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NOVEMBER 2021 | VOLUME 1 | ISSUE 1

Councilman                                     As we move into the holidays, we want
                                               to celebrate with family and friends.
Fred Fox’s                                     Unfortunately, with COVID still around
                                               we must protect one another and practice

Greetings                                      our social distancing. The Elder Christmas
                                               Party at the casino was cancelled to protect
                                               our Elders. They will be just distributing
Hello Community and Relatives,                 meals and elder Christmas disbursements.
I would like to send my condolences to         The elder disbursement was increased to
the families & friends that lost their loved   $2500 this year, so all the elders can enjoy   White Shield Masterplan - New Football Field
ones. We have been battling the COVID          the holidays. The Tribal disbursement will     Photo Credit: Jeff White
virus and the drug epidemic that continues     be $1000 for all enrolled members and will
                                                                                              I would like to thank Dorreen Yellow
to take our young people away from us and      be distributed in a couple weeks.
                                                                                              Bird for her work for the past 9 years on
our families. We pray and continue to fight                                                   the White Shield Newsletter! She will be
                                           The White Shield East Segment has
through this, and we hope one day we will                                                     enjoying her retirement and she will be
                                           also cancelled the Christmas party due
overcome this battle.                                                                         greatly missed as one of our best and most
                                           to COVID. We don’t want to take the
We’ve had a busy fall with the Grand       chance of the virus spreading, which               talented MHA journalists.
Opening of the Ralph Wells Jr. Community would increase the chance of losing any              I am very happy to have Marita Abe taking
Center and Thanksgiving. I would like to   of our loved ones. This year we will be
                                                                                              over the reins for the Segment’s newsletter.
thank all the East Segment staff for their distributing meals and gift cards on
                                                                                              The newsletter will be an additional duty
hard work and efforts for making these     December 17th with a drive-thru at the
                                                                                              for her as she is our Project Manager for all
events a success.                          Public Safety Building.
                                                                                              the magnificent development taking place
                                                                                              in our community.
                                                                                              I would like to wish the White Shield
                                                                                              School Basketball teams the best of luck
                                                                                              as their season begins. I know they
                                                                                              have some early holiday tournaments
                                                                                              in December, so play hard with the best
                                                                                              sportsmanship we always show.
                                                                                              I would like to wish everyone a Merry
                                                                                              Christmas and Happy New Year, be safe
                                                                                              and God Bless.
                                                                                              Thank you,

L-R: Former MHA Councilman Marcus Levings (2006-2010), MHA Chairman Mark Fox
(2014-Present), Councilman Fred Fox, Former MHA Chairman Austin Gillette (1978-1982) and      White Shield East Segment Representative
Former MHA Chairman Ed Lone Fight (1986-1992)                                                 TAT Executive Secretary
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East Segment                              projects was officially completed this
                                          November. On Friday November
                                                                                     greet the community and give comments
                                                                                     on the new community center.

Celebrates the                            19th, the community came together to
                                          celebrate the grand opening of White
                                                                                     The ribbon cutting ceremony took place
                                                                                     at the entrance of the new building.
                                          Shield’s new Ralph Wells, Jr. Community
Grand Opening                             Center.
                                                                                     Vida Wells McDonald (daughter of
                                                                                     Ralph Wells, Jr.) cut the ribbon with

of Ralph Wells,
                                          The event was held in their events room. Tribal Council members alongside her
                                          East Segment Councilman Fred Fox           side. Tours were given throughout the
                                          hosted the event. Young Hawk Bear          facility. The Ralph Wells, Jr. Community
Jr. Community                             Post 253 rendered the flags at the start
                                          of the event. Guest speakers Chairman
                                                                                     Center has something for everyone to
                                                                                     enjoy, no matter what age. Anyone may
Center                                    Mark Fox took the mic along with former visit the new center during business
                                          Chairman Austin Gillette, Ed Lone Fight hours. The facility holds a state-of-the-
                                          and Marcus Levings. A brief history was art fitness center, a movie theater, a
Story by Anne Morsett (MHA Times)         explained on the original Ralph Wells      water park/swimming pool, an indoor
Photos courtesy of Marita Abe             Memorial Complex along with the new        track, basketball courts, and much more.
                                          Ralph Wells, Jr. Community Center          It sits conveniently next to the new
The East Segment community of White       name. The Ralph Wells name has been        school, so kids may walk next door for
Shield has been patiently awaiting        memorialized in the former complex         extracurricular activities after school is
the construction of its new facilities.   for the last fifty years and will continue out, or just to have fun. Children must be
Construction crews have been working      its legacy in the new community center.    attended by an adult, however. The staff
diligently on all projects for the last   Woodstone Inc. and Brunton Architects      are all highly trained and professional in
two years. One of its final and biggest   and Engineers also got the opportunity to all areas of the community center.

