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FRONT COVER PHOTO CAPTIONS:

TOP: Veterans braved a chilly day to run a Mi22ion course to bring suicide awareness. Mission 22 is to remem-
ber the approximately 22 veterans who commit suicide every day.
RIGHT: Sicangu Lakota Veterans Joe Farmer, Troi Waln, Steve Leader Charge, Nellie Pearl Menard, Dorothy
White Lance and Miskoo Petite Sr. walked the last mile of the Veteran’s walk carrying flags. Courtesy photos.
BOTTOM: US Army veteran Nellie Menard (L) and Talisa Fast Horse (R) begin the uphill trek in the Grass
Mountain are during the 22-mile run held on Veteran’s Day.

Table of Contents
Rosebud Hosts American Legion National Commander Page 1
Update from President Rodney M. Bordeaux Page 2
REDCO Update Page 3
Sicangu Lakota Soldier Organizes Vets Day Run Page 4
Waniyetu Wi—When Winter Begins RST Child Care Page 5
Senator Troy Heinert is appointed leader by lawmakers Page 8
Former BIA/SGU Building Demolished in Rosebud Page 9
Wanbli Wiconi Tipi Recognizes Staff Page 10
EPP (Emergency Preparedness Program) Page 10
Family Culture Day Well Attended Page 11
143rd Annual Rosebud Fair, Wacipi & Rodeo Page 12

Dion Reynolds, IT Director Vi Waln, Editor


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Brett Reistad, National Com-


mander of the American Legion,
was hosted by the Chauncey Eagle
Horn/Philip Iyotte Post 125 re-
cently.
“We welcome National Com-
mander Brett Reistad to the Rose-
bud Reservation, which is the
home of the Sicangu Lakota
Oyate,” stated Rodney Bordeaux,
RST President. “We’ve always
held our veterans in high esteem.”
Prayers were offered by Bill
Sorace and Shoo Bear Shield. The
Lakota Flag Song was rendered by
the Boys and Girls Club of Rose-
bud. Paul Hardy and Jim Herman “There’s a lot of pride on our Europe, he was a member of the
posted the American flag, along reservation for our veterans,” con- American Legion Post in Wanblee
with the American Legion flag. tinued Commander Reynolds. and served as the County Com-
The Pledge of Allegiance was led “You can see it on Memorial Day mander.”
by Eugene Iron Shell, Sr., South when we visit the local cemeter- “Today is a great day to spend
Dakota District 2 Commander. ies.” with fellow commanders and war-
The Chauncey Eagle Horn/ “My father Eugene Iron Shell, riors,” stated Commander Reistad.
Philip Iyotte American Legion Sr. was the Chauncey Eagle Horn/ “This is my first exposure to a Na-
Post 125 “has grown,” stated Dion Philip Iyotte Post 125 Commander tive American legion post, as well
Reynolds, Post Commander. for many years,” stated Command- as your heritage and culture. Your
“Bringing the remains of Philip er Iron Shell. “Our post goes back people contribute a great service to
Iyotte home last year was an event to World War II.” the nation’s military. There are 30
like I’ve never seen before. People “In 1892 Chauncey Eagle Horn medal of honor recipients who are
lined the highway from Rapid City was in an All Indian Company and Native American. You are an in-
to Rosebud to White River. Flags he served with my great- spiration to me and our fellow le-
lined the highways all the way grandfather,” Iron Shell said. gionnaires.”
home. We have many POW/MIA “Eagle Horn re-enlisted in 1910 Commander Reistad was pre-
we still want to bring home. It was and 1917. He went to France in sented with a star quilt from the
a humbling experience for all of 1918 where he was killed in ac- Chauncey Eagle Horn/Philip
us.” tion.” Iyotte Post. He also received star
“We met the Black Hills Legion “In 1876 our Warrior Societies quilts from Linda Marshall and
riders in Wanblee for Sgt. Iyotte’s sort of died out after we were Dorothy Jones, in memory of vet-
escort,” stated Carole Gregg of the moved onto reservations,” stated erans who served from their Ti-
Post 125 American Legion Riders. Francis White Bird of the Sicangu ospaye.
The Legion Riders provide motor- Lakota Warriors. “The suppres- “I am impressed by the proud
cycle escorts when the weather sion of Lakota culture resulted in tradition of warriors on the Rose-
permits. Gregg is the first female many warriors feeling they had no bud Reservation,” Commander
rider director in South Dakota. role to fill until after World War I, Reistad said.
“The escort for Sgt. Iyotte’s re- when they joined the American A meal was served to all in at-
mains was the first time everyone Legion as their Warrior Society.” tendance.
stood together for one thing.” “My father was a Code Talker in
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revenue that funded a number of


