Sinte Gleska`s Founders Day

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January-February 2013
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HONOR • COURAGE • RESPECT
No. 570
Rosebud, South Dakota 57570
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SOBRIETY MEETINGS
SUNDAY
8 pm Parmelee, SD (comm. bldg.)
ROSEBUD — Long-term income for the tribe is the best
way to handle $20 million
from the Salazar settlement
than giving it to individual
tribal members to spend
as they wish, tribal officials
TUESDAY
12 pm White River (White River Recovery Center, 500
Main St.)
6 pm Eagle Nest Butte Group, Wanblee, SD (dinner at
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7 pm Parmelee, SD (St. Agnes Hall)
8 pm Sober & Serene, 12th Step, Mission, SD, St.
Thomas Hall
8 pm Winner, SD westside (Trinity Episcopal Church,
602 West 9th)
have concluded.
Minus about $5 million in
attorney fees, tribal members would stand to receive
about $1,000 each if the
remaining $15 million were
divided up and paid out per
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capita, figures suggest.
“Most people would spend
it or gamble it away in one
weekend and then what
would they have to show
for it?” said one official. “We
had to be looking out for the
majority.”
The RST Council voted last
spring to accept the $20 million settlement with the U.S.
government for mismanagement of tribal lands, stemming from the civil lawsuit
in RST vs. Salazar.
The vote was 12 for, 4
against and 6 not voting.
During the interim months,
the RST Council decided to
invest in a Wells Fargo con-
WEDNESDAY
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Center), 500 Main St.)
8 pm, White River “Out of towners” at Recovery
Center, 500 Main St.
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THURSDAY
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Main St.
8 pm Valentine, NE (Presbyterian Church)
FRIDAY
8 pm Sober & Serene, Big Book, Mission, SD, St.
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RST Administration Outlines Plans for Settlement
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servative financial account
with the principle earning the
tribe between 5-7 percent interest, or about $750,000 to
$1.05 million annually.
The income would represent an ongoing funding
source for tribal programs,
according to the administration.
“We always need to be
thinking forward and consider our children and grandchildren,” said President
Cyril Scott. “We need to think
about what we’re leaving for
them.”
On December 4, Council
approved Resolution No.
2012-331, as recommended
by the Community Presidents Association, to grant
$1.2 million to the tribe’s
20 communities, based on
population. The three largest communities—Antelope,
Rosebud and St. Francis—
will each receive $100,000;
Parmelee and Swift Bear will
each get $75,000; and the
15 remaining communities
will receive $50,000 each for
community development,
building repairs, equipment
purchases and any other priorities, to be decided by each
community.
“The one thing most people don’t understand is that
a majority of our people are
on some sort of assistance,”
said RST Treasurer L. Wayne
Boyd. “Whereas the Cobell
settlement was given to individuals and tax-exempt, any
payment from the tribe to its
people would be taxed and
they’ll have to declare it and
report it as income.”
The RST Council plans to
use most of the settlement’s
remaining $15 million to
fund tribal programs, and
to hear proposals from tribal
citizens on new programs or
initiatives, according to Sicangu Eyapaha Editor Alfred
Walking Bull, in a statement
released by the administration.
“We’re asking the people
to consider their families to
allow us invest this money so
the tribe can have a continuing funding source for aid
programs and jobs, so we
can build ourselves back up,”
President Scott said.
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President Temporarily Suspends
Rosebud Police Chief for Neglect
Pé Sla Supporters Worry State Plan
Would Damage Sacred Grounds
From Staff Reports
From Staff Reports
ROSEBUD — Rosebud’s
controversial police chief is
happily back to work after
being suspended for about
a week earlier this month by
the tribal president.
Demotion may also be in
the works under BIA Capt.
Ken James, say sources.
Although President Cyril
Scott promised to release
information to the Sun Times
about the temporary suspension, he failed to make good
on his word by press time.
According to sources, the
president reportedly suspended Police Chief Grace
Her Many Horses over her
failure to complete an undisclosed number of official
police reports, and other
complaints.
If you recall, the police
chief was fired by RST Council last year following longstanding allegations of corruption within the police
department, which included
instances of protesters carrying signs outside tribal government offices, demanding
her termination.
Former President Rodney
Bordeaux—who hired the
chief three years earlier—
reinstated Her Many Horses
after waiting nearly three
months, just in time for last
Chief Grace H.M.H
year’s tribal elections, which
ended with his losing reelection after seven years.
Allegations of corruption,
which included investigative news reports, spanned
such issues as police brutality, falsifying internal affairs
data, missing police reports,
intimidating witnesses, selective and false arrests, and
mismanagement.
A former criminal investigator turned whistleblower
submitted a written report
to the former president detailing a wide range of complaints following his own
firing from the police department. He was eventually elected to the RST Council, representing Antelope,
where he continues to be
outspoken about corruption.
One complaint never investigated involved the chief’s
alleged coverup of a brother
assaulting three teen boys
with a firearm in front of
police witnesses, according
to sources.
Her Many Horses—an Oglala widely known off-reservation for winning jingle dance
contests before TV news
cameras—has been dogged
by allegations of fostering
corruption in the Rosebud
Police Department since she
was hired four years ago.
Critics contend she is able
to fend off attempts to replace her as police chief
because one of her brothers
holds the powerful position of BIA superintendent
of Rosebud Agency. The
tribe contracted the police
department from the BIA in
the mid-1990s, but the BIA
maintains ultimate control.
Council members who attempted to oust her from
office failed to win reelection
last August. The chief also
enjoys outspoken political
support from some council
members.
“The elected officials are
scared of her,” said one critic
who spoke on condition of
anonymity. “That’s why she’s
still got her job.”
'Native Mob' Members on Trial for
Racketeering in the Region
By Amy Forliti
MINNEAPOLIS — Three
members of a violent American Indian gang known for
terrorizing people from the
Twin Cities to reservations
in greater Minnesota, South
Dakota, Wisconsin and beyond will go on trial in what
authorities call one of the
largest gang cases to come
out of Indian Country.
Wakinyon Wakan McArthur, 34 (an alleged leader
of the gang) and two alleged
“soldiers,” Anthony Francis
Cree, 26, and William Earl
Morris, 25, are accused of
being part of a criminal enterprise that used intimidation and violence to stay in
power.
The trio face multiple
charges, including conspira-
cy to participate in racketeering and attempted murder in
the aid of racketeering.
Prosecutors said the case is
important partly because of
its size—25 people charged
in a 57-count indictment—
and because racketeering is
rarely used against gangs,
indicating an attempt to take
down the entire gang.
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RAPID CITY — Black Hills
Treaty Council and Pé Sla
supporters have begun
scheduling meetings to protest state plans to upgrade
a road that runs next to 40
acres of Pé Sla lands.
The land, recently bought
by three Sioux tribes—Rosebud, Shakopee and Crow
Creek—is considered sacred
to traditional practitioners.