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Congratulations on your Retirement
James D. Young Bird
30 Years of Service with the McLean
County Sheriff’s Department
James D. Young Bird started his career on June 21, 1991 and retired on October 4,
2021. A retirement dinner was held in his honor on November 6, 2021 in Wilton,
                                                                                    Speedy and Cheryl Bruce honored JD with a
ND.                                                                                 warbonnet

JD with his wife Patti pictured here with their children and grandchildren          JD with his Aunt Marilyn Young Bird, Uncle Joe Young
Photo By: Lori                                                                      Bird and Aunt Sara Young Bird

Ralph Wells Community Center Hours

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White Shield
Veterans Day
Celebration
2021
11/11/2021 at 11:00am
White Shield Complex
Young Hawk Bear Post 253
Ladies Auxiliary Post 253
Photos By: Genevieve Azure

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“Black Pinto
Horse” selected
to represent the
United States
at the Dubai Art
Expo 2021
Native Artist Monte Yellow Bird Sr.—
Known to the Art World as “Black Pinto
Horse”— was the only US artist to be
selected to represent the United States
and his Native People at the Dubai Art
Expo 2021.

For immediate release — On November
5, 2021, the opening evening of an
extraordinary three-day gathering of        “The Journey, A Gathering of Nations” - 24” x 34” oil-on-canvas
more than 500 artists from over 170
nations, Monte Yellow Bird Sr.—a
                                            the capital of the United Arab Emirates,                 environment.”
member of the Mandan, Arikara and
                                            of which Dubai has become the trade,                     At the grand opening reception in The
Hidatsa Nation—participated as the only
                                            tourism, and cultural hub.                               Meydan Hotel, Monte Yellow Bird—
artist from the United States selected to
appear in the Dubai Art Expo. “This was     For the Dubai event, Yellow Bird                         dressed in a tribal regalia—unveiled his
a great, great honor for me, to represent   decided to create a special artwork that                 painting for attending dignitaries and
both my country and my people,” says        spoke specifically to the spirit of peace                the press. He then shared a traditional
the artist, who presents his work under     and conservation shared by the native                    tale of a meeting between a buffalo and
his spiritual name “Black Pinto Horse.”     peoples of North America and the Arab                    a porcupine, and it’s tragic end for the
                                            world. Painted in his contemporary                       larger creature. “It’s life lesson is about
Organized by curator Aurela Cuku,
                                            Native American/expressionist style                      the importance of building relationships
founder of the Artissima Art Agency
                                            inspired by the 19th-century ledger art                  but also being careful about who you
in Dubai, the event dedicated itself
                                            created by Great Plains tribes displaced                 bring into your life,” says the artist.
to celebrating and encouraging the
                                            from their homelands, the 24-by-34-                      Yellow Bird followed that story with a
appreciation of global arts, culture, and
                                            inch oil-on-canvas piece entitled “ The                  song he composed for Native flute in
heritage. “Ms. Cuku began collecting my
                                            journey, A gathering of nations” features                celebration of his journey.
work several years ago when I took part
                                            in its four quadrants an Arabian oryx,                   Monte Yellow Bird’s painting is now on
in a month-long artist residency in Abu
                                            a white antelope species brought back                    display at Artissima Gallery in Dubai,
Dhabi,” says Yellow Bird. That city is
                                            from the edge of extinction through                      awaiting one of his avid international
                                            the efforts of His Highness General                      collectors. Meanwhile, the artist has
                                            Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,                      already been invited to take part in next
                                            Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu                       year’s big international Art Expo, slated
                                            Dhabi; the American bison, sacred to                     to take place in Italy in November 2022.
                                            Native American peoples; an Indian
                                            lodge, with a warrior riding past on,
                                            most appropriately for the artist, a
                                            black pinto horse; and the Sheik Zayed
                                            Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, named for
                                            the founding father of the UAE, above
                                            which flies a golden falcon, national
                                            bird of that nation. “My goal in the
                                            painting,” Yellow Bird explains, “was
                                            to express the emotional ties that exist
                                            between two distant peoples who share a
                                            dedication and honor to preserving their
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MHA Drug
Enforcement
agent reflects on
time in the Army,
fighting drug
epidemic on Fort
Berthold                                                                                                   FITNESS MANAGERS
Written by: Becky Farr (KX News)
                                                                                                               Megan Blacksmith
Posted: Nov 25, 2021 / 12:00 PM CST /
Updated: Nov 25, 2021 / 09:47 PM CST
                                                                                                                 701-421-0895
                                                                                                         meganblacksmith@mhanation.com
“My grandma would always say – and it’s always
been my motto – ‘tomorrow’s a new day, but
you pray to get through today,'” said Dawn
                                                                                                                  Mark Nolan
White, supervisory lead agent for the MHA Drug                                                                   701-421-2557
Enforcement Division.                                                                                        mnolan@mhanation.com
White applies that to her work, but that saying
dates back to how she grew up on the Fort
Berthold Indian Reservation, in White Shield.
                                                                                                               Matt Howling Wolf
Raised by her grandparents, White’s professional
                                                                                                                  701-421-5053
timeline began right after she graduated high                                                            matthowlingwolf@mhanation.com
school.
“Every generation has had somebody going to
the military,” she said, “in every branch.”          about her experiences.
She wasted no time before she joined the Army.       One of those people who needed someone like
She said she always wanted to go.                    Dawn on their side is Telia Baker.
She was stationed all over the U.S. and spent        “I was a six-year heroin addict,” Baker said.
time abroad. She was sent to Bosnia for              “Being one of the arresting officers with federal
Operation Joint Endeavor.                            drug charges, she was there. It could’ve been
White says her time in Bosnia and in the Army,       anyone else sitting there, [but] Creator placed
overall, was stressful.                              Dawn there.”

