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The Seminole Tribune 26 May 20, 2005Positions AvailableJob Title: Purchasing ClerkDepartment: Seminole Police DepartmentNature of Work:Responsible for matching invoices,tracking billing/costing errors andprocessing transactions, Solvesminor problems such as invoiceerrors, backorders, exchanges, etc,Promptly and within contractguidelines, Verifies bills from suppliersand approves bill for payment,Maintain multiple filing systems,Coordinate with departmentsat tribal office, such as:Accounting, Building andGrounds, ExecutiveAdministrator’s office, Housing,Information Systems, Purchasing,Secretary/Treasurer’s office,Travel, and Utilities, Heavy liftingis a must.Essential Functions ofthe Job: Maintain a copy of allvehicle information and vehiclemaintenance, Maintain vehicle logon computer, Maintain a purchasingcatalog library, Consult catalogsand interview suppliers toobtain prices and specifications,Select products for purchase bytesting, observing and examiningitems, Recommend and maintainvendors used by the SeminolePolice Department and contractnegotiations on major purchases,Fill supply requests for BigCypress, Brighton, Immokalee, andTampa reservations and otherdepartments in Hollywood, Sendor store items purchased to have onhand and keep inventory of itemsto issue, Pick up items from vendorsthat are not delivered, Requestand process purchase orders andrequisitions to purchase office suppliesand furniture, as well as alllaw enforcement items from outsidevendors including, but notlimited to: vehicles, motorcycles,vehicle maintenance, guns, radars,uniforms, safety supplies, cameras,film and crime scene kits, Stockand maintain vending machineswith candy, chips, and drinks,Maintain vendor files with all pastand recent purchases, Maintainbuilding appearance and repairs,Process forms on new vendors toadd to the Tribal vendor list,Submit monthly reading for sixXerox® copy machines located onall reservations, Printing projects,such as business cards and certificates,Organize upcoming eventswithin the department, Any otherassignment at the discretion of theJob Title: Police Records ClerkDepartment: Seminole Police DepartmentNature of Work: Workincludes maintaining the recordkeepingsystem for the PoliceDepartment’s records managementsystem. Data is entered within arequired time frame for the creationof records and files and theaccurate retrieval of statistics andinformation. Perform a wide rangeof complex clerical work requiringspecialized knowledge. Work isaccomplished along with thedemanding fast-pace at receptiondesk.Essential Functions ofthe Job: Provide technical assistanceby entering all informationdata into the Incident BasedReporting system (IBR) for theaccurate compiling of crime statisticsand the creation of police files,records, documentation, and dispositions,Perform directed analysis,Draft specific sections of reportsfor data collection, Receive legaldocuments in the mail that requireknowledge of legal guidelines toprocess or route to proper departmentsand agencies. Collect fees;process records requests; issuereceipts, Screen calls, takes messages,Retrieve files and informationfor officers and staff, Ensuresfiles are signed in and out, Typevarious form letters and reportswhen instructions are explicit,Participate in the evaluation andoptions for equipment and variousoffice supplies, Performs minormaintenance of equipment, Greetvisitors and callers; directsinquiries to proper source, andanswers questions within contextof policies and procedures; sometimesinvolves contact of a difficultnature, Obtain factual informationfrom citizens, Use at least one typeof word processor, spreadsheet, ordata based software, Performduties of clerical staff members intheir absence, Perform other dutiesas required.Job Location andPhysical Requirements: Dutiesare performed in an office setting,Operate standard office equipmentto include, personal computers,copy machines, telephones, faxmachines, and calculators, Able tolift, carry and/or pull boxes withthe approximate weight of 10–16pounds, Able to utilize step stooland/or 6-foot ladder.Required Knowledge,Skills and Abilities: Ability to prioritize,organize, and perform workindependently, Ability to operategeneral office equipment, wordprocessing equipment, and microcomputersas required to accomplishthe work assigned, Ability toprovide guidance and training toother clerical staff members asneeded, Ability to monitor thedaily developments and progress ofwork performed and to modify orinitiate corrective action as appropriate,Ability to establish andmaintain effective working relationshipswith employees and thepublic, Ability to deal with publicrelations problems courteously andtactfully, Ability to analyze, evaluate,and recommend improved procedures,techniques, and equipment,Ability to maintain confidentialityof information, Ability toplan and coordinate multiple officeChief of Police.Job Location andEquipment Operated: Generallywork is performed in an indooroffice setting. When working in theoffice, incumbents typically workat a desk entering and receivingdata from a computer or terminal.Incumbents read and comprehendwritten material and make inferencesfrom the contents. Verbalcommunication is conducted faceto face, on the telephone, and in agroup meeting. Ability to lift andmove light to medium weightobjects.Required Knowledge,Skills and Abilities: Generaloffice skills (filing, filling out requisitions,order forms, and purchaseorders), Computer skills:Filemaker Pro, MS Excel, MSWord, Outlook and Windows,Ability to conduct agreements andmake arrangements with vendorson purchases, Ability to move, pickup and purchase items, when needed.Necessary SpecialQualifications: Must possess avalid Florida driver’s license.functions, Ability to proofread,research files, and logically organizeinformation, Ability to makeaccurate mathematical calculations,Ability to organize and manageseveral projects simultaneously andmeet deadlines, Ability to followcomplex oral and written instructions,Ability to communicateeffectively both oral and in writing,Ability to exercise independentjudgment, Ability to maintain oralcommunications, interpersonalskills, public relations, and customerservice, Ability to workaccurately and rapidly, Ability toindependently manage and operatean office setting and carry outpolices and procedures withinassigned areas of responsibility,Ability to work well under pressure,Ability to type at an accuraterate of speed; knowledge of dataentry operations, Ability to interpretand communicate the policies,procedures, and services of thedepartment, Ability to maintainmoderately complex records toensure their confidentiality.MinimumQualifications: High school diplomaor equivalent, including or supplementedby college or businessschool courses in secretarial science,Extensive experience inhighly responsible clerical andoffice work, with three years ofexperience as a secretary or anyequivalent combination of acceptableeducation and experience providingthe knowledge, abilities,and skill cited above.Susan Etxebarria(L-R) Brighton seniors Mabel Hought, Lottie Baxley and Happy Jones at the Brighton Senior Center.By Susan EtxebarriaBRIGHTON — The seniors at Brighton’sHot Meals started celebrating Mother’s Day a fewdays early. A group of mothers, grandmothers andgreat-grandmothers got the change to go out to lunchBy Jerry WilsonCopyright © 2004In the U.S. Mother’s Dayis a holiday celebrated on secondSunday in May. It is a day whenchildren honor their mothers withcards, gifts, and flowers. Firstobservance in Philadelphia, Pa. in1907, it is based on suggestions byJulia Ward Howe in 1872 andAnna Jarvis in 1907.Although it wasn’t celebratedin the U.S. until 1908, therewere days honoring mothers evenin the days of ancient Greece. Inthose days, however, it was Rhea,the mother of the gods who wasgiven honor.Later, in the 1600s, inEngland there was an annualobservance called “MotheringSunday.” It was celebrated duringLent, on the fourth Sunday. OnMothering Sunday, the servants,on May 3 to Benihana’s in Stuart, Fla.On May 5, the seniors played a short a gameof bingo before they held the drawings for the doorprizes. At the luncheon, each mother received a bouquetof flowers in a glass vase.Mother’s Day History and CustomsOPPORTUNITYAre you ready to make a