing with emer-gency planning are in rela-tion to understanding theState’s involvement with thegrant funding, the grantrestriction on funds to beutilized only for equipment,equal distribution of fundsto the Tribes, and recogni-tion and inclusion of Tribesas a priority populace in theevent of a disaster. Due tothe fact that not all Tribes

were represented, there wasagreement among those pre-sent to go back and identifytheir individual needs so wecan address them at the nextmeeting on November 16thin Wausau.

As the holidays arequickly approaching, pleaseremember those familieswho are in need during thiswinter season. There aremany initiatives taking placethroughout our local com-munities to raise funds,gather clothing and food forboth the local pantries aswell as hurricane victims.There are also notices ofseveral locations wheredonations can be droppedoff. Although the hurricanedisasters are announcedeveryday, there are alsomany families and localshelters who are still in needand looking for your help.

CouncilwomanTrish King

Recently, Governor Doylesigned into effect state-tribalconsultation policies for 12agencies in his cabinet.One of the requirements ineach agency’s state-tribalconsultation policy was foran annual meeting to beheld with thesecretary/executive directorof each agency and eachtribal chair/president. Thesemeetings are opportunitiesto discuss with tribal electedleaders and senior staff whatprograms each agency hasthat affect tribal govern-ments and evaluate the con-sultation process.Executive Order #39

The state-tribal consulta-tion policy for the agenciesof the Governor’s cabinet

has been namedExecutive Order#39. Written(left column) isthe State ofWisconsin’sresolution.

In accordancewith the execu-tive order, Thestate ofWisconsin hasset up numer-ous consultationmeetings. Themost recentmeeting, which took placeon October 18 and 19,Chairman Gerald Danforthand Councilwoman TrishKing had the opportunity toattend the meeting whichfocused on the Office of

JusticeAssistance. TheBusinessCommitteemembers andmyself, willcontinue toattend the con-sultation meet-ings to ensurethat all mattersinvolving thetribes are beingheard and actedupon. Listedbelow is the

schedule of consultationmeetings. All meetings takeplace at the University ofWisconsin -MarathonCounty in Wausau. November 16–Department

of Administration

December 14–Departmentof Commerce

January 18–Department ofTourism

February 15–Departmentof Natural Resources

March 15–Department ofRevenue

April 19–Department ofAgriculture, Trade &Consumer Protection

May 17–Department ofWorkforceDevelopment

June 21–Department ofFinancial Institutions

July 19–Department ofCorrections.

If you would like addi-tional information, pleasecontact my LegislativeAssistant, Dionne Jacobs, at920-869-4450.

CouncilmanPaul Ninham

Executive Order #39Whereas, the State of Wisconsin has a unique legal rela-

tionship with Indian Tribes, as affirmed and set forth in stateand federal law; and

Whereas, within Wisconsin there are 11 federally recog-nized Tribes with elected or appointed Tribal governments;and

Whereas, the State of Wisconsin, a sovereign state withinthe United States, recognized the unique status of IndianTribes and their right to existence, self-government, andself-determination; and

Whereas, state regulations and other policy statements oractions have an impact on Indian Tribes; and

Whereas, State and Tribal governments play key roles inserving all of the citizens of the State of Wisconsin and col-laboration between tribes and State agencies will ensurethat services are efficiently provided o all citizens, minimizeservice overlap, preserve natural resources and encouragesustainable economic development.

Now therefore, I, Jim Doyle, Governor of the State ofWisconsin, by the authority vested in me by the Constitutionand the laws of this state, do hereby:1. Direct cabinet agencies to recognize the unique legal

relationship between the State of Wisconsin and IndianTribes, respect fundamental principles that establish andmaintain this relationship and accord Tribal govern-ments the same respect accorded other governments;

2. Direct cabinet agencies to recognize the unique govern-ment to government relationship between the State ofWisconsin and Indian Tribes when formulating andimplementing polices or programs that directly affectIndian Tribes and their members, and whenever feasibleand appropriate, consult the governments of the affectedTribe or Tribes regarding state action or proposed actionthat is anticipated to directly affect an Indian Tribe or itsmembers;

3. In instances where the State of Wisconsin assumes con-trol over formerly federal programs that directly affectIndian Tribes or their members, direct cabinet agencies,when feasible and appropriate, to consider Tribal needsand endeavor to ensure that Tribal interests are takeninto account by the cabinet agency administering the for-merly federal program; and

4. Direct cabinet agencies to work cooperatively to accom-plish the goals of this order;

5. General Provision:a. Nothing in this order shall require cabinet agencies to

violate or ignore any laws, rules, directives or otherlegal requirements or obligations imposed by state orfederal law.

b. Nothing in this order shall require cabinet agencies toviolate or ignore any agreements or compacts betweenthe one or more Indian Tribes and the State ofWisconsin or one or more of its agencies.

c. If any provision in this order conflicts with any laws,rules, agreements or other legal requirements or oblig-ations imposed by the state or federal law, the state orfederal law shall control.

d. Nothing in this order prohibits or limits any cabinetagency from asserting or pursuing any action or right,or taking any position under state or federal law orany existing agreement in relation to the interests ofthe State of Wisconsin or any of its state agencies.

e. Nothing in this order creates any right, benefit, or trustresponsibility, substantive or procedural, enforceableat law by a party against the State of Wisconsin, itsagencies, or any person.

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand andcaused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed.Done at the capital in the City of Madison this twenty-sev-enth day of February, in the year two thousand four.

Jim DoyleGovernor

Insights…OneidaFarmers Market

The Oneida FarmersMarket is a community gath-ering place! You can meetyour neighbors, friends.Truck drivers lonesome fortheir family happy to stop fora few minutes to relax, grabsomething to eat, share a jokeor story and leave with a waveand “see you next week.”

In my birds eye view fromthe brats stand I could hear,see and smell everything thatwent on. Volunteers startedearly on Tuesday morningmoving tables, setting up

canopies and putting up flagsand signs.

By 11:00 am folks werestopping for our delicious fastfood. Thanks to the OneidaFarms who donated the BlackAngus beef and brats. We alsoserved hot dogs, taco withcheese, sauerkraut and hotpeppers.

The “Baker Women”,coined by one of the OneidaFood Pantry volunteers, soldhomemade bread, pies, cakes,cookies, muffins, etc.. Folkswould eat a cookie, muffin oreven share a pie with theirfriends and family at the foodstand, then take something

favorite home for their lovedones. We enjoy seeing themcome back each week.

By 2:00 pm you could seethe black top turn into acanopy city. It was a colorfulsight, flags flying, vendorsunloading tables laden withbeautiful flowers, pumpkins,tomatoes, apples, honey andall kinds of healthy fruits andvegetables.

The market was a learningplace. What new squash tast-ed the best? Can you makepie out of a white pumpkin?

Homemade crafts were dis-played with the artisans work-ing on a special piece waiting

for customers.All the above things made

the Farmers Market a specialplace, but what impressed memost the friendliness, cour-tesy and respect shown toeveryone. Smiles and greet-ings presided. I never heardone discouraging word allseason.

Thank you to all who madethe Oneida Farmers Marketpossible, especially OCIFS,venders and sponsors.

Oneida Food PantryVolunteer,

Helen Vande Hei

Letter…

8A (Téklu) October 27, 2005 Kalihwisaks

SportsSports

By Phil WisneskiKalihwisaks

Win the turnover battle andwin the game. Coaches atevery level preach this to theirteam week in and week out.For the first time all season,the Thunderhawks won theturnover battle and thus wenton to win their first game ofthe season defeating RapidRiver, Michigan 26-16.

The turnovers came inbunches as Oneida recoveredthree Rapid River first halffumbles on kick offs and alsointercepted a pass late in thefirst half. Three of the fourturnovers resulted inThunderhawk touchdowns.

The first fumble occurredon the opening kick off. TheThunderhawks capitalizedwith a 34-yard passing strikefrom Darrel Skenandore toJohn Christjohn. The twopoint conversion was goodand the Thunderhawks lead 8-0.

The ensuing kick off wasagain fumbled and recoveredby Oneida. The Rocketsdefense however stiffenedand did not allow theThunderhawks to score.

The Rockets controlledmost of the remainder of thefirst half. They drove insidethe Oneida five yard line butcouldn’t punch it in at the endof the first quarter and in thewaning moments of the sec-ond quarter found pay dirt asquarterback Johnny Moorefound Tim Feathers for anine-yard touchdown pass.

After an Oneida three andout, the Rockets took overwith little over a minute left inthe first half. Instead of takinga knee and a 8-8 tie into half-time the Rockets got greedyand tried to put more pointson the board. TheThunderhawks made thempay for their decision as theyintercepted a Moore pass with38 seconds left in the half.The very next play,Skenandore hit Christjohn fora 52 yard touchdown pass.