At just 19 years old, she left home. During her      After three years in prison, Baker returned home
eight years as an Army medic, she says she found     and expected to be judged. Instead, Dawn did
her warrior spirit.                                  the opposite.

“I wanted to show them that I am meant to be         She greeted her with a humble smile, Baker
here, even if I am a woman, I’m meant to be          recalled.
here,” she said.                                     Baker is close to eight years of sobriety and is
Another place she’s meant to be is on the front      the director at The Door resource and recovery
lines of the fight against drugs on Fort Berthold.   center in New Town.

MHA Nation Chairman Mark Fox said, “The              “It’s always right in the back of my mind, Dawn’s
highest qualities that I speak of her is that A)     face,” she said.
she’s homegrown and she’s native.”                   Agent White’s job ranges from helping her
“It helps me, I think more than it ever hindered     people to tracking down large-scale drug-
                                                     trafficking organizations.
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me,” White said, “to be a person on this
reservation arresting our people. Because who
wouldn’t know their people than somebody who
                                                     “I tell a lot of people, you know, I can’t help
                                                     everybody, but I can help one person at a time.”
                                                                                                          8:00AM - 4:00PM CST
grew up here?”                                       She says she prays for the people she’s up              Monday - Friday
“The second thing that I think that is really a      against. “I push everyone to go to treatment. I
strong attribute is that she’s one of few women,
active women, that are part of the force,”
                                                     don’t want them to be on the street, to live this
                                                     life.”
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Chairman Fox added. “And then the third one
that I have to say is probably her strongest
                                                     That’s another thing she learned from her               701-743-4380
                                                     grandparents. They were direct, but kind, which
attribute, is that she’s a veteran.”                 is something she says she’d like to see more of.
“I think sometimes that’s all some people need,      Dawn White holds many titles, including
is just somebody to talk to,” White reflected        Someone You Should Know.
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White Shield
Turkey Trot 5K
2021
Congratulations to all who participated!
Photos By: Arikara Fitness & Recreational Center

                                                                 EMHC PUBLIC HEALTH

                                                              December
                                                          Covid-19
                                                         Vaccine Clinics
                                                                     New Town
                                                               Please note location changes
                                                         Veterans Center Northern Lights Center
                                                            1st and 8th      15th, 22nd, 29th
                                                                  11:00am to 3:00pm
                                                       Mandaree- EMS Garage
                                                       Thursday 9th from 1-4 pm
                                                           White Shield- New Comm. Center
                                                                 Tuesday 14th from 1-4pm
                                                       Parshall- Red Hall
                                                       Tuesday 21st from 1-4pm

