Chief George Wickliffe of the UnitedKeetoowahBandofCherokeeIndiansinOklahoma(UKB)joinedChiefMichellHicksoftheEasternBandofCherokeeIndianstomeetwithleadersofDuke Energy Carolinas onWednesday, February17inCherokee,NorthCarolina.ThemeetingwastodiscusstheproposedHyattCreekTieStation,apowersubstationplanned tobebuiltatKituwah,theMothertownoftheCherokeepeople. JustacrosstheTuckaseegeeRiverfromtheproperty theEasternBandowns,where the cere-monialmoundislocated,theproposedsiteispartoftheoriginaltownwhichisthemothertownandwhere the Creator first gave the religious fire and instructionstotheCherokeepeople.Thesmallpor-tionofKituwahthatisownedbytheEasternBandisontheNationalHistoricRegister,andwouldbeadversely affected by the tie station. The UnitedKeetoowahBandclaimstheentireareaofKituwahtobeaTraditionalCulturalProperty,andrecogniz-esitisstillusedforreligiouspurposestoday. “ItisliketheVaticantotheCatholic,ortheGardenofEdentotheChristian,”saidUKBChiefGeorgeWickliffe. During the meeting, the Duke Energyleaders acknowledged they had not approachedthe project with due diligence in regards to thefederallyrecognizedCherokeetribes,andassuredthe UKB and the Eastern Band that they would

maintainanopenlineofcommunicationwithbothtribes,effectiveimmediately. ChiefWickliffeissuedastatementearlierrecitingnotonlytheancienthistoryofthesite,but

its continued religious importance to traditionalKeetoowahCherokeepeople. “KeetoowahCherokeereligion,andoriginas apeople, are centeredaround the townsiteofKituwah,”thestatementread. The UKB’s Council recently passed aresolution to support theEasternBand,andasafederallyrecognizedtribalgovernment,expectstocontinue working adamantly in resolving the is-sue for the benefit of all people involved and af-fected. “We are taught as Keetoowah Cherokeepeople to be kind and humane. We realize thetiestation isnecessary,butnot right there,”saidWickliffe. Several options were discussed to relocatethe tie station, and Chief Wickliffe feels satisfied that aresolutiontothesituationwillbeforthcoming. The CNO Chief Chad Smith was not atthe meeting. Everyone has different priorities.Smith was in California funding a reception foraCaliforniaRepresentativehopefulthatCNOissupportinginanefforttooustfreedmensupporterDianeWatson.

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Keetoowah Cherokees Speak up to Protect Sacred Mound

UNITED KEETOOWAH Band of Cherokees Chief George Wickliffe meets with Duke Energy Presi-dent Brett C. Carter during a hearing at the Eastern Band of Cherokees Council house. Special photo by Eastern Band of Cherokee Lynne Harlan

TheUnitedKeetoowahBandofCherokeeIndians in Oklahoma join together to mourn thedeathofCherokeetraditionalistHastingsShade. Hastings Shade passed from this life onTuesday,February9,2010atHillcrestHospitalinTulsa.HisfuneralservicewasheldatSequoyahHighSchoolGymnasiumonFebruary12,2010.TheKeetoowahLighthorse,followedbytheCNOMarshalls led the procession to Keener BaptistChurchCemetaryinLostCity,Oklahoma. “Hastings was a traditionalist who wasrespected by all Keetoowah Cherokee children,adultsandelders.Weasa tribehave thehighestesteem for him. We don’t discriminate tribal affili-ation,wevalueallourCherokeepeople,” statedUnitedKeetoowahBandChiefGeorgeWickliffe. Mr. Shade was involved with theKeetoowah Cherokee on many different levels.Firstandforemost,hewasaKeetoowahCherokeeLanguage Instructor whose classes in Basic andIntermediate Keetoowah Cherokee were alwayswellattendedandverypopular.Hastingswasin-volvedinmanyculturecampsthattheKeetoowahCherokeesponsored.TheUKBtribealsofundedseveralmaster-apprenticeprogramswhereHast-ings taught fish gig making. “The Keetoowah Cherokee want to insure that many of our basic

craftsandlifewayscontinuelongaftertheeldershavegone,”saidWickliffe. Insuringtheoldwayscontinuedwerecen-tral to Hastings as well. Several years ago, hewasoneof theonlyknownmakersofCherokeemarbles,sohe taughtKeetoowahCherokeeSamL.Stillhow tomakemarbles. In turn, after theKeetoowahCherokees receivedagrant from theOklahomaArts Council for their master-appren-ticeprogram,StilltaughtDennisSixkillerandEdFieldstomakemarbles. A story teller by nature, Hastings was achartermemberofaCherokeestorytellinggroup,“TheTurtleIslandLiarsClub”.Healsoparticipat-edinstartingtheYouthandEldersCamp,whichevolvedintotheSevenClansoftheFireCamp. Chief Wickliffe also stated, “Just as ourpast great leaders, such as John Ross, the first everPrincipalChiefoftheoriginalCherokeeNa-tionandSequoyah, theUnitedKeetoowahBandofCherokee Indianswill alwayshonorHastingsShade,andIbelieveIspeakforallCherokeepeo-pleaswell.” HastingsShadeissurvivedbyhiswifeLo-retta,ofthehome,threesons;LarryShade,Thom-asShadeandRonnieShade,severalgrandchildren,extendedfamily,andmany,manyfriends.

Keetoowah Cherokees Mourn the Death of Cherokee Traditionalist Hastings Shade

Hastings Shade Gig FishingPhoto courtesy of Tulsa World

UKB CHIEF George Wickliffe was officially invited to join the Eastern Band Tribal Council in discus-sions with Duke Energy. Chief Wickliffe is seen with Tribal Council Vice Chairman B. Ensley. Special photo by Eastern Band of Cherokee Lynne Harlan

DearTribalMembers,

Redbird Smith was a traditional Cherokee person, he was one of the most revered and re-spected leaders, and he was a truly religious per-son, who cared for all mankind. He was a fluent Cherokee speaker and had difficulty with English to the point that he needed an interpreter with him. The following is an example of the type of person he was.