tribal programs. So since about
I wanted to update you all that the Inau- 2012 the revenue has gone down
guration for the newly elected Admin- and has caused budget shortfalls
istration and Tribal Council that I wrote and has impacted some programs.
about in the last edition in which I said We may never get to the levels of
would be December 6 or 7. It has been the past due in part to manage-
postponed. It did not get the needed sup- ment issues, too much competi-
port and approval by the tribal council. tion in the regional gaming scene,
The reason stated was that the funding for and the fact that most of the pa-
the event would be best spent on the trons at our casino are our own
needs of the people and not on celebrat- tribal members. The gaming mar-
ing the election. ket has become saturated and this
Most of my time spent since I last re- has been a major factor in our
ported was on tribal council (TC) meet- trying to recover.
ings and taking care of tribal business. We need to seriously look at
We did the committee actions and other other areas of development to
business such as the BIA and the Office gain revenue for tribal programs
of Special Trustee reports. On October 29 and services. One major area for
-31, and November 8, the meetings were development is land use. We have Rodney M. Bordeaux
devoted entirely on meeting with all the close to a million acres of land Office Hours: 9:30am-5pm(605)-747-2381
tribal program directors. The TC wanted and yet we are not near making Rosebud Sioux Tribe
to meet with all directors to see what was that work for us. We seem to be Presidents Office
going on with their programs as well as making the non-Indians, whom rodney.bordeaux@rst-nsn.gov
reviewing their budgets and needs. lease our land rich, at our ex-
On November 20 the TC met with pense. We need to serious look at what sent over 3 of their student council mem-
Mark Marshall, our Attorney for the Hog we have been doing and try other areas bers and both councils joined together
Farm. We are working on getting the hog for development. We have a few young- and engaged all of us elected officials.
farm cleaned up and returned to the origi- er tribal members that want to develop The agenda included; youth affairs and
nal state the land looked prior to the 2 into full time ranchers/producers but our employment, Public Safety, Suicide Pre-
sites being set up. The farms were never current leasing system puts them at a vention and Bullying, Education, Tradi-
successful with varying issues and prob- disadvantage. The same old system of tional Government, Language and Cul-
lems with the owner’s management. Our leasing needs to change, it is not benefit- ture and Treaties.
attorney has been working for us to get ing the tribe as it should be and it locks The students took this very seriously
the: 1. Land returned to its original state, out the new tribal ranchers looking for a and were totally engaged with their ques-
2. Allow the BIA to work on a closure start. The majority of our lands are still tions. They did see the TC in action, but
plan and 3. Appoint a negotiating com- leased to non-Indians. on their terms. I was very impressed with
mittee to work with the hog farm owners I am very proud to report that we made the students and they take tribal govern-
to bring closure. There are other issues history by having a duly called Council ment very seriously as they know some
that will be considered when both sides meeting at our St. Francis Indian School of them will be in our roles. I feel confi-
start the negotiations. The owners owe on Thursday, November 29, from 9am to dent in their future roles. We need to
the tribe hundreds of thousands of dollars 4pm. At the request of the SFIS Student make sure they get the quality education
and the key is trying to recover that. Council and with the agenda set by them they deserve.
In other major TC action, the tribal we met with the high school student body I am hoping that the Sicangu Eyapaha
budgets were finally approved based up- at their gym. The student council was is meeting your needs in keeping you all
on last year’s amount until the new fund- very engaged and they asked some tough informed. Please let us know how you
ing comes in. One of the big budgets is- questions. The Todd County High School feel. Enjoy!
sues is that the federal government budg-
ets have not been approved yet and this
has caused us to stay at last years funding
level. These budgets should’ve been ap-
proved before the start of the new fiscal
year on October 1, 2018.
Our Casino continues to struggle and to
at least get the revenue up to a level that
at one time provided the tribe with at 3 to
4 million in annual revenue. This was
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book (REDCO2017).
REDCO’s commitment to en-
hancing peoples’ lives is seen in

