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Tribal Report of the Northern Cheyenne Nation (August/September 2006 Vol. I No. 9) |
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Minutes of the Call to
Order: President Little Coyote called
the meeting to order at 9:10 a.m. Roll Call: Sharlene
Evans, Secretary 1. Charles Yellow Fox, Jr. Absent 2. Matthew Two Moons, Sr. Absent 3. Aljo
Strange Owl Absent 4. Joe Fox, Jr. Absent 5. Allen Fisher Absent 6. 7. L. Jace
Killsback Absent 8. George Standing Elk Present 9. Elrena
Whitedirt Absent 10. Judith Spang Absent 11. Rick Wolfname,
V. Pres. Absent 12. Quorum: No, 1 present 10 absent. 2nd Call to Order: President
Little Coyote called the meeting to order @ 9:25 a.m. Invocation: Charles Yellow Fox,
Jr. 2nd Roll Call: Sharlene Evans, Secretary 1. Charles Yellow Fox, Jr. Present 2. Matthew Two Moons, Sr. Present 3. Aljo
Strange Owl Present 4. Joe Fox, Jr. Present 5. Allen Fisher Present 6. 7. L. Jace
Killsback Present 8. George Standing Elk Present 9. Elrena
Whitedirt Present/10:00
a.m. 10. Judith Spang Present/10:10 a.m. 11. Rick Wolfname,
V. Pres. Present 12. Quorum: Yes. 9 present.
11 present at 10:10 a.m. #1. Permanent
Fund Report - Rick McCann: PERMANENT FUND BOARD MEETING Roll Call: Sharlene
Evans, Secretary 1. Charles Yellow Fox, Jr. Present 2. Matthew Two Moons, Sr. Present 3. Aljo
Strange Owl Present 4. Joe Fox, Jr. Present 5. Allen Fisher Present 6. 7. L. Jace
Killsback Present 8. George Standing Elk Present 9. Elrena
Whitedirt Present 10. Judith Spang Present 11. Rick Wolfname,
V. Pres. Present 12. Quorum: Yes, 11 present. #1. Permanent Fund Report – Rick McCann: Les Mahon, President of First Interstate Bank of Colstrip spoke to the
Tribal Council and informed them that the Permanent Fund Investment Manager
Mr. Rick McCann would not be present to today to give a report. Mr. Mahon announced that a meeting with the
Permanent Fund Investors and the Tribal Council will be arranged and
scheduled at the end of September 2006.
Exit out of Permanent Fund Board meeting @ 9:37 a.m. Resume Tribal Council meeting @ 9:37 a.m. Enter into an Executive Session @ 9:38 a.m. Exit Executive Session @ 9:58 a.m. Addition to the Agenda: Andy Elkshoulder. #2. Elderly -
Elderly Commission: Eugene Hart, Elderly Program Director gave a report to the Tribal
Council. He informed them that the
CHSP Grant has been awarded and will become effective on September 4,
2006. He will re-hire personnel. There will be a professional assessment
process today with the Northern Cheyenne Housing Authority at 5:00 p.m. and
he invited Elrena Whitedirt
to the meeting. He reported that the
Elders attended the Rodeo this past week-end.
President Little Coyote recognizes that the elderly want a van and he
reported that there may be an opportunity to utilize fund from PP&L to
purchase a van that is environmentally safe. A motion made by Alberta Fisher to direct the Elderly Program Director to
work with the Tribal Council to restore elderly feeding programs in Birney
and Busby. Seconded by Allen
Fisher. VOTE: 9-0-0. Motion carried. #3. District
Reports - District Chairs: No District Chairs present to make a report. Alberta Fisher mentioned that the Birney
District would be meeting next Wednesday. #4. Minutes –
August 7, 2006 - Sharlene Evans, Tribal
Secretary: Sharlene Evans, Tribal Secretary
presented minutes of August 7, 2006 to the Tribal Council for their approval. A motion made by L. Jace Killsback to approve
the Tribal Council minutes of August 7, 2006.