On the ensuing kick off the

Thunderhawks again forced afumble with a picture perfecthelmet on ball hit and RollieChristjohn scooped up theloose ball and scampered 33yards for the touchdown.Oneida went from being tiedat 8-8 to up 20-8 in 12 sec-onds.

On the Oneida openingpossession in the second half,they stuck the dagger in theheart’s of the Rockets as theydrove the length of the fieldand capped off the drive witha 33-yard touchdown run byEddie Metoxen.

With the score 26-8 theThunderhawks played a bendbut don’t break defense thatlimited the big plays. Theyalso chewed up the remainderof the clock with a healthydose of Metoxen running.

Metoxen gashed theRockets defense with 123yards rushing. He averaged5.8 yards on 21 carries whilequarterback DarrelSkenandore completed 5-6passes for 101 yards and twotouchdowns. John Christjohnlead Oneida with four catchesfor 100 yards and two touch-downs.

Oneida’s defense playedwell as they held star runningback Mitch Hall to 69 yardsrushing on 11 carries. Theyalso only allowed 52 yards

passing the entire game.Thunderhawks coach Nate

King said it was good to final-ly get the win and is excitedabout next season when theyreturn nine starters on offenseand seven starters on defense.

The Thunderhawks fin-ished the season with a 1-8record while the Rockets fin-ished 1-7.

Gibraltar 49 Oneida 8The Gibraltar Vikings

jumped on the Thunderhawksearly and scored touchdownson each of their first threepossessions to take a com-manding 22-0 lead after onequarter.

The rout was started by a44-yard touchdown run byJustin Seaquist with 9:38 leftin the first quarter. After aDarrel Skenandore pass wasintercepted, Brion Sohnspunched in a touchdown runof 4 yards with 7:58 left in thefirst quarter. On the ensuingViking possession NickWeborg scampered in for thetouchdown with a little overfour minutes to play in theopening quarter. Gibraltar outgained the Thunderhawks 165yards to 10 yards in the firstquarter.

The second quarter wasmuch of the same as theVikings tore through theporous Oneida defense for

108 more yards rushing.Seaquist added a 33-yardtouchdown run to his resume’and back up quarterback MattGray passed to Weborg foranother touchdown puttingGibraltar up 36-0 at halftime.

The lone bright spot for theThunderhawks came early inthe fourth quarter as EddieMetoxen powered his wayaround the corner for a 40yard touchdown run.

Metoxen finished with 102yards rushing on 15 carries.

Seaquist lead the Vikingswith 89 yards on only fourcarries. Weborg added 69yards and a score as well.

The statistics were domi-nated, as expected, byGibraltar. The Vikings piledup 357 total yards with 338yards rushing. 273 of thoseyards coming in the first half.The Thunderhawks couldonly muster 152 yards ofoffense, with 120 of thoseyards coming from theground.

Thunderhawks win first and final game Oneida volleyballbows toHilbertBy Phil WisneskiKalihwisaks

The Oneida Nation volley-ball team lost in theWisconsin InterscholasticAthletic Association (WIAA)first round regional action tothe Hilbert Wolves.

The Thunderhawks wereswept 3-0 by the third seededWolves 10-25, 4-25 and 13-25.

Oneida couldn’t handle thepowerful hitting and strongserving of the Wolves. TheThunderhawks wouldn’t godown with out a fight as theymade games out of the firstgame and gave everythingthey could in the final game.

Hilbert would go on to winthe Regional final againstGreen Bay NEW Lutheran.The Wolves play Tigerton inthe WIAA Sectional semi-final on October 27.

The loss finished the sea-son for the youngThunderhawk squad. With noseniors, the team looks toimprove next season and geltogether as a unit.

Coach Katsi Danforthexpects the juniors form thisyear’s team to take on evenmore leadership to help theyounger players prepare fornext year.

Returning all players fromthis year’s squad the futurelooks promising for theThunderhawks. Returningcore players include TwylaDanforth, Debbie Santiago,Lois Stevens, LenitaCornelius, Luanne Funmaker,and Yokalt Cornelius.

There also will be theentire junior varsity teamback from this year. The JVteam had seven sophomoresthat will be looked upon tocontribute next season.

Kalih photos/ Phil Wisneski

Above: Oneida’s John Christjohn tries to tackleGibraltar running back Dylan Kwalerski. Below:Eddie Metoxen receives the hand off from DarrelSkenandore during the first half against the Vikings.

By Michelle RuckdaschelBemidji Pioneer Staff Writer

Last season, Dan Ninhamguided the Cass Lake-BenaHigh School boys basketballteam to a third place win inthe State Class A Tournament- the best finish at state inschool history.

Following the win, thehead coach learned theMinnesota State High SchoolCoaches Association hadnamed him the Class A StateCoach of the Year.

Ninham, who will be hon-ored Saturday during theMSHSCA Annual Hall ofFame and Awards Banquet atthe Four Points SheratonHotel in Minneapolis, saidhe's extremely touched by therecognition.

"I'm very humbled," saidNinham, 46.

"I think the ultimate recog-nition in any profession isrecognition given to you byyour peers," said JohnErickson, executive directorof the MSHSCA.

He said Ninham's peersunderstand what it takes tohave a caliber team and whatcoaches do for players.

Tom Critchley, executivedirector of the MinnesotaBasketball CoachesAssociation, added thatNinham was selected for thesuccess of his team and whathe's done to promote the sportof basketball.

After the Panthers defeatedMarshall County Central 69-60 to take third place at the

state tournament in March,ending their season with a 25-7 record, the coaches andteam traveled from theConcordia-St. Paul gym backto the Target Center.

"I was just standing in theentrance of the center watch-ing another game," Ninhamsaid.

Then, he said, a selectioncommittee member from theMSHCHA came up to himand congratulated him forbeing selected as the Class AState Coach of the Year.

"I was just caught in all theexcitement of being at thestate tournament," Ninhamsaid.

Learning that he had beenselected as Coach of the Yearat the same time just added tothe experience, he said.

He added that the honorrepresents all the successfulcoaches in Class A.

"It's not just me, it's we,"Ninham said.

Since he became CassLake-Bena's head coach 10years ago, the team has aver-aged 18 wins a year, Ninhamsaid. He took two years offduring this period for his doc-toral studies.

As coach, Ninham has 118wins at the school. He hopesto reach at least 250 wins andthen extend this goal.

Last season, he said, wasvery rewarding, especiallywith the support of the com-munity and coaching his son,Byron, who was a senior onthe team.

"We had a great relation-ship not only as a father andson, but as a coach and a play-er," Ninham said.

More than a sportOne of the highlights of

being a coach is having theopportunity to encourage pos-itive changes in the behaviorsand attitudes of youth by wayof sport, Ninham said.

"I'm very active in develop-ing a program," he said.

He said Cass Lake-Benahas hosted several coachingclinics and team camps thathave been attended by manyoutstanding teams and coach-es.

"Another highlight is tohave college coaches in thestands and for our players togo to college," Ninham said.

Throughout the season, hesaid, numerous college coach-es attended Cass Lake-Benagames to scout for recruits.

Ninham also works todevelop a network of fellowcoaches. While he's

been a mentor to numerouscoaches, he's also had severalcoaches be mentors to him.

One such mentor is his col-lege basketball coach KarlSalscheider.

"Karl has been a majorinfluence in my life, not onlyin my career, but as a man andfather," he said. "I played forKarl at three differentschools."

Salscheider, a health pro-fessor at Bemidji StateUniversity, coached Ninhamat Northern Michigan

University, Eastern WyomingCollege and BSU.

The time commitment thatcomes with being a coach canbe challenging, but Ninhamhas encouraged his family tobe involved with the team andthe program.

"This is really their award,as well," he said about theCoach of the Year honor.

He added that it's a chal-lenge to balance not onlybeing a full-time coach, butalso being a full-time physicaleducation teacher at BemidjiMiddle School, a full-timedad and a full-time studentpursuing his doctorate inphysical education from theUniversity of NorthernColorado in Greeley, Colo.

"To be effective in all ofthose is also very significant,"Ninham said.

High expectationsNinham said he has high

expectations of his players. "We teach our players that

little eyes are looking atthem," he said.

He said it's important forthe players to recognize theeffect they have on others,especially young children.The players, he said, must begood role models.

As Ninham looks towardthe future, one of his goals isto continue to have playerspursue higher education,whether or not they play bas-ketball at the collegiate level.