AsWorldWar I approached,Redbirddi-rectedalltheeligibleyoungmentoregisterforthedraft.SomeoftheNighthawksdidnotagreewiththis kind of patriotism to the United States, butmostofthemwentalongwithitandmanyyoungCherokeeenlisted.Aspecialceremonywasheldeachmonthduring thewar for theprotectionofthe Cherokee soldiers-and all of them survived.Therewasnotevenaseriousinjuryamongthem. In1917theNighthawkKeetoowahs,withthe advice of C. P. Cornelius, made the first of a numberofcommunityinvestments.TwohundredheadofAberdeenAnguscattlewerebought-muchofthemoneycomingfrommortgagestakenonin-dividualpropertyownedbytheNighthawkCher-okeemembers.Foronereasonoranother(maybelackofsupport)CorneliusdidnothavetheSoci-ety incorporated and when financial disaster struck themintheyearstocome,theywereindividuallyliableandlostheavily.WhyCornelius,alawyer,failedtodothishascausedmanyquestionstoberaised.Thereweresomeotherquestionabletrans-actions,suchassomelandbeingdeededdirectlyto Cornelius. However, the economic disasterbroughtonbythemanipulationsofC.P.Corneliusmercifullydidnottakeplaceuntilafterthedeath

ofRedbirdSmith. Redbird died in November of 1918 andwasburiedwiththedeathceremonyoftheNight-hawk Keetoowahs. There is a story that a largewhitecraneappearedatthestompgroundonthemorning of Redbird’s funeral, flying in from the East.ThisisthewayJohnSmithtoldthestorytoRobertThomas: “We were up in the stomp ground fixing to have services for my father when this cranewassittinginthetreebythestompground.C.P.Corneliussaid, ‘Youwatchandsee if thatcraneisn’tdownbythegraveyardwhenweburyyourfather.” Pretty soon the crane flew off and lit in a tree justwest of thegraveyard.Whenwe car-ried my father’s coffin down to the graveyard, the cranesatthereinthattreeandhollered.Afterweburiedmyfather,thecranesatthereuntilsundownand then flew off to the west.” About a year before Redbird Smith’sdeath,hewrotethefollowingletter(inCherokee),to Gabe Parker, the IndianAgent at Muskogee.Redbird,beinga religiousman,wrote itcomingfromhisreligiousphilosophy.EverywordthathewrotewasreligiouslybasedandthefollowingiswhathewroteinCherokee.Itwasinterpretedbysomeoneelse. “I have endeavored in my efforts…formypeopletorememberthatanyreligionmustbean unselfish one. That even though condemned, falsely accused and misunderstood by both offi-cialsandmyownpeopleImustpressonanddotheworkofmyconvictions. This religion as revealed to me is largerthananyman.Itisbeyondman’sunderstanding.ItshallprevailafterIamgone.Itisgrowthlikethechild-it is growth eternal.This religiondoesnotteachme toconcernmyselfof the life thatshallbeafterthis,butitdoesteachmetobeconcernedwithwhatmyeverydaylifeshouldbe. The Fires kept burning are merely em-blematicofthegreaterFire,thegreaterLight,theGreatSpirit.IrealizenowasneverbeforeitisnotonlyfortheCherokeesbutforallmankind…”

STATEMENTOFREDBIRDSMITH–anexam-pleofhowhisinterpreterinteractedwhenRedbirdwasinterviewed-Mr.JohnR.Smith,Interpreter)BytheChairman:Q.Whatisyourname?–A.RedbirdSmithQ.Wheredoyoulive?–A.NearCampbell,Ind.T.Q. (To theInterpreter)What isyourname?–A.JohnR.SmithQ.Wheredoyoulive?–A.IlivenearCampbell,I.T.Q. (To Redbird Smith)Are you a full-blood In-dian?–A.IamaCherokeeIndian.Q.Areyouafull-bloodorpart-blood?

TheInterpreter:Frommyexperiencehemustbeafull-blood.A.IthinkImustbeafull-blood;Idon’tknow,butIthinkIam.Q.Fromyourexperienceyoumustbeafull-bloodCherokeeIndian?–A.Yessir.Q.Well,goaheadandstatewhatyouhavetosay.–A.TodayIammorethangladtomeetmyoldfathers. Today has been intended by our God,whorulesoveroursoulsandlooksonus,thatweshould meet together and talk together over thethingsthattroubletheIndians.NowIwouldliketosayafewwords,butIamnoteducatedandIcan’ttalkEnglishverywellanddon’tknowmuchabouttheEnglishanditishardformetoexplainittoyou.Q.Yes,weknowit,Mr.Smiththatisallright.Weappreciate the difficulty you are under. Mr. Smith, butgoaheadanddo thebestyoucan.–A.Thepeoplethatliveattheirhomesinthedifferentdis-tricts of the Cherokee people of the full-bloodshavesentmehere today to talkwithyouand tocomebeforeyourrespectedcommittee,thatInowhave the opportunity to express my remarks toyou. The condition of the four nations together,andwethefull-bloodIndians,thereisstillagreatmany of us that still contends for our originalrights.Wewantouroldoriginalrightswhichourgrandfathers made; a treaty and agreement withoneanother in thepresenceofourGod,andde-claredthatwewouldloveit,respectitasweloveourGod,andwehavedonesoupto thepresenttime.Wemadethattreatyandagreementwiththegreat father that we love at Washington and heguaranteedwithuswhenthattreatywasmadethatitwouldremainaslongasthegrassgrows,treesgrow,waterruns,andthesunrisesandshines. ImeanthattheUnitedStatesGovernmentwastobetheguardianoftheIndians.Iliveunderthesere-spectivetreatiesthathavebeenmadebetweentheGovernmentoftheUnitedStatesandtheIndians,andIamrestingnowunderthesetreaties,butIamsufferingfromtheinfractionofthem.Ihavesuf-feredinthepastandIamstillsufferinguptothedate.AccordingtothetreatyImadewithmyfa-therIamtryingtoliveinpeaceandhappinessandfriendship,andraisemychildrenupingood,andIamrespectingthesetreatiesandhaverespectedthemuptothistime.

AtthepresenttimetheIndian’slandisdi-videdup inseveraltyand thatwasdonewithoutmy agreement or consent, for I never agreed orconsented for anyone tomakeany sucha treatyand the full-blood Indiansneverconsented to it.Ineverconsentedtoanyagreementtodivideupmyland,andIdon’twantitdividedup.Iwanttheoldtreaty.WhentheDawesCommissionwasherefor the purpose of making the enrollment for final settlementbytheallotmentoftheland,Istoodupformy rights. I stood for the treatiesandagree-mentsthatweremadebymyfatherswiththeGov-ernmentoftheUnitedStates;andIwasathomeenjoyingmyselfinpeacewhenIwasarrestedandtakentoprison. Redbird Smith was arrested for one night, re-leased the next morning and took him to the commis-sioner’s office and made to enroll against his will.