                                                        Kids dose's now available
                                                           for 5 years and up!
                                                        PLEASE WEAR A MASK AND
                                                        EXPECT TO WAIT 15 MINS.
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Sports Section
                                             NOVE M BE R 2 02 1

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WHITE SHIELD WARRIORS
2021 CHAIRMAN’S BOWL CHAMPIONS

Photo By: Raine White

DEER OPENING                                                        White Shield
SEASON                                                              Holiday Miles
White Shield community members hunting
photos | Feature your hunting photos by                              Challenge
Emailing: editor@whiteshieldstar.com
Photos submitted by: PJ Demarce (with sons
                                                                  We continue to encourage everyone
Mauryce, Daceton & Keethon)
                                                                  who has signed up for the Holiday
                                                                   Miles Challenge to keep up their
                                                                   walking and running this season!

                                                                   For all those who have signed up,
                                                                  you will earn a dollar for every mile
                                                                   you WALK or RUN. Minimum of
                                                                  25 miles (for $25.00) Maximum of
                                                                      $500.00 Scheels Gift Card.

                                                                  Miles must be logged to phone app
                                                                    “Map My Run” to be counted.
                                                                  Photo of miles on treadmills must
                                                                              be taken.

                                                                      Starts: December 1, 2021
                                                                       Ends: January 15, 2022
                                                                  Adults Only - (first 50 participants)

                                                                    For More Information Contact:
                                                                    Sheldon Rush at 701-897-4661

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In Memory of                           capacities. During this time, Wilbur
                                            Sr. worked in Washington, D.C., North
                                                                                         Winona Mizner. Stepchildren: Coby
                                                                                         Rabbithead and Michael Stevens. Step-
                                            Dakota, South Dakota, and Arizona.           grandchild: Deyondre T. Simpson.
                                            While in Arizona, he met Eddie Basha         He was preceded in death by his Parents:
                                            Jr., the owner of Bashas’, Inc., a grocery   Ernest and Mollie Wilkinson. Paternal
                                            store chain in Arizona, and worked to        Grandparents: Ernest Wilkinson Sr.
                                            launch the first Bashas’ grocery store in    and Margaret Beauchamp. Maternal
                                            Tuba City, Arizona, headquarters of the      Grandparents: Daniel Wolf and Lillie
                                            Western Navajo Agency.                       Eaton. Brother: Harry Wilkinson. Sister:
                                         After working for the federal                   Virginia Wilkinson.
                                         government, he returned to Fort                 A viewing will be held Thursday, October
                                         Berthold to serve his People. In                28 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Thompson
                                         November 1990, Wilbur Sr. was elected           Funeral Home at 48 3rd Street NE,
                                         as the Chairman of the Three Affiliated         Garrison, North Dakota 58540.
                                         Tribes. During his term, his most               Funeral services will be held Friday,
                                         historic legal accomplishment was               October 29th at 10 a.m. at the Thompson
                                         successfully lobbying for the passage           Funeral Home. Following the graveside
                                         of the Joint Tribal Advisory Committee          service at Immaculate Conception