Seconded by #5. Budgets -
Wilma LaRance: Tribal Treasurer Wilma LaRance presented a
resolution for adoption approving nine Northern Cheyenne Tribal Schools
budgets: 1) Fund No. 969. Student
Activities/NCTS. Approve the FY 2007
budget in the amount of $22,486.72; 2) Fund No. 970. ISEP/NCTS.
Approve the FY 2007 budget in the amount of $916,500.00; 3) Fund No.
971. Administration Costs/NCTS. Approve the FY 2007 budget in the amount of
$329,505.00; 4) Fund No 972.
Operations/NCTS. Approve the FY
2007 budget in the amount of $318,639.00; 5) Fund No. 973. Transportation/NCTS. Approve the FY 2007 budget in the amount of
$327,750.00; 6) Fund No. 974A, 974B, 974C, 974D. Title Funds/NCTS. Approve the FY 2007 budgets in amounts of
Title I - $318,750.00, Title II Professional Development - $58,125.00, Title
II Techonology - $4,620.00, Title IV Safe &
Drug Free Schools - $17,504.00; 7) Fund No. 975. IDEA Part B/NCTS. Approve
the FY 2007 budget in the amount of $264,100.00; 8) Fund No. 975.
IDEA/SPED/NCTS. Approve the FY 2007 budget in the amount of $195,120.00; 9)
Fund No. 982. School. Nutrition Program/NCTS. Approve a new budget in the amount of
$36,357.21. A motion made by Matthew Two Moons, Sr. to approve nine (9) Northern
Cheyenne Tribal Schools budgets.
Seconded by Charles Yellow Fox, Jr.
VOTE: 9-0-0. Motion carried. #6. LIHEAP - Newta Manley: The council reviewed the resolution regarding the Low Income Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and to carry out 16 assurances for Fiscal Year
2006-2007. A motion made by Matthew Two Moons, Sr. to adopt a resolution approving
the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for Fiscal Year
2006-2007. The council reviewed the resolution regarding the LIHEAP Community
Services Block Grant Agreement of the ten (10) assurances as required by the
OMNIBUS Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe. A motion made by Matthew Two Moons, Sr. to adopt a resolution approving a
Community Services Block Grant Agreement of the ten assurances. Seconded by Charles Yellow Fox, Jr. VOTE:
10-0-0. Motion carried. #7. L. Jace Killsback: A) Buffalo Project: Council member
L. Jace Killsback presented an ordinance for
adoption to approve the submission of an application for grant funds to the
Inter-Tribal Bison Cooperative (ITBC) for the restoration and management of the
Tribe’s buffalo herd, in the amount of $70,000.00. A motion made by Elrena Whitedirt
to adopt a ordinance to approve the submission of an application for grant
funds to be submitted to the Inter-Tribal Bison Cooperative. Seconded by Joe Fox, Jr. VOTE:
9-0-0. Motion carried. Jace presented a resolution for
adoption to “establish a reserved tract of land on the reservation for the
restoration, expansion and management of the Tribe’s buffalo herd, to
preserve what remains as a fundamental component of Cheyenne traditional
spirituality and as a culturally significant aspect of tribal identity. Jace explained
that the current buffalo pasture of
approximately 2,500 acres would be expanded to approximately 19,000
acres, due to the “migratory patterns and common occurrences” of the
buffalo. He further explained that
there will be operators that will be affected of the expansion and they will
be given preference in the allocation of grazing permits during the next
cycle date of February 14, 2009. A motion made by Alberta Fisher to adopt an ordinance to reserve a tract
of land on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation for the restoration, expansion
and management of the Tribe’s Buffalo Herd.