The state of South Dakota
is planning to conduct an
environmental impact study
which is expected to conclude in 2014.
The purpose of the proposed project is to improve
access along portions of the
highway, known as South
Rochford Road, between
Deerfield Lake and the town
of Rochford.
Currently, the highway
has a gravel surface and
has drainage issues in portions along the entire length.
The proposed work would
include realigning and reconstructing the two-lane
roadway, providing an allweather surface with better
drainage structures, adjusting utilities, and replanting
vegetation once construction
is finished.
What has Pé Sla supporters
worried is that the proposed
work may require acquisition of right-of-way (ROW)
at some locations for curve
realignments and utility relocations, potentially cutting
into Pé Sla land.
A meeting of treaty councils is reportedly being
planned for Rosebud. A date
and time are not immediately
known.
many levels,” U.S. Attorney’s
Office spokeswoman Jeanne
Cooney said. “It’s one of the
largest, if not the largest case
dealing with Native American
gangs.”
The 2011 National Gang
Threat Assessment says
“Native Mob” is one of the
largest and most violent Indian gangs in the U.S., and
is most active in Minnesota
and Wisconsin, as well as
Michigan, North Dakota and
South Dakota.
It is made up of mostly
Indian men and boys, and
started in Minneapolis in the
1990s as members fought for
turf to deal drugs. The Native
Mob is also active in prisons.
Tom Heffelfinger, a former U.S. attorney in Minnesota who has worked to curb
crime in Indian Country, said
racketeering charges were
appropriate in this case.
Native Mob
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The land, purchased for $9
million from the Reynolds
Family last fall, has long
been used by traditionalists
to hold sacred ceremonies.
Tribes hope to eventually
transfer the land, comprising
less than 2,000 acres, to trust
status under the federal government.
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One Party System
Won't likely Work in
The United States
W
hile people were busy celebrating President
Barack Obama's second term and his final inauguration, devious Republicans and conservatives in other states, in the dark of night, were quietly
gerrymandering voting districts and feverishly passing
bills to make it henceforth impossible for a Democrat
or Independent from ever winning the office of governor or president again—at least, not in our lifetime.
Unless Americans take collective action, and soon,
there may never be another Democratic president or
governor in U.S. history. Obama will be the last. The
only party in control, occupying positions of power,
pushing a radical agenda that
many of us may not go along
with nor suscribe to, but must
in order to survive, herded by a
militant-right carrying assault rifles, shotguns and fully
automatic weapons, while police and the military stand
idly by, preparing for the next invasion somewhere in
the world based on trumped up charges like Iraq.
Thus, begins the further erosion of American democracy. Civilizations rise and fall. Throughout history
none have survived more than a few hundred years,
and with a large segment of the American population
ramped up on delusional fear of Obama there's no
reason to think America will last any longer.
It is a gloomy outlook when all around you things
appear normal, people going about their days as if
nothing was happening, oblivious to the fact that South
Dakota is one of four states with only one Planned
Parenthood center left, despite losing two referendums
on abortion. Republican legislators figured out another
way to severally curb abortions, eventually forcing
women into back alleys with a sharp knive, no sanitation and no doctor. The next step, as in other states, is
to ban all contraceptives, including condoms.
A planet rapidly exhausting its natural resources with
seven to eight billion people needs more babies, they
say. Pristine lands long protected by the government
for their beauty and wildlife are no longer safe. Oil,
gold, copper, and other elements are more important
for their dollar value than people, and they don't have
to live there. They simply exploit the land and leave,
back to their ivory towers, behind the lines that divide
the rich and the poor. Soon, they'll be coming for you.
When they pound on your door and demand: "Are
you with us or against us?" What will be your answer?
EDITORIAL
Being RST president has
many perks, just ask the
gals at the Club.
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SICANGU SUN EDITORIAL BOARD
■ Noah White Lance ■ The Hon. Audrey Cordry ■ Eugene Iron Shell Sr.
■ L. Miles Standish ■ Chief Duane Hollow Horn Bear
NATIVE PROTEST
Canadian
Chief Gets
Widespread
Attention
ByAlistair MacDonald
and Paul Vieira
OTTAWA — A four-weeklong hunger strike by a Canadian Indian chief over
claimed abuses of land rights
and other grievances is stoking wider protests, and getting greater attention from
U.S. tribes.
Theresa Spence, chief of
Attawapiskat First Nation
tribe in Northern Ontario, is
on her 30th day of fasting.
She won’t end it until Prime
Minister Stephen Harper
agrees to meet with chiefs
to address wrongdoings,
she said.
For his part, Harper has
refused to meet the rapidly
thinning chief.
Canada’s minister responsible for Indian affairs, John
Duncan, said he would gladly
meet with Spence. But she
refused, calling him a “program manager,” a charge
Duncan does not deny, Spence’s spokesman said.
Chief Spence cited critical
provisions in a recent budget bill she argues weakens
environmental protection
on native land, and claims
blatant violations to treaties
over proposals that would
lease territory belonging
to First Nations, a tribe she
represents.
The protest is the hardline
rallying point for a broad
group of opponents and
inspired scattered rallies in
some U.S. cities. Some protesters say they will blockade
crossings on the U.S.-Canadian border, starting last week.
“There are a lot of crossings, but there are a lot of
Indians to blockade them,”
said Ron Plain, spokesman
for the blockades, organized
by tribal members of the
Aamjiwnaang First Nation,
located in southern Ontario.
Canadian National Railway Co., won an injunction
recently to end a two-week
blockade of a railway line in
Sarnia, Ontario.
Another group, Idle No
More, promises more protests after positioning rallies
across Canada to back Chief
Spence’s grueling fast.
One organizer, Alexandria
Wilson, said the group also
helped organize successful
rallies in Denver, Boston,
New York and other U.S.
Cities over Spence’s plight
and her opposition to land
proposals.
Some Canadians dismiss
the chief’s charges, arguing
substantial resources have
been plowed into First Nations and that Canada has
always had better relations
with Indians than the U.S.
They say complaints about
the people’s relative deprivation should be taken to
leaders who manage their
resources, such as Chief
Spence.
Mark Milke, director at
Fraser Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, said some
Indian leaders haven’t bothered with economic and
internal government issues.
“I don’t think Chief Spence
is the best spokeswoman for
progressive policy, given the
problem is a broken system
of reservations which often
don’t have a connection to
the wider economy,” he said.
A spokesman for the chief
said she isn’t immediately
available to the media due to
her chosen form of protest.
Spence is holding her protest
in an ancient tipi on a small
island on the Ottawa River,
just northwest of Canada’s
main parliament buildings
in the capital.
Despite his limited position, Duncan will “try to
engage” Spence and other
First Nation leaders, a Duncan spokesman said. Under
Harper, annual spending
at Canada’s Indian affairs
department has risen by a
third to C$7.2 billion (US$7.3
billion) in the past six years,
he said.
