FRONT COVER PHOTO CAPTIONS:

TOP: St. Francis Indian School Graduates received their high school diplomas on Sun-
day, May 19, 2019. There were forty students in the Class of 2019. Congratulations!

BOTTOM: The Todd County High School presented high school diplomas to 101 gradu-
ates on Saturday, May 18, 2019. This was the largest class to graduate from Todd County.
Congratulations to the TCHS Class of 2019!

Front Inside Cover…..Table of Contents

Page 1…………………….RST Utility Commission to hold Public Hearings on TransCanada Pipeline

Page 1…………………….Sicangu Elder Olympics—Stay Active, Stay Healthy

Page 2…………………….Sapa Un Catholic Academy Celebrates First Eighth Grade Graduation

Page 3 ……………………Update from President Rodney M. Bordeaux

Page 4…..………………..American Legion Post 125 founded 100 years ago
Page 5………..……….….Memorial Day Schedules
Page 6…………..….…....Local Runners Finish Another Half Marathon
Page 6…………………….DPP Summer Community Walk Schedule
Page 7…………..….…....Rosebud Hosts MMIW Event
Page 8………...………….Jade Herman Named AIGC Student of the Year
Page 9…………..….…....RST Child Care hosts Month of the Child Activities
Page 10 & 11…….…….REDCO Update
Page 12 & 13…………..Coming Events

Special Insert (Pages 1-24) Tribal Council Minutes—January, February and March 2018

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ROSEBUD RESERVA-
TION – Although, Trans-
Canada, now known as TC
Energy, has said that it has
lost the 2019 construction
season for the Keystone XL
pipeline, the company has
asked the courts to lift the
current injunction so that
they can immediately begin
ROSEBUD RESERVATION –
Stay Active, Stay Healthy is the
theme of the 33rd Annual Elder
Games. The Games will again be
held at the old track field at St.
Francis Indian School.
According to a press release, the
event was created by Sicangu
Elderly Concerns in 1986, and
has been sponsored by Sicangu
Elderly Concerns for the last 32
years. The Elder Games is sup-
ported entirely by volunteers.
The annual event welcomes all
Elders, family and community
members to participate. Regis-
tration will begin at 11am on
Saturday, May 25 at the St.
Francis Indian School at the old
track field. The event will begin
at noon with an opening prayer
by Elder Richard Moves Camp,
followed by a welcoming address
by Sicangu Elderly Concerns
Board member Ann Roubid-
eaux. A meal will be served later
in the afternoon.
Games are scheduled to begin at
approximately 12:30pm. Awards
will be given in each of the fol-
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to build their man-camps
and pipe-yards. TC Energy
has indicated it will be look-
ing at a very ambitious 2020
construction season to make
up for the lost time, as well.
Therefore, the Rosebud
Sioux Tribal Utility Com-
mission is holding a public
hearing on the proposed
lowing age divisions for both
men and women: 50 to 59 years;
60 to 69; 70 to 79; and 80+.
Many former volunteers are
now active participants and
their children and grandchil-
dren are the current volunteers.
Events include the 50-yard walk,
100-yard walk, quarter mile
walk, 50-yard run, 100-yard
run, quarter mile run and quar-
ter mile relay.
Popular events also include
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TransCanada KXL Pipeline
on Tuesday, May 28, and
Wednesday, May 29, 2019,
beginning at 10:00 am.
The location of this two-day
hearing is the St. Francis
Indian School Gym, 502
Warrior Dr, St Francis, SD
57572.
horseshoes, softball, basketball
throw and hand games. The
three-legged races and sack rac-
es are held for the children. Oth-
er events will also be held as
time permits. There will be
something for everyone interest-
ed in participating. A traditional
Lakota Shinny game will also
take place after the track and
field events.
Certificates and medals will be
presented at the track field at
the conclusion of the day’s
events as well as special recogni-
tions. Everyone over 50 years of
age are invited to come on out
and participate. Come on out
and have a good time.
Volunteers are asked to report
to the registration table at the
track field on Saturday, May 25,
at 11am. For further infor-
mation, please contact, Elder
Games Committee members,
Wayne Bear Shield at 828-0217,
Charlee Archambault at 747-
2442/747-2299, Judy Roubid-
eaux at 208-0939, or Chris
Horvath at 856-2547.
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Sapa Un Catholic Academy