change?The #1 company in Beauty and Nutrition islooking for an independant distributorCall Now!Mrs. Osorio(786) 399-3925!! LOSE WEIGHT NOW !!The natural way with HERBALIFEUp to 15 pounds in one monthFor a free sample call Carolinaat(954) 682-2384On May 6,Hollywood’s TribalCouncil Rep. Max B.Osceola Jr. sponsoreda lunch for theHollywood seniorsand their families atBenihana in Ft.Lauderdale.HollywoodTribal citizens took upabout 6 tables, withapproximatly 40 seniorsand family membersattending theluncheon.Photo by FelixDoBoszSeniors Attend Mother’s Day Gatheringwho generally lived with theiremployers, were encouraged toreturn home and honor their mothers.It was traditional for them tobring a special cake along to celebratethe occasion.In the U.S., in 1908 AnaJarvis, from Grafton, W.V., began acampaign to establish a nationalMother’s Day. Jarvis persuaded hermother’s church in Grafton, WestVirginia to celebrate Mother’s Dayon the anniversary of her mother’sdeath. A memorial service washeld there on May 10, 1908 and inPhiladelphia the following yearwhere Jarvis moved.Jarvis and others began aletter-writing campaign to ministers,businessmen, and politiciansin their quest to establish a nationalMother’s Day. They were successful.President WoodrowWilson, in 1914, made the officialannouncement proclaimingMother’s Day a national observancethat was to be held eachyear on the second Sunday ofMay.Many other countries ofthe world celebrate their ownMother’s Day at different timesthroughout the year. Denmark,Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia,and Belgium celebrate Mother’sDay on the second Sunday inMay, as in the U.S.Some motherly advice...Always change your underwear;you never know when you’ll havean accident; Don’t make that faceor it’ll freeze in that position; Becareful or you’ll put your eye out;What if everyone jumped off acliff? Would you do it, too?
The Seminole Tribune 27 May 20, 2005Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Builds New Home for Piestewa FamilySubmitted by National American IndianHousing CouncilFLAGSTAFF, AZ — Amidst thelights, cameras, and circus atmosphere of aHollywood production, one more Nativefamily realized the dream of homeownershipin an “extreme” way Tuesday as thefamily of the late Iraq war soldier PrivateFirst Class Lori Piestewa was handed thekeys to a new home in the outskirts ofFlagstaff.The hit ABC reality-televisionshow Extreme Makeover: Home Editionbuilt the home for Piestewa’s parents andher two children in seven days on landdonated by the San Manuel Band ofMission Indians. The almost 5,000-squarefoothome is an extreme change for thefamily after living in a small trailer on theNavajo Reservation in Tuba City, Ariz., 75FlexCrete will enablebuilding of better homesand provide economic aswell as environmentalbenefits, according toNavajo housing and plantleadersSubmitted by National AmericanIndian Housing CouncilPAGE, AZ — Amid the brightred rocks of the northern Arizona landscape,just outside the Navajo Nation, sitsa state-of-the art plant that the tribe’shousing leaders say will guarantee constructionof 300 new homes on Navajoland and will be an alternative source offunding in the wake of proposed budgetcuts.Navajo F1exCrete BuildingSystems, Inc., scheduled for its GrandOpening on April 28, manufacturesF1exCrete, a lightweight, fire-resistant,energy-efficient form of aerated concrete.Navajo Housing Authority investedapproximately $4 million in the plant withconstruction financing provided byWashington Mutual, according to CEOChester Carl.“Money from the federal governmentis not guaranteed,” said Carl, who isalso Chairman of the National AmericanIndian Housing Council (NAIHC). “Whenthere are no entitlement funds to meetneeds in Indian Country, tribes must findadditional means of funding-and that’swhat we are doing.” In addition to theconstruction of 300 new homes, Carl saysmiles north of Flagstaff.Construction of the home andthe story of the Piestewafamily will be featured in theshow’s season finale scheduledto air Sunday, May 22from 7–9 p.m. EST, on theABC television network.As the Piestewa’s settle into theirnew home, complete with a room dedicatedto Lori’s memory, it’s one step closer tobetter housing conditions for NativeAmericans across the U.S.