Still, as in the U.S., Canada’s
Indian communities lag far
behind the wider population
in economic well-being and
health. Unemployment rate
among Canadian Indians hit
14.3% in 2010, versus 7.9%
rate for other Canadians.
First Nations tribal members earned an average of
$19,000 a year, against a
national average of $33,000,
according to the country’s
2006 census.
While the protests have
attracted international support, a number of conservative talk show hosts and
think tanks have criticized
the increasingly broad-based
movement, calling its aims
“confused” and making fun
of Chief Spence for allowing
herself to swallow meager
portions of fish broth during
her fast. Her spokesman said
the broth was meant solely
“to keep the kidneys going.”
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
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Deep Disparity in Indian Education is
Backed-Up by National Studies
By Rep. Richard
Lunderman
E
ducation on the Rosebud Reservation is in
need of drastic reform
and we are at a time when
the opportunity presents
itself—especially with
President Obama’s supportive executive order,
recognition of tribal sovereignty and commitment to
government-to-government
relations.
In 2007, the United Nations issued a Declaration
of Rights for Indigenous
peoples. Article 14 states:
“Indigenous peoples have
the right to establish and
control their educational
systems and institutions
providing education in
their own languages and
in a manner appropriate
to their cultural methods
of teaching and learning …
states shall, in conjunction
with indigenous peoples,
take effective measures, in
order for indigenous peoples, especially children, to
have access to an education in their own culture
and provided in their own
language.”
The Obama administration has pledged support for language and
culture-based educational
programs in an executive
order.
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) statistics are deplorable and have been for
decades. Although Indian
educators and tribes have
advocated for tribal control of education for their
members for decades, their
voice has gone unheard and
Indians remain an invisible
minority.
The BIE’s deficit approach—that low-performing students have no
prior knowledge to bring
to school and are unable to
figure things out for themselves and the belief that
their culture is a deterrent
to learning—is prejudicial.
Students’ perceptions
that schools and staff don’t
care, ineffective teaching
methods, irrelevant curriculum, inappropriate testing,
are continued contributors
to lack of achievement.
Federal and state control
of Indian education has not
worked and will not work.
The BIE report card shows
nothing but failure:
■ On the National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP) report for
2011, 18% of Indian 4th
graders in the U.S. were
proficient and advanced in
reading; 22% of Indian 8th
graders were proficient and
advanced.
■ 22% of Indian 4th graders were proficient and
advanced in math; 17% of
Indian 8th graders were
proficient and advanced.
■ BIE students scored the
lowest on the NAEP of all
Indian groups identified in
the National Indian Education study in 2009. BIE students averaged 25 points
lower in reading than the
general population in 4th
grade and 23 points lower
in 8th grade.
■ In math, BIE students
averaged 20 points lower
than the general population
in 4th grade and 17 points
lower in 8th grade.
■ The percentage of
students proficient and advanced for BIE (171 schools)
increased by 1.2% from
2005 to 2010 in their state
reading assessments, and
the percentage of students
proficient and advanced in
math for BIE declined by
4.2% over the same period.
Failure of the U.S. to
adequately appropriate
funding for education in
accordance with mandates
negotiated in treaties, and
ensuring these funds are
strictly earmarked toward
the education of our children, continues to hinder
the development of reservations. Money should be
used more to educate than
aid unemployment. From
Washington, DC to the local
level, education funding has
been all about jobs.
Following are some telling
statistics:
Approximately 11% of the
Indian student population
attend schools in South
Dakota, including the nine
reservations in the state,
and 8.3% attend schools in
North Dakota. Data from a
2005 study of seven states
with the highest Native
student populations and
five from the Pacific Northwest, showed South Dakota
had the lowest graduation
rate for Native students
(30.4%) compared to 75.6%
of nonNatives, a disparity
of 45.2%. North Dakota had
5
the second widest graduation gap at 41.3%.
The overall graduation
rate for males in North
Dakota was 76.3%; the
graduation rate for Native
males was 36.8%, a disparity of 39.5 points, while the
overall graduation rate for
males in South Dakota was
71.4% and the graduation
rate for Native males was
28.2%, a disparity of 43.2
points. South Dakota had
the lowest graduation rate
for Native males.
The overall graduation
rate for females in South
Dakota was 77.2% and the
females was 31.0%, a disparity of 46.2 points. South
Dakota had the lowest
females.
Recent data shows the
dropout crisis continues to
intensify with graduation
rates in North Dakota and
South Dakota remaining
below 40%.
The Wall Street Journal
recently reported that students in Singapore, South
Korea, Japan and Finland,
among other nations, beat
U.S. fourth- and eight-grade
students in a 2011 Trends
in International Mathematics & Science Study (TIMSS).
In fourth-grade math, 43%
of students in Singapore
scored “advanced,” compared with 13% of their U.S.
counterparts. In eighthgrade math, 47% of Korean
students scored at the top
level, versus 7% of U.S.
students. In science, 33% of
Singapore’s fourth-graders
and 40% of its eight-graders
scored in the top level,
compared with 15% and
10% of the comparable U.S.
group. The U.S. ranks 29th
in math and 25th in science
globally.
Native students continue
to have the lowest test
scores of any ethnic group
in the U.S., so where does
that put them in the global
picture when local schools
profess producing a global
student in their mission
statements?
Improving Indian schools
requires four things: inclusion of language and
culture; mirror the community’s values and priorities; culturally-appropriate
instruction must be used
based on research; and assessment must follow culturally-appropriate instruction (J. Cummins, 1998).
—Rep. Richard Lunderman
(“Tuffy”) is serving his first term
on the Rosebud Sioux Tribal
Council and represents Rosebud
Community, where he regularly
gives monthly reports.
Young Warriors Inspiring Change
I
write this today because
I have never been more
proud to be Sicangu
Lakota as I am at this moment.
I am extremely proud of
the many ways that we have
remained strong, spiritual
people, and now, never
more apparent, educated.
There will come a day, I
predict, when Native students, attending various
tribal colleges and universities in the U.S., will make a
noise heard across the land.
There are many here at
USD in Vermillion, S.D.,
pursuing business, addiction studies, accounting,
journalism, medical, mental
health and other degrees
that they will use to help
others when they return
home. It is their mindset to
give back to the people they
love.
I am filled with wonder at
times at the endurance of
the aboriginals of this land.
In each tragic case that
the “European Experience”
imposed on us, we have remained. Indeed, thrived.
The vast amount of activities perpetrated against us
on a daily basis, which the
national media will never
expose, we have to write
ourselves. This land-of-thefree (for those in power),
can never adequately
portray the continuing attempts to diminish us and
our lands, and especially
our ways.
Still solidly in place is
an ongoing campaign to
rid us of our lands, mostly
for energy consumption—oil, coal, water, and
various other moneymaking schemes. The difference
from past attempts is that
our increasingly-educated
young are rising up in protest, like a bundle of arrows
that cannot be broken.
