Hocak Worak - Inside this issue

November 28, 2001

Inside this issue

Attention Small Business Owners
As more of the Nation's members continue to start their own small businesses, the Planning Department announced it would like to develop a network, giving small business owners a chance to share their experiences.

World Gaming Expo

Report by Christine Romano-Funmaker
Report by Gerald Cleveland, Sr.

	Defending Champions Hope to Retain Title Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) men's and women's cross-country teams will compete at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III National Cross-Country Championships to be held November 10th in San Antonio, Tx.
	Help Wanted - Parents Needed It's a problem not uncommon in today's society, but one that youth coordinator Daryl Waukau sees every day and would like to see eliminated.
	Hocak Youth Helps Cut Ribbon on Ahuska Park Herman "Sonny" Whiterabbit, age 10, unexpectedly represented the Hocak Nation at the grand opening of Ahuska Park, Aka.
	Majestic Pines Welcomes Donors The Ho-Chunk Nation together with the city of Black River Falls hosted a Red Cross "blood drive" November 14, 2001 at Majestic Pines Bingo Hall.
	Remembering and Honoring Our Veterans "Freedom is not really free". With those words, Jim Blaney, Adjutant General for the State of Wisconsin noted the contributions and sacrifices military men and women have made to their country.
	Still Fighting the Battle The list has gotten shorter but there are still some high schools in Wisconsin that continue to use "Indian" logos and mascots deemed offensive to some Native people.
	The Aftermath of General Council Nearly a month after this year's General Council the Nation's members continue to express their thoughts regarding just what happened at DeJope Bingo Hall on October 27, 2001.
	The Return of "The Hammer" On November 1, 2001 tribal member, Harry "the Hammer" Funmaker rejuvenated his boxing career pounding out a unanimous decision over Dan Kosmicki in a six-round bout held in Green Bay, WI.

	From the Office of the HCN President In our lives we all have people that have been our role models.
	U.S. Department of Interior to Create New Trust Management Bureau At a Senate briefing on Thursday, Nov. 15, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) confirmed reports the organization received late on the evening of Nov. 14 Secretary of Interior Gale Norton is going forward with the creation of a new agency to be called the Bureau of Indian Trust Assets Management, (BITAM).

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                EDITOR..............................Paul Arentz
               STAFF WRITER....................John Kozlowicz
                DESIGN DIRECTOR.............Cookie LaMere

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