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The Tribe's Newsletter should be used to talk about culture, history, and to honor other Ponca members with outstanding achievements. The Chirwoman chooses what goes in the Newsletter, and she should not have her own corner. Her information is online on the Ponca website if anyone wants to talk with her to hear more about her accomplishments.

The Tribal Newsletter should not be used by any Tribal Council rep to campaign for elections or to try to fight the Ponca people who are attempting to recall them. Recalls should be fought on their own dime, just like the recalls were sent out from individual Ponca member's resources and funds. This creates an unfair advantage, is unethical, and this is a conflict of intserest.

Candace Taylor Bossard Schmidt is running again for chair. If elected, this would be her second four year term as chair. She sat on council for 8 years before in District 4, and should know the rules, law and order codes, and the Constitution by now. Her conduct during this term has included abuse of power and not abiding by the Constitution. When she was six months into the term, a recall circulated to remove her. The recall process was targeted and rushed through a change t

Every election carries a simple truth: decisions are made by the people who participate in the vote. In the 2026 Ponca Tribe of Nebraska election, every eligible vote matters because tribal leadership affects the future of the Nation. The second phase of the Prairie Flower Casino has been open and generating revenue for the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska people. This is class three gaming which has higher earning potential. It is important to nominate people that will be good stewar

Author: Clint Harding Sovereignty, Land Stewardship, Economic Independence, and Cultural Restoration I want to begin by making something very clear: I support preserving Ponca history. I support honoring Chief Standing Bear. I support teaching our children and the outside world who the Ponca people are, where we came from, what happened to us, and how we survived. My concern is not with remembering our past. My concern is with whether we are building our future. As the Ponca

A museum can be a beautiful tribute to the past and a preservation of culture and history. It can protect memory, teach history, and give future generations a place to see themselves with pride. But a museum can also become a very expensive building that absorbs resources that could be allocated to more urgent needs of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. The issue is not whether Ponca history matters. It does. The issue is whether this kind of project, at this scale, is the best use

Something is wrong with the turnover in the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. Some very big positions keep becoming vacant. Ponca members and...

Alex Taylor is running in District 4 again. He is the father of Chairwoman Candace Schmidt and Treasurer Kyle Taylor. The last two years...

James LaPointe is a candidate for District 3. At the end of his last term, he was given consequences for his behavior towards staff...

Sept 18th 2024 Re: Ponca Election Dear Distant relative, My name is Tracy ************, I am not running but I am writing to you...

The Northern Ponca Hotline is one of many member-led Facebook groups for the tribe. There are people on this site who speak against...

Hello Ponca Members: This is to make you aware of what’s going on with the Election Board who, by the way, are selected by Tribal...

Our grocery store in Niobrara, NE, does not make money. It regularly loses money. If the financials were available to members...

Our website is missing months of financial information and years of financials before June 2022. Although members complain and ask for...

District 2 tribal council representative Rebecca Sullivan resigned from her Tribal Council position to become OSNI CEO effective...

Title: The Courage of Susie Baker: Fighting Injustice within the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska by Mel Baker Jr. Introduction: In the annals of...