Marijuana Business as it deems necessary to keep the Tribal Council fully informed as to the status of the Marijuana Commission’s activities.

l. Developing and implementing a working relationship with tribal, state and federal law enforcement and the tribal business license and the TERO programs.

m. Developing and implementing a working relationship with the U.S. Food and Dru Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of the Interior and all other federal regulators and enforcement arms involved with the enforcement arms of federal and tribal narcotics laws.

SECTION 8. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION

The Marijuana Commission may exercise such powers and authorities as are necessary to perform its duties and discharge its responsibilities under this Ordinance. These powers include, but are not limited to:

a. Establishing additional rules, standards and regulations relating to the licensing and regulating of all marijuana activities authorized by this Ordinance.

b. Receiving and processing all license applications and issuing or denying the licenses authorized by this Ordinance.

c. Conducting or causing to be conducted background investigations of all prospective licensees as well as background checks on the Commission employees and contractors. No Commissioner shall be involved in investigating themselves.

d. Denying, suspending, restricting or revoking

any license granted by the Commission under this Ordinance.

e. Establishing and collecting application, license, testing, and sampling fees and such other fees and costs required by the Commission regulations.

f. Engaging the services of legal counsel to be provided by the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s legal department.

g. Inspecting and examining all premises where marijuana is present within the territory of the Tribe and delegating this authority to appropriately trained Commission employees and contractors.

h. Entering into agreements with third parties to assist the Commission in fulfi lling its duties.

i. Holding hearings and requiring licensees and license applicants to appear and testify under oath regarding matters related to the enforcement of this Ordinance and Commission regulations.

j. Establishing and imposing civil fi nes and penalties or such other sanctions as it deems appropriate and approving or disapproving the corrective action plans provided for in this Ordinance consistent with the provisions of Chapter 2 of this Ordinance.

k. Retaining staff and contracting with experts to fulfi ll its obligations under this Ordinance.

l. Referring matters to law enforcement.

S E C T I O N 9. C O M M I S S I O N ’ S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Commission shall have an executive director (“Executive Director”) who shall oversee its day to day functions including the acceptance of license applications and license agreements

and the scheduling of tests and inspections. The Executive Director shall be a person with a bachelor’s degree, or a person who has not less than fi ve (5) years’ experience in the Marijuana Industry or who can otherwise demonstrate the ability to perform the services required by the position. The Executive Director shall be hired by the Commissioners.

a. The Executive Director shall be the direct supervisor of any other employees of the Commission.

b. The Executive Director shall be responsible for developing a budget for the Commission.

c. The Executive Director shall have signatory authority as supervisor, however, supervisory and disciplinary actions over the Executive Director must be actions of the Commissioners.

d. The Executive Director shall be a contract employee.

SECTION 10. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

a. The Marijuana Commission shall enjoy all the privileges and immunities of the Tribe, including sovereign immunity from suit in the state, federal, or Tribal Court, except as specifi cally limited by this Ordinance.

b. The Marijuana Commission shall have no authority to waive the sovereign immunity of the Tribe, the Marijuana Commission, or any other Tribal entity.

c. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed or construed to be a waiver of the Marijuana Commission’s sovereign immunity from suit.

d. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be deemed or construed as consent of the Marijuana Commission to the jurisdiction of the United States, any state, or

any other Tribe regarding the business or aff airs of the Marijuana Commission.

e. Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, as an entity of the Tribe, the Marijuana Commission’s immunity from suit shall at all times be deemed waived for actions against the Marijuana Commission initiated by Oglala Sioux Tribe.

PUBLIC NOTICETO ALL PARTIES IN THE

MATTER OF: Liberty Auto Center LLC, Petitioner

VSRoberta Yellow Boy,

RespondentPlease take notice that

a hearing will be held at the Oglala Sioux Tribal Court house, Pine Ridge, SD on December 09, 2020 at 9:30 AM to determine the issues on a Motion for Immediate Possession. For the Petitioner, your failure to attend this hearing can result in a dismissal of this action. For the Respondent, your failure to attend this hearing can result in a judgment by default.

BIDSNOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that the Oglala Lakota Board of County Commissioners will receive sealed bids for a 1993 Caterpillar motor grader, serial #72V15710, Model #140G AWD. For additional information contact Lynx Bettelyoun, Highway Superintendent, at 605-441-6261, or email to olchwy@hotmail.com.

The name and address of the bidder and ‘Sealed bids for Motor Grader’ shall be plainly marked in the upper left hand corner of the envelope containing the bid.

Bids will be received at the Auditor’s Offi ce, 906 N. River St., Hot Springs, SD 57747, until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2020. All bids will be

publicly opened on Friday, November 6, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. The Oglala Lakota Board of Commissioners reserve the right to consider the bids at their convenience and to reject any or all bids or waive any informality and accept the bid that is advantageous and is the best interest of Oglala Lakota County.

Dated this 21st day of October, 2020

/s/ Sue GanjeCounty AuditorOglala Lakota CountyPublished at the total

approximate cost of: $31.50

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSecond Proposal Request

SWA 20-12LABOR and MATERIAL

CONTRACT ON 8 Eight (8) ICDBG RENOVATIONS

GRANT NUMBER 201V4614480

The Sicangu Wicoti Awayankapi (SWA) Corporation is seeking the Re-Requests for Proposals on renovations for up to 8 units for cost. Renovations to be on the exterior and interior. These units are divided into locations: Units #105 and #106 in Parmelee; Unit #592 St. Francis and Unit #227 Two Strike; Unit #1254, homeownership and #Unit 2 Rosebud and Unit# 91 Swift Bear and Unit #789 Black Pipe. The RFP may propose cost up to 8 units. The SWA Corporation will be awarding from one (1) unit up to eight (8) units.

SCOPE OF WORKThe scope of the work is

attached in the back pages of the request for proposal. Sicangu Wicoti Awayankapi (SWA) Corporation may award more than one contract. Please place your proposal in each of break down the cost for this proposal.

The selected contractor will be responsible for the cleanup and responsible for payment on roll-off s from RST Solid Waste Management.

REQUIREMENTS TO ATTACH TO PROPOSAL:

-Fully completed itemized cost proposal that is submitted for each unit.

-Indian Preference Application submitted by November 24, 2020 at 2:00pm

-Attachment #3: Indian Preference in Subcontracting, Employment & Training.

-Attachment #4: Previous Participation Certifi cation

-Attachment #5: Non-Collusive Affi davit

-Attachment #6: Excluded Parties List

REQUIREMENT FOR PROPOSAL:

Potential Contractors are mandated and required to see each unit they are submitting a proposal for with the SWA Inspector on November 17th or November 18th, 2020 starting at 10am (CST). Please call SWA Inspections Department, 605-747-2203 Ext. 246 to schedule a time. Upon arrival at SWA Administration Building, the inspector will meet outside. Please wear your mask. Social distancing is required. If the Proposer do not review each unit with the inspector your Proposal will be considered Non responsive and will not be reviewed by the SWA Committee.

Cost forms for each unit will be given at the time of viewing for each unit requested. The cost forms must be complete and submitted with proposal.

RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL PROPOSALS

The SWA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals. No member of the governing body, or persons directly involved with the SWA Corporation will have neither relationship, nor submittal privileges.

For questions regarding specifi cations, please contact Darrell Douville, SWA Property Manager at 605.747.2203 ext. 243.

For questions regarding proposal process, please contact Cheryl Douville-Yellow Hawk, SWA Procurement Manager at 605.747.2203 ext. 236 or email: swaproc@swacorporation.com.

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PINE RIDGE - The OST Election Commission finished counting four of 19 precincts Tuesday night before retiring for the evening with plans to return to continue the count Wednesday morning; after four precincts were tallied Kevin Killer led The incumbent Julian Bear Runner 356-181 while Ali-cia Mousseau led Bryan Brewer 304-229.

Killer won each of the four precincts counted so far LaCreek 107-42, Pass Creek 146-112, Red Cloud/Slim Buttes 58-10 and #4 Payabya 45-17. Mousseau also won each of the first four precincts tallied LaCreek 80-69, Pass Creek 151-106, Red Cloud/Slim Buttes 36-31 and #4 Payabya 37-23.