At REDCO, we believe in mak-


ing the world a better place by en-
hancing peoples’ lives. We run
businesses, produce profit, and
make impacts. As we transition
into the season of reflection and
giving, we want to take time to
reflect on our local work and com-
munity engagement.
Sicangu Propane held the First
Annual Veterans Day Luncheon
on November 9. Over 60 Veterans
and their families attended this
event at the Sicangu Propane of-
fice next to the Turtle Creek
Crossing Supermarket. Sicangu
Propane will continue to offer dis-
counts for veterans and elders,
limit one discount per household.
our values of teamwork, honesty,
The Sicangu Food Sovereignty trunk-or-treat event. This family and dedication. In living these val-
Initiative recently completed a fun event also featured and photo ues, we help create a sustainable
buffalo hunt with the Todd County booth and face painting. Stay up to Lakota economy. We are honored
Middle School Student Council. date on all future REDCO events to do the work we do and look for-
Over 25 youth participated in the by following REDCO on Face- ward to the future.
hunt and helped process the meat.
The buffalo meat was used for a
TCMS Family Night Dinner on
November 14. In addition to the
buffalo hunt, the Sicangu Food
Sovereignty Initiative participates
in weekly cooking classes at all
three Boys & Girls Club locations.
The program also holds weekly
food samplings at Turtle Creek
Crossing Supermarket.
Finally, in an effort to further
engage youth and their families,
the newly formed REDCO youth
committee held the First Annual
Trick-or-Treat Street at the CDC
building in Mission on Halloween.
REDCO employees and their fam-
ilies handed out candy and toys to
hundreds of children during this
Sicangu Eyapaha November-December 2018 Volume 11—Issue 15—Page 4

ROSEBUD INDIAN RESERVATION – Dorothy


White Lance, a United States Marine Corp veteran,
organized a run to bring awareness to Mission 22,
which represents the number of veterans committing
suicide every day.

“I decided to bring awareness to this cause by run-


ning 22 miles on Veteran’s Day,” stated White
Lance. “One mile for each veteran life lost to sui-
cide.”

There are over twenty veterans a day whom suc-


cumb to the invisible wounds they carry from serv-
ing our country. (PTSD) is very real. This comes out
to 8,000 veterans per year that are lost in the United
States. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Registration for the run was followed by a prayer at


Digmann Hall on Veteran’s Day morning. There
were 91 participants comprised of individual runners
as well as several relay teams.

The route started at Digmann Hall and headed south


to Spring Creek junction. In Spring Creek, runners
turned at the river road junction and proceeded to
where the road forks in Grass Mountain. Runners
then turned back to St. Francis. There were check
points at several places along the route. The 22-mile
run finished at Digmann Hall.

“It was a chilly day but that didn’t stop us,” White
Lance continued. “My family and I would like to
thank each and every one who came out. Running is
medicine and I’m happy that I got to do this with a
lot of you.”

A meal was provided for the Veterans and their fam-


ily, the runners, the volunteers and supporters. This
initial awareness run was organized for Veteran’s
Day. A second annual Mission 22 run is being
planned by White Lance for September 2019.