“We congratulate the Piestewafamily and hope that more Native familieswill have the chance to realize the dreamof homeownership,” said NAIHCExecutive Director Gary L. Gordon.“Through our Housing First for FirstAmericans Campaign, we hope to assisthe hopes the idea of building withF1exCrete will catch on, resulting inlower cost in housing for tribes in theSouthwest.There may be also financial benefitsfor the Navajo Housing Authority(HA), which has a 10 percent equity interestin the Flex-Crete building systemworld-wide and 100 percent ownership ofthe plant.“If a similar plant were to bebuilt in China, for example, the HA wouldcollect on that 10 percent equity,” saidCarl. “NAIHC recognizes the Navajo HAfor their effort to provide better housingconditions for their people through the useand manufacturing of FlexCrete,” saidNAIHC Executive Director Gary L.Gordon. “This is an excellent examplehow tribes can look to alternativeresources for better housing conditionsand funding to provide for those conditions.”Five times lighter than traditionalconcrete, FlexCrete is made with fly ash,a by-product of the nearby Navajo PowerPlant. Fly ash comes from non-combustibleminerals that naturally occur fromcoal when it is consumed in electric generatingplants. Fly ash is collected fromthe generated exhaust stream from thepower plant, and is then mixed with water,fibers and cement to create FlexCrete,which can be cut as easily as wood.Fly ash is used in other buildingmaterials, including traditional concreteandunused portions of it are disposed inlandfills, according to a FlexCrete companyspokesperson. What sets the FlexCretematerial apart is that it is 70 percent flyash. Not only is FlexCrete environmentallyfriendly in terms of recycling resources,but it will also provide for more efficientLori Piestewa received nationalattention in 2003 as the first NativeAmerican killed in the Iraq wartribes in building 100,000 homes in thenext ten years, as there is an abundantneed for more homes in Indian Country.”Congressman Rick Renzi (R-AZ)visited the Piestewas’ former home inTuba City, Ariz. and the build site of theirnew home just north of Flagstaff.“I am hopeful the message willget out when people watch the show thatLori gave her life for her country but shereally came from a very, very simpleplace,” said Renzi. “This new home willNavajos To Produce Innovative Building MaterialIndian Summer Music AwardsExtends Entry DeadlineSubmitted by Carol CameronMILWAUKEE, WI — The second annualIndian Summer Music Awards (ISMA) has extendedthe deadline for this year’s music award entries toMay 31.The Indian Summer Music Awards aredevoted to the recognition of both established andemerging artists and their outstanding contributionstoward indigenous people music. The awards are anexample of how American Indian music is now beingrecognized around the world and is a statement forAmerican Indian entrepreneurship.The categories in 2005 for the music awardsare: Alternative Rock, Blues, Classic Rock,Contemporary Instrumental, Country, Flute, Folk,Native Spirit (non-Indian artist), Pop, Rap/Hip Hop,Spiritual, Spoken Word, Traditional Drum andTraditional Vocal.The goal is to honor the best AmericanIndian music that has been commercially releasedheating and cooling mechanisms inhomes, according to Assistant PlantManager Cliff Hancock.“This product will keep homescooler in the summer and warmer in thewinter,” said Hancock.Modular, ready-made homes andtrailers have dominated the Indian housingmarket in recent years, leading to a lack ofjob opportunities for Natives who areskilled in building homes. The productionand use of FlexCrete could reverse that,according to Carl.“We plan to use this product toincrease the ‘block building’ type of constructionin our communities,” he said.“This type of building system will lowerthe cost of housing and maintain the laborforce.”