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A Letter to the UKB People From Chief George Wickliffe

UKB Council

ChiefGeorge G. WickliffeOffice: 918-431-1818Cell:918-207-2991

Assistant ChiefCharles LocustOffice: 918-431-1818Cell:918-207-9798

Tribal SecretaryLizLittledaveOffice: 918-456-5126Cell: 918-822-3803

Tribal TreasurerEllaMaeCookseyWorleyOffice: 918-453-9162Cell: 918-822-3814

Canadian Dist. Rep.EddieSacksCell: 918-822-1957

DiSTRiCT RePReSenTATiveS:

Cooweescoowee Dist. Rep.CliffWoffordCell: 918-822-1953

Delaware Dist. Rep.JerryHansenCell: 918-822-3804

Flint Dist. Rep.WoodrowProctorCell: 918-822-3811

Goingsnake Dist. Rep.JoyceFourkiller-HawkCell: 918-822-3809

illinois Dist. Rep.BarbaraGirtyCell: 918-457-7067

Saline Dist. Rep.CharlesSmokeCell: 918-457-7071

Sequoyah Dist. Rep.BarryDotsonHome: 918-775-2746Cell:918-207-2990

Tahlequah Dist. Rep.BettyHolcombCell: 918-822-3805

George G. WickliffeChief

Charles D. LocustAssistant Chief

ella Mae Cooksey Worley Treasurer

Liz LittledaveSecretary

District RepresentativesBarbaraGirtyBarryDotsonJoyceFourkiller-Hawk

JerryHansenWoodrowProctor

EddieSacks

BettyHolcombCharlesSmokeCliffWofford

KeetoowahNewsP.O. Box 746, Tahlequah, OK 74465

(918) 456-6533 Fax (918) 453-9345E-mail:ukbnews@unitedkeetoowahband.org

Websites:www.unitedkeetoowahband.orgorwww.ukb-nsn.govSamL.Still,Editor

The Keetoowah News is mailed free to Keetoowah registered vot-ers, government and other offices and upon request to other citizens. sub-scription rates are $18 per year or $30 for two years. Reprint permission is grantedwithcredittotheUnitedKeetoowahBandunlessothercopyrightsareshown.EditorialstatementsoftheKeetoowah News,guestcolumnsandread-ers’ letters reflect the opinions of the writer and not necessarily those of the Keetoowah News editor, staff or tribal administration of the UnitedKeetoowahband.AlleditorialsandletterswillbecomethepropertyoftheKeetoowah News.Editorialsmustbesignedandincludeaddressandtelephonenumber.sendallinquiresto:Keetoowah News, P.O. Box 746, Tahleuqh, OK 74465.

UKB Tribal Offices Closed for easter Holidays

UnitedKeetoowahBandofCherokeeIn-dians in Oklahoma tribal offices will be closed Friday,April2inobservanceofGoodFridayandon Monday, April 5 for Easter Monday. Offices will re-open on Tuesday, April 6 at 8:30 a.m.

Keetoowah Cherokee News - March 2010 - Page 3

In the February Tribal Council meetingof the United Keetoowah Band, the council re-spondedtotherequestforsupportbytheEasternBandofCherokeeIndiansintheirquesttohalttheconstructionof a substationandmultiple towersbyDukeEnergy,thisprojectrunsacrossEBCI’sproperty.AEBCIResolutionwasreadtotheUKBcouncilstatingthatDukeEnergyfailedtoobtainproper state certification for this project for the processwhichwouldhaveincludednoticetothetribeand theopportunity tobeheard. ConcernsarosewhenDukeEnergy,autilitycompany,hadplans toputanelectricsubstationnear theKitu-wah mound, threatening the tribe’s sacred site.EBCItribalcouncilpassedaresolutiontopreventDuke from moving forward with the substationandatransmissionlineexpansion.Thesiteoftheconstruction is located on the mountainside thatisconsideredapartoftheKituwahMotherTownandwoulddamageaviewshed.“OurAdministra-tion office has already responded with a letter of support sent to the Eastern Band of Cherokees’Administrationandtribalcouncil.WehavemadeastrongstatementregardingtheKituwahmoundas a tribal sacred and holy ground.As a Chero-kee tribe we were not notified by Duke Energy on this project. We fully support the Eastern BandCherokee Indians and we will be representedduring an upcoming hearing between the East-ern Band and Duke Energy,” stated UKB ChiefGeorge Wickliffe. A motion was made on the floor to support EBCI’s resolution by Sequoyah Dis-trict Representative Barry Dotson and secondedbyCooweescooweeDistrictRepresentativeCliffWofford, council voted and the motion passedunanimously. InChiefWickliffe’saddresstothecounciltheChiefdiscussedtheplightofmanyofthesmallrural schools within the 14-County area which are indangerofclosingduetoschoolbudgetcutsandlackofenrollment.ChiefWickliffementionedtothe council that the United Keetoowah Band ofCherokees was asked by the smaller schools tocometotheiraide.Withthepassingofa2008statelawthatgivestribestheeligibilitytoparticipateinaidingpublicschools.Withsomanypeopleoutofworkandmanymorelosingtheirjobs,it’sreallyhardonmanyof the small school districts.OnewaytheKeetoowahCherokeetribecanhelptheseschool districts is acquiring land/property to es-tablishhousing,andestablishingbusinesses,thusbringing families into the community and withopeningpre-schoolsinthesmallruralschooldis-

tricts,thiswillgiveparentsaplacefortheirsmallchildrentoattendwhiletheparentswork.“Wearenot like Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, we arenotgoingtotaketheopportunitytogoinandtakeoveraschooldistrict.Thatisnotthewaywelookatthings.Ifweareaskedtohelpprovideaidetoasmallschooldistrict,thatiswhatourtribewilldo,notgointothatdistricttotakeitover,wearecomingintohelp.Thatisourphilosophy,tohelppeople.ThisiswhywehavepartneredwithWhiteOakSchool,tohelprestoretheirpre-schoolpro-gram.WearegoingtoparticipatewithWhiteOakonlyasapartner.Wewilljumpstarttheprogramuntiltheschoolcanreceivestateaidandthenthetribewillbereimbursedforthemoneyweprovidethe school,” stated Chief Wickliffe. The WhiteOakareaisoneofseveralareaswithintheUnitedKeetoowahBand’sjurisdictionthatwillbereceiv-ingsuchprojects.OthertargetedlocationsincludeNowata,Bartlesville,andTulsaareas. InPublicForum,FlintDistrictRepresen-tativeWoodrowProctorcommendedRavenOwl,UKBElderAdvocate,forherdedicationandhardworkwithtribalelders.“Iappreciateherhelpandassistancefortakingcareofourtribalelders;sheisdoingagoodjob.TheStilwellMemorialHos-