PHOTOS: Checkpoints were manned by Veterans


and volunteers along the 22-mile route. A meal was
served to all at Digmann Hall following the run. Pho-
tos from Facebook. (more photos on page 7)
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Rosebud Sioux Tribe Child Care / Dance 4-5 pm; Baby Moccasin 11-26-18
RST Child Care Song and Dance Class 5-8 pm. Lakota Cultur-
and Lakota Language Preserva- 11-15-18 Lakota History Class 9 al History
tion Project hosted a month full of am-12 noon; Lakota Bingo 1-4 Class 9 am-12
cultural events in November. The pm; Lakota Dance 4-5 pm; Baby noon; Lakota
calendar of activities outlined be- Moccasin Class 5-8 pm. Dance 4-5 pm;
low provides dates and times. 11-16-18 Pie making class 10am- Beaded ear-
2pm; Lakota Cultural History ring class 5-8
Class 9-12 noon. pm.
11-17-18 Lakota Cultural History 11-28-18 Lakota Cultural History
Class 9 am-12 noon; Lakota Class 9 am-12 noon; Lakota
Dance 4-5 pm; Beaded earring Dance 4-5 pm; Beaded earring
class 5-8 pm. class 5-8 pm.
11-19-18 Lakota Cultural History 11-29-18 5pm-8:30pm: What is
Class 9 am-12 noon; Movie Mat- Emotional Intelligence? And how
11-6-18 Parfleche Class 9 am-12 inee 1-4 pm at RST Child Care will it help me? 5:30-6:30; Every
noon; Baby Bonnet Class 5-8pm. Building; Lakota Dance 4-5 pm. day is an opportunity to be thank-
11-7-18 Parfleche Class 9 am-12 11-20-18 RST Song and Dance at ful; Ways to give thanks every
noon. SFIS Middle School 8 am-3 pm; day to your mind, body, and spir-
11-13-18 Lakota Cultural History Lakota Cultural History Class 9 it. 6:45-7:45.
Class 9 am-12 noon; Lakota am-12 pm; Traditional Wacipi 6- You can view more on Facebook
Dance 4-5 pm; Baby Moccasin 11pm at RST Child Care Build- at RST Child Care Program. For
Class 5-8 pm. ing. more information you can contact
11-14-18 Lakota Cultural History 11-21-18 Lakota Cultural History the office at 605-747-5264.
Class 9 am-12 noon; Lakota Class 9 am-12 noon.

RIGHT: Lakota lan-


guage teacher and story
teller Sandra Black Bear
sharing knowledge
about Traditional child
upbringing to RST
Child Care Providers
during the training blitz
held at the Rosebud
Casino.

LEFT: The pie making


class gave participants
the opportunity to have
hands on experience.
The pies were yummy!

Photos from Facebook.


Sicangu Eyapaha November-December 2018 Volume 11—Issue 15—Page 6

The singers of the Boys and Girls Club of Rosebud rendered the Lakota Flag
Song for Brett Reistad, National American Legion Commander. Singers in-
cluded Jacob Bordeaux, Tyree Bordeaux, Krash White Hat, Arnold Iron Shell,
Mario Connors and Isaac Blacksmith. Wicaglata included Tarianna Feather-
man, Nevaeh Flores, Doris Amos and Maureen Points At Him. Chaperone was
Beth Elk Looks Back.
Sicangu Eyapaha November-December 2018 Volume 11—Issue 15—Page 7

Sicangu Lakota Veterans Joe Farmer,


Troi Waln, Steve Leader Charge,
Nellie Pearl Menard, Dorothy White
Lance and Miskoo Petite Sr. carried
flags as they walked the last mile to
the finish line of the 22–mile Veteran’s
Run/Walk. Courtesy photos.

US Army veteran Nellie Menard (L) and


Talisa Fast Horse (R) begin the uphill trek
in the Grass Mountain are during the
22-mile run held on Veteran’s Day.