Ninham received a bache-

lor's degree and a master'sdegree in physical educationfrom Bemidji StateUniversity. He has beenteaching for 23 years, about12 of those years at BemidjiMiddle School. In 1998, hewas recognized as theMinnesota Middle LevelPhysical Education Teacherof the Year.

He was the junior varsityboys basketball coach at

Bemidji High School for fouryears before coaching the var-sity boys basketball team atCass Lake-Bena High School.

He lives in Bemidji withhis wife, Susan, and their twodaughters, Lydia and Simone.Both Bemidji High Schoolstudents, Lydia is a junior and

Simone is a sophomore.Byron is a freshman at FergusFalls Community College.

Ninham named Minnesota Class A Coach of the Year by his peers

Bemidji Pioneer photo by Michelle Ruckdaschel

Dan Ninham, head coach of the Cass Lake-BenaHigh School boys basketball team, was honoredOctober 8 as Class A State Coach of the Year.

October 27, 2005 Section Two

By Dawn WalschinskiKalihwisaks

A documentary video thattells the Oneida’s side of ahistoric land grab was nomi-nated for Regional Emmyaward Saturday, October 7th.

“I’m extremely excited,”Michelle Danforth, producerof the 11 minute video “TheOneida Speak” that wasbroadcast on WisconsinPublic Television.

“The more work that wecan get out there that’s nomi-nated for awards, the morefunding that will becomeavailable to make morevideos.” said Danforth, “Itopens up some really nicedoors for us Native film mak-ers.”

The idea for the film start-ed when executive producerof “The Oneida Speak” KayKluberstanz approachedDanforth, who was workingat WPT at the time, with anarticle in the Wisconsin StateJournal about the OneidaWorks ProgressAdministration (WPA) sto-ries.

“She asked me if I knewanything about it and I hadsaid to her, oh yeah, I thinkthey had an article in theKalihwisaks,” she said.

The two applied for a grantfrom Native American Public

Telecommunications andreceived $25,000 to make thedocumentary.

“The Oneida Speak” focus-es on a journal about theDawes Act and how manyOneidas lost their lands.

“Ken Metoxen tells a verycompelling story, that’s reallywhy we got the (nomination),because he just told a reallynice emotional story about hisgreat-great-grandfather losinghis land,” said Danforth.

The documentary has beenshown at film festivals such asthe First Peoples’ FilmFestival in Montreal, Canada.

“And anywhere I can get avideo to a teacher, I try to getit to them,” she said.

Danforth is currently mak-ing an hour-long follow updocumentary focusing onmore of the WPA stories.

“I felt really blessed towork with film and video,”said Danforth.

The documentary com-petes against two other filmsin the category ofOutstanding Achievement forDocumentary Programs -Documentary of HistoricSignificance. The winner ofthe Chicago/Midwest ChapterRegional Emmy will beannounced in ChicagoSaturday, December 3rd.

Studentscreativity…

Photo courtesy of the OneidaNation Museum

The Oneida NationMuseum held aHalloween SquashDecorating Contest.Bryce Elm, JordanKing and QualayouSmith won hauntedhouse tickets.

Oneida filmmakernominated forRegional Emmy

Photo courtesy of Michelle Danforth

Little Hugh Danforth re-enacts a scene of an Oneidachild making friends with a new white neighborplayed by Kayla Josephs. This will be in the newhour-long documentary of WPA stories.

EducaEducationtion

ScholarshipOpportunities

To Share the art of story-telling, the Native AmericanPublic TelecommunicationsNative Radio Project has callout for radio play scripts.This is a project of the NativeAmerican PublicTelecommunications andNative Voices at The NationalAutry Center with planningfunds from the FordFoundation. The script entrydeadline is November 15,2005, and to get applicationsprocedure information visitHttp://www.airos.org/ the-ater/.

The goal of NRT project isti bring audio theater to theAmerican Indian Radio onSatellite by Native authors,theater and recording artists.

Selections will beannounced during mid-April2006. Native American andCanadian First Nations the-ater companies, authors, andplaywrights who are locatedin the United States are eligi-ble. The criteria for submis-sion is short works, 10-minute plays and one-actswill be considered. Existingplays from theater companieswill be considered, based onthe panel members assess-ment of their adaptability toan audio program.

Like any good theater,radio theater always beginswith a well written, percep-tive, entertaining script. Useof sound and appropriatenessto the medium is considered.

Application ProcessComplete and sign applica-

tion form. Submit six copiesof the script, using 8.5 x 11paper with 1-inch marginsand a 12-point standard type-face. The title page shouldinclude the title of the script,names of all authors, nameand address, phone and faxnumbers should include onlythe manuscript title and pagenumbers. Submit the $15readers fee with the applica-tion package.

Include a self-addressedstamped postcard for thereceipt notification.

For more informaton aboutthe project and opportunitiesfor Native Theater and audioartists, visitHttp://www.airos.org.

NRP seeknativeradio plays

Lawrence, Kan. (AP) Already worried about

financial problems, HaskellIndian Nations Universityofficials said they have beentold the problem could getmuch worse next year.

The school's Board ofRegents was told Friday thatthe federal government couldcut up to $600,000 in funding.

“That would have a trau-matic effect on the universityand would have seriousimpact on our accreditationefforts,” said VenidaChenault, vice president incharge of academic affairs.

Haskell's $9.1 million bud-get has not increased in fouryears. The university has 67faculty and 918 students.

Concerned about trying toget more money from theU.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs,Gil Vigil, chairman of the uni-versitys Board of Regents,unveiled plans to host anational summit to find alter-nate funding sources forIndian colleges and universi-ties. The summit is tentative-ly planned for May 11, 2006,which would allow triballeaders to attend spring com-mencement.

Ernest L. Stevens Jr., a1983 Haskell graduate andchairman of the NationalIndian Gaming Association,offered to help coordinate adocumentary to explainHaskell's role in Indian edu-cation to tribal leaders.

“It's important that IndianCountry understand what wehave here the Haskell legacy,”Stevens said.

Haskellconcernedabout bud-get cuts

The Wisconsin MedicalSociety Foundation is pleasedto offer scholarship opportu-nities again this year for stu-dents pursuing education inmedicine, nursing, and otherhealth care professions. Thepurpose of the Amy Hunter-Wilson, MD, Scholarship is tohelp American Indians pursueeducation in health fields.Award amounts vary but aregenerally $1,000 or more.Awards are based on need,academic standing and careergoals.

The Wisconsin MedicalSociety Presidential ScholarAward provides $3,000 to amedical student who will beentering his/her fourth year inthe fall 2006 term. Studentmust display attributes, skillsand desire to become a leaderin the medical profession inWisconsin.

For more information andapplication materials call866-442-3800 X 3722 or 608-442-3722. You may also visitthe web site at www.wiscon-sinmedicalsociety.org., selectresources and then founda-tion. Deadline for scholar-ships is February 1, 2006.

The Oneida NationCommunity Education Centerhas announced its schedule ofcomputer classes for October.All classes are free and heldat the Center’s location at2632 S. Packerland Drive.

In addition to introductoryand advanced training incomputer software, includingCorel WordPerfect Office andMicrosoft Office, theCommunity Education Centeralso offers classes for thosewho are new to computersand would like to learn how touse computers at home orwork.

Among the classes to beoffered next month is“Computer for Beginners”which begins on Monday,October 31. This three-ses-

sion, afternoon class providesstudents, who have little or noprior computer experience,with a basic understanding ofhow to use computers.

Two “Introduction toMicrosoft Windows XP”classes are scheduled forNovember with a morningclass scheduled to begin onNovember 1 and an afternoonclass, scheduled to begin onNovember 7. These classesprovide an introduction to thelatest version of the MicrosoftWindows operating system.

There will be “Introductionto Microsoft InternetExplorer” classes on themorning of November 10 andevening of November 17.These introductory classes

provide an introduction tousing Explorer to navigate theInternet, along with the basicsof search engines and e-mail.

For those looking to learnword processing for home orwork, an introductory class onCorel WordPerfect will beginon November 2. There arealso introductory classes onMicrosoft Word scheduled tobegin on October 31 andNovember 14. Both theWordPerfect and Word class-es provide students with anunderstanding of the basics ofusing a computer to create let-ters, reports, and other typesof documents.

Those who would like tolearn how to use computerspreadsheets can attend anintroductory class on Corel

Quattro Pro, which begins onNovember 2 or a class onMicrosoft Excel, whichbegins on October 31. On theafternoon of Friday,November 3, there will be atwo-hour class on using digi-tal cameras and digital imag-ing software.