made history with their first
graduation. Jacob Ian Boltz and
Lydia Marie Whirlwind Soldier
successfully completed their
eighth-grade studies and will en-
ter high school next year. These
two graduates who received di-
plomas from Sapa Un Catholic
Academy were also two of the
students who started in the pro-
gram several years ago when the
Academy first opened! It was
such a beautiful day along with a
beautiful ceremony! These two
students deserve the best in life.
The Sapa Un Catholic Academy
shared their appreciation on the
Facebook page: “Shout out to
Rodney Bordeaux for being our
speaker, the Red Leaf singers for
sharing their voices, Dave Espi-
noza for leading the feather tying
ABOVE: Graduates Jacob Boltz and Lydia Whirlwind Solider received ceremony, Greg Grey Cloud,
beautiful graduation star quilts with their names embroidered on them Gunner Krogman and Lucas Iron
from staff members Sarah Valandra and Megan Kittisopikul.
Heart for setting up the tipi,
BELOW: The student body of Sapa Un Catholic Academy witnessed their
Devin Whirlwind Soldier for
eighth grade classmates graduate on May 16.
teaching our boys the graduation
song, all of the special guests,
the families who provided food
for the meal and to all of the
Sapa Un staff members who
jumped in and helped where
needed today!”
We want to thank the families
who have blessed us with these
two amazing children. You have
trusted in us and in our program
and we thank you for that honor!
Lydia and Jacob have a very
bright future ahead of them. We
wish you both the best of luck
and want you to remember that
our doors here at Sapa Un will
always be open to you! We love
you both!
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The Rosebud Sioux Tribe re-
scinded our approval to join with
the Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) and
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
(CRST) authorizing the Great
Plains Tribal Chairman’s Health
Board (GPTCHB) to contract the
Sioux San Health Care Facility in
Rapid City, SD. We pulled out due
to the lack of information, lack of
transparency and the lack of ade-
quate consultation with members
of the Rapid City Indian Commu-
nity.
The Rosebud Sioux Tribal
Council (TC) rescinded two reso-
lutions, in November 2018, that
approved our participation in the
contracting. We were not satisfied
with the follow up information
requested after the TC approved
the resolutions in April 2018. In
addition, we concluded that the
patrons and members of the Rapid
City Indian Community were not
adequately consulted to allow our
Tribe to make an informed deci-
sion. Our decision was further
enhanced by the lack of trust in
the administrative leadership at the
GPTCHB.
There is a troubling lack of
transparency in the process. We
believe that the Rosebud Sioux
Tribe was misled when it was
originally informed by the admin-
istrative leadership that the con-
tracting cannot happen without the
approval of all three Tribes. Now
the Indian Health Service is con-
sidering the contracting package
with only the OST and CRST ap-
proving to go forward. It is our
position that the IHS leadership at
the regional and national levels are
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not acting in our best interest and
are trying to cause a rift in our re-
lationship with the OST and
CRST. They don’t realize that our
unity is strong and they cannot
break that.
I want to make it clear that the
Rosebud Sioux Tribe is always
invested in making sure the feder-
al government lives up to its treaty
obligations to provide for the
health care of our tribal members,
whether they live on our reserva-
tion or elsewhere. Health care is a
Rodney M. Bordeaux
Treaty right! We believe that the Office Hours: 9:30am-5pm
people who are to be served by (605)-747-2381
Sioux San should have a voice in Rosebud Sioux Tribe
how the project moves forward
whether or not they live on a res-
(consent to) in the administration
ervation. The Rapid City area has of those programs by the propos-
many tribal members that call it
ing tribe. The Rosebud Sioux