Veterans braved a chilly


day to run in a
“Mi22ion” 22-mile
course on the Rosebud
Reservation. This event
was held to bring
awareness to the rate of
suicide among veterans,
which can be as high as
22 per day.
Sicangu Eyapaha November-December 2018 Volume 11—Issue 15—Page 8

Democrats name Indian law- Legislature but they are making 2012, when he served one term in
maker as leader in South Dako- history as they regroup for up- the House. "I am a Husband, Fa-
ta Senate coming session. ther, Cowboy, member of the
At their party caucus over the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and for the
weekend, Democrats chose Troy last four years the District 26 State
Heinert as their leader in the state Senator," Heinert wrote in a mes-
Senate. He is the first tribal citizen sage before the election." It has
to hold the position. been a great privilege representing
"The Democratic Party is proud you in Pierre and I look forward
to be led by the first Native Amer- to continuing this responsibility!"
ican caucus leader in the State The 2019 session of the South Da-
Legislature," according to an an- kota Legislature starts in January.
nouncement made last week. Democrats hold just 16 seats, out
Heinert is a citizen of the Rose- of 105, in the chamber. Republi-
bud Sioux Tribe. He represents cans who serve in the House
Senator Troy Heinert is pictured here with Steve Brule, Buffalo, Jones, Lyman, chose their leaders earlier this
Emery. Heinert was re-elected to represent District
26. Emery was recently informed by Governor Elect Mellette and Todd counties in the month. Steven Haugaard will
Kristi Noem that he will no longer serve as Tribal state Senate. Heinert, who previ- serve as Speaker of the chamber
Relations Secretary, a position he was appointed to
under the Daugaard administration. Both men are ously served as the Democratic and Spencer Gosch will serve as
citizens of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Photo by Vi assistant leader.in the chamber, Speaker pro tem. Senate Republi-
Waln.
won re-election to a third term in cans have not yet chosen their
Democrats may be vastly out- the Senate on November 8. He leaders. Story from Indianz.com
numbered in the South Dakota first came to the Legislature in

NRCS Announces EQIP for funding consideration. This quality, and wildlife habitat devel-
Program signup deadline year, December 21, 2018, is the opment.
HURON, S.D. – U.S. Department date by which an operator or land- Applications for all NRCS conser-
of Agriculture (USDA) officials owner must sign an application at vation programs are accepted con-
announce December 21, 2018 as their local NRCS office for Fiscal tinuously, however the application
the batching date for applications Year (FY) 2019 funding consider- batching date, or call for ranking,
for the popular Environmental ation, says Wurtz. This batching is annual. Wurtz says. “The batch-
Quality Incentives Program date is for general funding oppor- ing deadline for this popular con-
(EQIP) administered by the tunities as well as initiative fund- servation program comes around
USDA’s Natural Resources Con- ing such as Soil Health Initiative, quickly and the ranking process
servation Service (NRCS). Wildlife, Honey Bee Pollinator, can be competitive.” Operators or
Now is the time to contact NRCS Sage Grouse Initiative, National landowners should apply early,
to begin developing conservation Water Quality Initiative, High not wait, to visit NRCS in their
solutions on your farm or ranch. Tunnel Systems, Organic, and On local U.S. Department of Agricul-
Local and regional technical spe- -Farm Energy to name a few. ture Service Center.
cialists with the NRCS can help The EQIP program provides fi- For information about technical
you develop a plan to address re- nancial and technical assistance to assistance and conservation pro-
source concerns. “Those with help farmers and ranchers volun- grams, visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/
good conservation plans will be in tary implement conservation prac- GetStarted. For more information
a better position to apply for fi- tices to improve natural resources about the EQIP or to apply, please
nancial assistance since they have on working agricultural lands. contact your local NRCS office or
a solid conservation goals with Payment is provided for a variety visit:
their operation,” says Jennifer of practices to address natural re- www.nrcs.usda.gov/Programs/
Wurtz, EQIP Program coordina- source concerns such as water FinancialAssistance/EQIP.
tor, with the NRCS, Huron, SD. quality, grazing land health and
Applications are batched annually productivity, soil erosion and soil
Sicangu Eyapaha November-December 2018 Volume 11—Issue 15—Page 9

LEFT: This red brick


building likely operated as
one of the first
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Agency Headquarters.
The decision to demolish
the building was largely
due to environmental
concerns.

