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Phone: 918-968-3526 • 920883 S Hwy 99 Bldg A • Stroud, OK 74079 • Vol.38 No. 6 • June 2017 Principal Chief Elizabeth Kay Rhoads Address To The Nation June 8 Sac and Fox Veterans Monthly Meeting Cultural Center June 12-16 Youth Diabetes Camp June 14 Sac and Fox Elders Monthly Meeting Shawnee July 6, 2017 Sac and Fox Nation Health Fair SFN Gym 10 AM - 1PM July 7, 2017 JOM Fun Day SFN Community Bldg. 10 AM - 2 PM July 6-9 Annual Powwow SAC and FOX NEWS Nemîshâtênemo êhthâkîwiyâni Elizabeth Kay Rhoads Principal Chief Sac and Fox Nation Upcoming Events Stroud, OK - Due to the va- cancy left at the Black Hawk Health Clinic by Don White- head’s recent retirement, the Sac and Fox Nation Business Committee announced the im- mediate appointment of Karen Simmons as the Interim Di- rector of the Clinic. “I’m pleased to report Kar- en’s appointment from Direc- tor of Behavioral Health to Interim Director of the Clinic was unanimously supported by the entire Business Com- mittee”, said Chief Rhoades earlier today. “In her 20-plus years of service to the Sac and Fox Nation Karen has estab- lished herself as more than just a dedicated professional in her chosen career, but has also established relationships in our community that the Business Committee found invaluable.” Sac and Fox Nation Business Committee Names Karen Simmons Director of Black Hawk Clinic Simmons’ appointment comes at a critical time for the Clinic, with many unfinished projects on the board, which need imme- diate attention. Chiefly among them are obtaining Accredita- tion Association for Ambula- tory Health Care, (AAAHCL a multi-million dollar expan- sion of the clinic) and review of staffing levels commensurate with services offered just to name a few. “I feel very humbled and honored to lead the Black Hawk Health Clinic during this chal- lenging time for the present and future health care needs of the Sac and Fox Nation. However long it takes to find a permanent person to fill this vacancy, I will work with our fellow staff and tribal leadership to make sure our services will continue at the highest level that is needed for the Sac and Fox people.” There has been a lot of construction being done at Tribal Headquarters. Through the use of our Transportation funds, the Nation has seen improvements to the roads and parking lots on our tribal grounds. The new roads include im- provement of chip and seal to the road leading to the Vet- eran Lake and the Pow-wow grounds. The Traditional Building, in the rear of the complex, has received im- proved access from the road and circles through the com- plex past the Maintenance Building and joins the Pow- wow ground road. Additional paved parking was also in- cluded to prevent people from walking through the mud to the building. USDA Food Distribution Center is also getting a new parking lot and road access. The parking lot is near com- pletion and includes marked parking, sidewalks and better access flow to the building. The RV Park is also getting a face lift. It will have include 24 parking sites for the RVs. The parking rounds will have electrical, water and sewer hook-ups for the RV. Addition- al vehicle parking will line the road that has been widened for better traffic flow. The Trans- portation Department will be working with the Blackhawk Health Clinic on their expan- sion and will do the work for the parking lot and road ac- cess. A new road will be add- ed behind the clinic that will give an alternate route for the patients and employees of the clinic. The new road will con- nect the existing road leading to the clinic (Road 930) with the road leading to the Juve- nile Detention Center. This road is being devel- oped based on the emergency response plan to help evacu- ate people in case of an emer- gency. Currently there is only one road to access the Black- hawk Health Clinic, the gym, Learning Center and Merle Boyd Center. In the event of road closure it would be dif- ficult to find access to evacu- ate the people without an al- ternate route. This road will address this need. At the last Council Meeting on March 18, 2017, the Council approved the naming of the Pow-wow ground to Jim Thorpe Memo- rial Park. A special event will be conducted on July 7, 2017 to dedicate the new entrance to the Jim Thorpe Memorial Park. There will be a new arched sign over the road dis- playing “Jim Thorpe (Wa-Tho- Huck) Memorial Park”. It will be anchored by large boul- ders and will be landscaped to make the entrance more attractive. The event will in- clude speakers, recognition of Mr. Thorpe’s family, refresh- ments and is open to the pub- lic. It is important for the In- dian Nations to honor their people and especially those that have been recognized