home, but very few of them know Tribe has not yet acquiesced as is
what is happening at the Sioux
our right. We may revisit our po-
San. They do not have a voice; the sition if our concerns are ad-
Rosebud Sioux Tribe believes that
dressed in a meaningful manner.
they should.
Finally, I wish to point out that
the Indian Self Determination and
Education Assistance Act of 1975
(Public Law 93-638) authorized
the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of the Health and Hu-
man Services and some other gov-
ernmental agencies to enter into
contracts with and make grants
directly to federally recognized
Indian Tribes. This law and 25
CFR 900.8(d)(1) spell out the im-
plementation regulations for con-
tracting. We are eager to continue
the discussions with the other
Presidents on this issue but would
remind everyone interested in the
project that the regulations require
a tribe otherwise eligible to
conduct a contract within the area
proposed to be served to acquiesce
Sicangu Eyapaha
Written by Eugene Iron Shell Jr.
ROSEBUD RESERVATION—
This post traces its lineage to
World War I. In 1917 the United
States entered the war against Ger-
many and many Native Americans
enlisted in the United States Army
and Navy. It is interesting to note
that at this point in history the
Lakota people were not yet con-
sidered “U.S. citizens.”
Among the many Lakota men
who stepped forward to serve was
Chauncey Eagle Horn. He was
born in 1874 and his home of rec-
ord when he enlisted was in
Okreek. When he volunteered he
was 42 years old but chose to
serve as an infantryman.
Chauncey was assigned to Com-
pany “M” 167th Infantry Regi-
ment, 42nd Infantry Division. This
division was nicknamed the
“Rainbow” Division because their
shoulder insignia was a Rainbow.
Chauncey was killed in action on
July 29, 1918 in the Battle of Cha-
teau Thierry in France. He was the
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first man to be killed in action
from any Tribe of the Great Sioux
Nation and was eventually buried
in Okreek at Calvary Episcopal
Cemetery.
The American Legion was char-
tered by the United States Con-
gress on September 16, 1919 and
its members were comprised of the
millions of returning WWI veter-
ans. Interestingly a caucus of Vet-
erans actually met in France dur-
ing the War to discuss forming a
national Veterans organization.
A group of Sicangu Lakota
WWI veterans got together and
wanted to start an American Le-
gion post on the Rosebud Reserva-
tion. On December 2, 1919 Post
125 was granted their charter by
the Department of South Dakota
American Legion. Stephen Spotted
Tail (Grandson of Chief Spotted
Tail) was the first commander.
Other founding members were
Charles and Isaac Iron Shell
(Grandsons of Chief Iron Shell),
Jake LaPointe, Herbert Omaha
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Boy, and others. They named the
new post after their friend and fall-
en comrade, Chauncey Eagle
Horn. It is interesting to note that
Herbert Omaha Boy had also
fought with Company M 167th
Infantry in France and witnessed
Chauncey’s death.
The Post has been in continuous
existence since their inception in
December 1919 and is one of the
oldest posts in the United States.
In 2019 they will be recognized by
the Department of South Dakota
as a “centennial post.”
In 2017, the Chauncey Eagle
Horn American Legion Post #125
of Rosebud escorted the remains
of US Army Sergeant Phillip
James Iyotte, who died in a prison-
er of war camp in South Korea in
1951, home to Swift Bear Com-
munity for burial in the Two Ket-
tle area. Sergeant Iyotte’s name
was added beside Eagle Horn’s to
identify Post #125.
During the 1920’s the
Chauncey Eagle Horn
American Legion Post
#125 would visit six
cemeteries on the Rose-
bud that had WWI vet-
erans interred. During
the next 90 years, the
list of cemeteries visited
on Memorial Day grew
to 20. Today, the Legion
veterans dedicate their
entire Memorial Day to
visiting cemeteries on
the Rosebud Reserva-
tion.
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Rosebud was in the house at the inaugural