One problem at USD, as I
see it, is the current Native
Studies instructor. When
a student recently asked
about the subject she was
teaching, her response was:
“This class isn’t supposed
to be too mentally challenging.”
Say what?
The former instructor,
Jerome Kills Small, not only
spoke Lakota and knew the
songs, ceremonies and sacred ways, but also thought
Lakota. The current instructor claims Native ancestry
but knows little of her tribal
nation, and her message is
deeply uninspiring, to say
the least.
This instructor also told
us the only way natives can
create change is to forcefully occupy a building
or place, like AIM did at
Wounded Knee. It may be
a way to get attention, but
militancy went out with the
‘60s and ‘70s.
There are other cultures
and races attending these
classes who, like Indian
students, are hungry for
the truth, not the quickest way to prison or how
to turn people against you.
Students are sincerely interested in learning about our
past treatment, how it plays
out in today’s policies, and
what people can intelligently do to effect real change—
not by being fed more
propaganda and misleading
information.
What makes matters
worse, is few Indian students know their own history. They don’t need to be
fed the same propaganda
that our enemies use to
divide and distract us.
When I was attending
Northeast Community College, I once had a serious
talk with higher ups concerning tribal people and
our history. In one classroom discussion, an instructor displayed a photo
of Chief Two Strike and
announced it was Crazy
Horse. Almost everyone
knows Crazy Horse never
allowed photos of himself.
I just had to say something and did so gladly.
We have put up with such
attitudes all our lives and
it’s a great day to be able to
stand up and correct this
type of misinformation.
I started this article to
honor students who are doing what they can to make a
difference. I am aware that
many know these kinds of
things happen in classrooms.
But what is truly inspiring
is that the focus of today’s
youth is often on the near
future and how change can
be inspired without occupying buildings, without
threats, without violence. I
was born in 1962 and still
harbor some militant views
that have been hard to relinquish. To hear younger
students espouse nonviolent means to change inspires me. A man of peace
in control of himself can accomplish more than a man
blind with rage.
I try to keep track of the
many postings describing
Indian causes on Facebook
and other social networks
on the Internet. There are
thousands. Seeing all this
positive activity is inspiring,
such as the Idle No More
Movement. They demand
equality and acknowledgement, yet with the fierce
wisdom and understanding
of our ancestors. I hope the
truth of who we are and
what really happened in the
past will one day be regarded with the same importance as restoring sacred
lands. Perhaps someday
a fully researched Native
American history book,
authored by a Native hand,
will be offered in classrooms, and help diminish
the rampant disinformation handed down through
generations.
There will come a day
when Indian students
become the whirlwind of
change. I pray my grandchildren will live to experience the kind of equality that grandchildren of
other cultures, inhabiting a
country that once was ours,
already enjoy.
Pilamaya pelo.
—Corey Flood, 50, formerly of
Okreek Community on the Rosebud
Reservation, writes from Vermillion,
where he is a student at the
University of South Dakota.
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Native Mob
circumstances on reservations.
The Native Mob has about
200 members, according
to the indictment, and is
recruiting new ones. Heffelfinger said some recruitment
happens at powwows, as
recruiters use Indian culture
and the “warrior mentality”
to attract children.
The indictment paints
a frightening picture of a
structured group that held
monthly meetings where
members were encouraged
to assault or murder enemies, or anyone who showed
disrespect.
Authorities say McArthur
was “chief” of the Native
Mob, and directed other
members to carry out beatings, shootings and the
armed home invasion of a
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While the statutes outlawing
racketeering—when multiple
people commit crimes together to benefit a criminal
enterprise—were created to
go after the Mafia, Heffelfinger said the statute is suited
to any organized activity.
Frederick Goetz, McArthur’s attorney, said the case
doesn’t fit its billing.
“There is, and there was,
no racketeering enterprise,”
Goetz said. “The interesting part of the case will be
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Salvage Relationships
e’ve all experienced moments when we’re speechless. The boss
criticizes your work. A customer demands a discount. A conversation
gets off wrong and tempers flare.
You’re left thinking, I wish I’d thought of the right thing to say!
No interaction, regardless how tough, is ever completely lost. When there’s
a lot at stake, it’s not about finding the right thing to say—it’s about asking the
right questions.
By posing just one or two thoughtful questions, you can turn the most difficult
conversation around, shift the focus back, and give yourself breathing room to
gather your thoughts.
Look at some of the toughest, most awkward conversations you’ll ever have,
and the questions that will help manage them with ease:
YOUR BOSS CRITICIZES YOU
Your boss tells you, “You’re not a team player. I might have to let you go.”
You should immediately ask two important questions. First, “Could you share
a couple of examples where I’ve done poorly?” And, “Can you make some
specific suggestions on how I can be a team player?”
Your openness to criticism and willingness to improve will make a good
impression, and, hopefully, you’ll leave with some specific information you can
act on before it’s too late.
SOMEONE ATTACKS YOUR VALUES
Nothing chokes us up emotionally like an attack on our beliefs, values, or
practices—especially regarding religion, politics, and childrearing.
For example, you’re having a healthcare discussion and the other person
says, “You’re not going to tell me government can do better running healthcare
than efficient private companies?”
Don’t get into an argument. Instead, say: “I’m curious, what things do you think
government should get involved with?” Or, “Fair point, but what grade would you
give private healthcare companies?” Or, “What do you think should be done to
help people who cannot afford private insurance?” You could also ask, “What’s
the worst service you’ve received? Was it a for-profit company or government?”
When attacked, come back with questions that help you learn more about the
other person. It also helps you express ideas in a non-confrontational manner,
thereby muting the attack.
A CONVERSATION TURNS TO ANGER
You’re talking at a gathering when suddenly it all goes wrong. You are angrily
confronted, or what you said is being irrationally challenged. Tempers flare.
What do you do?
Again, don’t argue. Instead, ask, “Do you mind if we start over?” Then, shift
the focus to other people by saying, “We probably should have talked about
this before. Can I ask—what’s your perspective on this thought?” Or, “You’ve
alluded to things I have not seen. Can you tell me more and where it came from?”
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GENEVIEVE
WHITE WING
ROBERT LEFT
HAND BULL
ELIZABETH
ANNETT HOPKINS
1923 - 2012
1941 - 2012
1966 - 2012
Genevieve White Wing, 89,
of Rosebud, died Tuesday, December 25, 2012,, at Rosebud
Hospital.
S h e i s s u rvived by sons:
Larry DuBray
(Maxine) of
Soldier Creek;
Thomas Roubideaux (Nancy)
of Conifer, CO.; sisters: Ann
Roubideaux of Mission; Theresa
LaPointe of Mission.
A two-night wake December
29, 2012, at St. Thomas Catholic
Hall in Mission. Funeral, December 31, 2012, at St. Thomas
Hall. Burial followed at St.
Thomas Catholic Cemetery,
Mission, SD.
Rooks Funeral Chapel.
