Hocak Worak - Inside this issue

February 1, 2005

Inside this issue

	Legislature approves per-capita change It was announced recently that the amount of the May 1, 2005 per-capita paid to all enrolled members of the Ho-Chunk Nation will be reduced approximately one-third from the most recent payments.
	Native warriors bring in New Year with family via videoconference Native American soldiers in Iraq were virtually in the Grand Entry with loved ones at the recent 11th Annual New Years Eve Sobriety Powwow in Bernalillo, N.M.
	Veterans entrepreneurial program to be held in Tomah in March Wisconsin veterans who may be starting a new business should consider participating in the upcoming FastTrac NewVenture entrepreneurial training program being offered March 9, 2005.
	Gilcrease Museum to open new Native American exhibition After more than two years of planning and construction, Gilcrease Museum will open a new and innovative exhibition featuring some of the finest works from its Native American art collections.
	Native musicians to be honored Ho-Chunk Nation employee and solo music recording artist Wayne “Buggin” Malone has been named one of the finalists for the “Best Rap Artist” award to be presented February 10, 2005.
	The U.S. Census Data On American Indians: 1990v. 2000 Identified for decades as the poorest group in the United States, American Indians living on reservations made substantial gains, both economically and socially, during the final decade of the 20th Century.
	RADD Photo Album Submitted by RADD, a gallery of photos from the group's recent marathon run in Hawaii

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