http://www.comanchenation.com/ RSS Feed for the Comanche Nation News Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:00:00 CMT en-us http://www.comanchenation.com/news/apryl_allen_feb2010_igmagazine.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/apryl_allen_feb2010_igmagazine.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:00:00 CMT Comanche recording artist Apryl Allen is a natural entertainer. The award- winning singer and songwriter has released two albums in quick succession, the second of which – Shape Shifter – was nominated for four Native American Music Awards. Shape Shifter has become a cultural phenomenon, earning a place in the Comanche Nation Historical Archives and the Oklahoma Historical Society Indian Archives. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/council_elects_new_officers.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/council_elects_new_officers.html Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:00:00 CMT The Comanche Nation Elder’s Council meeting was held Jan. 11 at the Comanche Nation College. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/john_tippeconnie.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/john_tippeconnie.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Reported in Indian Country Today, John W. Tippeconnie, professor of educational leadership, has been appointed the Batshelet Chaired Professor of Educational Administration in Penn State’s College of Education. His five-year term began Dec. 1, 2009. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/KCA_assisted_living_project.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/KCA_assisted_living_project.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT On Jan. 14 a meeting was held between the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache (K.C.A.) tribal elder’s to discuss The Assisted Living Project. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/meet_with_state_officials.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/meet_with_state_officials.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Issues that were discussed included how the state can help the Comanche people. water rights, land development, casino issues, U.S. President Obama, Law En- forcement, were just a few of the issues that were talked about and how we can improve the Nation. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/museum_prepares_for_upcoming_exhibit.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/museum_prepares_for_upcoming_exhibit.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT The Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center proudly celebrates its tribe’s littlest members with an exhibition. “It’s All About Me: A Numunu Children’s Exhibit”, can be viewed March 18-August 31. The exhibit features photography and artwork by Comanche Children as well as a display of Numunu children’s items. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/summation_report_for_december_2009.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/summation_report_for_december_2009.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT The Expenditures for October 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 for (FY 10) were $238,855.41. The monthly average expenditures are $76,618. Taxes and Revenue collected from October 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009 for (FY 10) were approximately $566,404 the monthly averages collections are $188,801.23 collections are down [61%] from last year. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/training_exercise_with_the_CNPD.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/training_exercise_with_the_CNPD.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Detectives Kieran Daly and John Wood put on a training class for the Officers where they were taught Crime Scene Investigation skills and Evidence Collection. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/war_on_meth_in_indian_country_continues.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/war_on_meth_in_indian_country_continues.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT On January 11, the Comanche Nation Police Department continued its War on METH in Indian Country, with the seizure of a substantial Meth lab. CNPD Officers responded to the Coman- che Trust property in western Comanche county around 2:00p.m. after they received a tip from a concerned land owner about a suspicious bag was found on the property. On arriving on the scene and conducting a preliminary investigation of the bag, they found it to contain an active Meth lab and its components. Members of the CNPD Clandestine Lab Clean Up team responded and seized approximately nine gallons of precursor separation and several other items used in the manufacture of methamphetamine. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/Watchetaker_Hall.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/Watchetaker_Hall.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT The Comanche Nation Business Committee passed Resolution No. 5-10 by a majority vote of 6/0 on January 9, which is to rename the Comanche Nation Complex Gymnasium to Watchetaker Hall. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/apryl_allen_feb2010_igmagazine.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/apryl_allen_feb2010_igmagazine.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Comanche recording artist Apryl Allen is a natural entertainer. The award- winning singer and songwriter has released two albums in quick succession, the second of which – Shape Shifter – was nominated for four Native American Music Awards. Shape Shifter has become a cultural phenomenon, earning a place in the Comanche Nation Historical Archives and the Oklahoma Historical Society Indian Archives. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/cable_running_princess.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/cable_running_princess.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT The family of Penelope Cable (Eka Puhiwi-name given to her by the late Dick Red Elk), a 17-year-old tribal member from Cache and an honor student at Cache High School, wishes to announce her candidacy for 2010 Comanche Tribal Princess. Currently the family is hosting fund-raisers in the communities and would greatly appreciate your support. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/caregivers_raise_a_grandchild.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/caregivers_raise_a_grandchild.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Are you a grandparent raising a grandchild? Other grandparents are doing the same thing you are. They stepped in at a moment’s notice when their families needed help. They put their own plans on hold. They decided to take care of their grandchild when the parents of the child could not. The Comanche Nation Caregiver Program has assistance for Grandparents raising Grandchildren. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/CIVA_accomplishments.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/CIVA_accomplishments.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT 1. Oct 21, 08. CIVA installed a military headstone for deceased veteran, Howard White Wolf, US Army, Mountain Scott KCA Cemetery. 2. Oct 21, 08. CIVA installed a military marker for deceased veteran Ja.mes S. Cross, Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Okla. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/collections_manager_to_staff.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/collections_manager_to_staff.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Lauren Fuka has joined the Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center (CNMCC) as the museum’s new Collections Manager. She will be responsible for the management and care of the CNMCC collection, which includes maintenance of all collections, records and storage area and the compliance of appropriate standards, policies and procedures for the care and handling of museum artifacts. She will also plan and create museum exhibits for public display. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/comanche_boy_rings_in_2010.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/comanche_boy_rings_in_2010.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Middleweight prospect "Comanche Boy" George Tahdooahnippah will ring in 2010 on January 28 in Oklahoma City at the Coca Cola Center in Bricktown. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/elder_day.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/elder_day.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Comanche Nation Elders Day was held at the Great Plains Coliseum on December 18, with over 500 people attending. Master of Ceremony was Hammond Motah. Comanche Nation Chairman, Michael Burgess gave the welcome. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/elected_ITA_alternative.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/elected_ITA_alternative.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT William Owens of the Comanche Nation Transportation Department was recently elected as the alternate Primary Representative for the Southern Plains Region for the Intertribal Transportation Association (ITA). http://www.comanchenation.com/news/federal_law_enforcement_training_center.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/federal_law_enforcement_training_center.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT After three challenging months at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Georgia, Comanche Nation Law Enforcement Major Donna O’Brien received her Certificate of Completion, taking the department a big step forward to presenting cases to the U.S Attorney’s Office. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/karty_war_bonnet.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/karty_war_bonnet.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT An early 20th century ceremonial war bonnet once belonging to former Comanche Tribal Leader, William Karty, will soon be on display at the Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center thanks to a generous loan from his family. The headdress was originally loaned to Lawton’s Museum of the Great Plains for display. Karty’s family opted to move the piece to the Comanche Museum after their loan agreement with another museum expired. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/kassanaviod_wins.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/kassanaviod_wins.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Five Comanche County residents received certificates and monetary awards in the Walters Dahlia Garden Club-sponsored 2010 Butterfly Coloring Contest, an annual National Garden Clubs, Inc. project. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/looking_for_a_few_good_veteran.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/looking_for_a_few_good_veteran.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT As of November 2009, the Comanche Indian Veterans Association has documented honorable military service of 972 known Comanches. They have served in the Armed Forces during the Indian Wars, World Wars I and II, the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Wars and Operations Iraqi and Enduring (Afghanistan) Freedom. Thirteen Comanche have died as a result of war and five were prisoners of war. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/casino_renovation.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/casino_renovation.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT As soon as one walks into the newly renovated Comanche Nation Casino, obvious changes surrounds them. A plush carpet, lavish seats and the colorful atmosphere of gold, purple and blue immediately creates a Las Vegas style appeal. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/cable_running_princess.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/cable_running_princess.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT The family of Penelope Cable (Eka Puhiwi-name given to her by the late Dick Red Elk), a 17-year-old tribal member from Cache and an honor student at Cache High School, wishes to announce her candidacy for 2010 Comanche Tribal Princess. Currently the family is hosting fund-raisers in the communities and would greatly appreciate your support. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/caregivers_raise_a_grandchild.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/caregivers_raise_a_grandchild.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Are you a grandparent raising a grandchild? Other grandparents are doing the same thing you are. They stepped in at a moment’s notice when their families needed help. They put their own plans on hold. They decided to take care of their grandchild when the parents of the child could not. The Comanche Nation Caregiver Program has assistance for Grandparents raising Grandchildren. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/CIVA_accomplishments.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/CIVA_accomplishments.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT 1. Oct 21, 08. CIVA installed a military headstone for deceased veteran, Howard White Wolf, US Army, Mountain Scott KCA Cemetery. 2. Oct 21, 08. CIVA installed a military marker for deceased veteran Ja.mes S. Cross, Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Okla. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/collections_manager_to_staff.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/collections_manager_to_staff.