Robert Left Hand Bull, 71, of
Spring Creek, died Thursday,
December 27, 2012, at Rosebud
Hospital.
As a younger man, Robert
played baseball
pitcher for an undefeated Spring
Creek team.
He worked for
many years as a Rosebud Sioux
Tribe employee.
Robert served briefly as a rep
for Spring Creek on the Rosebud
Sioux Tribal Council, the tribe's
governing body, from 19871988. He served as community
chairman for many years.
He is survived by his wife:
Anna (Bull Eagle) of Spring
Creek; children: Roberta Left
Hand Bull Steel; Duwayne Left
Hand Bull; Avis Left Hand Bull;
Laverne Left Hand Bull; Katrie
Left Hand Bull; Bobbie Left
Hand Bull; Robert Left Hand
Bull Jr.; sisters: Myrtle Swift
Hawk; Clara Nadeaux; Linda
Left Hand Bull.
He was preceded in death by:
Percy Left Hand Bull; Matthew
Left Hand Bull; and Patrick
Pretty Bird.
A two-night wake: December
29, 2012, at Spring Creek Community Center. Funeral, December 31, 2012, at community center. Burial followed at St. Patrick
Cemetery in Spring Creek. Mr.
Norman Cash officiateds.
Elizabeth Annett Hopkins, 46,
of Billings, MT., died December
6, 2012, at her home.
S h e i s s u rvived by son:
Courtland Richard Hopkins;
mother: Cordelia
Hopkins; brother: Eugene Hopkins; five sisters:
Rosemary, Julie, Ruth, Delores,
and Wanda Janel.
A one-night wake: December
14, 2012 at Sacred Heart Hall in
White River. Funeral, December
15, 2012 at the Sacred Heart.
Christian Burial followed at
White River Cemetery.
EDWARD
GABRIEL LARVIE
1934 - 2012
Edward Gabriel Larvie, 78, of
Tucson AZ, died Saturday, December 22, 2012, in Tucson AZ.
He was an Airborne veteran in
the U.S. Army.
Survivors not
listed.
A two-night
wake was held
at Digmann Hall
in St. Francis, December 29,
2012. Funeral, December 31,
2012, at Digmann Hall. Burial
followed at St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery.
NATIONAL
MENTOR-A-CHILD
MONTH
Please take a few minutes from your busy day to talk to
your child or teen and listen closely to what they have to
say—even to what they don’t say.
A kind word of love and encouragement (at the right
moment) can spur your child to try harder at school,
help out at home, or to become a self-starter.
Even a child not yours, not even a relative, can respond
to caring in a big way; and one day may save your life or
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their own life and future.
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EVANGELINE
LEIGHTON
1948 - 2012
Evangeline "Dinah" Ramona
(Shields) Leighton, 64, of Ring
Thunder, SD., died Sunday, December 9, 2012,
in Aberdeen,
SD.
S h e i s s u rvived by her
husband: Milford Leighton of
Ring Thunder;
four daughters: Marlene, Ring
Thunder; Chrystal, White River;
Leslie, Mission; and Sheila,
Rosebud.
A two-night wake: December
12 at SGU Multi-Purpose in
Antelope. Prayer Services held
both Wednesday and Thursday
night. Traditional Lakota Service
at Cleveland Never Misses A
Shot Residence in Ring Thunder.
Burial followed the next day at
Native American Church Cemetery, Ring Thunder, SD. Brother
Ed Bausel and Chief Lorenzo
Shields Sr. officiated.
KENNETH
HENRY PRUE
1954 - 2012
Kenneth "Kenny" Henry Prue,
58, was born April 7, 1954, in
Pine Ridge SD.
His family lived
in Rapid City at
Sioux Addition,
and doctors sent
his mom to Pine
Ridge to deliver
her baby. His
parents are Marcella (Swalley)
and Joseph Cephus Prue Sr.
Kenny's early years were spent
in Sioux Addition where he and
his siblings had many adventures. The kids can recall every-
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one getting in the family car for
picnics, going to pow-wows and
sporting events.
Kenny spent his early school
years at Holy Rosary Mission
in Pine Ridge and St. Francis
Boarding School and then Todd
County High School, where he
graduated in 1973.
During these years, Kenny
was well-known as an athlete
and a good friend. He was the
first four-sport letterman at Todd
County, lettering in football,
cross country, basketball and
track. He and his brothers were
part of successful high school
athletic teams. During this time,
the family lost dad and later a
brother, Mike. But they stuck
together and supported mom so
she could go to college and their
younger family members.
Kenny's friendships and athletics carried over into adult life.
He was active in the original
Antelope Striders and played
basketball with the Eagles 2000,
winning the 6-foot and under national Indian championship. The
Striders were popular and had a
fan base that followed them to
games. They played in the fastpitch world for many years.
Kenny was ikce wicasa, a common man, among fellow Lakota.
He had many friends and was
always willing to visit or do odd
jobs for people. He was a hard
worker on whom others could
rely to help with projects that
needed doing.
Kenny was also a storyteller, a
person with a lot of knowledge
about various things, which he
was always sharing. He read
newspapers, watched news and
other TV programs and remembered what he learned so he
could tell others about it. His
brother Joe would ask him after
some particular story‚ "Where
did you get that, the Sicangu
Enquirer?"—and Kenny would
answer no; he got it from the
History Channel.
The family remembers Kenny
taking good care of their mom,
Marcella. He made sure her
home was repaired, provided her
with companionship and drove
her places. They liked going to
Rosebud Casino where Kenny
played his favorite machines
and Marcella enjoyed visiting
friends.
Kenny is survived by his
daughter, Dawn Rae and her
children, Scarlett and Anton, and
the daughter he raised, Talisa,
and her children, Talisa and Lowell. Kenny loved his children and
grandchildren and was often seen
walking with his granddaughter
just like he did with Talisa when
she was little.
He is survived by his moth-
er, Marcella, of Antelope, his
sisters, Mona (husband Jess
Hunter) and Kathy (Doug Owens); brothers and team mates,
Leonard "Sarge" Red Hair, Joe
(wife Dorothy Fire Cloud), Alex
"Red" (wife Cheryl Crazy Bull),
and his younger brothers, Dan
and Sam.
Kenny comes from a big family with many nieces, nephews,
cousins, aunts and uncles from
the extended family of Swalleys
and Prues. They all miss him.
Kenny left us on Friday, December 21, 2012, after suffering
a stroke. He joins his father, sister Faye, brother Mike, Grandma
Millie and daughter, Crystal. We
know they welcome him.
As our friend Bob Pirner observed when he heard of Kenny's
passing, Kenny and Mike would
play a game of horse when
Kenny got there.
When Kenny was in the hospital in Sioux Falls, family friend
Everett "Butch" Felix Sr., posted
on Facebook, December 19,
2012, a story about the Antelope
Striders:
"Kenny, it is the bottom of the
seventh inning, championship
game, score is tied. YOU’RE
at bat! Full count! Red’s on
third, Joe’s on first, threatening
towards second. Red and Joe,
both crouching, clapping their
hands, no words, just ready to
go. Distract the pitcher! Coach
Levi signals go for the long ball.
