Hocak Worak - Inside this issue

January 22, 2003

Inside this issue

	Office centralizes lands information Part of the Nation's Justice Department, the Land Records Office opened last month in Black River Falls.
	Time for a change. Tara Snowball was the Division Manager for J.O.M. Program for 9 plus years.
	Program makes reading fun Thanks to Wisconsin Public Television's First Book Project, students at the Ho Chunkgra and Puzaki Pei Cinak HeadStart Centers in Black River Falls and their families now have books and activities to share and enjoy.
	Dr. Linda Sue Warner chosen to serve the American Indian Education Foundation Dr. Linda Sue Warner, Chief Executive Officer for the Indian Community School in Milwaukee WI, was named as a founding member to the Board of Directors for the American Indian Education Foundation.
	Living with lupus Fifty-three-year-old Debbie Weaver of Downers Grove, IL considers herself lucky to be alive.
	Pay me now or pay me later Tribal member Jodie Von'Gill and her husband, Baron, make their living cleaning up, doing the preventative maintenance work needed to avoid costly home repair bills.
	From the Office of the President In my previous writing, I had outlined some of the issues related to the Nation's Ho-Chunk Preference Policy. At that time, there was a brief mention about the topic of training and how it relates to the hiring of employees of the Nation.

The Hocak Worak is a non-profit periodical published by the Ho-Chunk Nation. Editorials and articles appearing in the Hocak Worak are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or attitude of the HCN Official Newsletter Editor, Ho-Chunk Nation. The Hocak Worak encourages the submission of letters to the Editor. All letters must include the signature, address and telephone number of the author. Letters are subject to editing for grammar, length and libelous content. The Hocak Worak reserves the right to reject any advertising, material, or letters submitted for publication. Submission of articles, poetry, artwork and photos is encouraged The Hocak Worak will not assume responsibility for unsolicited material or will not guarantee publication upon submission. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the expressed consent of the Editor.

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

HOCAK WORAK NEWSLETTER
P.O. Box 667 Black River Falls, WI 54615
PHONE: (715) 284-9343
NATIONAL TOLL FREE: (800) 472-3089
FAX: (715) 284-7852
E-MAIL: wo-lduk@ho-chunk.com

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
WI Residents: 1 yr - $25, 2 yr - $40
Out of State: 1 yr - $30, 2 yr - $55