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Lauren Fuka has joined the Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center (CNMCC) as the museum’s new Collections Manager. She will be responsible for the management and care of the CNMCC collection, which includes maintenance of all collections, records and storage area and the compliance of appropriate standards, policies and procedures for the care and handling of museum artifacts. She will also plan and create museum exhibits for public display. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/comanche_boy_rings_in_2010.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/comanche_boy_rings_in_2010.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Middleweight prospect "Comanche Boy" George Tahdooahnippah will ring in 2010 on January 28 in Oklahoma City at the Coca Cola Center in Bricktown. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/elder_day.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/elder_day.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Comanche Nation Elders Day was held at the Great Plains Coliseum on December 18, with over 500 people attending. Master of Ceremony was Hammond Motah. Comanche Nation Chairman, Michael Burgess gave the welcome. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/elected_ITA_alternative.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/elected_ITA_alternative.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT William Owens of the Comanche Nation Transportation Department was recently elected as the alternate Primary Representative for the Southern Plains Region for the Intertribal Transportation Association (ITA). http://www.comanchenation.com/news/federal_law_enforcement_training_center.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/federal_law_enforcement_training_center.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT After three challenging months at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Georgia, Comanche Nation Law Enforcement Major Donna O’Brien received her Certificate of Completion, taking the department a big step forward to presenting cases to the U.S Attorney’s Office. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/karty_war_bonnet.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/karty_war_bonnet.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT An early 20th century ceremonial war bonnet once belonging to former Comanche Tribal Leader, William Karty, will soon be on display at the Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center thanks to a generous loan from his family. The headdress was originally loaned to Lawton’s Museum of the Great Plains for display. Karty’s family opted to move the piece to the Comanche Museum after their loan agreement with another museum expired. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/kassanaviod_wins.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/kassanaviod_wins.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Five Comanche County residents received certificates and monetary awards in the Walters Dahlia Garden Club-sponsored 2010 Butterfly Coloring Contest, an annual National Garden Clubs, Inc. project. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/looking_for_a_few_good_veteran.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/looking_for_a_few_good_veteran.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT As of November 2009, the Comanche Indian Veterans Association has documented honorable military service of 972 known Comanches. They have served in the Armed Forces during the Indian Wars, World Wars I and II, the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf Wars and Operations Iraqi and Enduring (Afghanistan) Freedom. Thirteen Comanche have died as a result of war and five were prisoners of war. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/new_traveling_exhibit.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/new_traveling_exhibit.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT This 20-panel banner exhibition focuses on the interactions between African American and Native American people, especially those of blended heritage. It also sheds light on the dynamics of race, community, culture, and creativity, and addresses the human desires of being and belonging. With compelling text and powerful graphics, IndiVisible includes accounts of cultural integration and diffusion as well as the struggle to define and preserve identity. Stories are set within the context of a larger society that, for centuries, has viewed people through the prism of race brought to the Western Hemisphere by European settlers. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/nike_n7.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/nike_n7.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Nike, Inc., officially launching the Nike Air Native N7 Collection, created to promote youth fitness and youth sport programs in Native American communities throughout the country. Nike will use the shoe collection to help finance the N7 program, utilized for the Nike “Let Me Play on Native Lands Fund.” http://www.comanchenation.com/news/substance_abuse_offices_move.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/substance_abuse_offices_move.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT The Comanche Nation Substance Abuse Program has moved from its office on Gore Blvd. in Lawton, Okla. to 927 D. Ave., Lawton. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/tc_monthly_expenditures.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/tc_monthly_expenditures.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT The monthly City National Bank Statement for November 2009 has been reconciled by the Hatch, Croke And Associates, Jim Patterson, the Tax Commission Executive Chairman and CNTC staff. with no discrepancies. Hatch, Croke and Associates, P.C., are giving us our monthly financial reports and have reconciled the FY 2010 financials up to date with no major discrepancies. The Tax Commission is audited annually by another independent C.P.A. firm and our 2009 annual audit is scheduled for approximately December 2009. Our Annual audits are up to date and completed with no discrepancies. http://www.comanchenation.com/news/yellow_wolf_hired.html http://www.comanchenation.com/news/yellow_wolf_hired.html Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:00:00 CMT Tom Yellow Wolf is a member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation of the Fort Berthold Reservation, New Town, North Dakota who has been in Indian Housing for over 18 years. He has served as the Executive Director of three different housing authorities, worked as a Training and Technical Assistance Specialist for the National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC), and worked as a consultant to numerous Indian tribes and housing authorities across the United States.