pitalAdministrationcommended theKeetoowahCherokeesonhowwellwehelpourelders.TheDoctors and staff couldn’t believe the care thatwas given to our elders. I want to thank Ravenandherstaff fordoinganoutstanding job”,saidCouncilman Proctor. Council applauded her forherefforts. In new business, the council approved aresolutionforsubmissionofanapplicationtotheDepartmentof the InteriorBureauof IndianAf-fairs Integrated Resource Management PlanningDevelopmentProject.AmotionmadebyAssistantChief Locust and seconded by Tribal TreasurerEllaMaeWorley,motionpassedunanimously. InanotherresolutionthecouncilvotedtoapprovetheBanishmentofErbMitchellKimble.In discussion, it was noted by the Administra-tion that Kimble had not been a member of thetribe since 2004. Banishment didn’t enter into this resolution; Kimble automatically banished him-self from the United Keetoowah Band, becauseofhis failure to report thathewasamemberofanother tribe while claiming membership withtheKeetoowahCherokees.Accordingtothe1990Membership Ordinance, Section 2, paragraph 3d, “AnyEnrolledMemberoftheBand,whoshallen-rollasamemberofanyotherIndianTribe,Band,orNation shall, by such act, forfeit all rights asanEnrolledmemberoftheBand,andtheirnamesshallbestrickenfromtherollsoftheBand.”Alsoin Section 7, paragraph 7 and Section 16. Dual Enrollment.Becauseoftheserulings,Kimblewasautomaticallybanishedfromthetribe.Underthetribe’sAttorney General Bellmard’s advisement,the council changed the word “Banishment” to“Exclusion” excluding Kimble from associationand involvement in any business ventures withthe tribe and disallowed any contact within thejurisdictionofUnitedKeetoowahBandofCher-okee Indians. A motion was made by AssistantChiefLocust, secondedbyTribalTreasurerEllaMaeWorley.Elevenyesandonenovote,motionpassed. Thelastresolutionwastoapprove/disap-proveguardianshipcode.AmotiontoapprovethecodewasmadebySequoyahDistrictRepresenta-tiveBarryDotsonandsecondedbyTribalTreasur-erEllaMaeWorley.Motionpassedunanimously. Next tribal council meeting will be March 6 intheUKBCommunityServicesConferenceroom.

February Tribal Council Meeting

SECRETARY OF the United Keetoowah Band, Liz Littledave, reads a resolution to the council from the Eastern Band of Cherokees concerning Duke Energy during their February tribal council meeting.

UKB TRIBAL Attorney General, Ken Bellmard, advices the tribal council to change the wording of “Banishment” to “Exclusion” during the discussion of Mr. Kimble during the tribal council’s month-ly meeting.

Keeoowah Cherokee Spring Break Culture Camp

March 15 - 19UKB Wellness

Center8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Students K - 9 Welcomeinfo: 918-772-4388

Have a Question about Health Services? UKBTribalMemberswhohavebeendeniedservicesorfeeltheyhavebeendiscriminatedagainstatIHSClinicsareencouragedtoreporttheincidenttotheKeetoowahCherokees.Alltribalmemberswithhealthissuesorcon-cerns should contact UKB Health Director Don Ade at (918) 457-7264.

The Keetoowah Cherokee Language, History and Culture Department is looking for traditional Keetoowah people who would like to share their skills with youth. Whether it is basket-making, stickball, marbles, bow-making, traditional cooking or any other skill, we need you! Please contact Cindy Hair, Cultural Coordinator at: 918-431-9998

Are you a Keetoowah Cherokee with traditional skills??

Well MonitoringFree of Charge

TheUKBNaturalResourcesDepartmentisstilltakingapplicationsfortribalmemberswhowouldliketohavetheirprivatewellmonitoredfreeof charge. Participantsmust live inMayes,Delaware,CherokeeorAdairCounty. If you would like more information, call (918) 453-2823 or pick up an application at any UKB tribal office.

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Why is the dog doing that?By Durbin Feeling

ACCOUNTING (918) 453-9162ADMINISTRATION (918) 431-1818 CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (918) 431-9998ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (918) 458-6716EDUCATION (918) 456-8698ELECTION BOARD (918) 456-8421 ENROLLMENT (918) 453-9375 ENVIRONMENTAL (918) 453-2823 FAMILY SERVICES (918) 456-9200 FEDERAL PROGRAMS (918) 456-8698 GAMING ADMINISTRATION (918) 456-9350 GAMING COMMISIONER (918) 458-4714GRANTS (918) 456-8698HEALTH SERVICES (918) 772-4386 HOUSING (918) 431-1808 HUMAN RESOURCES (918) 456-8698 HUMAN SERVICES (918) 456-8698INDIAN CHILD WELFARE (918) 456-9200 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (918) 456-8698 KEETOOWAH CHEROKEE CASINO (918) 456-6131KEETOOWAH CHEROKEE NEWS (918) 456-6533 KEETOOWAH TECHNOLOGY CENTER (918) 456-8698 LANGUAGE, HISTORY, & CULTURE (918) 456-8698

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UniTeD KeeTOOWAH BAnD OF CHeROKee inDiAnS in OKLAHOMAPHOne DiReCTORY

Jim White has been selected as the Em-ployeeoftheYearbytheOklahomaAssociationofHomesandServicesfortheAging.Hewillre-ceivehisawardattheOKAHSAluncheonsetforMarch11inOklahomaCity. Avaluedmemberofthemaintenancede-partment since Oct. 8, 2008, Jim’s nominationreadasfollows: InadditiontothemanyimportantattributesJimWhiteshareswith residentsasamemberofthemaintenanceteamatWestminsterVillage,hebringsmoreinthewayofhisvolunteerservices. AlaymissionrepresentativeforthePoncaIndianMethodistChurch,Jimhelpswithhearing-impaired residents, teaching them sign languageandhelpingtheminterprettheoralword.Hevol-unteersatthelocalsoupkitchenandhostsaspecialSundaySchoolonMondayforthosewhocannotattendtheSundayprograms.StaffatWestminstersayJimisamodelemployee,withanexcellentre-

cordofattendance.“Heisalwayspleasanttooth-ers,employeesandresidents,”saysJannSchieber.“Heisverypatientandalwayssmiling.” Jimisnevertoobusytostopandlistentoothers,comprehendingtheirneedsandthenwork-ingtosolveanyissuestheymayhave.Oneofhisgreateststrengthsliesinhisabilitytomakeothersfeelimportantandvalued. AmemberoftheUnitedKeetoowahBandand descendent of the Ponca tribe, Jim has alsohelp residents and staff understand the cultureof the NativeAmericans by bringing the nativedancerstovisitandperformatWestminster.Jim’sdaughter,LilyFawnWhite,alsopresentedapro-gramtotheVillagersinJanuaryaboutherworkasamissionaryinAlaska. AlbertSchweitzeronceobserved,“Idon’tknowwhatyourdestinywillbe,butone thing Iknow:theonlyonesamongyouwhowillbehap-pyarethosewhohavesoughtandfoundhowto serve.”JimWhiteknowshowtoserve.