“Washington Mutual is verypleased have to played a role in thefinancing of the Flex-Crete plant,” saidWashington Mutual’s First Vice Presidentof Community and External AffairsDivision Beth Castro. The plant will contributeto the economic health and vitalityof this community in two key ways: jobcreation and affordable housing. Weapplaud the Navajo Housing Authority fortaking this historic step.”FlexCrete will produce solidblocks, similar to concrete blocks, whichwill be used for the block building as wellas structural reinforcement panels, andthin un-reinforced panels for sheathing.The product will be sold commercially onthe Navajo reservation as well as in thePhoenix, Ariz., Las Vegas, Nev. andAlbuquerque, N.M. markets.To view pictures of the FlexCreteplant and the product, visit NAIHC’s websiteat www.naihc.net.between March 2, 2004 and March 1, 2005. In addition,the awards have been created to increase awarenessof the history and diversity of both traditionaland contemporary American Indian culture.The music and film and video awards programsare the result of a partnership between IndianSummer Festival, which is North America’s largestAmerican Indian festival, and the University ofWisconsin–Milwaukee Office of American IndianStudent Services. The music awards are sponsored byMohican North Star Bingo and Casino. The IndianSummer Music Awards and the Film and Video ImageAwards are presented at the same awards ceremony,sponsored and produced by Looking GlassProductions.For more information, contact the IndianSummer Festivals, Inc. office at (414) 604-1000.TheIndian Summer Festival Web site is www.indiansummer.org.Indian Summer Festival runs Sept. 9–11, atMilwaukee’s lakefront Maier Festival Park.Rally to Focus on Peltier’sUnjust ImprisonmentSubmitted by the Lakota Student AllianceOGLALA, SD— The 6th Annual OglalaCommemoration Event set to begin on June 26 at theJumping Bull Property, south of Oglala, S.D.; thismarks the 30th anniversary of the Incident at Oglala.The event is free to the public, and begins at 12 p.m.MST.“It’s a time for healing and prayers toremember those warriors who lost their freedom andtheir lives during the Reign of Terroron Pine Ridge. Hopefully the healingemphasis will prevent another bloodycivil war from happening again on thesacred land of the Lakota Nation,” saidEvent coordinator Robert Quiver Jr., astudent at Oglala Lakota College, andco-founder of the Lakota StudentAlliance, a grassroots group on thePine Ridge Reservation.The Lakota Student Allianceand Oglala CommemorationCommittee jointly sponsor the event tohonor and remember the lives lost duringthe 1970s civil conflict on thereservation and to also raise awarenesstoward the unjust imprisonment of American IndianMovement (AIM) member Leonard Peltier, currentlyjailed in Leavenworth, Kan.Peltier’s imprisonment resulted from a shootingincident between AIM members and federalagents at the Jumping Bull property which was precipitatedby numerous unjust deaths of AIM supportersduring a tumultuous 1970s Civil War on PineRidge Reservation known as the “Reign of Terror.”“Leonard Peltier needs to be set free,” saidCommemoration Committee member RosalynJumping Bull of Oglala.Jumping Bull said she remembers the yearthe FBI ransacked and shot at her elder mother’shome following the deaths of two FBI agents. It’sthose kind of days that Rosalyn does not wish uponthe future generations of Lakota people who will beliving on the reservation.Annually, normal activities scheduled for thisevent include a traditional Lakota ceremonial prayerservice near the gravesites of AIM members Jun Littleand Joe Stuntz (Little Family cemetery). A memorialwalk for justice follows from thegravesites to the Jumping BullProperty. This is followed by a specialmemorial and giveaway for deceasedrelatives, coordinated by the JumpingBull Family. Finally, a concert foryouth awareness is held, concludingthis special day.Speakers for the 2004 eventinclude important figures that played avital role in the justice movement forPeltier’s freedom. They included:Vernon Bellecourt, principal spokespersonfor AIM; Rosalyn Jumping Bull ofOglala; Harvey Arden, an author andadvocate for Peltier’s release; Membersof the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee; Membersof Leonard Peltier’s Legal Team, and InternationalGuests as well.Special Entertainment Performances from:Lakota hoopdancer