Seconded by L. Jace Killsback. VOTE:
6 yes(Joe Fox, Jr., Alberta Fisher, L. Jace
Killsback, George Standing Elk, Elrena Whitedirt, President Little Coyote), 5 no(Charles Yellow
Fox, Jr., Matthew Two Moons, Sr., Aljo Strange,
Allen Fisher, Rick Wolfname), no abstentions. President Little Coyote vote yes to break
the tie. (Pursuant the Amended
Constitution and Bylaws, Article IV, Section 2. “The presiding officer in
meetings of the Tribal Council shall vote only in the case of a tie”). Motion carried. Jace presented another resolution to
approve the budget revision for the Buffalo Project/ITBC, from the last
revision budget amount of $92,129,67 to a new revised budget amount of
$119,176.12, to reflect anticipated costs for the Buffalo Project management. A motion made by Joe Fox, Jr. to approve the budget revision of the
Buffalo Project/ITBC. Seconded by L. Jace Killsback.
VOTE: 9-0-1(Allen Fisher).
Motion carried. B) InterTribal Cash Advance: A presentation given by owners Renee Roman
Nose and Wayne Kaboni, owners of Inter-Tribal Cash
Advance, Inc. on the advantages of owning ATM Machines that would be utilized
by tribal members on the reservation.
They explained that there are fees and charges that are paid each time
a person utilizes an ATM Machine and could be revenue for the Tribe. Lunch recess @ 12:25 p.m. Resume @ 1:30 p.m. Roll Call: Sharlene Evans,Secretary 1. Charles Yellow Fox, Jr. Present 2. Matthew Two Moons, Sr. Present 3. Aljo
Strange Owl Present 4. Joe Fox, Jr. Present 5. Allen Fisher Present 6. Alberta Fisher Present 7. L. Jace
Killsback Present 8. George Standing Elk Present 9. Elrena
Whitedirt Present 10. Judith Spang Present 11. Rick Wolfname,
V. Pres. Present 12. Eugene Little Coyote, Pres. Presiding Quorum: Yes. 10 present, 1 absent. #8. President
Little Coyote: A) Green Timber Sales: President
Little Coyote presented a resolution for authorizing the office of the Tribal
President to execute documents necessary “to sell timber under competitive
bidding on the open marker”. A motion made by Matthew Two Moons, Sr. to adopt a resolution to
authorize the execution of documents to sell timber under competitive bidding
on the open market and to amend the resolution by striking the 6th Whereas and the 7th Whereas. Seconded by Elrena Whitedirt. VOTE:
10-0-0. Motion carried. B) Building Transfer to Tribe:
Tabled. #9. Natural Gas Development on November Ballot - AAIR
Committee/Diana McLean, Mercedes Tallwhiteman Terry Beartusk: Terry Beartusk and Diana McLean of the
Association of Indigenous Resources (AAIR) presented a resolution to the
council for adoption. Mr. Beartusk and Ms. Mclean addressed the Tribal Council and
requested that the tribal members be allowed to decide on the November
General Ballot if they want Coal Bed Development on the reservation (similar
to a previous council action approving a resolution to ask tribal membership
if they approve of Coal development on the reservation). A motion made by Charles Yellow Fox, Jr. to place a question of CBM
Development on the General Ballot in November. Seconded by Aljo
Strange Owl. Vote: 6 yes(Charles
Yellow Fox, Jr., Matthew Two Moons Sr., Aljo
Strange Owl, Allen Fisher, Alberta Fisher, Elrena Whitedirt) 4 no(Joe Fox, Jr., George Standing Elk, Judith
Spang, Rick Wolfname), no
abstentions. Motion carried. Executive Session @ 2:43 p.m. Exit Executive Session @ 3:20 p.m. A motion made by Joe Fox, Jr. to adopt a resolution directing the Tribal
Court to honor the Appellate Court rulings, decision and orders whatever not
inconsistent with applicable laws and procedures. Seconded by Charles Yellow Fox, Jr. VOTE; 8-0-0. Motion carried. Closing Prayer: L. Jace Killsback Adjourned @ 3:35 p.m. Passed, adopted and approved by the Northern Cheyenne Tribe Council by 9
votes for passage and approve and 0 votes against passage and adoption and no
abstentions this 5th day of September 2006. Tribal Report of the Northern Cheyenne
Nation (August/September 2006 Vol. I No. 9), page 9. |
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