                                         (JTAC). Another significant victory             Catholic Cemetery, the family will
     WILBUR DALE WILKINSON, SR.          as Chairman was building The Four               provide a boxed lunch served at the
OCTOBER 12, 1978 - OCTOBER 23, 2021 Bears Casino & Lodge, which remains
                                                                                         White Shield Community Center at 1620
                                         the most successful and long-standing           61st Avenue, Roseglen, ND 58775.
Wilbur Dale Wilkinson Sr., 73, of White  project in MHA history. What is more, he
Shield, North Dakota made his journey    negotiated the best gaming compact in
to “the place where life continues” on
Saturday, October 23, 2021.
                                         state history for a Tribe. He also started
                                         the first Cattle Re-lending Program on               In Memory of
Wilbur Sr., is a member of the Mandan,   the MHA Nation.
Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) Nation. His In Wilbur Sr’s later years, he took on
Indian Name is “Ciida buuxi adagish”     the USDA and represented 27 families,
Spotted Tail “Old One.” He is a member   including his own, for discriminatory
of the Flint Knife Clan-Three Clan “Mate practices on Indian farmers and won an
si-no-ga.”                               18-year battle associated with the famed
Wilbur Sr. was born in Minot, North      2011 Keepseagle v. Vilsack settlement.
Dakota, on October 12, 1948, to Ernest   He later established Spotted Tail &
and Mollie Wolf Wilkinson. He was        Associates, a professional service firm
then adopted by Rose Crows Flies         providing expert legal advice within the
High after his mother’s passing. He      domains of tribal consultation, energy
was primarily raised in White Shield,    and natural resources, environmental
North Dakota, located on the Fort        issues, and litigation. Toward the end
Berthold reservation. A descendant of    of his career, he focused his energies
Spotted Tail and Wolf Lies Down, he      on providing allottee services for tribal
held the warrior spirit within himself.  members.
His fraternal grandfather was Mahlon        The culmination of his lived experiences,
Wilkinson, who served as the first Indian   service as a tribal leader, and work as an       WHITNEY KENDRA HOSIE
Agent at Fort Berthold. Upon receiving      untiring legal advocate have prompted        OCTOBER 1, 1988 - NOVEMBER 7, 2021
his diploma from White Shield High          many to view Wilbur Sr.’s passage as “A
School in 1966, Wilbur Sr. received an      Good Man Walks Your Way.”                    Whitney Kendra Hosie, 33, White Shield,
undergraduate degree from Haskell                                                        died on Sunday, November 7, 2021
                                           Wilbur Sr. was a loving father,               at Sanford Hospital in Bismarck, ND.
Indian Junior College (known today         grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin
as Haskell Indian Nations University).                                                   Procession from Thompson Funeral
                                           and was a good relative to all. He is         Home will begin at 8am on Wednesday,
While at Haskell, Wilbur had his first     survived by His companion: Karen
taste of Indian advocacy by participating                                                November 10, 2021.
                                           Rabbithead. Siblings: Alva Rose Hall,
in the American Indian Movement (AIM)      Charles Wilkinson, and Virgil Wilkinson       Funeral services will be held at 10am at
occupation of Wounded Knee. He later       (Judith). Children: Charlotte (Ryan)          the Ralph Wells, Jr. Memorial Complex
attended Northeastern University and       Davidson, Norma (Raymond) Naito,              in White Shield, ND.
the University of Oklahoma.                Sallie Wilkinson (Ronnie Mizner),             Burial will be at the Immaculate
Intending to become an Indian Advocate, Ernest O. Wilkinson III and Wilbur D.            Conception/Packineau Dam Cemetary
Wilbur Sr. began working for the United Wilkinson, Jr. Grandchildren: William            west of White Shield, immediately
States Bureau of Indian Affairs in various Wilkinson, Matthew Davidson and               following the funeral.
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HOURS OF
                                       OPERATION
                                                                                WHITE SHIELD SITE
                                          WEEKDAYS
                                     7:00AM - 9:00PM
                                                                                        WHITE SHIELD COMPLEX
                                                                                        MON-FRI 8:30AM-4:30PM
                                          WEEKENDS
                                                                                 NUETA HIDATSA SAHNISH COLLEGE
                                     8:00AM - 9:00AM                                 LIAISON: ELISE ARGENT