Defense picks up the signal, their
team backs up. Pitcher looks at
Red. Red stays on base, looks
to outfield. Someone is playing
a tape, 'Wish that I was out in
Antelope ... Antelope Community!' Here comes the pitch,
full count. You step across the
plate and bunt halfway to first.
Red slides in safe! Joe jumping
on second, claps his hands and
heads toward you. Crowd goes
crazy! And Butch’s PA blasts
out with Doobie Brothers and
Dire Straits."
BERTHA
BORDEAUX
1918 - 2013
Bertha Bordeaux, 95, died
at home surrounded by her
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family on Saturday, January 12,
2013.
S h e i s s u rvived by three
sons: Robert C.
Kelly Sr., Rosebud; Albert P.
Bordeaux Jr., Rosebud; and
Rodney M. Bordeaux, Rosebud;
four daughters: Louise KellyCooper, Rosebud; Kathleen Kelly-LaPlante, Rapid City; Mary
Kelly-Welch, Harwood, MD;
Fern Bordeaux-Boltz, Rosebud;
two brothers: Harvey Jordan Sr.,
Pierre; Donald Jordan, Greenwood, FL.; 137 grandchildren,
great grandchildren and greatgreat grandchildren.
One-night wake Tuesday, January 15th,2013 at St. Bridget
Church in Rosebud, SD. Funeral: Wednesday, January 16th,
2013, at St. Bridget with Deacon
George Medicine Eagle officiating and traditional prayers with
Medicine Man Roy Stone.
Burial at Holy Innocence Cemetery in Parmelee.
PERRY PICOTTE
1991 - 2012
Perry "Caske" Picotte, 21,
Dunselth, ND., died Sunday, December 2, 2012,
near Dunselth.
He will be
deeply missed
by those who
knew and loved
him.
Perry was
born November 4, 1991, to
Perry Picotte Sr. and Flora Marle
Beston.
Growing up he attended school
in Dunselth and later worked as
a fry cook at McDonalds in Devils Lake. A proud father of two,
Cassidy and Castin, Perry loved
to spend time with his children
and mother. He enjoyed playing PS3, going to sweats, and
public speaking. He loved being with his family and brother
Gerald and talking regularly with
his grandmother Louise KellyCooper, Rosebud, on the phone.
Perry is survived by: both
mother and father; children;
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throat, and stabbed her left hand.
The investigation was conducted
by FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie H. Ruettgers is prosecuting the
case. Crow Dog was released and
ordered to self-report on January
14, 2013. A sentencing date has
been set for April 8, 2013.
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U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson
reported that a Parmelee man has
been indicted by a federal grand
jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse
of a Child.
Randy Never Misses A Shot, 48,
was indicted by a federal grand jury
on January 16, 2013. He appeared
before Judge Mark Moreno January
18, 2013, and pleaded not guilty to
the indictment. The maximum penalty upon conviction is any term
of years up to life imprisonment,
a $250,000 fine or both.
The investigation is being conducted by FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy Morley is prosecuting
the case. Never Misses A Shot was
remanded to the custody of the
U.S. Marshal. A trial date has not
yet been set.
reported that a Valentine man
convicted of Assaulting a Federal
Officer was sentenced January 17,
2013, by Judge Roberto Lange.
Blake Bordeaux, 22, was sentenced
to 148 days in custody with credit
for time served and $25 to the Victim Assistance Fund.
The conviction stems from an
incident that took place on August
27, 2011, when Bordeaux assaulted
a federal officer.
by Rosebud LES. Assistant U.S.
Attorney Marie H. Ruettgers prosecuted the case.
Bordeaux was turned over to the
custody of the U.S. Marshal.
reported that a St. Francis woman
has been indicted by a federal
grand jury for Making False Statement to a Federal Agency and
Concealing Person From Arrest.
Candice Waln, 34, was indicted by a
federal grand jury on December 11,
2012. She appeared before Judge
Mark Moreno January 14, 2013,
and pleaded not guilty to the indictment. The maximum penalty upon
conviction is 5 years in custody, a
$250,000 fine, or both.
The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Marshal’s Service. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim
Maher is prosecuting the case.
Waln was released on bond
pending trial. A trial date has not
been set.
reported that Kelly Crow Dog, 27,
of Rosebud, appeared before Judge
Roberto Lange on January 10, 2013,
and pleaded guilty to one count of
Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily
Injury. The maximum penalty upon
conviction is 10 years of imprisonment, $250,000 fine, or both.
The charge stems from an incident on August 7, 2012, when Crow
Dog argued with victim, grabbed
her hair and shirt, threw her on
ground, placed a knife on her
reported that a St. Francis man
convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter was sentenced January
10, 2013, by Judge Roberto Lange.
Dino Dean Kane, 23, was sentenced
to 40 months custody, 2 years
supervised release, and a $100
special assessment to Victim Assistance Fund.
Kane was indicted by a federal
grand jury August 22, 2012, and
pleaded guilty to the charge on
October 10, 2012.
incident that took place August
4, 2012, when Kane was driving
a vehicle recklessly and could not
keep said vehicle on the road. The
victim died from injuries sustained
in a subsequent crash.
by FBI and Rosebud LES and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney
Tim Maher.
Kane was remanded to the U.S.
Marshal.
reported that a Norris man convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter
was sentenced January 10, 2013,
by Judge Roberto Lange. Mark
Clairmont, 38, was sentenced to
33 months custody, 2 years supervised release, and $100 to Victim
Assistance Fund.
Clairmont was indicted for Involuntary Manslaughter by a federal grand jury June 12, 2012. The
charge stems from an incident occurring on February 17, 2012, when
Clairmont was driving a vehicle at
approximately 79 miles per hour,
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grandparents: Louise (Joe) Cooper, Rosebud; Louis Beston,
Dunselth; siblings: Cindy (Garret) Cree; Rhonda DuBois; Jennifer (JR) DuBois; Amy DuBois;
Gerald Picotte (all of Dunselth);
Wayne Kenny; and Robin Left
Hand Bull (both of South Dakota).
He was preceded in death by:
grandparents: Renée Beston;
Harold Picotte; aunt: Pam
Picotte; uncle: Arnold Jerome
Beston; and cousin: Alicia
Beston.
Pallbearers: Bruce Belgarde,
Jerome Beston, David St. Claire,
Marlin Beston, Zack Poitra,
Derrick Norquay, Evan DuBois,
Trevor Gunville.
A wake held: December 7,
2012, at Fiddler's Hall, Belcourt,
ND. Funeral: Saturday, December 8, 2012 at St. Sylvan Church,
Dunselth, ND. Burial at St. Sylvan Cemetery.
Elick Funeral, Rolla, ND.