throughout the world. The Sac and Fox Nation is proud to honor Jim Thorpe for his many accomplishments and for serving as a role model to many people. Just a brief overview of this distinguished leader’s life: James Francis Thorpe (Na- tive American name, Wa-tho- huck, or Bright Path) was born south of Bellemont, near Prague, Oklahoma, on May 28, 1888. He was the son of Hiran P. Thorpe, of Irish and Sac-Fox Indian descent, and Charlotte View, of Pottawato- mi and Kickapoo descent. He grew up with five siblings, al- though his twin brother, Char- lie, died at the age of nine. He first attended the Sac-Fox Indian Agency School that was located at the Sac and Fox Capital Ground in Stroud, Oklahoma and later Carl- isle Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentath- lon and decathlon, and played American football (collegiate and professional), profession- al baseball, and basketball. From 1920 to 1921, Thorpe served as the first president of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), which became the NFL in 1922. He held many awards for his athletic ability in the various sports he participated in. As a result the Associated Press named him the “greatest athlete” from the first 50 years of the 20th century, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in- ducted him as part of its inau- gural class in 1963. Jim Thor- pe died of a heart attack on March 28, 1953 in Lomita, Cal- ifornia, at the age of sixty-four. http://www.notablebiogra- phies.com/St-Tr/Thorpe-Jim. html#ixzz4ismEoBWm1953. Please join us for the dedi- cation of the park and see the new improvements that have been made to our Capital Grounds. The Transportation Department is funded from a special allocation through the United States Department of Transportation. The Sac and Fox Nation has a Nation to Na- tion agreement to oversee the transportation need of the Sac and Fox Nation and admin- isters the funds according to Federal regulations. The Nation has enjoyed the improvement of many roads and bridges since the imple- mentation of this program. Several projects will be de- veloped in the future through the utilization of these Federal funds. Officials of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority have installed a new wayfinder sign at the I-44 Stroud Gate exit at SH99. Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Installs New Sign The sign directs travelers to the tribal capitol complex of the Sac and Fox Nation located south of Stroud. OTA installs wayfinder sign at the I-44 Stroud Gate exit at SH99 Sac and Fox Nation Food & Nutrition Center and RV Parking
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Phone: 918-968-3526 • 920883 S Hwy 99 Bldg A • Stroud, OK 74079 • Vol.38 No. 6 • June 2017
Principal Chief Elizabeth Kay Rhoads Address To The Nation
June 8Sac and Fox Veterans
Monthly MeetingCultural Center
June 12-16Youth Diabetes Camp
June 14 Sac and Fox EldersMonthly Meeting
ShawneeJuly 6, 2017
Sac and Fox Nation Health FairSFN Gym
10 AM - 1PM
July 7, 2017JOM Fun Day
SFN Community Bldg.10 AM - 2 PM
July 6-9Annual Powwow
SAC and FOX NEWS
Nemîshâtênemo êhthâkîwiyâni
Elizabeth Kay RhoadsPrincipal Chief
Sac and Fox Nation
UpcomingEvents
Stroud, OK - Due to the va-cancy left at the Black Hawk Health Clinic by Don White-head’s recent retirement, the Sac and Fox Nation Business Committee announced the im-mediate appointment of Karen Simmons as the Interim Di-rector of the Clinic.
“I’m pleased to report Kar-en’s appointment from Direc-tor of Behavioral Health to Interim Director of the Clinic was unanimously supported by the entire Business Com-mittee”, said Chief Rhoades earlier today. “In her 20-plus years of service to the Sac and Fox Nation Karen has estab-lished herself as more than just a dedicated professional in her chosen career, but has also established relationships in our community that the Business Committee found invaluable.”
Sac and Fox Nation Business Committee Names Karen Simmons Director of Black Hawk Clinic
Simmons’ appointment comes at a critical time for the Clinic, with many unfinished projects on the board, which need imme-diate attention. Chiefly among them are obtaining Accredita-tion Association for Ambula-tory Health Care, (AAAHCL a multi-million dollar expan-sion of the clinic) and review of staffing levels commensurate with services offered just to name a few.
“I feel very humbled and honored to lead the Black Hawk Health Clinic during this chal-lenging time for the present and future health care needs of the Sac and Fox Nation. However long it takes to find a permanent person to fill this vacancy, I will work with our fellow staff and tribal leadership to make sure our services will continue at the highest level that is needed for the Sac and Fox people.”