Clem Holy Eagle, Nammy awardwinner Wayquay, Oglala hip-hop artists Native Era,Muscogee hip-hop artist Julian B., Spyderzback, andmore to be announced. Oglala CommemorationCommittee members Wayquay, a 2000 Nammy winner,and Andy Mader will co-emcee this year’s event.We invite the public to this free event. Formore information on this event visit the website athttp://www.oglalacommemoration.com.be a great improvement forthe family and a great placeto raise the children.”Piestewa was bornand raised a Hopi on theNavajo Reservation. Herfather Terry is Hopi, whileher mother Percy is Hispanic.Piestewa was killed in an ambush nearNasiriyah, Iraq on March 23, 2003.Her story gained national attentionas she is believed to be the firstNative American killed in the Iraq war andbecause of her friendship with former prisoner-of-warJessica Lynch, who nominatedthe Piestewa family for the homemakeover. Lynch’s tape was among the1,000 received by the show daily. The producersof the show were struck by thetape, according to “Extreme Makeover:Home Edition” Executive Producer TomForman.“We were very moved by thetape,” said Forman. “Then when we readabout Lori’s story, we knew we wanted tobuild the Piestewas a home. They wererenting a trailer on school district land. Itworked for two people but then suddenlythey became substitute parents to Lori’stwo kids and then the trailer wasn’t rightfor them.” The tape sealed the deal forLori’s dream to come true and after eightmonths of logistics, the Piestewas are intheir new home.“We’re a television show aboutgiving to people who need and deserve anew home,” said Forman. “It was our treatto do this for a Native family.”Summer Festival Invites Seminole TribeCalling all: AmericanIndian artists, dancetroupes, educationalexhibitors, entertainers,fine artists/craft people,musicians or naturalproduct vendorsSubmitted by Élan Namath, MarketingInternMILWAUKEE, WI — TheIndian Summer Festival offers a fun andentertaining way to experience the diversityof both traditional and contemporaryAmerican Indian culture. The festivaltheme is used to plan events to showcaseAmerican Indian entertainers, musicians,fine artists and craft people.The festival celebrates the richAmerican Indian heritage with authentictribal villages, storytellers, traditionalhandcrafts, dance troupes and lacrosse.The Indian Summer Festival is held onMilwaukee’s beautiful Lake Michiganwaterfront and is the home ofSummerfest, the 2002 Music Festival ofthe Year Award. Yearly festival attendanceis between 65,000–70,000.If you would like to participatein this year’s Indian Summer Festivalplease go to our website,http://www.indiansummer.org/, or toapply for space at the festival, please goto http://www.indiansummer.org/festival.htm.Festival Highlights include: Acompetition Pow Wow with the “mustsee” grand entry of dancers. Friday’sEducation Day allows students to learnabout American Indian culture,Spectacular lakefront fireworks Fridayand Saturday night, The Circle of Art,The Gathering Place provides informationon health, social services and environmentalissues, The Natural Path Areafeatures traditional American Indian healingmethods and herbs and traditionalAmerican Indian foods.When: Sept. 9–11; Sept. 9 from4 p.m.–12 a.m., Sept. 10 from 12p.m.–12 a.m. and Sept. 11 from 11a.m.–10 p.m.Where: Henry Maier FestivalPark, 200 North Harbor Drive,Milwaukee, WI 53202, (414) 273-2680.Dear Mr. Mitchell Cypress,Chairman/Vice-President,We would like to formallyinvite you and your tribal membersto our September 9th-12th IndianSummer Festival and PowWow.I’ve attached a webpage with linksto our website below. Please sendthis to any tribal artists/craftspeople,dancers, educational exhibitors,entertainers, or natural product vendors.We invite all tribal musiciansto submit their CD’s for thisyear’s Indian Summer MusicAwards, the deadline is May 14. Weencourage tribal film/video makersto submit their work for this year’sIndian Summer Film and VideoImage Awards, the deadline is July15. Application information is providedon the links below.We hope to see you thisSeptember.Sincerely,Élan NamathMarketing Intern
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