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The
of a
Modern-Day Warrior
1. I resolve not to kill (without clear, reasoned
necessity), but to cherish all life as sacred.
2. I resolve not to take what is not given, but to
respect the things of others.
3. I resolve not to engage in improper sexuality,
but to practice purity of mind and self-restraint.
4. I resolve not to lie (neither to myself nor to
others), but to speak the Truth.
5. I resolve not to cause others to use liquor or
drugs which confuse or weaken the mind, nor to do
so myself, but to keep my mind clear.
6. I resolve not to speak of the misdeeds of others
(except when not to do so would cause harm or
injury to others), but to be understanding and
sympathetic.
7. I resolve neither to overly praise myself nor to
condemn others but to overcome my own shortcomings.
8. I resolve not to withhold spiritual or material
aid but to give it freely where needed and when
available.
9. I resolve not to become angry, nor display it in
public, but to exercise self-control.
10. I resolve not to denigrate the Three Sacred
Principles (i.e. Wakan Tanka, the Teachings of
Wisdom, and the Community of Those Who Follow
the Sacred Red Road), but to cherish and uphold
them in my daily life.
KiktayoWajin:
Mitakuye Oyasin.
Way of the Modern-Day Warrior
TO BE READ ALOUD EVERY DAY WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
had been drinking alcoholic beverages, and was under the influence
of alcohol. Clairmont lost control
of the vehicle; it traveled into a
ditch and rolled. The victim was
ejected through the rear window
of the vehicle and died on scene.
Clairmont’s blood alcohol level was
determined to be .281, two hours
after the crash. Clairmont pleaded
guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter
on October 9, 2012.
by FBI and Rosebud LES. Assistant
U.S. Attorney Marie H. Ruettgers
prosecuted the case.
Clairmont was immediately
turned over to the custody of the
U.S. Marshal.
reported that a Valentine woman,
convicted of one count of Wire
Fraud and one count of Theft from
Gaming Establishment on Indian
Lands, was sentenced January 10,
2013, by Judge Roberto Lange.
Michelle Carrier, 37, was sentenced
to 6 months’ probation, $10,000 in
restitution, and $200 to Victim Assistance Fund.
Between February 1, 2008, and
June 30, 2009, Carrier used her
position as a payroll clerk for the
Rosebud Casino to embezzle funds
by manipulating the payroll system
in order to pay herself more than
what she was entitled to receive.
She pleaded guilty to the charges
on October 10, 2012.
by FBI and Rosebud LES. Assistant
U.S. Attorney Marie H. Ruettgers
prosecuted the case.
reported that a Mission man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous
Weapon was sentenced January
Byron Eagleman, 31, was sentenced
to 30 months custody, 2 years
supervised release, and a $100
special assessment to Victim Assistance Fund.
incident that took place on April
30, 2012, when Eagleman, who was
highly intoxicated, cut and stabbed
the victim while said victim attempted to prevent a fight between
Eagleman and another person.
by Rosebud LES. The case is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie H. Ruettgers.
Eagleman was remanded to the
custody of the U.S. Marshal.
reported that Antoine Kills In Water, 30, of St. Francis, appeared be-
fore Judge Roberto Lange on January 10, 2013, and pleaded guilty to
Simple Possession of a Controlled
Substance. The maximum penalty
upon conviction is 1 year custody,
a $100,000 fine, or both; 1 year
supervised release; and $25 special
assessment.
incident that took place between
April 29, 2011, and May 11, 2011,
when Kills In Water used and possessed methamphetamine and
marijuana.
by the Northern Plains Safe Trails
Drug Enforcement Task Force and
Rosebud LES. The case is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Maher.
Kills In Water was remanded to
the custody of the U.S. Marshal.
reported that Misty Fawn Swalley,
22, of Mission, appeared before
Judge Roberto Lange on January 9,
2013, and pleaded guilty to Assault
with a Dangerous Weapon and Aiding and Abetting. The maximum
penalty upon conviction is 10 years
custody, a $250,000 fine, or both.
incident that took place October 1,
2011, when Swalley and others assaulted and beat the victim, which
Attention Vendors of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe adopted the Accounting Policies & Procedures
Manual, Ordinance 2003-05, on July 9, 2003. The procedures in this manual
are used in conjunction with the approved Procurement Manual of the Tribe.
The Procurement Manual details situations that require the use of a Purchase
Order, Blanket Purchase Order, and when bidding is required. Its purpose is to
provide procedures for purchasing and ensuring transactions are reasonable
and allowable according to federal guidelines.
Per the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Procurement Manual, prior written
approval in the form of a Purchase Order (PO) is required when there is a
credit operation being established. The PO then becomes the central accounting form, allowing the Finance Office to check on whether the contract or
budget allows for the purchase of the items proposed and availability of funds
for the line items involved. Purchasers and vendors are required to itemize
POs and invoices to the extent possible for auditors to determine, without
question, what was purchased and the individual cost of any item.
Please be advised: the Rosebud Sioux Tribe will not be responsible for any
purchases made prior to a PO being in place. Vendors who choose to deal with
Tribal Programs without an approved PO shall do so at their own risk.
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe does not allow any percentage over the encumbered PO amount. For example, if a PO is for $800.00 and the purchase is
$802.54, the overage of $2.54 will not be paid. Programs and vendors will
need to track purchases and ensure there are funds available for the respective Purchase Order.
The Code of Federal Regulations requires Rosebud Sioux Tribal Programs
to have—attached to every financial transaction—an Excluded Parties List
System (EPLS) Form. This system is a widely available source of the most
current information about persons and businesses that are excluded or
disqualified from financial transactions. The EPLS allows the Finance Office to
check on whether the proposed vendor has been suspended or debarred.
Vendors who are on the excluded parties list cannot do business with the
Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
Please see the attachment from the Code of Federal Regulations Chapter I,
Part 180, Section 180.800: Causes of Debarment.
A vendor can be suspended and ultimately disbarred for fraud, making false
claims, forgery and price fixing. This includes “doctoring” invoices to meet the
need of the PO that was submitted. Invoices should not be fixed or altered in
any way after the initial purchase has been made. These offenses indicate a
lack of business integrity, business honesty and is considered fraud.
All invoices, packing slips and information pertinent to the transaction must
have the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Purchase Order number on it. Invoices and
tickets can be sent to: RST Finance Office, P.O. Box 160 Rosebud, SD 57570.
If you have any questions, please contact: James D. Wike, Chief Financial Officer, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Finance Office, (605) 747-2345.
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included kicking the victim with
shod feet and cutting the victim
with a broken bottle.
Swalley must report to the custody of the U.S. Marshal on February 15, 2013.
reported that a Rosebud man convicted of Robbery and Aiding and
Abetting was sentenced January
Raymond Walter Gassman, 19, was
sentenced to 46 months custody,
2 years supervised release, $790
in restitution, and a $100 special
assessment to Victim Assistance
Fund.