There has been a lot of construction being done at Tribal Headquarters. Through the use of our Transportation funds, the Nation has seen improvements to the roads and parking lots on our tribal grounds.
The new roads include im-provement of chip and seal to the road leading to the Vet-eran Lake and the Pow-wow grounds. The Traditional Building, in the rear of the complex, has received im-proved access from the road and circles through the com-plex past the Maintenance Building and joins the Pow-wow ground road. Additional paved parking was also in-cluded to prevent people from walking through the mud to the building.
USDA Food Distribution Center is also getting a new parking lot and road access. The parking lot is near com-pletion and includes marked parking, sidewalks and better access flow to the building.
The RV Park is also getting a face lift. It will have include 24 parking sites for the RVs. The parking rounds will have electrical, water and sewer hook-ups for the RV. Addition-al vehicle parking will line the road that has been widened for better traffic flow. The Trans-portation Department will be working with the Blackhawk Health Clinic on their expan-sion and will do the work for the parking lot and road ac-cess. A new road will be add-ed behind the clinic that will give an alternate route for the patients and employees of the clinic. The new road will con-nect the existing road leading to the clinic (Road 930) with
the road leading to the Juve-nile Detention Center.
This road is being devel-oped based on the emergency response plan to help evacu-ate people in case of an emer-gency. Currently there is only one road to access the Black-hawk Health Clinic, the gym, Learning Center and Merle Boyd Center. In the event of road closure it would be dif-ficult to find access to evacu-ate the people without an al-ternate route. This road will address this need. At the last Council Meeting on March 18, 2017, the Council approved the naming of the Pow-wow ground to Jim Thorpe Memo-rial Park. A special event will be conducted on July 7, 2017 to dedicate the new entrance to the Jim Thorpe Memorial Park. There will be a new arched sign over the road dis-playing “Jim Thorpe (Wa-Tho-Huck) Memorial Park”. It will be anchored by large boul-ders and will be landscaped to make the entrance more attractive. The event will in-clude speakers, recognition of Mr. Thorpe’s family, refresh-ments and is open to the pub-lic.
It is important for the In-dian Nations to honor their people and especially those that have been recognized throughout the world. The Sac and Fox Nation is proud to honor Jim Thorpe for his many accomplishments and for serving as a role model to many people. Just a brief overview of this distinguished leader’s life:
James Francis Thorpe (Na-tive American name, Wa-tho-huck, or Bright Path) was born south of Bellemont, near Prague, Oklahoma, on May 28, 1888. He was the son of Hiran P. Thorpe, of Irish and Sac-Fox Indian descent, and Charlotte View, of Pottawato-mi and Kickapoo descent. He grew up with five siblings, al-though his twin brother, Char-
lie, died at the age of nine. He first attended the Sac-Fox Indian Agency School that was located at the Sac and Fox Capital Ground in Stroud, Oklahoma and later Carl-isle Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the 1912 pentath-lon and decathlon, and played American football (collegiate and professional), profession-al baseball, and basketball. From 1920 to 1921, Thorpe served as the first president of the American Professional Football Association (APFA), which became the NFL in 1922. He held many awards for his athletic ability in the various sports he participated in. As a result the Associated Press named him the “greatest athlete” from the first 50 years of the 20th century, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in-ducted him as part of its inau-gural class in 1963. Jim Thor-pe died of a heart attack on March 28, 1953 in Lomita, Cal-ifornia, at the age of sixty-four. http://www.notablebiogra-phies.com/St-Tr/Thorpe-Jim.html#ixzz4ismEoBWm1953.
Please join us for the dedi-cation of the park and see the new improvements that have been made to our Capital Grounds. The Transportation Department is funded from a special allocation through the United States Department of Transportation. The Sac and Fox Nation has a Nation to Na-tion agreement to oversee the transportation need of the Sac and Fox Nation and admin-isters the funds according to Federal regulations.
The Nation has enjoyed the improvement of many roads and bridges since the imple-mentation of this program. Several projects will be de-veloped in the future through the utilization of these Federal funds.
Officials of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority have installed a new wayfinder sign at the I-44 Stroud Gate exit at SH99.
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Installs New SignThe sign directs travelers to
the tribal capitol complex of the Sac and Fox Nation located south of Stroud.
OTA installs wayfinder sign at the I-44 Stroud Gate exit at SH99
Sac and Fox Nation Food & Nutrition Center and RV Parking
