Hocak Worak - Inside this issue

November 27, 2002

Inside this issue

	The Nation's members speak On November 16, 2002 over 1000 enrolled members gathered at the DeJope Bingo Hall in Madison, WI for the Nation's annual General Council.
	Seeking to combine business and culture As Whirling Thunder, the Ho-Chunk Nation's Equestrian Center outside Tomah, WI, prepares for its second winter, Project Manager Bill Hopinkah, staff member Kelly Perkins and tribal elder Tom Hopinkah shared their views of the Center's future and what needs to be done to insure the project meets its long range goals.
	His music is the messenger Chuck Davis spends his days working as an Administrative Assistant at the Ho-Chunk Housing Authority in Tomah, WI. Most evenings and weekends are spent delivering his message, through music, throughout Indian Country.
	Taking care of people For nearly a decade, tribal member Paul Fox has helped provide a service to people whose physical or mental impairments prevent them from doing some of life's everyday chores.
	"Charting the Course" As part of the Nation's effort to keep its language alive, the HoCak Wazija Haci Language Division sponsored HoCak Language Survival: Charting the Course, a three-day conference, November 14-16 at the Convention Center in Baraboo, WI.
	HCN to build and own theatre complex At the Tomah, WI City Council Meeting held November 12, 2002, Tomah mayor Chuck Ludeking announced that the Ho-Chunk Nation and Marcus Theatres have agreed to build and manage a six-screen, digital sound theatre complex capable of seating over 700 patrons in a stadium-seating venue.
	Students pay tribute to veterans Students at Forrest Elementary School in Black River Falls paid tribute veterans everywhere during a school assembly held November 8, 2002.
	New MIS Director comes home For the Nation's new Management Services Information Director, Ken Twin, the position provides an opportunity to serve the Nation and come home.
	Ho-Chunk youth sing and dance On November 14, 2002, tribal youth from various communities attended a Workshop/Concert at the House of Wellness in Baraboo, WI.
	Protecting the children Stories of child abuse and child abandonment frequently appear in the news. Unfortunately, some children (members defined as being under 18 years old and not married) of the Ho-Chunk Nation are victims of their own environment and need to be removed from that environment.
	Taking the next step Some of the fog clouding the vision regarding the future of Powers Bluff County Park near Arpin, WI should soon be lifting.

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

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