UKB Member named OKAHSA employee of the Year

Jim White has been chosen as the OKAHSA employee of the year.

n O T i C eUKB Tribal members should make it a point to change reg-istration for tribal member-ship at all indian hospitals and clinics to the full title of United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee indians in Oklahoma.

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How to be Counted as a native American

ComeCensustime,it’sveryimportantthateveryAmericanIndianandAlaskaNativepersoniscounted--andcountedasanAmericanIndianorAlaskaNative.ThewayapersoniscountedasAmerican Indian orAlaska Native is simply bycheckingofftheboxthatsays“AmericanIndianorAlaskaNative”ontheCensusform.

Whether a household is counted as anAmericanIndianorAlaskaNativehouseholdde-pends entirely on the race of “Person 1” -- the first person listedon theCensus form. If thatpersonsaysheorsheisAmericanIndianorAlaskaNa-tive, then the household will be counted as onewithanAmericanIndianorAlaskaNative“house-holder.”

List Your enrolled Tribe

The instruction is pretty simple. AftercheckingtheboxtoidentifyyourraceasAmeri-canIndianorAlaskaNativeonyour2010Censusform,printthenameofyour“enrolledorprincipaltribe.”There’s a 19-space blank line for the an-swer.

ThatshouldbeaneasymatterforAmeri-canIndianorAlaskaNativepeople.Thebasicfed-eral law setting out US Indian policy1 defines an Indianpersonas“amemberofan Indian tribe.”Historically, the government dealt with Indianpeopleaspartofatribeorabandofatribe.Treatiesweremadewithtribes. Membership in an Indian tribe is deter-mined by a process called “enrollment.” Eachtribe uses an enrollment process, applying specific eligibility criteria to determine who belongs tothattribe.Tribalmembersarecitizensofatribalgovernment, with voting rights and other privi-legesaccording to the tribe’sconstitutionand/orordinances. Theinstructionsonthe2010Censusformasksthepersontolistthenameofhisorheren-rolled (orprincipal) tribe. It’s important that thetribalnamethat’susedbethepropernameofthetribalgovernment involvedeven if that takesupmorethanthespaceprovidedontheform. There are nineteen spaces on the form,which is enough to write “United KeetoowahBand”.Write “of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma” be-lowtheboxes,sothatthecompletename,UnitedKeetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Okla-

homaislisted.

What are the benefits of listing your tribe?

The Census Bureau uses the informationthatpeopleprovideon theCensus formto tabu-latestatisticsonhowmanypeopleareassociatedwithatribeoragroupoftribessharingasimilarlanguage or other characteristics. This data canhelptoprovideanideaofthenumberofpersonsassociatedwitha tribe living inaparticularcityorotheroff-reservationarea.Evenona reserva-tion there may be a significant number of Indian peoplewhoarenotenrolledinthetribewithju-risdictionoverthatreservation.TheseshowupintheCensusBureau’snumbersontheIndiansonareservationwhentabulatedbytribe.Tribes,plan-ners,grantwriters,andotherscanusethisinfor-mation to supplement enrollment data and otherdatasources.Atthesametime,itisimportanttorecognizethatonly a tribe’s enrollment office -- not the Census Bureau -- has the official count of the number of membersofthattribe.TherighttodeterminewhobelongstoanIndiantribeisafundamentalaspectof tribal sovereignty and is held exclusively byeachandeverytribe.

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My Friend By Sammy Still

An elder once toldme, “Why worryabout problems youcan’t control.” I’velearnedtolivebythisadvice; I’ve learneda lot from this el-der who my teacher,mentorandmyfriendwas. In your lifetime

youwillmeetsomeonewhowilltouchyourlife,by his actions, his words and by his friendship,suchapersonwasHastingsShade.WhenHastingspassedfromthislife,apartofmeleftwithhim. Hisknowledgeofhistory,culture,andhistraditionswereapartofus, a specialgroup thatstoodtogether,holdingourCherokeeculturecloseto our hearts.These people know who they are,they are a group that are close and respect eachother.Iamsoproudandhonoredtobeapartofthis special circlewhichwas apart ofHastings.WesharedHastings’thoughts,wisdomandtradi-tions.ItwasanhonorandaprivilegetobeafriendofHastingsShade,butHastingswasmorethanafriend,Iconsideredhimmybrother. Hastingsisgonenow,buthislegacylivesoninthelivesofthemanypeoplehehastouched.Hewasateacherandamentortoall,heembracedthepeoplehemetwithhonoranddignity.Hast-ingswas true to themeaningof thewordElder.HewasaCherokeeambassadorfortheCherokeepeople, sharing his craftsmanship, teachings andhislanguage.Buttome,itwasthelittlethingsthatwesharedtogetherthatmeantthemostthatIwillneverforget. Hastingsdidn’tlooktoseeifapersonwasa tribal member or if they were even affiliated with anytribe, tohimeveryonewasspecial,Hastingstreated them all equal. He shared himself to all,teachingthewaysofcultureandtradition. Joe Byrd, talked about the amazementhehad forHastings, theknowledge thathepos-sessed,of the time theyvisitedawoodedsite inSequoyahCounty,andhowHastingscouldnamealltheplantsandtypeofmedicineeachplantpos-sessed.Avisitfromhisbrother-in-law,JerryHen-son,spokeaboutHastings’humility.“Hewasjustanordinarymanwhotreatedpeoplewithrespect.Hewasaveryhumbleperson,”saidHenson.Anordinaryandhumbleman,withgreatvaluesandadmirationfromsomany. I now find myself asking, where do I go for answers? If Ihadaquestionabout religion, cul-tureortradition,IalwayscontactedHastings,nowwhodoIcall?Wehavebeenthestudents,nowwemuststepuptotheplateandbecometheteacher;this iswhatHastingspreparedusfor.Wecannotreplacehim,butwecanhonorhimbycontinuinghisteachings. We will never forget you Hastings, youwillalwaysbeinourthoughtsandprayers.

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United Keetoowah Title VI Nutrition Menu March 2010

Hastings Shade Memorial Storytelling event

The Turtle Island Liar’s Club will be host to the first annual storytelling eventgivinghonorandmemorialtothelateelder–HastingsShade(formerDeputyChiefoftheCherokeeNationofOklahomaandmemberoftheLiar’sClub). TheeventwillbeheldFriday,April9, at theColemanTheater inbeautiful downtown Miami, OK. Doors open at 6 p.m. with Cherokee singing andothermusicalperformances.Storytellingwillbeginat7p.m. Featuredstorytellerswillbe;SammyStill,WoodyHansen,ChoogieKingfisher, Tonya Russell and Sequoyah Guess (members of the Turtle IslandLiar’sClub).Theeventisfreetothepublic.