Sioux Falls Skedaddle on April 28. Lance
Dorian and Joe Larvie Sr. were two run-
ners who finished strong. First of many
runs this summer! Thanks for the support.

May 27-29, 2019—Soldier Creek

May 30-31, 2019—Sicangu Village
May 30-31, 2019—Two Strike
June 3-7, 2019—Rosebud
June 10-14, 2019—Antelope
June 17-21, 2019—St. Francis
June 24-27, 2019—Parmelee
July 1-2, 2019—Milks Camp
July 3-4, 2019—Bull Creek
July 5-6, 2019—Winner/Ideal
Weather Permitting
Pending Roll Off Trucks Running
Dates subject to change as
communities are completed
Questions call 747-2424
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ROSEBUD RESERVATION –
Several tribal citizens and pro-
grams came together to organize a
run/walk to remember all the
Missing and Murdered Indigenous
Women, Men, Teens and Chil-
dren.
Delmar Forgets Nothing, Charlene
Young and Tiffani Bordeaux were
the coordinators of the event. The
Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s Adult Cor-
rectional Facility donated water
for the walkers and provided an
escort along the route. Sinte
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Gleska University also provided
financial support to the event to
cover incentive expenses.
Several long distance runners be-
gan the trek from Rosebud to Mis-
sion at 7am on Sunday, May 5.
They joined the group of people
waiting on the east edge of Mis-
sion and walked to Main Street.
Tina Crow Eagle spoke about how
her family continues to cope after
the 2009 murder of her daughter,
Marquita Walking Eagle.
Another event will be held on the
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Rosebud on Saturday, May 25,
2019. Registration is at 9am and
the walk will begin at 10am. Par-
ticipants will walk from the RST
tribal office to the fairgrounds.
This event is sponsored by the
White Buffalo Calf Woman Socie-
ty and the Domestic Violence Pre-
vention Initiative.
Rosebud, like the majority of Indi-
an country, has several women
whom are either still missing or
who were murdered both on and
off the reservation.
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The American Indian Graduate Awards call for excellent aca-

Center (AIGC) has announced
its selections for the Student of
the Year Making the Grad cam-
paign designed to showcase elite
scholars. Shandiin Herrera
(undergraduate) and Jade Her-
man (graduate) were selected as
AIGC 2018 Students of the
Year.
Jade Herman, an enrolled citi-
zen of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe,
holds a bachelor’s degree in in-
terdisciplinary sciences from the
South Dakota School of Mines &
Technology and a master’s de-
gree in administrative studies
with a concentration on organi-
zational leadership from the
University of South Dakota. She
is currently pursuing a doctoral
degree in interdisciplinary lead-
ership from Creighton Universi-
ty. She is the special projects co-
ordinator in the SD Mines Office
of the President, where she
serves on several university
steering committees, manages
the university’s tribal outreach
plan, coordinates community
outreach and large special
events, and provides develop-
ment support to the president.
She is the chair for the Non-
Faculty Exempt Employee
Council, sits on the SD Mines
Alumni Association Board of
Directors, and represents SD
Mines on the Ranch A Restora-
tion Foundation Board.
“The Student of the Year
demic achievement, leadership
ability, and community engage-
ment. Shandiin and Jade exem-
plify these qualities and we are
delighted to honor and congrat-
ulate them,” said Angelique Al-
bert, Executive Director of
AIGC.
The theme of the event is cen-
tered around education and
leadership. National Indian
Gaming Association Chairman
and AIGC board member Ernie
Stevens, Jr. said, “These leaders
are not future leaders, they are
leaders of today and we need to
see them as such.”
AIGC and AIGCS are some of
the largest scholarship providers
to American Indian and Alaska
Native students. For nearly 50
years, the organizations have
empowered tribal students from
over 500 tribes in all 50 states.
AIGC funds undergraduate,
graduate and professional de-
grees in any field at any institu-
tion of choice. AIGC is the Cen-
ter for Native Scholarships.
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The Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s Child
Care and Sicangu Oyate Land Office
celebrated Earth Day by planting for-
ty-five trees at the Adam Bordeaux
Memorial Wacipi Arena on the Rose-
bud Fairgrounds.
The trees were planted near the waci-
pi arbor. The participants from Child
Care were given a specific area to
plant the trees. The Sicangu Oyate
Land Office provided sack lunches
for everyone and helped the children
with planting. Celebration of month
of the child included flying kites,
blowing bubbles and spending time
with the wakanyeja.
Child Care staff have been very busy
offering educational sessions to the
public. One class was a medicine bag
make and take session. Sage, cedar,
lavender and a shell were placed in
the bags.
Also, in preparation for Lakota Nam-
ing Ceremony, several people gath-
ered at the Child Care office to make
star quilts. The spirit name gives
strength and guidance to the individ-
uals to stay on the Lakota path of life
and reinforces Lakota identity. If you
would like to give your child a Lako-
ta name contact the RST Child Care
Program and ask to speak with Sun-
Rise 605-747-5264.
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The 143rd 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 Tournament, 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 specials
during the Wacipi and we plan to do these
before the grand entry or during supper 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 support
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 contact her through email at
danielle.burnette@rst-nsn.gov
Visit
http://www.rosebudfair.com/
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At REDCO, we believe in making the world a