Introductory keyboardingtraining is also available at theCommunity Education Centerusing the award-winningMavis Beacon software.Students can work at theirown pace to learn the basicsof typing and using a comput-er keyboard. For more infor-mation on any of these class-es, or to register for a class,contact the Oneida NationCommunity Education Centerat 469-5260

Oneida CEC announces classes

Hello everyone. I am theold but new face of the CivicCenter Learning Center. Myname is Mandy Schneider,and I was in charge of the Artsand Crafts area. I am veryexcited to have changed posi-tions into the learning center.We will be doing leadershipactivities dealing with the sixpillars of character develop-ment, homework help is a sta-ple still, along with the read-ing corner. In addition we willbe doing team projects andworking on increasing our

knowledge of ourselves andthe world around us throughcreating bulletin boards, andplaying games together.

This is not the end of thefun craft projects, we will beusing art to develop manyother skills now. The art roomwill still be functioning twicea week from 6pm to 7pmTuesdays and Wednesdaysuntil the position is filled. Iam very excited to try all ofthese fun activities, and keepup on our homework andreading. See you soon.

Learning Center Update...

The Oneida Nation SchoolSystem is hosting it’s 21stannual science fair for stu-dents in the FACE Programthrough 12th grade. Thisyear, we are actually going tohave 2 science fairs. It will betwice as exciting and fun! Thefirst one will be the competi-tive category for grades 5-12,which will be held onWednesday, December 21,2005. Students in grades 5through high school with thehighest scoring projects willbe sponsored by the OneidaNation School System toattend the American IndianScience & EngineeringScience Fair (AISES) inAlbuquerque, New Mexico,March 23-25, 2006. The sec-ond fair, for students in theFACE Program through 4thgrade will be held onWednesday, March 8, 2006,

during 3rd quarter parentteacher conferences.

The Oneida Tribal Schoolwas the FIRST tribal schoolin the nation to have a sciencefair 21 years ago. Our schoolalso was the first tribal schoolin Wisconsin to host aWisconsin State Science Fairin 1991. Over 400 studentswill be participating and stu-dents in grades 5-12 will becompeting in 12 different cat-egories.

AISES is a national organi-zation that promises thebuilding of communities byaligning science and technol-ogy with traditional Nativevalues. It’s affiliated mem-bers include many tribes fromall over the country. It pro-vides Native American stu-dents opportunities to activelyparticipate in a science-basedlearning environment and cre-

ate science projects that canbe shared with peers, teachersand educators. Science fairsprovide a forum for studentsto have their research recog-nized and critiqued in the dis-ciplines of science, mathe-matics, engineering, technol-ogy and cultural preservation.

Judges for the annual sci-ence fair are professional peo-ple from the surroundingcommunities that graciouslyvolunteer their time and effortin support of the students. Ifyou are interested in being ajudge, please contact us.

Schedule of EventsDecember 21, 2005Judging and Student

Interviews for 5 - 12, SmallGym, 8:30 A.M -12:00 Noon

Public Viewing - SmallGym, 4:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.

Awards Ceremony -Cafeteria, 6:00 P.M.

21st annual Oneida science fair

Families with Children 0-5 Years-oldREWARD…

Support, Adult Education, ChildDevelopment Skills, Fun ActivitiesOneida FACE ProgramFamily and Child Education

For families both prenatal and withchildren birth to 5 years-old

Oneida Nation Elementary School

869-4634Remember, you are your child’s first and

most influential teacher!!

Wanted…

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By Sara LokenElderly Services

It is officially fall but weare not slowing down atOneida Elderly Services.October is going to be full ofactivities. The Mind, Body &Spirit of Aging AnnualConference was held at theRadisson Hotel on Friday,October 7th. There weremany captivating speakers atthe conference. SisterCaroline Sullivan was thekeynote speaker. Her presen-tation was about reflecting onlife experiences with fun andenthusiasm. Other speakerswere, Henry Golde, who gavehis real-life account of memo-ries from the Holocaust, MaryConnelly M.D. who spokeabout Integrative Medicine,and Kathryn Dykes R.N.,MSN, who spoke aboutSenior Moments and the lat-est technology dealing withmemory loss. This is just ofsummary of a few of the fas-cinating speakers at theConference. The Conferencestarted with breakfast at 8:30a.m., lunch was served, andthe Conference ended with adoor prize drawing at 2:45p.m.

As always, Friday’s are aday to get out and do someshopping with ElderlyServices. The morning startsout with breakfast at theSenior Center at 9:00 a.m.After breakfast the ElderlyServices bus stops at the nec-essary banks and Wal-Mart.After shopping the elders goout for lunch and enjoy eachothers company.

National Eat TogetherWeek was the first week inOctober. This week was setaside by the National PorkBoard in 1996 for people toenjoy food and fun together.

October is the month forany Bingo-lovers. Bingo isbeing held at Site II, Mondaythe 17th and 24th at 1:00 p.m.There will also be a Bingosession at Epworth Hall onTuesday the 18th from 9:30 to11:30 a.m. As always, lunchwill be served after by sug-gested donation. Bingo is alsobeing held on Wednesdaysthis October. EveryWednesday this month therewill be Bingo at the HighwayH facility at 1:30 p.m

If you are interested in abreak from the routine therewill be basket weaving at

Elderly Services the 13th andthe 20th at 1:30 p.m. Exerciseis also being continued atElderly Services for anyelders who want to do exer-cises geared towards mini-mizing arthritis pain.

Last but certainly notleast, the Halloween Partywill be held on Halloween,October 31st at the SeniorCenter at 1:30 p.m. Whetheryou arrive in costume or notmake sure you stop by therewill be plenty of fun to goaround.

There is something goingon for everyone at ElderlyServices in October. Makesure to get a copy of theDRUMS Newsletter for anActivities Calendar.

There is a very importantorganization in place atElderly Services. This non-profit organization is calledFaith in Action. This is a vol-unteer effort organizedthrough

Oneida Elderly Servicesand the local Oneida min-istries. Faith in Action primar-ily provides transportation toand from doctor’s appoint-ments and does some minorhome chore and companion-

ship activities for those whoneed these services in Oneida.The approximately thirty vol-unteers that make up thebackbone of Faith in Actiondo an amazing job but wecould always use additionalvolunteers. You choose howand when you would like tovolunteer. There are rewardsfor volunteers such as theAnnual Prayer Luncheon heldat the Radisson Hotel &Conference Center. Everyyear Faith in Action providesinformational conferences,entertainment, and lunch tothank their volunteers fortheir dedicated service to theircommunity. There’s also a$20 gas coupon that gets raf-fled off each month for thosevolunteers who volunteeredthe previous month.

If you are interested inbecoming a volunteer andhelping those who need youin your community, thenplease contact Sara Loken atOneida Elderly Services: 869-2448 or stop by the ElderlyServices Complex at: 2907Overland Road. Any help youcan provide is greatly appre-ciated by those who need it.

Oneida Elderly Services update

ATTN: Employeeswith Insurance

Mandatory meeting todiscuss changes/enhancements toemployee benefitsNovember 7-10 @

7am, 9 am, 11 am, 1pm, 3 pm, 5 pm, and 7

pm @RadissonNovember 12 @ 7 am,

9 am and 11 am. @Radisson.

Next

Kalihwisaks

Deadline is…

November 2,

2005

by Earl ElmONHS junior

My friend and I went to seea movie the other day. Wesaw Serenity.

(You all know how muchsnacks cost, right? It’s an out-rage! So we just went toShopKo and got snacks there,because you know it’s cheap-er. But you do have to sneakthose snacks in. If you canget away with it, you’re in. )

Anyway, back to themovie. I think Serenity is anokay movie. But if you’reinto space movies and hightech machinery, this is themovie to see. This movie isabout a seventeen-year-oldgirl who is taken by this typeof government which makesher into a weapon. But herbrother rescues her and theytrigger her somehow in a TV.Then they have to run fromthe people. They find a secretabout the people and put it allover the system.

The rest will remain asecret, in case you decide tosee the movie. Oh, and don’tforget the snacks.

By Dwight HillChances are, you’ve never

heard of Hunter S.Thompson. That mustchange!

Unfortunately, Hunter S.Thompson committed suicideFeb 21, 2005. Rolling Stonemagazine released what wasclaimed to be Thompson'sfinal written words – writtenwith a marker four daysbefore his death. The titlewas "Football Season is over.”It read, "No More Games. NoMore Bombs. No MoreWalking. No More Fun. NoMore Swimming. 67. That is17 years past 50. 17 morethan I needed or wanted.Boring. I am always b****y.No Fun -- for anybody. 67.You are getting Greedy. Actyour old age. Relax – Thiswon't hurt.”

