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HERITAGE

“God made me, and I am a man.” – Chief Standing Bear

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PRESERVATION

O’ Great Spirit

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TRADITION

“When you are in doubt, be still, and wait…” – Chief White Eagle

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has declared a State of Emergency in response to the COVID-19 virus. Effective Monday, March 16th, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has instituted a travel ban for all employees and tribal officials. In addition, all scheduled community events and trainings are canceled or postponed until further notice, at which time they will be evaluated for the safety of our tribal members.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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NEWS & LINKS

Events & Activities: April 18-24th

Events & Activities at the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska for the week of April 18-24th.

Colorectal Cancer Screening Kits

Don’t be late to your screening, and have your polyps start the party without you!Pick up a colorectal cancer test, return it and get your results to receive a gift card to Hy Vee. While supplies la…

Events & Activities: April 11-17th

Tuesday, April 13 Tribal Council, 10 a.m. Lifesize. Project Venture Virtual Meeting, 4:30-5:30 p.m.For Native American youth ages 15-19. Contact Sarah Maslonka at 402.857.3391 or email smaslonka@ponca…

Honor the Class of 2021

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska would like to honor our 2021 Ponca graduates in a special section in our June 2021 newsletter. Please send a high-resolution photo, and include the name of your graduate, a…

Members Needed for Law & Justice Committee

Law & Justice Committee: There are two vacancies, one tribal member and one in the legal field, on the Law & Justice Committee. Duties include: To act as a liaison between the Tribal Court and…

WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE PONCA TRIBE OF NEBRASKA

in order to restore, preserve and protect all rights aboriginally held by our people and their descendants, promote peace, prosperity, happiness, and the general welfare of the members of our Tribe and our posterity, to exercise home rule, to assert our inherent sovereignty, to protect our right of self-government, to conserve custom, to improve our social order, to protect our rights as individuals, to promote our economic welfare, to promote domestic tranquility, to promote business enterprises both cooperative and individual, to promote educational opportunities for all Ponca people, to consolidate our land holdings by purchase, exchange, transfer, gift, or otherwise, do ordain and establish this Constitution in accordance with our inherent sovereignty, and all previous aboriginal rights of our members and Treaties previously entered into with the United States of America.

from the Preamble of the Ponca Constitution