RIGHT: The building was


a landmark in Rosebud for
decades. The building once
contained offices and
housed several Bureau of
Indian Affairs employees.
They both worked and
lived there. The building
housed several BIA pro-
grams and most recently
was Sinte Gleska University
headquarters.

It didn’t take long for the


demolition crew to take the
building down.
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Wanbli Wiconi Tipi


recognized Grace
Bad Hand, Cathe-
rine Tiger, Esther
Murray and Har-
lan Guerue, all
whom observed
their 15 year work
anniversary at the
facility. Courtesy
photo.

When EPP (Emergency Preparedness Program) is activated by the RST


President due to weather, etc., a mass text message is initially sent to the
council reps and community presidents. Information is also shared with
KOYA radio to provide all the contact information for the public. (i.e.
command post (ICP) location and telephone number). On social media
announcements will be posted on the official Rosebud Sioux Tribe Com-
munications Facebook page and can be shared with the general public.
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In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the


Todd County School District Lakota Studies Department
and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s Youth Program invited
everyone to attend Family Culture Day. The event was
held at the Todd County High School on Saturday, No-
vember 17, 2018 and lunch was provided.
Social dances, Iron Man/Woman, Iron Boy/Girl, Great
Race, Last Runner Wins, Lakota Bingo, Archery, Story-
telling and Traditional Arts & Food. A Rock your Mocca-
sin and Braid contests were also held. There were multi-
ple activities and informational booths that highlight the
rich culture of the Sicangu Lakota. Participants had a
chance to play games and visit information tables to learn
about aspects of our Lakota culture.
PHOTOS: Our wild fruit is harvested locally in the sum-
mer. Wild fruits are used for both desserts and ceremony.
Fruits are canned dried or frozen for use year-round.
Top Left: Little Miss Rosebud Lesleen Makes Room For
Them collected an armful of prizes at the Family Culture
Day.
Top Right: Jennifer Eastman and Tiffany Kills In Water.
Bottom Right: Dondriel Swallow won prizes for partici-
pating in the Iron Boy contests.
Sicangu Eyapaha November-December 2018 Volume 11—Issue 15—Page 12

The 143 Annual Rosebud Celebration will


be held on August 22, 23, 24 and 25, 2019.
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is now preparing
for our 143 Annual Rosebud Fair & Wacipi
in Rosebud SD.
The fair includes Wacipi, Adult and Youth
Rodeo, and Special Events that include
Men’s Fast Pitch Tournament, Women’s
Softball Tournament, Little League Tourna-
ment, T-Ball Tournament, Mud Races,
Youth Day and Wacipi, Carnival,
Road Run, Parade and other events.
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is seeking In
Memory Of Donations for the 143 Annual
Rosebud Fair & Wacipi Celebration and is
asking for your support. You can do an In
Memory Of to any of the events that are
listed above. We would need to know what
you are donating too and the amount you
plan to give or the award you will sponsor.
If you plan to do In Memory Of, please con-
tact Danielle Burnette as soon as possible.
The money would have to be handed into
finance by July 31, 2019 just to make sure
Rosebud Sioux Tribe knows we have that
funding covered for the event.
If your family is planning to have a special
at the Wacipi, please contact Danielle. We
will need to know how many specials we
will be having at the Wacipi to plan ahead
for everyone. We are no longer having spe-
cials during the Wacipi and we plan to do
these before the grand entry or during sup-
per break.
We are planning to get the poster for the
Wacipi done by the end of January 2019. If
you want your special on the Wacipi poster
we need to know
before the end of December 2018.
For many years the Rosebud Sioux Tribe
has financed the entire celebration held in
August. The money spent annually on the
fair could be allocated for other needs, such
as propane, wood or electricity.
This annual celebration belongs to everyone
that lives on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation
and we humbly ask for all our tribal citizens,
along with other interested people, to sup-
port and
contribute to our annual celebration.
If you have any questions, please contact
Danielle Burnette, RST Fair Manager at
(605) 747-2381 ext. 380. You can also con-
tact her through email
danielle.burnette@rst-nsn.gov
Visit http://www.rosebudfair.com/

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