I was watching Fear andLoathing in Las Vegas theother day. It is a movie basedon one of Thompson’s booksby the same name. It is prob-

ably the greatest movie I haveever seen. It has every thing Icould want in a movie, it’sfilled with comedy, action,drama, and a whole lot of“trippy” stuff. But it is theway Thompson wordedthings that was so cool. Itwas like he was speakingright out of Socrates’ philoso-phy book, but in his ownwords.

Thompson was no fan ofGeorge Bush either. Afterone of the debates, Thompsonwrote that Kerry “steam-rollered Bush and left him forroad kill.” He also said thatKerry “hammered poorGeorge into jelly. It was piti-ful. . . . I almost felt sorry forhim, until I heard someonecall him "Mister President,"and then I felt ashamed.”

Hunter S. Thompson isgone but not forgotten. Hewill always be rememberedby Doctors of “Gonzo”Journalism everywhere. Youcan find some of his latest

writing on Rollingstone.comand his books are in bookstores pretty much every-where. Check him out![Advisor’s Note: Thanks,Dwight! While suicide andThompson’s lifestyle arethings not to be condoned,there’s no doubt that his directwriting style was excellentand something all writers canlearn from.]

by Scott LynkONHS senior

Football or baseball? Whatis the nations past time? Is itstill baseball or has it slowlychanged over to the hard hit-ting football? Because of thewhole steroid situation, base-ball has fallen off the map alittle bit because top playersin the MLB use muscleenhancing drugs and don’t getpenalized for substanceabuse. In the NFL, they get afour game suspension for sub-stance abuse, plus they get

randomized drug test throughout the year.

People still enjoy playingand watching baseball, butthey say that they wouldwatch or even play footballover baseball any day.

Since the start of baseballthere have been many base-ball icons such as, Babe Ruth,Micky Mantel, and the recentBarry Bonds – just to name afew who have made baseballexciting to watch and wannaplay.

But in football you seeicons every couple of years,far more than you do in base-ball. They include VincentLombardi and Jim Thorpe,who played both sports. Theyalso include Jerry Rice, whodid more than just entertainpeople with his daily job.These men changed the waywe look at sports. In recentyears, you have Brett Favre,Randy Moss, Terrell Owensand LaDainian Tomlinson.

Asking what is America’spast time is probably a ques-tion that will never beanswered, considering youcould go on and on abouteither sport and never have apast time that every one couldagree on.

Thunderhawk

by Dwight HillONHS junior

Judith Miller, a reporterfor the New York Times,spent 85 five days in jailbecause she wouldn’treveal her source to a grandjury. She believes thatupholding her sources con-fidentiality is the best thingto do.

This is what Judith hadto say about other news thatneeded confidential sourcesto actually becomenews."Unless we have con-fidential sources, we willonly get the news that largecorporations and the gov-

ernment want us to hearand want us to get.” Milleradded, "From Watergate tothe financial scandals ofEnron, to the abuses thattook place in Abu Ghraibprison, all of these storiesrequired confidentialsources.”

Miller is right. I believethat most news comes fromconfidential sources. If itdidn’t, we would boringinformation with the sameold facts day after day andnobody would becomeinterested in watching orreading the news.

Miller Defends Confidential Sources

by Lois StevensONHS junior,Thunderhawk Times editor

After all the work manypeople have done to stopracism in our “lovely” coun-try, it still will not go away!On October 15, in Toledo,Ohio about two dozen mem-bers from the NationalSocialist Movement callingthemselves the “America’sNazi Party,” gathered at thecity park to march.Organizers said that they weremarching against the black

gangs they said were harass-ing white residents. The whitesupremacists marched down amixed minority neighborhoodshouting racial insults underpolice protection!

What made things worsewas that when calls weremade to the police station thecommunity was made awarethat the white supremacistshad the right to their march!And other people in the cityjoined him in saying it wastoo bad that they couldn’t

ignore the Nazi march! A riotbroke out of people angry atboth the Nazis and the policefor letting the march go on.They threw baseball sizedrocks at the police, wreckedvehicles and set a car on fire.The march was called offwhen riot broke out. MayorJack Ford blamed the riot onthe gangs because they tookadvantage of the explosivesituation, he said that it wasexactly what, the people whoplanned the march, wanted.

It is amazing what can goon in this country! With allthe corruption in the country,anything can happen thesedays! The marchers wereallowed to have the marchbecause of the first amend-ment, but who is allowed tothe first amendment anymore!We are not allowed to yell“FIRE,” in a crowed area, butwe are allowed to have aracist march and yell offend-ing slurs at a minority group!

Amanda Skenandore is ajunior at ONHS. She is ourfeatured pet owner of theweek. She has a girl dognamed Cinnamin because ofthe color. She’s a lab/pit bullmix. She has the tail of a pitbull and the body of a lab. Sheis 2 or3 years old She has amiddle name and a last name,too. Her full name isCinnamin Marie SkenandoreShe got it from her uncle,Harvey Skenandore Jr’s,friend.

Cinnamin is considered afamily dog. Amanda hasalways had pets at her house. In the past she has had manydogs, a bird, and two cats.

She’s an outside dog. She wants to get off her collar so bad.She likes to jump on people and is really hyper. Sometimes shebarks at nothing. “She will stop for a while when we tell herto and than she’ll start up again”, said Amanda. Amanda justlets her bark sometimes. They live out in the country, so itdoesn’t really matter. Amanda suspects that she probablywants attention.

She ran away once and she got pregnant. She had 5 puppies.Four were black and one was brown. The girl black one andthe brown boy died when they were like two weeks old. Onepassed on at my auntie’s house. The other two we got rid of toa guy for his daughter’s birthday and one to my Auntie DianeCorn.``

Amanda says that her dog doesn’t really eat much, “she’sscrawny”. Amanda doesn’t have time in the morning to feedher, so her grandpa, Harvey Skenandore Sr., has to feed herlater. She’s usually sleeping when Amanda gets up and shewakes her up. She goes outside to pet her and spends timewith her dog until her bus comes.

She can sit when told. Cinnamin gets treats when she sitsand whenever else Amanda feels like giving them to her.

The best thing about her is how cute she is. “She’s cutewhen she wants to be, but she can be a brat”, commentsAmanda.. She has a playful position that she stands in that’sreally cute.

When Amanda moves out of the house, she plans on bring-ing Cinnamin with her to a place that will allow pets.

[Advisor’s Note: Okay.You’re a high school teacherand not one of your journal-ism students has ever seenwhat is considered by mostfilm buffs as one of the classicfilms ever made byHollywood. What do you do?Well, you tell them that youcan’t graduate them untilthey’ve seen it. You’re kid-ding of course, but you don’ttell them that. You know youcan’t make them love it, youcan only ask that they watchit. Here’s some of their feed-back.]

Casa Blancaby Eddie MetoxenONHS junior

Is Casablanca the greatestmovie ever made byHollywood? Well, I don’tthink so but I didn’t really getinto the movie, so I didn’treally know what was goingon. All I know is that theGerman’s were coming andeverybody was scared. Andsome big shot was in love

with a girl. So, I guess Iwould say Casablanca is notthe greatest movie ever madeby Hollywood because it did-n’t really grab my attention.[Advisor’s Note: HumphreyBogart is rolling over in hisgrave.]

The Movieby Travis Dessart-CorneliusONHS senior

Is this Casablanca the bestmovie ever made? NO. It’snot the best movie ever madebecause it fails to hold myinterest. It may have the per-fect story to most people, buta great movie needs to appealto everyone and this moviefails to do that. I think themovie’s greatness is exagger-ated. It’s kind of like how theBeatles are to music. Theythrew in a few new elementsand techniques and noweveryone call it “great.” Greatmovies, to me, need to betotally original, encapsulateevery one of my emotions,

and appeal to everyone. Andthis movie just fails to do thatwith me. So, yes, it’s a goodmovie. But not as great aseveryone says. [Advisor’sNote: Kicking the Beatles andCasablanca in the same para-graph? Man, what’s thisyounger generation comingto?]Here’s Looking atYou Kid! I loved

Casablancaby Jackie SmithONHS senior

Casablanca was a greatmovie. I really liked it. It is agood love story and it is set inthe war and that makes it kindof scary. The only problem is,the girl (Ilsa) cried too much.The ending is sad because thetwo people in love don’t endup together. It is black andwhite – but that isn’t really sobad. There are plenty of colormovies anyway. [Advisor’sNote: Well, at least one stu-dent is passing journalism!]

In Our Next Issue:After another tragedy

affecting another highschool, ONHS studentstake a look at grief coun-seling in schools – itsgoals, its design and itseffectiveness.

