Members Needed
Code Revision (Law & Order) Committee There is one vacancy that needs to be filled for a Tribal Member. This Committee reviews the Ponca Tribal Law & Order Code to ensure that it is an…
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
Events for January
1st
All Day
Offices & Clinics Closed for New Year’s Day
All Day
Offices & Clinics Closed for New Year’s Day
Events for January
2nd
No Events
Events for January
3rd
No Events
Events for January
4th
All Day
Deadline to apply for Election Board, Enrollment Committee
All Day
Deadline to apply for Election Board, Enrollment Committee
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Zoom Youth Groups – Lincoln
Events for January
7th
No Events
Events for January
8th
No Events
Events for January
9th
No Events
Events for January
10th
No Events
Events for January
14th
No Events
Events for January
15th
No Events
Events for January
17th
No Events
Events for January
22nd
No Events
Events for January
23rd
No Events
Events for January
24th
No Events
Events for January
28th
No Events
Events for January
29th
No Events
Events for January
30th
No Events
Events for January
31st
No Events
Events for February
1st
All Day
Deadline to apply for Language & Culture Committee
All Day
Deadline to apply for Language & Culture Committee
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Zoom Youth Groups – Lincoln
Events for February
2nd
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Women’s Trauma Support Group – Tuesdays
10:00 am
Tribal Council Meeting
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Zoom Youth Groups – Omaha
Events for February
4th
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Digital Dietitian
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Women’s Trauma Support Group – Thursdays
NEWS & LINKS
Winter Weather Closings
Due to impending bad weather, the Lincoln and Omaha offices of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, including the Fred LeRoy Health and Wellness Center, are closed Monday, January 25th.
Elders Covid19 Vaccine Interest Survey
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/f9498dfaac7848d1a17bc05e94944048 Additional information: Vaccines will be available to elders 65 years age group first, then 55 and older age group. Number of p…
iPep 2
Please note that the iPep 2 checks were mailed via the USPS on the morning of Tuesday, January 19th. Watch your daily mail for your check.
Lincoln Office Closure
Please note that our Lincoln office will be closed on Wednesday, January 20th. Normal business hours will resume on Thursday the 21st. All other offices and clinics will be open as normal on Wedne…
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