Gassman was indicted by a federal grand jury June 12, 2012, and
pleaded guilty to the charge on
October 24, 2012.
On May 8, 2012, Gassman was
with another individual when they
robbed Paul Mart convenience
store in Rosebud by entering store
with bandanas to mask their features and brandishing weapons.
Gassman attempted to steal items
of value, including merchandise
and cash register from store clerk.
by Rosebud LES. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney
Tim Maher.
Gassman was remanded to the
U.S. Marshal.
reported that Dadra Raye Connors,
35, of Mission, appeared before
Judge Roberto Lange on January 9,
2013, and pleaded guilty to Assault
with a Dangerous Weapon. The
maximum penalty upon conviction
is 10 years custody, a $250,000
fine, or both.
incident May 20, 2012, when Connors drove her truck at the victim
as he was walking across a gravel
road. The victim dove in the ditch
to avoid being hit. A second victim
fell out or was ejected from the
cargo area of Connors’ truck and
was injured.
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Connors was remanded to the
U.S. Marshal.
by FBI and Rosebud LES. The case is
being prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Attorney Tim Maher.
Murphy must report to the U.S.
Marshal on February 1, 2013.
reported that Benjamin George
Murphy, 65, of Rosebud, appeared
before Judge Roberto Lange on
January 9, 2013, and pleaded guilty
to Abusive Sexual Contact. The
maximum penalty upon conviction
is 20 years custody, a $250,000
fine, or both.
incident that took place between
December 1, 1999, and December
15, 1999, when Murphy had sexual
contact with a minor.
reported that a Mission man convicted of Aggravated Sexual Abuse
was sentenced January 8, 2013,
by Judge Roberto Lange. Justin
Beardt, 30, was sentenced to 11
years custody, 5 years supervised
release, $320 in restitution, and
$100 special assessment to Victim
Assistance Fund.
incident that took place on January 23, 2011, when Beardt sexually
abused the victim by force.
by FBI and Rosebud LES. The case
was prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Attorney Tim Maher.
Beardt was remanded to the U.S.
Marshal.
reported that Willard Lynn Dorian,
Jr., 36, of Mission, South Dakota,
appeared before Judge Roberto
Lange on January 8, 2013, and
pleaded guilty to Domestic Assault
by Habitual Offender. The maximum penalty upon conviction is
5 years custody, a $250,000 fine,
or both.
incident that took place July 3,
2011, when Dorian assaulted his
domestic partner causing her severe bodily injury.
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie H. Ruettgers.
Dorian was remanded to the U.S.
Marshal.
reported that a Rosebud man
convicted of Assault Resulting
in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced January 7, 2013, by Judge
Roberto Lange. Vinney Farmer, 25,
was sentenced to 33 months custody, 2 years supervised release,
$2,691.66 in restitution, and a
$100 special assessment to Victim
Assistance Fund.
The conviction stems from an incident that took place February 21,
2012, when Farmer picked up the
victim, a child, under her armpits,
brought her to eye level, and threw
her down to the floor, causing two
broken legs.
by FBI and Rosebud LES. The case
was prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Attorney Marie H. Ruettgers.
Farmer was remanded to the
U.S. Marshal.
reported that a Winner man convicted of one count of Assault
With a Dangerous Weapon and
one count of Brandishing a Firearm, During, in Relation to, or in
Furtherance of a Crime of Violence
or Drug Trafficking was sentenced
January 4, 2013, by Judge Charles
Kornmann. Anthony Brown Otter,
25, was sentenced to 125 months
custody, 3 years supervised release,
and $200 special assessment.
Brown Otter was indicted by a
federal grand jury in June 2012.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of
a superseding indictment in September 2012.
incident, December 2011, when
Brown Otter and another man
kicked an individual a combined
total of approximately 20 times
with shod feet. At the time, Brown
Otter had a handgun.
This case was investigated by the
Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug
Enforcement Task Force. Assistant
U.S. Attorney Jay Miller prosecuted
the case.
Brown Otter: U.S. Marshal.
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The idea is to deflect the
confrontation. Those magic words—
”Can we start over?”—can salvage a
tense situation at work and at home.
But you must use them early in the
conversation.”
YOU’RE TURNED DOWN FOR A JOB
In this job market, you’ll probably
hear, “No, thank you” more often than
“You’re hired.”
If you get only a single interview, it’s
unlikely you’ll get feedback. But if you
go through a longer one, you ought to
try learning something.
Here are two questions you should
ask your interviewer: “What are you
looking for that you didn’t see in me?”
and “What advice can you give me,
when I apply for other positions, about
how to best represent my experience
and skills?”
WHEN YOUR INTERVIEW ENDS
Your job interview is over, and the
interviewer asks, “Do you have any
questions?” If you’ve got only a couple
minutes left, try making an emotional
rather than intellectual connection.
Ask: “What do you love most about
working here?” Or, “As you look
ahead, what are you most excited
about?”
You could also ask about working
culture—for example, “What types of
people thrive here, and what are the
common reasons why new employees
don’t work out?”
Questions that are thoughtful and
personal in nature will make the
interviewer look closer at you. Don’t
end with a complicated question. If
you want to be noticed, don’t talk
more. Instead, ask better questions.
MEETING A NEW PERSON
If the other person you’re introduced
to is a gregarious extrovert, you may
not have to do or say anything—they’ll
carry the ball. But chances are, there
will be awkward silence, or a bland
“How are you?”
When you first meet someone,
start with some easy, non-threatening
questions. For example: “Where
are you from?” Or, “So, what’s your
connection to (so-and-so)?” Or, “How
do you like the rez?” and so on.
But then quickly dig a little deeper:
“Where did you grow up?” “How did
you get started in your job?” “So, when
you’re not working, how do you like to
spend your time?”
Don’t waste 20 minutes engaging
in superficial chitchat, and don’t
ask inappropriate questions.
Remember: Getting connected starts
with identifying commonalities and
similarities, not shocking the other
person.
A CUSTOMER CALLS TO COMPLAIN
When you have a customer crisis,
the solution rests in how rapidly and
sincerely you respond. The quality of
your response is the solution.
Just as surely as the sun rises,
you will receive calls from unhappy
customers. When people are upset,
emotions are like facts. Don’t start
arguing about what really happened
and who’s at fault.
A customer telling you they’re
unhappy is a gift, because most never
say much—they just don’t come back.
Here are some key sample
questions: “Thank you for raising
this. Can you tell me any other facts
or background on what happened?”
And: “Can you say more about
that?” This shows your interest and
helps explore the issue more deeply,
and may also uncover things the
customer may have done.
“This is important to me. Can we
meet to discuss it further and how
we can fix it?” This shows he’s your
number one priority. Finally, don’t
forget to apologize.
Few things can make us feel more
awkward. When you find yourself in
the middle, asking the right questions
can salvage the moment. You’ll
open yourself to having a vibrant
conversation .
Ask the right questions, and just
be yourself.