Winter sports are justaround the corner. Watchour Thunderhawk athletesto take the hardwood andthe wrestling mats.

ONHS seniors have anew website to help themstay connected. Watch fordetails.

How about some politi-cal cartoons? At least oneof the Thunderhawk Timesstaff has some ideas inmind.

Serenity: It’s not just about thesnacks. Or is it?

Submitted by LanceKelleyONHS Athletic DirectorOn behalf of the ONHSAthletic Department wewould like thank all of theparents, guardians and com-munity members supportedthe volleyball and footballteams this fall. I’d also liketo thank the maintenanceand custodial staff atNorbert Hill Center and the

Turtle School, who help pre-pare the facilities for the sea-son.

On Wednesday night, theOneida Football team endedthe season with a great win,defeating Rapid River, 28-16. It was a great way to fin-ish the season.

A quick reminder thatWinter sports will start onNov. 7 with Girls basketballand Nov. 14 for wrestlingand boys basketball.

A Question of “Freedom of Speech”

Kalihwisaks October 27, 2005 (Áhs^) 3B

Who Is The Great Hunter S. Thompson?

Sports Link

Thanks From Our Athletic Department

Revisiting Casablanca

AnnouncementOneida Family Fitness

will be closed Friday,November 11, 2005 inhonor of Veterans Day.

We will Re-openSaturday, November12, 7am - 2pm

Also note that OneidaFamily Fitness will beclosed Thursday, Nov.24 and Friday, Nov. 25,2005 so that we may allcelebrate Thanksgivingand Indian Day. We willRe-open Saturday, Nov.26, 7am - 2pm.

Have a safe and funholiday.

We apologize for anyinconvenience.

Thank you from OneidaFamily Fitness

By Victoria FlowersEnvironmental Department

On October 14, 2005, theOneida Environmental Health& Safety Area hosted a com-munity outreach event at theRidgeview Plaza. Beautifulweather greeted attendees andaided in the success of theevent. The event was intend-ed to showcase the capabili-ties and activities of the Area.Demonstrations and boothshighlighted services offeredby the Area, projects to bene-fit the Oneida Community,roles of the different depart-ments, and how the work wedo here aids other Areas in theOrganization. The event alsofeatured free food, give-aways, experiential activities,live music, hybrid cars, hunt-ing license purchase, solarenergy demonstration, toursof restoration projects, and awinter clothing and cannedfood drive for the OneidaFood Pantry.

One of the goals of the FallFestival, was to engage theyouth and Elders. The pur-pose of this was to present tothe youth, different careeropportunities available inOneida and the environmentalfield. Input from the Eldershas always been important inidentifying which naturalresources and environmentalconcerns have special culturalsignificance. The Elders wereinvited to attend a pre-eventluncheon and a number ofstudents from the eighthgrade and high school werebrought to the Festival as partof their school day in theafternoon. The students werealso treated to a tour of one ofthe Restoration sites and par-ticipate in an Oneida namingof the sites. We hope to havesome very good responsesfrom them in the near futureto share with the Community.

The event was considered ahuge success by all who par-

ticipated based on a surveyconducted at the event. Therecycling program and medic-

inal plant displays rankedvery high with Communitymembers. The result showsthat there is a high degree ofawareness of the value of nat-ural resources and the effortsnecessary to preserve them.

The Oneida EnvironmentalHealth and Safety Area wish-es to express their thanks toall who participated in mak-ing this a successful event.We encourage your com-ments to make this even a bet-ter event in the future. If youwould like to make a sugges-tion, please call, VictoriaFlowers, BrownfieldCoordinator at (920)496-5328.

By Olivia MunozAssociated Press Writer

HARBOR SPRINGS,Mich. (AP) For centuries, theshawls American Indianwomen wrapped around theirbodies were adorned with tra-ditional patterns and colorsrepresenting nature and lin-eage.

Today, the shawls arebecoming symbols of aware-ness.

The Pink Shawl Projectuses the traditional wraps toraise awareness about breastcancer.

“They represent love, nour-ishment, sustenance, comfort,security _ all of the teachingsthat go with women are inthat shawl,” said Lorraine``Punkin'' Shananaquet, ahealth administrator for theDorr-based Gun Lake Tribeand one of the organizers ofthe project. “We cherish cer-tain parts of our regalia, andnow these important pieces ofclothing will mean so muchmore.”

When the project beganthree years ago in the GrandRapids area, American Indianwomen were encouraged tomake personal shawls to wearwhile dancing at powwows.They eventually produced aDVD about breast cancer,which tribes from across thecountry now use to start pro-jects in their own communi-ties.

The Avon Foundation hasgiven the Inter-Tribal Councilof Michigan more than$160,000 since 2003 to pro-mote breast cancer educationin state tribes.

“This was definitely aunique program to address amessage that can be a littlefrightening,” said foundationspokeswoman Susan Heaney.October is Breast CancerAwareness Month.

Cynthia Greensky wore a

maroon shawladorned withpink ribbonswhen shedanced inAugust at anannual pow-wow held inHarbor Springs by the LittleTraverse Bay Band of OdawaIndians.

“It's important that wecommunicate this message,even when it doesn't directlyaffect us,” said Greensky, whomade her shawl with the pur-pose of spreading the mes-sage of breast cancer aware-ness at powwows.

According to informationgathered by the NationalCancer Institute between1998 and 2002, almost 55cases of breast cancer werereported for every 100,000American Indian women, andof those, almost 14 of every100,000 died from the dis-ease.

The breast cancer rate inthe American Indian commu-nity isn't higher than thenational average, but thedeath rate is, said NoelPingatore, health educationcoordinator for the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, acoalition of the state's 12 fed-erally recognized tribes.

“There are a lot of reasonsthat women don't getchecked: fear, access to cul-turally appropriate providers,”Pingatore said.

According to Pine, Colo.-based Native AmericanCancer Research, languageand other cultural factors canbe barriers.

More than 200 native lan-guages are spoken in the U.S.and many don't even include aword for cancer. In some lan-guages, the same word is usedto describe epilepsy, leprosy,and cancer, and there is noway to distinguish among

such disorders. “By having people that

look like them and talk likethem present them with theinformation, it makes it morepersonal,” Pingatore said.``Instead of an outsideragency, the women came upwith a solution to their prob-lem.”

The health awareness pushis a hard one in the AmericanIndian community, said RickSchott II, president of theNorth American IndianAssociation of Detroit.

“Sometimes the Indiancommunity is resistant tomainstream health practices.Doctors are seen as authorityfigures, and we haven'talways had good experienceswith authority figures,” Schottsaid.

The Pink Shawl Project isgrowing across the country.

In Oregon, Cicelly Gabrielused a $7,000 grant from the

state to promotethe program.Gabriel works asa project coordi-nator with theN o r t h w e s tPortland AreaIndian Health

Board's cancer control pro-ject.

“I really liked that it wascommunity-based,” saidGabriel, who heard about it ata national tribal health confer-ence last fall.

In Tacoma, Wash., theshawls women make incorpo-rate messages about all can-cers.

Through the SouthcentralFoundation in Anchorage,Alaska, area tribes are adapt-ing the project by makingpink kuspuks, a regionalknee-length dress.

In Michigan, the MountPleasant-based SaginawChippewa Indian Tribe usedthe money from the AvonFoundation for its annualFeather Link Tea, which thetribe began 10 years ago topromote women's healthissues. The tribe also boughtfabric for pink shawls andmodeled them at a fashion

show last year before present-ing them to cancer survivors.

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribeof Chippewa Indians made 50shawls - about half of them bygirls under 12.

“We're not just passing onculture, we're teaching themto be unafraid of changes intheir body or disease,”Shananaquet said.

Shananaquet will take themessage worldwide thisNovember when she presentsthe project at the WorldIndigenous PeoplesConference on Education inNew Zealand.

Her mother, SydneyMartin, 62, and her daughter,Carly Shananaquet, 20, alsowill go. The three share acommon design in theirshawls.

Lorraine Shananaquet'sshawl is dark blue with agreen band. Pink hands fol-low the green band.

“The hands are mine,”Shananaquet said. “The handdesign is very old and utilizedby all of Native America, onlythis time they represent themonthly self exam that is cru-cial to early breast cancerdetection.”

HealtHealth/Enh/Enviroviro

Please be aware that clin-ic dates and times are sub-ject to change due to vac-cine supply. Currently thereare no problems with vaccinesupply. We will do our best tonotify the community imme-diately by Groupwise.

We will NOT be holdingflu clinics during our Tuesdaywalk-in immunization clinics.Please refer to the dates andtimes listed.