In the LaCreek tribal coun-cil race Craig Dillon 98, Cora White Horse 86 and Wan-da Johnson 84, top two earn council seats. In the Pass Creek council contest Ron DuBray 142, James Cross 117, Consue-lo Means 113, Lydia Bear Killer 110 with 41 challenges. With

two of six precincts in Wak-pamni being counted, Joni Morrisette 79, Jacqui Siers 74, Michael Carlow Sr. 69, Sonia

Little Hawk Weston 64, Vin-cent Woodzy Two Lance Jr. 47, Jane Little Hawk Rodríguez 34 with 31 challenges as top three

PINE RIDGE – Due to the challenge of wireless telecom-munications in rural areas the Federal Communications Com-mission (FCC) opened up the “Rural Tribal Priority Window.” 154 applications were approved. This was an application process which was designed for rural communities and reservations to claim the telecommunica-tions spectrum over the reser-vations. Over 400 applications were sent to the FCC, most of them from federally recognized tribes. The licenses that will be issued from these applications would connect rural areas with wireless telecommunications.

The Oglala Sioux Tribe, Stand-ing Rock Sioux Tribe, Sisse-ton Wahpeton Oyate, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Yankton Sioux Tribes all received a license to use 2.5 GHz band to close

the digital divide and provide broadband and other advanced wireless services, including 5G, to rural Tribal communities.

“This is a major step forward in our efforts to close the digi-tal divide on Tribal lands,” said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. “Few communities face the digital connectivity challenges faced by rural Tribes. By prioritizing Tribal access to this mid-band spectrum, we are ensuring that Tribes can quickly access spec-

trum to connect their schools, homes, hospitals, and business-es. Having visited many of these communities and met with Trib-al leaders, I have seen first-hand the connectivity difficulties fac-ing Native Nations. I am exceed-ingly pleased that—less than a year after we announced the timeline for the Rural Tribal Pri-ority Window—we are now dis-tributing 2.5 GHz band licens-es to help Tribal communities

MUSTANG MEAD-OWS – The Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO), with support from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Rosebud Tribal Land Enterprise (TLE) proudly announce the inaugural transfer and release of 100 plains bison (buffalo) from the National Park Service to the Wolakota Buffalo Range on the land of the Sicangu Oyate, common-ly known as the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

The animals were transferred from Bad-lands National Park and Theodore Roosevelt Na-tional Park and will make up the first of, as many

as, 1,500 bison to be wel-comed home to Rose-bud’s newly established Wolakota Buffalo Range. This 27,680-acre area of native grassland, when

at capacity, will become North America’s largest Native American owned and managed bison herd. In the midst of a global pandemic and social un-

rest, the Sicangu Oyate (Rosebud Sioux Tribe) are revitalizing their re-lationship with bison to demonstrate the poten-tial this creates for eco-

nomic, ecological, and cultural resiliency.

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SACRAMENTO, Ca-lif. – Small nonfarm businesses in five South Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Nebraska are now el-igible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tan-ya N. Garfield of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced rev-enues caused by drought in the following primary county that began Sept. 1, 2020.

Primary South Dakota county: Bennett;

Neighboring South Da-kota counties: Jackson, Mellette, Oglala Lakota and Todd;

Neighboring Nebras-ka counties: Cherry and Sheridan.

RAPID CITY - Friday, the Lakota Nation Invita-tional board of directors met in Rapid City and voted 10-0 with one not voting to cancel all LNI activities scheduled for December at the Rush-more Plaza Civic Center.

“This was a really diffi-cult decision, LNI means so much to so many peo-ple,” said Chuck Wilson, Todd County athletic di-rector and chairman of the LNI Board, “with the rise in Covid-19 positives, we were concerned, our priority is to keep our stu-dents safe and their fam-ilies.”

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Last Friday, October 30, 2020, President Don-ald Trump proclaimed November as National Native American Heri-tage Month. The proc-lamation claimed his administration would “recommit to supporting Native American Tribes

and people,” and would “resolve to support their legacy and communities for generations to come.” It closed with him call-ing upon all Americans “to commemorate this month with appropriate programs and activities.”

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The first buffalo of the Wolakota Buffalo Range arrived from Badlands National Park earlier this month. After health monitoring, the buffalo will be released to roam the prairie on October 30, 2020. Courtesy photo.

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