                                                                                             Come learn more about:
                                       701-743-4022
                                                                                 COLLAGE ASSISTANCE - We can help you apply
                                                                                for admission to college, as well as financial aid and
                                                                               scholarships. We can also assist with setting up your
                                                                              campus email, Office 365 set up, as well as helping you
                                                                                   order books (questions on tutoring) and more!

                                                                                GED Center - Our office has study workbooks and
                                                                               provides assistance in preparing for the GED exams.
                                                                                You can also register to take the exams online right
                                                                                        here at the White Shield Complex

                                                                                 Dual Credit and CEU’s - NHSC also offers dual
                                                                                   credit courses for high school students (with
                                                                                school approval), and has CEU classes available to
                                                                                           community members as well.

                                         Ree Ranch Arena
                                       2021 WINTER BARN HOURS
  The White Shield Fitness &
Recreation program is looking
 to find a gymnastic, tumbler,                Monday                           Thursday
or dance routine instructor to        Open Barn 9:00am - 7:00pm        Open Barn 9:00am - 7:00pm
teach our White Shield youth!
Ages will be from 1st grade to                Tuesday                           Friday                                 2021
                                      Open Barn 9:00am - 3:30pm        Open Barn 9:00am - 7:00pm
           3rd grade.
                                           Riding Lessons                                                          WHITE SHIELD
We will perform at halftimes                                                                                        CHRISTMAS
of home games as well as any                Wednesday                         Weekends                               CONCERT
opportunities to perform at!          Open Barn 9:00am - 4:00pm        Open Barn 9:00am - 7:00pm
                                       Roping 5:30pm - 8:00pm                                                        Wednesday
Times, salary and location can               Live Steers                                                            December 15th
be discussed when you contact
me. It is a great activity for our                     ARENA LOCATION                                            Meal begins at 5:00pm
 kids and hope we can get this
                                                      1348 61ST AVE NW                                          Concert begins at 6:00pm
           going asap!
                                                     GARRISON, ND 58540                                        Sleigh Rides, Santa, Cookies
       Please call or text
                                                                                                                   and Cider to follow!
       Sheldon Rush                            FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL
       701-897-6441
    White Shield Fitness &                            JACKIE 701-421-7210
    Recreation Specialist                           JESS HALL 701-421-7200

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ARIKARA            FRY BREAD            NOVEMBER      SESAME STREET
AWAHU VILLAGE      GRAND OPENING        RALPH WELLS   TURKEY TROT
COMMUNITY CENTER   KNOTS LANDING        REE SCOUTS    VETERANS DAY
DEER HUNTER        MARINE CORPS         SAHNISH       WARRIORS
ELDERS             NISHU                SEMPER FI     WHITE SHIELD STAR

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WHITE SHIELD OFFICE                                                                    1804 C-STORE
                                 Councilman Fred Fox               ffox@mhanation.com                    701-421-0391   Main Phone                     701-743-4022
                                 Jonelle Abe                       jonelle@mhanation.com                 701-421-8222   WHITE SHIELD COMPLEX
                                 Greta Hosie                       gretahosie@mhanation.com              701-421-8286   Main Phone                     701-743-4244
                                 Heather Bearstail                 hdickens@mhanation.com                701-421-1396   Gary Dickens                   701-898-8946
                                 Morley Howling Wolf               mhowlingwolf@mhanation.com            701-421-1160   NEW RALPH WELLS, JR. COMMUNITY CENTER
                                 David Blacksmith                  dblacksmith@mhanation.com             701-421-6507   Megan Blacksmith               701-421-0895
                                 RECORDS OFFICE                                                                         Mark Nolan                     701-421-2557
                                 Executive Secretary                                                     701-627-8248   Matt Howling Wolf              701-421-5053
                                 Mike Stevens                      mstevens@mhanation.com                701-627-8111   WHITE SHIELD SENIOR MEALS
                                 NEW TOWN OFFICE                                                                        Main Phone                     701-743-4121
                                 Main Phone                                                              701-627-8248   REE LODGE MANAGEMENT
                                 Fax Line                                                                701-627-2093   Main Line                      701-743-4120
                                 BISMARCK SATELLITE OFFICE                                                              JoDell Fox                           Ext 225
                                 Main Phone                                                              701-751-0456   Chris Everett                        Ext 226
                                 Fax Line                                                                701-751-1972   WHITE SHIELD FIELD CLINIC
                                 Sharissa Wells                    slwells@mhanation.com                 701-421-8985   Main Phone                     701-743-4380

  November Birthdays

   Sandra Gillette (11/3)                                    THE                                                        SECURITY
                                                             WHITE SHIELD                                               James Miller                   701-421-7099
     Rhoda Star (11/6)                                                                                                  POLICE DEPARTMENT

                                                     Please email stories and photos (with credit) to:                  TAT Police Department          701-627-3716
Fredman Everett, Sr. (11/7)                                  editor@whiteshieldstar.com                                 ROADS DEPARTMENT
                                         DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 10TH DAY OF THE MONTH                                Main Phone                     701-627-3716
  Diane Mongram (11/9)                               FOR THAT MONTH’S ISSUE                                             RURAL WATER
                                                                                                                        Main Phone                     701-627-8185
Charles Wilkinson (11/13)                                                                                               ENVIRONMENTAL DEPATMENT / PESTICIDES
                                                     MHA NATION COMMITTEES                                              Main Phone                     701-627-4569
                                 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Lujuanna LaCroix (11/15)         Chairman Mark Fox (Chair)            chairmanfox@mhanation.com          701-627-4781
                                                                                                                        ELBOWOODS HEALTH CENTER
                                                                                                                        Main Phone                     701-627-4750

 Donald Dickens (11/27)          Cory Spotted Bear (Vice Chair)       coryspottedbear@mhanation.com      701-938-4403   Fax Line                       701-627-4496
                                 Fred Fox (Executive Secretary)       ffox@mhanation.com                 701-627-8248

