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AUGUST 2010

August 3, 2010: Pass Creek District Council - Regular Session @ 5:00 p.m. - Pass Creek District Service Center, Allen, SD.

Contact Information: Rocky Sage Du Bray, District Council Secretary @ 605-454-1348

August 5, 6, 7 & 8, 2010: 25TH Annual Oglala Lakota Nation Wacipi & Rodeo

Contact Information: Cis Big Crow 605-867- ; Kevin Yellow Bird/Steele 605-454-1066 or Jackie Big Crow 605-867- Website @ www.oglalalakotanation.org

August 6-7, 2010: Wounded Knee Memorial Motorcycle Run “Honoring The Trail Of Chief Big Foot Ft Yates, ND To Eagle Butte, SD To Wounded Knee, SD.

Registration: Cash Only! A donation of $20.00 a rider and $10.00 a passenger will greatly be appreciated. Proceeds will go to a charitable organization on the Standing Rock, Cheyenne River and Pine Ridge Reservation. The mission of the Wounded Knee Memorial Motorcycle Run is to preserve the memory of the innocent Lakota People who suffered and died on December 29,

1890. We will honor the ancestors through prayer and ceremony by remembering and paying our respects. Education programs coordinated throughout the Run will be presented by the Descendents of the Wounded Knee Massacre bringing awareness to all people; then healing and unity can be achieved.

Contact Information: Bruce Hansen 202-903-0869; Dave Janis 605-441-3058; Roger White Eyes 605-441-9857 or Glen Gunville 605-365-6110

August 31, 2010: Oglala Sioux Tribal Council - Special Session.

Contact Information: Rhonda Two Eagle, OST Secretary’s Office @ Rhonda@oglala.org

SWEETGRASS ACTIVITIES: Call us at the office 605-867-1704 to schedule/come to your community to do the suicide prevention education, awareness & prevention, also to set up Community Response groups. Remember we are here for you and remember if you feel you need to talk to someone we are here! 605-867-HOPE - Website @ www.oglalalakotanation.org

WICONI WAKAN SHOW: Listen to the Wiconi Wakan Show on Teen Suicide Awareness every Monday on KILI radio 90.1 FM from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Website @ www.wiconiwakan.com

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: Meeting the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Kyle, SD, for more information call 605-455-2888. Also, every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Gospel Fellowship Church in Pine Ridge, SD, for more information contact Lisa 605-867-1704 or Robin 605-454-0771

NATIONAL INDIAN COUNCIL ON AGING, INC. SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT: Employment training positions available for elders residing on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations.

Contact Information: If you are interested or know an elder who may be interested, please contact Deleana Otherbull, NICOA SCSEP program manager for South Dakota at 505-292-2001 or Lynette Corkery, NICOA SCSEP employment specialist at 605-951-2448. Or visit our website at www.nicoa.org or email at tetherball@nicoa.org

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SEPTEMBER 2010

September 7, 2010: Pass Creek District Council - Regular Session @ 5:00 p.m. - Pass Creek District Service Center, Allen, SD.

Contact Information: Rocky Sage Du Bray, District Council Secretary @ 605-454-1348

September 28, 2010: Oglala Sioux Tribal Council - Special Session.

Contact Information: Rhonda Two Eagle, OST Secretary’s Office @ Rhonda@oglala.org