Feel free to call the OneidaCommunity Health NursingDepartment at 869-4840 withfurther questions.

Community Flu Shot Clinic Schedule

Friday – Oct. 28, 2005Thurs. – Nov. 3, 2005Friday – Nov. 4, 2005Thurs. – Nov. 10, 2005Wed.– Nov. 16, 2005Mon. – Nov. 21, 2005Wed. – Nov. 30, 2005Thurs. – Dec. 8, 2005

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.

DATE TIME

Community Flu clinic is located at:ONEIDA Community Health Center

525 Airport DriveOneida, Wisconsin

4B (Kay#) October 27, 2005 Kalihwisaks

Oneida Environmental Fall Festival

Kali Photos/Dawn Walschinski

Above: Milissa Morenexplains the scale modelwater table to eighthgrade Oneida NationElementary School stu-dents Maria Metoxen,Cheyene Star and LayniStevens. Left: Pat Pelky leads atour of reservation areasthat are in the theprocess of beingrestored to a naturalstate. He explains thatthis area near DuckCreek might be used forlow impact camp sites.The department wants towork with students toname the restored sites.

Traditional shawl gets update to promote breast cancer awareness

Submitted by Jane SmithNursing Home Administrator

As the heat and green daysof summer give way to thebrisk air and golden days ofautumn thoughts turn to rak-ing, Halloween and here atthe Nursing Home, the start ofthe Influenza season.

The residents of Anna JohnNursing Home are amongthose who are at high risk forcomplications for the flu. Therisk is greater for this popula-tion due to their being age 65and older with chronic med-ical conditions especiallyheart and lung conditionsincluding asthma. Peoplewith diabetes, chronic kidneydisease or a weakenedimmune system are also ven-erable to complicationscaused by the flu.

Complications can includebacterial pneumonia, dehy-dration and a worsening ofchronic medical conditionsnoted previously.

The staff of the NursingHome will do their best tomaintain sanitary conditionsfor the residents to protectagainst the spread of influen-za but the assistance of fami-lies and friends that visit resi-dents is also a key factor.What can you do to help?Observe the following infor-mation and put it into practicebefore or during a visit toNursing Home residents.

1. Know the signs andsymptoms of the flu. If youhave a fever, headache,extreme tiredness, dry cough,sore throat, runny / stuffynose, muscle aches and possi-bly nausea, vomiting anddiarrhea....you can assumeyou have the flu and shouldstay home.

Flu viruses spread in respi-ratory droplets caused bycoughing and sneezing.

They usually spread fromperson to person or by peopletouching an object with thevirus on it then touching theirnose or mouth. Most healthyadults can infect other people1 day before they have symp-toms and up to 5 days afterbecoming sick.

2. When entering theNursing Home, wash yourhands. There is a gel washdispenser on the wall in themain entry of the nursinghome and dispenser are alsolocated in each resident room.If you bring children to visitresidents assist them in wash-ing their hands also.

3. Cover your mouth andnose with a tissue whencoughing or sneezing.

Staff can also provide amask to prevent the spread ofgerms from coughing.

By asking all visitors toobserve the three steps abovethe Nursing Home hopes toprotect the health status of theresidents. Please show yoursupport by cooperating withthis effort.

Anna JohnNursingHome tipsfor fightingthe Flu

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Happy 28th Birthday Billy Jack

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Love,Michelle & Michael

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Keith Danforthfor being selected as the

MVP for the 2005 seasonof the Shoreline Baseball

League.

Your family is veryproud of you!

To SonyaSkenandore &

Justin RentmeesterOn your engagement.

Sonya is the daughter of

Joanne Torres-Jacobs &Joseph SkenandoreJustin is the son ofRussell and Denise

Rentmeester

MarjFor 25 years of service to

the Oneida Tribe

Best wishes,The Compliance Division

Get a jump on your holiday shopping byordering an Oneida clock from the

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To our PumkinShandra

on October 31st!

We love you so much,Shandra!

Love Grandpa Smith,Aunt Holly, UncleCorey, Kyle, Aunt

Guillie and Heidi Jo!

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Have a wonderful 9thBirthday to our daughter

Shandra!You’re so beautiful and

getting big!Love you, Honey!

Love (Mom) Heather,(Dad) Kevin and(Brother) Hyason

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where you live,” Mora said.And most tribe members onthe reservation are employed

by the tribal government orare farmers and fishermen.

For now, the FederalEmergency ManagementAgency has made availableseven three-bedroom trailersfor families affiliated with thetribe who have lost theirhomes. Families will moveinto four of the trailers thisweek; the other three will bebrought in if they're needed.

The tribe plans a meetinglater this week to decidewhether to grant the evacueesland on the reservation if theyneed long-term housing.

“It's traditional amongsttribes to take care of their ownin times of need,” said DelbertBrewer of the Oglala Siouxtribe in South Dakota, who isa tribal liaison for FEMA. Hejoined Allen for a tour of thereservation.

There are services on the260-acre reservation, includ-ing a school, and a senior cit-izen center. More than 1,000people work at a casino at thereservation, although onlyroughly 75 of the workers liveon the reservation, Mora said.

One of the prospective res-idents of the trailers, Joey

Higgins, said he was gratefulto have a place to go with his3-year-old daughter,McKayla, when HurricaneRita damaged his home andforced him to evacuate.

“I grew up here. I knoweverybody. Everybody knowsme. I hope I can stay,” he said.

Allen commended thereservation for its efforts tohelp those tribe members lefthomeless.

“This is the largest dis-placement in this country'shistory,” Allen said. “Somepeople don't know, don't real-ize, that they can't come homeand may not be able to foryears.”

In recent weeks, Allen hasbeen touring faith-based shel-ters and he said theChitimacha reservation pro-vided similar assistance.

Recovery from the hurri-canes might improve if morepeople would extend them-selves the way the tribe andfaith-based organizationshave, he said.

“Everyone needs that senseof family at a time like this,”Allen said. “The sense ofcommunity here is palpable.”

A Poem for PiesFirst, I would like to thank all the people who havecome up to me or one of my family members thatshowed concern about our sister, ‘Pies’.

People who can fool everyone with a smile,Knowing that the medicine may take a while.

You won’t ever find self pity or why’s,but then again everyone who knows, that’s just Pies!

To go to bingo these days or pull a slot,Just ask Butch, it really means a lot.

Her love for her children and grandchildren, there isno compare…

Except for a guy called Little Bear.

She has been called Joyce, Pies and York,But I would like to thank her for her support,

Even all the way in New York.

The Lord sends us Angels to walk with usand care for us while we’re on earth…

Now, I’ve written this poem for my big sister,And I meant every word for what it’s worth.

Your brother,Tom

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Dr. Binard honored for service

From Page 1/Chitimacha Reservation

Kali photo/Dawn Walschinski

The Oneida Health Board presented interim medical director Dr. JosephBinard a plaque and gift for his volunteer service to the Oneida CommunityHealth Center. Dr. Binard has volunteered for five years. From left to right:Assistant General Manager Lloyd E. Powless, Jr., Operations DirectorWilliam Wild, health board members Clifford Cornelius and Pearl McLester,Dr. Joseph Binard, health board chairwoman Susan House and board mem-ber Richard Moss.

Letter of gratitude…Dear Mr. Chairman, Ladiesand Gentlemen,

Well, this will be my lastmeeting as the MedicalDirector of the Oneida Clinic.First of all I want to thank theOneida Tribal Leadership forthe trust they put in me whenthey asked me to take overduring this difficult period.

When Mr. Gerald Danforthassumed the leadership of thetribe, he focused on two prior-ities: health care & education.With these marching orders Iestablished my priorities;namely to recruit competent,caring providers so that yourclinic would become the bestin the area and your health-care provider of choice.

Especially the choice of amedical director with theappropriate competencies,qualifications and back-ground was my priority # 1.At the last meeting we intro-duced to you Dr. Lacey, a

very well known localinternist with a sterling repu-tation .

Today I am glad to intro-duce to you Dr. Verstoppen,Board Certified FamilyPractice and Dr. Flood, BoardCertified Internist.

I am extremely happy toannounce that Dr. Vir,Internist has accepted tobecome the new MedicalDirector. This choice was notonly based on Dr. Vir’simpeccable professionalresume and reputation, butalso Dr. Vir’s interest in andexposure to alternative medi-cine and diverse cultures. Dr.Vir’s respect for diverse eth-nicities will unequivocallyenhance the presence and useof the rich Oneida customsand culture at our HealthCenter.

May I interject that in urol-ogy, the use of saw palmettofor prostate hypertrophy wasfirst discovered by AmericanIndians.