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UKB Regular December Council Meeting MinutesUKB Regular Monthly Council MeetingAt the Jim Proctor elder Care CenterJanuary 09, 201010:00 a.m. – 1:35 p.m.

i. Call to order by Chief George Wickliffe

ii. invocation: JerryHansen

iii. Roll Call:9+ChiefansweredRollCall(Fourkiller-Hawk,Sacks,andWoffordabsent) (NOTE:Fourkiller-Hawkcontactedand informedshewasnotgoing tobe inattendance todaydue to thehospitalizationofherfather)iv. Chief’s Address-Afewdaysago,CNOreportedinthenewspaper,theyhadappropriated$300,000.00 for providing jobs for people. Many people relinquished UKBmembershipinordertogainemploymentthroughCNO.Somepeo-ple were hired for one day and were paid by a gift certificate/voucher.- Many who relinquished UKB membership in order to be employedthroughCNOarenowaskingiftheycanchangetheirdecisiontorelin-quishfromUKBmembership.- Current laws and regulations for UKB membership does not allowforreturningtoUKBonceamembershiprelinquishmenthasbeenpro-cessed.- Many inquiries for returning to UKB membership are younger agepeoplewhoaretrulylookingforjobs.-CNOisnotoriousformakingthemselvesappeartobedoingsomethinggreat.-TheUKBwouldneverusesituationstohurtourpeople.UKBemploy-mentpositionsarenotforadayortwoandpayisnotbyvoucher.- CNO entered into their budget 429 employment slots but this was not “new jobs” these were vacated jobs which had not been filled. Employ-mentwasnotactuallyincreased.-RelinquishmentfromUKBmembershipisaserioussituationbecauseCNO is taking advantage of people because of promises for employ-ment.-CNOconductisinhumaneintheirtreatmentofunemployedpeople.-ExclusivemembershipisnolongeratopicfordiscussionbecauseUKBhas successor-in-interest with CNO. In the past UKB was required tohaveexclusivemembershipbutthiswasneverrequiredofCNO. CNOcontinuestomistreatUKBtribalmemberseventhoughUKBhassuccessor-in-interest. There is no acceptable reason why CNO would treat people as theydo. EchoHawk, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, made a deci-sion about 6 months ago where it was decided UKB has equal author-ity/jurisdictionasCNOdidassumeinthepast. EchoHawk’s decision made provisions for UKB land to be putintrust.TherewillbeactiononprovisionsaftertheCarcierricaseissettled. UKB is presently in the process of opening up new jobs. There willbesomejobsinhousing.WewouldliketohireKeetoowahswhenpossible. UKB job applications are offered in-house initially but if no one qualifies for that particular job then the hiring is offered to Native Americansafter this thenemployment isopenedto thegeneralpublic.The1990MembershipOrdinance(TheBlackBook)stateshiringprocessis;in-house,associatemembers,NativeAmericans.This“BlackBook”needstoberevisited. Bryan Shade: RE: Hiring process• UKB Housing has received the award letter stimulus with $373,000.00 allocated.Wecanbeginapplyingourhousingplansforrehab.Thereisalsoanadditional$21,000.00ofstimulusmoneywecanbegindrawingdown.•B.I.A.toldUKBwedidn’thaveanymoneyforyou.UKBcontactedWashington about this. Washington office stated for UKB to keep them informedofthissituationandtheywouldmakesureUKBreceivesfund-ing.ThisB.I.A.approachwasacarry-overfrompreviousB.I.A.person-nel;wherein,itwasstatedthetribehadnotreportedanyhousingneedstherefore;therewasnofundingbutatthesametimeB.I.A.fundedpo-sitions foradministrativepersonnelwhohadno job responsibilities. Itshouldbenoted,UKBcouldnotplanbecausewehadnotbeengivennoticeofhousingfundsbeingreturnedtoUKBuntiljustrecently. Chief Wickliffe deferred to Charles Locust• Received check for restitution from Erb Kimble in the amount of$67,000.00. UKB attorneys were hesitant to accept this restitution be-cause it was not arranged through the Federal Prosecutor’s office. It was thoughtMr.Kimble’sactionwasbecausehehopedofreceivingashorterjailsentence.UKBacceptedtherestitutioncheckbasedondiscussionswith our attorneys and the Federal Prosecutor’s office.•RestitutioncheckwasdepositedintoGeneralFunds•Yesterdaywelearnedthischeckbounced.Thecheckhasbeenre-depos-itedtoseeifthecheckwouldnowclearthebank.Ifthecheckdoesnotclearthistimewewilljustclaimourinsurance.•TheinsuranceclaimwouldbethesameamountasMr.Kimble’scheck.The UKB will receive this money amount either from Mr. Kimble orthroughinsurance.•ErbKimblewasinvestigatedfor“doubledipping.”Hewasapaidem-ployeeoftheUKBwhileheutilizedhisownrealestatecompanyincon-ductingUKBhousingbusiness.•DISCUSSION:cTribalcourtinvolvementcPossibleCivilActioncFuturemembership•TheFederalCourtsentencedErbKimbletooneyearandonedayinfederalprisonthentwoyearssupervision.Thisisafederalcourtsentenc-ing,therefore;hemustactuallyservehisfullsentence. Chief Wickliffe: Before Mr. Kimble presented his $67,000.00 checktoUKBaccountingdepartmenthe(Chief)haddirectedtherewouldbenoassociationwithErbKimbleorhisrealestatebusiness.(NOTE:AccountingpersonnelhadnotreceivedthisdirectivebeforeMr.Kimblepresentedhischeck.)ChiefWickliffe:OurattorneysmustpushtogetErbKimblesituationsettledbecausefundingisanemergency,peopleneedhousingrepairsnow. Charles Locust: questioned any future involvement of Erb KimblewithUKB. Chief Wickliffe: there appears to be grounds for Council ac-tioninreferencetoBanishmentofErbKimblefromfutureUKBTribalMembershipandAssociationwithUKB. Woodrow Proctor: action should be taken for Banishment fromUKBmembershipforanyUKBmemberwhoseactionisdamagingtothetribe. Charles Locust: need to protect the tribe in the future. We need tohaverecourseagainstincidents/peoplewhichwoulddodamagetothistribe.Continueddiscussion Specific past situations of damaging actions by UKB mem-bers. AG Ken Bellmard will prepare document of Banishment, for presentation at February Council meeting, which will include specific languagetopreventanypersonbanishedfromTribalmembershipfromanyfutureinvolvementwiththeUnitedKeetoowahBand. Discussion continued Chief Wickliffe: the UKB will establish a Real Estate office forUKBlands.UKBCourtcanactonrestrictedortrustlandquestions.ThistopicwillbediscussedtodayunderNewBusiness.