better place by enhancing peoples’ lives. We do this
by developing amazing leaders who run great organ-
izations. As we begin to embrace warmer weather,
we look forward to the outdoor opportunities that
summer offers, such as our farmers’ markets and
construction internships.
Growing season has started for the Sicangu Food
Sovereignty Initiative and starter plants are looking
strong and healthy. Asparagus, rhubarb, potatoes,
blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries have all
been planted and will be ready to sell at the seasonal
farmers’ market soon. In addition to planting fruits
and vegetables, the Initiative also hosted 160 stu-
dents from Todd County Middle School and approx-
imately 100 students from Todd County Elementary
School for garden workdays and programming
throughout the month of May. Team members also
visited Spring Creek Elementary School and helped
students prepare planting boxes for a community
garden.
Tatanka Fund has partnered with the South Da-
kota Native Homeownership Coalition to pilot a
summer construction internship for 10 interested
individuals. The internship is available to anyone
who is enrolled in a college or vocational program,
has reliable transportation to the worksite, has a
bank account (or is willing to open one), and is able
to attend financial education classes. For more infor-
mation and to apply, contact Taffy Lafferty at
605.856.2053.
One of our core values is dedication and REDCO
remains dedicated to empowering people and com-
munity. In living our values, we help create a sus-
tainable Lakota economy. We are honored to do the
work we do and look forward to the future. Stay up
to date on all future REDCO events by following
REDCO on Facebook (REDCO2017).
PHOTOS: The REDCO Food Sovereignty Initiative trav-
eled to St. Francis Indian School recently to talk to high
schoolers about food sovereignty and how food is con-
nected to power. Each student made their own origami
pot out of newspaper and got to plant a bean seed. As
their own seeds sprout, we’re excited to watch the youth
in our community grow as well. We’re always grateful to
be able to help our future leaders become more empow-
ered and to think about the impact food has on them-
selves and their community.
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REDCO spent some time down in Spring

Creek, helping the students build planter
boxes for a school garden.
These students also spent last week up
in our garden, making origami pots out
of newspaper and helping us build up the
beds in the high tunnel (they named the
beds Spring 6 and Bob).
All the students from Spring Creek
School were great, so eager to learn and
experience. We're so grateful that we get
to live and work in a community that has
students like these. Good job!