                                 Mervin Packineau (Treasurer)         mpackineau@mhanation.com           701-627-8216
  December Birthdays             JUDICIAL COMMITTEE                                                                     NEW TOWN COMMODITIES

 Bobbette LaCroix (12/4)         V. Judy Brugh (Chair)                vjbrugh@mhanation.com              701-627-8109   Main Phone                     701-627-4292

                                 Fred Fox (Member)                    ffox@mhanation.com                 701-627-8248   TERO NEW TOWN
                                                                                                                        Main Phone                     701-627-3634
   Neil Karlson (12/15)          Monica Mayer (Member)                mmayer@mhanation.com               701-627-3456
                                                                                                                        BIA NEW TOWN
                                 HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
                                                                                                                        Main Phone                     701-627-4707
   Donna Poitra (12/17)          Monica Mayer (Chair)                 mmayer@mhanation.com               701-627-3456   Range                          701-627-6532
                                 Fred Fox (Member)                    ffox@mhanation.com                 701-627-8248   LEGAL SERVICES NEW TOWN
    Nancy Fox (12/25)                                                                                                   Main Phone                     701-627-4719
                                 Cory Spotted Bear (Member)           coryspottedbear@mhanation.com      701-938-4403
                                                                                                                        Toll Free                     1-877-639-8695
  Ardith Esquibel (12/29)        EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                                                                        TAT FINANCE
                                 Monica Mayer (Chair)                 mmayer@mhanation.com               701-627-3456
                                                                                                                        Main Phone                     701-627-8224
                                 Sherry Turner-Lone Fight             sturner-lonefight@mhanation.com    701-759-3377   Fax Line                       701-627-2811
 Apologies if we missed anyone   Judy Brugh (Member)                  vjbrugh@mhanation.com              701-627-8109   TAT ENROLLMENT
   It was not our intention      ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
                                                                                                                        Main Phone                     701-627-4238
                                                                                                                        TAT SOLID WASTE
                                 Monica Mayer (Chair)                 mmayer@mhanation.com               701-627-3456
                                                                                                                        Main Phone                     701-627-2034
                                 Cory Spotted Bear (Member)           coryspottedbear@mhanation.com      701-938-4403   ANIMAL CONTROL
                                 V. Judy Brugh (Member)               vjbrugh@mhanation.com              701-627-8109   Delia Blake                    701-421-5214

                                 ENERGY COMMITTEE                                                                       Travis Jensen                  701-421-8906

  WHITE SHIELD
                                                                                                                        FOUR BEARS CASINO
                                 Fred Fox (Chair)                     ffox@mhanation.com                 701-627-8248
                                                                                                                        Main Phone                    1-800-294-5454

  SENIOR MEALS                   Cory Spotted Bear (Member)

                                 Monica Mayer (Member)
                                                                      coryspottedbear@mhanation.com

                                                                      mmayer@mhanation.com
                                                                                                         701-838-4403

                                                                                                         701-627-3456
                                                                                                                        TRIBAL COURTS
                                                                                                                        Main Phone                     701-627-4803
                                 CULTURAL COMMITTEE                                                                     SOCIAL SERVICES

  701-421-4121                   Sherry Turner-Lone Fight (Chair)     sturner-lonefight@mhanation.com    701-759-3377
                                                                                                                        Main Phone
                                                                                                                        477
                                                                                                                                                       701-627-8165

     DELIVERY
                                 Cory Spotted Bear (Member)           coryspottedbear@mhanation.com      701-938-4403
                                                                                                                        Main Phone                     701-627-4455
                                 V. Judy Brugh (Member)               vjbrugh@mhanation.com              701-627-8109   GARRISON CENEX

    OR PICK-UP                   NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE                                                            Main Phone
                                                                                                                        GARRISON STATE BANK & TRUST
                                                                                                                                                       701-463-2256

                                 Cory Spotted Bear (Chair)            coryspottedbear@mhanation.com      701-938-4403
11:30AM - 12:30PM                Fred Fox (Member)                    ffox@mhanation.com                 701-627-8248
                                                                                                                        Main Phone
                                                                                                                        MCLEAN ELECTRIC
                                                                                                                                                       701-463-2262

                                 V. Judy Brugh (Member)               vjbrugh@mhanation.com              701-627-8109
                                                                                                                        Main Phone                     701-463-2291
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