Tim Good Voice: with establishment of a Real Es-tate office applications for B.I.A. Grants will be allowed.

v. Approval of the minutes for the month of December 2009

1. MOTION by Barry Dotson to approve the Council minutes of De-cember2009;SECONDEDbyBettyHolcomb;VOTE:9Yes,0No,0Abstentions(Fourkiller-Hawk,SacksandWoffordabsent).

vi. Presentations -

1.KenBellmard:RE:StateTobaccoCompact Presented verbal explanation Charles Locust: State is recognizing UKB as sovereign gov-ernmentanddidnotifyUKBofavailablecompactwith thestate.Thisactioncanopenopportunitieswiththestate.Staterecognizesourjuris-diction.ThisTobaccoCompactwillfallunderUKBTaxCommission. Jerry Hansen: inquired of possible purchase of Green Country Store on HWY 59 in Jay area near the lake.MOTIONbyEllaMaeWorleytoauthorizeaUnitedKeetoowahBandof Cherokees of Oklahoma – State of Oklahoma Tobacco Compact;SECONDEDbyWoodrowProctor;VOTE:9Yes,0No,0Abstentions(Fourkiller-Hawk,SacksandWoffordabsent).DISCUSSION: Tobacco/Smoke Shops Elder’s Land being taken/Elder Abuse Real Estate office will be a great help to our people

2.BryanShade:Presentedtwoitemsrequestingresolutions The addition of a parking lot for the John Hair Museum and CultureCenter The addition of a parking lot for Community Services Build-ingwithbothprojectsusingA.R.R.ADollarsforConstruction.DISCUSSIONMOTIONbyWoodrowProctortoapprovetheadditionoftheJohnHairMuseumandCulturalCenterparkinglottotheA.R.R.A.(AmericanRe-coveryandReinvestmentAct)T.I.P.(TransportationImprovementPro-gram) usingA.R.R.A. dollars for construction; SECONDED by BarryDotson;VOTE:9Yes,0No,0Abstentions(Fourkiller-Hawk,SacksandWoffordabsent).MOTIONbyWoodrowProctortoapprovetheadditionoftheKeetoowahCherokeeCommunityServicesparking lot to theA.R.R.A. (AmericanRecovery and Reinvestment Act) T.I.P. (Transportation ImprovementProgram)usingA.R.R.A.dollarsforconstruction;SECONDEDbyBarryDotson;VOTE:9Yes,0No,0Abstentions(Fourkiller-Hawk,SacksandWoffordabsent).

3. Liz Littledave: Secretarial Election Presented packets to each Council Member of data received from Muskogee Regional Office, B.I.A. explaining election process and copiesofformswhichwouldbeutilizedintheSecretarialElection The data informed an election date of March 22, 2010 3 monthly calendars were presented showing the specific dates ofscheduleddeadlineforB.I.A.processingettingUKBeligiblevotersregisteredforthisSecretarialElectionleadinguptotheactualelectiondate. Informed UKB had presented mailing list/disc to Diane Buck, B.I.A. personnel, in preparation for mailing packets to every eligibleUKBvoterincludingthosewhowillbe18yearsofageby/ontheelec-tiondate(18-19-20yearoldswillbeallowedtovote) Strongly encouraged all members of Council to stress to their peopletheimportancetoregisteringforthisspecialelection. Must register (registration form is included in the packet) in ordertoreceiveaballotforvoting. 7658 names and addresses were entered on the list/disc pre-sentedtoDianeBuck This election will allow UKB to make changes in the UKB ConstitutionwithoutgettingapprovaltomakechangesfromtheB.I.A. UKB election board members, Elizabeth Bird and Liz Little-davewillbeattheB.I.A.ateverymailpickuptocountallmailreceivedrelatingtothisspecialelection.Thismailpickupandcountingwillbeaweeklybasis. Chairperson for Secretarial Election is Diane Buck. Required votes will be based on number of people who regis-tered to vote. 30% of registered voters must vote on this election, in order for this to be a certified election. Charles Locust: in February we will attend district meetings togiveexplanationonSpecialElectionandhewouldaskJanLaws,TimGoodVoiceandBryanShadetogiveexplanationofrespectiveprograms.Officers would also be in attendance for comments, explanations, etc. Liz Littledave: need district meeting schedule today in order for department personnel and officers to schedule attendance of district meetings.

(Editor’s note: Per request by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Secre-tary’s Election has been postponed)

vii. Reports to Council1.EnrollmentReport:LizLittledave10Newmemberapplications(currentlyminorchildrenapplicantsarenotimmediatelyreceivingC.D.I.B.cardsandtribalmembershipbutnamesaresubmittedonthelisttoCouncilforCouncilapproval)9RequestedforTribalRelinquishment

FYI: 846 Elder Assistance checks were processed for the month of No-vember and December for a payout of $169,200.00. The number of ap-plicants was 65 more people than assistance checks issued in June and July2009.

LENGTHYDISCUSSION:RelinquishmentofMembership Reason for relinquishment Allow window of time to present their case before the Enroll-mentCommitteeinrequestingreturntoUKBmembership. Enrollment Committee to listen to review if there was a jus-tified reason for relinquishment. Committee decides if case should be reviewedornot. Many comments on pros and cons for allowing opportunity to returntoUKBTribalmembershipafterasignedrelinquishmentformisactedon. Barry Dotson: announced the death of Leroy Eagle. Barry will follow-up and better inform the administration office on this situation. Marble City School extended their appreciation for assistance giventotheschool’sathleticprogram. Henry Dreadfulwater thanked Mr. Dotson and the tribe for supportgivenduringhisillness. Mr. Dotson informed of people questioning a tag agency loca-tiondownthere.Aresponsewasgiventhatthiswouldbeconsidered. Mr. Dotson: made reference to the Buffalo Nickel coin and theIndianHeadPennywhichhaveseemedtohavedisappearedandhequestionedwhythecoinsaregone.Heaskedif this“disappearanceofcoins”couldbelookedinto. Woodrow Proctor: returned to consideration of return to UKB membership after action of relinquishment of membership. He stated;accordingtotheUKBConstitutiontheCouncilmustupholdthatConsti-tution.HesaidwehavetheopportunitytochangethatConstitutionafterMarch.PeoplecouldbeallowedtopleadtheircaseinreturningtoUKB