I am sure that under Dr

Vir’s leadership you will seeour clinic blossom to a shin-ing light in the N E Wisconsinhealth care delivery system.

The Oneida tribe’sunequivocal ownership andcontrol of all health centerassets, the continued compe-tent and caring tribal leader-ship with Chairman Danforthat the helm, will certainly seeto it that you receive the bestof care at your clinic.

I want to thank Mrs.Debbie Danforth, Bill Wild,Don White, Lloyd Powless,and especially the HealthBoard and the Health Centerstaff for their assistance dur-ing my tenure.

I will now continue con-centrate on providing the trib-al membership with urologi-cal services and assist thehealth center any way I can.

I wish Dr. Vir and theClinic staff fair winds and fol-lowing seas!

Dr. Joseph E. Binard, MD,FRCSC

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Housekeeper Full Time $7.50 + $1.25 (premium)

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Performs protective and enforcement functions in a courteous and restrained manner incoping with emergencies undesired conduct, disturbances and threats to life and propertyto maintain a safe and secure environment.

Accurately collects payments and makes change to close out guest checks totaling foodand beverage purchases in a friendly and courteous manner. Prior cashiering experiencepreferred.

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Oneida PersonnelCommission: One (1) VacancyQualifications: Must be anenrolled member of the OneidaTribe. The entire combinedmembership may not consist ofmore than two(2) members fromany one division of the OneidaTribe, nor less than seven (7)community members. Shallserve a three (3) year term. Themembership may not be suchthat a conflict of interest ornepotism is created as defined inthese by-laws: A. Nepotism iscreated by the following rela-tionships: father, mother, hus-band, wife, brother, sister,daughter, son father-in-law,mother-in-law, daughter-in-law,brother-in-law, son-in-law,grandparent, grandchild, step-children, step-parents, or signif-icant other. B. conflict of inter-est is a conflict between the pri-vate interests and the officialresponsibilities of a person in aposition of trust. A or any otherrecognized hearing body withinthe Oneida Tribe. Deadline for receipt of appli-cations is October 28, 2005.

Oneida Appeals Commission:Original Hearing Body: Noticeof Judgements Granted. Re:Oneida Tribe of Indians ofWisconsin vs VariousIndividuals A diligent attempt was made tonotify the following individualsof claim(s) filed by the OneidaTribe for judgement againstthem. Notices were returned by

Oneida Appeals Commission:Orders issued for Per Capitapayment Attachment. Re: ChildSupport Agency(s) and/orOneida Tribe vs VariousIndividuals. A diligent attempt was made tonotify the following individualsof action(s) taken in response tothe claims filed by child supportagency(s) and/or the OneidaTribe for interception andattachment of per capita pay-ments.Randall J. Archiquette, TimothyM. Baird, Mark J. Barna, David

J. Batiste, Waunita Batiste,Deanna M. Bentley, David W.Boyd, Michael L. Brabbs,Christopher L. Butler, ChristinaL. Charles, Diana Chavarria,Dale J. Christjohn, Timothy F.Chistjohn, Howard J. Cooley,Henry D. Corbine, Daniel T.Cornelius, Gerald A. Cornelius,Leland S. Cornelius, MatthewB. Cornelius, Donald M.Counard, Samuel F. Danforth,Shannon Davis, David S.Decoteau, Juan C. DelaCruz,Daniel A. Denny, Daniel F.Deyo, Collette M. Doxtator,Daniel A. Doxtator, David A.Doxtator, Michael E. Doxtator,Darin T. Eastman, Keith P. Ellis,Thomas Escamea, Lawrence J.Fields, Michelle L. Flores,Richard M. Flynn, Michael D.Guyette, Raymond A. Hammer,Daniel M. Hebb, Ben N. Heise,Robert E. Hill, Douglas L.House, Anthony A. Huff, Kris J.Johnson, Dale E. Jordan, MerlinD. Jordan, Aloyious Jourdan Jr.,Klinton K. Krenzke, Jeffrey S.Kurowski, Tammy Kurowski,George Melchert, Geraldine L.Melchert, Blaine D. Moore,Brian J. Novak, John G. Orie,Lawrence R. Peters, George J.Powless, Georgette Przbylski,George Reed Jr., Lisa Robles,Amy Salinas, Thomas SalzmanJr., Gary C. Schabow, Walter M.Schabow, Gerald G. Sexton,James M. Silas, Daniel G.Skenandore, Darrell J.Skenandore, Gerald L.Skenandore Jr., Todd S.Skenandore, Michael S. Smith,Donald J. Stanchik, KevinStanchik, Robert D. Thompson,Kristin G. Tubby, James J.VanEnkenvoort, Kelley M.VanStraten, Nevada L. Webster,Roderick J. Webster, Steven B.

Transportation Worker -Primary duties include trans-porting clientele to medicalappointments and participatingin health & prevention activitiesintended for the urban NativeAmerican community.Applicants must be honest, reli-able, and willing to receive fur-ther training if needed. C.N.A.certification or experience inhealth related field a plusthough not necessary. Must havevalid Driver's License, clean dri-ving record, and current autoinsurance. Pay negotiable.Submit resume to Search &Screen Committee, PO Box2248, Green Bay, WI 54306.Closing date of Oct. 31, 2005.

Anna John Nursing Home ofOneida, Wi will provide carefrom October 1, 2005 toSeptember 30, 2006 uncompen-sated services to all eligible per-sons unable to pay who requestthose services. All services ofthe facility will be available asuncompensated services.Eligibility for uncompensatedservices will be limited to theperson whose family income isnot more than Category C of thecurrent poverty income guide-lines established by theDepartment of Health andHuman Services. This notice ispublished in accordance with 42CFR 124.504 Notice ofAvailability of UncompensatedServices. We invite interestedparties to comment on this allo-cation plan.

U.S. Post Office as unclaimed,unknown, no forwardingaddress or no response.8-30-05: Kurowski, Jeff;Powless, George; Thomas,Shawn; Powless, Juanita;Cornelius, Scott ; Skenandore,Christine; Flores, Carlos;Johnson, Jason: John, Danny;Thomas, Daniel; Rodgers,Michelle; Powless, Kimberly;Barton, Nancy; Kinzhuma,Brian; Danforth, Wayne;Richmond, Diane; Thomas,Shawn; Jourdan, Victoria;Coltman, Patricia; Denny, Alice;Thomas, Tracy; Kindness,Josephine; Summers, Jules Jr; Hearings were held on the datestated, for all parties listed, atthe Commission office; locatedat Ridgeview Plaza, Suite 1;3759 W. Mason St.; Oneida WI54155.For specific questions about thisjudgement, settlement or pay-ment arrangements, please con-tact Diana Westcott, AccountingDepartment at (920) 490-3556.If you have questions on theprocess, feel free to contact theClerk or Administrator, OneidaAppeals Commission office at(920) 496-5300.

Webster, Shane Wheelock,Shannon Wheelock, Gerald T.Williams, Wes W. Wilmot,Jerald L. Wilson, Michael R.Yealey.For specific questions about thisaccount, please contact theappropriate child support agencyor the Oneida Tribe AccountingDept. If you have questions onthe process, feel free to contactthe Oneida Appeals Commissionat 497-5800.

Setting time and Notice toCreditors: Request for infor-mation. The following estatesare being prepared for probateby the United States Departmentof Interior and/or the OneidaTribe of Indians of Wisconsin,Appeals Commission, Office ofhearings and Appeals. All credi-tor claims must be filed on orbefore December 16, 2005.Vernelda Aures DOB 2/26/1920- DOD 3/31/2005; ClarenceSkenandore DOB 3/28/1929 -DOD 8/6/1999; IsabelSkenandore DOB 4/24/1908 -DOD 5/23/1996; ZachariahSkenandore DOB 8/29/1920 -DOD 5/19/2005; James“Willard” Cornelius DOB11/8/1914 - DOD 2/18/1991;Marvin Eli Skenandore DOB11/17/1919 - DOD 4/8/2001;Leo J Vanden Bloomer DOB8/7/1931 - DOD 10/25/2002;Sherry Cleveland (Probst) DOB2/8/1955 - DOD 7/26/1999Laura “Katherine” Schuyler

DOB 9/21/1916 - DOD7/26/1999.Send all creditors’ claims andinformation relating to the dece-dent to the following address:Tina L Figueroa, Probate Clerk,

Oneida Tribe of Indians ofWisconsin

Division of Land Management,PO Box 365,

Oneida WI 54155.

Teller Position – Bay BankPrevious Experience Preferred!For more information, pleasecontact Dianne Zubella at 490-7600 or mail Resume to:Bay Bank, 2555 Packerland Dr.Green Bay, WI 54313