membership but this situation could be discussed after the SecretarialElection. Chief Wickliffe: since we have successor-in-interest, we are separatefromCNO.WecanhaverulesonlydealingwithUKBmember-shipwewon’tbedealingwithCNOpeopleandCNOwillnotbedealingwithUKB.Wecanhaveruleswhererelinquishmentwillnotbeconsid-ered.Ifneedbe,afterthespecialelection,wewillpresentourmember-shipnumbers to the I.H.S.hospitals. If I.H.S.wishes toarguewithusoverservices,theywillargueinourcourtthenafterthatwouldbefederalcourt.ThisiswheretheEchoHawkdecisionwillbeapplied. CNO citizens come from the Dawes Commission Roll and presentlythereisonlyoneoriginalDawesCommissionEnrollee.CNOiswipedoutwhenthatlastenrolleeisdeceased. UKB owns the original Base Roll. UKB did not begin with the Dawes Roll in1975. Our elders told us what is happening today would happen. Obama is treating all tribes alike. Charles Locust: the state is trying to establish a relationship withtheUKB. Chief Wickliffe: we don’t need to worry about CNO’s mem-bership. Charles Locust: returning to UKB membership will become anissue.Thissubjectwillneedattentionsometimeinthefuture.

MOTIONbyBarbaraGirtytoacceptandapprove10newapplicantsforUKBtribalenrollment;SECONDEDbyCharlesSmoke;VOTE:9Yes,0No,0Abstentions(Fourkiller-Hawk,SacksandWoffordabsent).MOTION by Barbara Girty to acknowledge and honor 9 membershiprelinquishments fromUKBtribalenrollment;SECONDEDbyCharlesSmoke;VOTE:9Yes,0No,0Abstentions(Fourkiller-Hawk,SacksandWoffordabsent).

viii. Public Forum-NONE

IX. Unfinished Business–NONE

X. new Business

1.Councildiscussiontovotetoapprove/disapprovetheestablishmentofa UKB Real Estate office Charles Locust: since topic has previously been discussed with Francine (Rozell) Court Clerk and Realty Officer…MOTION by Charles Locust to approve the establishment of aTribalRealty Office to address probate actions, allotments, Title opinions, etc.; SECONDEDbyWoodrowProctor;VOTE:9Yes,0No,0Abstentions(Fourkiller-Hawk,SacksandWoffordabsent).(Thefollowingdiscussionwasactuallybeforethevote.)LengthyDiscussion: Regulations Process (to include license if necessary) Additional staff: Real Estate Office Probate – Court Involvement Policy, procedures, by-laws will be prepared Etc.

2.Councildiscussion tovote toapprove/disapproveallCouncilMeet-ingsbescheduledandconductedintheCouncilRoomattheCommunityServicesBuilding. Explanation of reason for item was presented by Liz Little-dave.ChiefWickliffestatediftherewasaneedformoreroom,thisJimProctorElderCentercouldbeutilized.MOTIONbyLizLittledavetoapproveallCouncilMeetingsbescheduledandconductedintheCouncilRoomattheCommunityServicesBuildingandsuchbeginFebruary2010;SECONDEDbyCharlesSmoke;VOTE:7Yes,2No (Proctor,Dotson), 0Abstentions (Fourkiller-Hawk,SacksandWoffordabsent).

3. Council discussion to vote to approve/disapprove the transfer of the formerUSDARentalAssistanceProgramwhichwasundertheFormerTribalEnterpriseBoard…detailsandexplanationbyJoeByrd.DISCUSSION: Clarification on plans and how plans will benefit the people Explanation on need to revisit this program Six of the Housing units will be utilized for homeless, victim abusefamilies,burn-outs,etc.MOTIONbyBarryDotsontoapprovethetransferoftheformerUSDARentalAssistanceProgramwhichwasundertheFormerTribalEnterpriseBoardandwillbeplacedunderKeetoowahEconomicDevelopmentAu-thority(KEDA)whichwillallowtheTribalExecutiveDirectorandtheKEDADirectortobeassignedasthecontactsfortheprocessingoftheUSDARuralDevelopmentLoanApplication;SECONDEDbyCharlesSmoke;VOTE:9Yes,0No,0Abstentions(Fourkiller-Hawk,SacksandWoffordabsent).

Xi. Announcements

1. Chief Wickliffe referred to the need to fill two vacancies on the Hous-ing Committee. He informed there were five names submitted for these positionsasof lastmonth’scouncilmeeting.ThosenameswereAnileLocustbutshehadwithdrawnhername.GeorgiaHognerinformedKen-nethHognerhadwithdrawnhisnamefromconsideration.ThevotewillconsiderthreenamesforthesetwoHousingCommitteevacancies.Meth-odofselectionwillbebysecretwrittenballotbytheCouncilmembers.EachCouncilmemberwillwritetwonames,foldtheirvoteandplaceitinthecontainer.

First Vote talley: Secretary called out one by one the name receivingvoteGarland Eagle = 7 votes fill one vacancyMatthew Budder = 5 votesCalvin McCoy = 5 votes

Run-off Talley: Secretary called out one by one the name re-ceivingthevoteMatthew Budder = 4 votesCalvin McCoy = 5 votes fill one vacancy

Garland Eagle and Calvin McCoy are set in as Housing Com-mittee members bringing the committee to a full committee of five mem-bers.

2.LizLittledaveremindedDistrictRepresentativesun-issuedChristmasGiftCardsweretobereturnedtotheSecretaryinoneweek.

NOTE: Applications being accepted for Transportation Drivers. Pro-posedprogramtostartFebruary1,2010.(Detailedexplanation:BryanShade)Currentlyworkingon: Process, routes, schedule, regulations, etc.Informationwillbeputinthenewspapers.

Xii. Benediction:JerryHansenXiii. Adjourn:MOTIONbyBarryDotson;SECONDEDbyCharlesSmoke;Approvedby affirmation.Time – 1:35 PM

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MEMBERS OF the Keetoowah Cherokee Casino and Lighthorse helped raised $17,865 for the Special Olympics during the annual Polar Plunge at Arrow-head Resort. Members are, front row left to right, Steven Gonzales, KCC As-sistant General Manager; Charles Dreadfulwater, KCC Chief of Security; and Melinda Cookson, KCC Promotion Coordinator. Back row, left to right, Ray-mond Wickson, Corporal, Lighthorse; Cody Quetone, KCC Accounting Super-visor; Special Olympics Bear, and Rod Fourkiller, KCC General Manager.

KEETOOWAH CHEROKEE Casino Administration, staff and Lighthorse Marshall took the plunge into the chilly waters of the Illinois River to benefit the Special Olympics at this year’s Polar Plunge sponsored and hosted by Jack and Brenda Spears, of Arrowhead Resort.

UKB Casino Staff and Lighthorse raise money for Special Olympics

Check out our website at: www.ukb-nsn.gov or

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