Indian Country Area Events Calendar

Open to the public. All Native American Arts and Crafts Vendors welcome.

Employees don’t quit their jobs,
they quit their managers.
Lead and be the manager employees want to work for and engage with.
Topics covered in this course:
• True Colors Personality Assessment
• ABCs of Supervision
• Communication Strategies
• Stress Management
• Delegating & Coaching/Mentoring
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Conflict Resolution
• Human Resources Training for the Non-HR Professional
• Building High Performance Teams
• Leadership Training Wrap Up & Graduation

Ricardo Caté of Santo Domingo Pueblo will feature his newest work tackling current events, presenting the effect and influence his comedic cartoons have had on Native communities, starting with his experiences with the Dakota Access Pipeline, and carrying through to today's news headlines. Exhibit runs through Jan. 4, 2019.
Free with museum admission.

This year's festival will not only have dancing / contests, arts and crafts, vendors, and demonstrations, but live music by world renowned performing artist Bill Miller.

Free Parking & Admission
Donations go to support Veterans

SUNDAYS IN AUGUST • 1PM – 4PM
Win your share of over $7,000 IN FREE PLAY PRIZES! Simply play with your Club Wyandotte card every Sunday and you could score $100 FREE PLAY with Hot Seat drawings every 10 minutes!


FREE PLAY prizes will be valid for 48 hours. Other rules and restrictions apply.

Join us for the 30th Annual Nansemond Indian Pow Wow at Mattanock Town on August 18-19, 2018!

Gather for a weekend of tradition, dancing, and unity—among old friends and new—at the annual Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) Wacipi weekend, August 17-19, 2018, in Shakopee, Minnesota.

Admission: $10.00 for entire weekend.
Adults 60+: Free
Children 10 & under: Free

Grand Entry: Friday at 7PM, Saturday at 1PM & 7PM, Sunday at 1PM
Meal: Saturday 4:30-6:30PM
Fireworks: Saturday at 10PM

Dance Registration: Starts Friday at 12:30PM; closes Saturday at 12:30PM
Must have button to register. Point system to begin at Friday Grand Entry.

Featured Staff & Guests
Master Of Ceremonies: Juaquin Hamilton, Ruben Little Head
Honorary Master Of Ceremonies: Wallace Coffey
Arena Director: Chaske Lablanc, Clifton Goodwill
Head Women’s Judge: Alva Fiddler
Head Men’s Judge: Canku One Star
Head Singing Judge: Wayne Silas, Jr.
Sound: Dale Roberts, Hokah Sound
Color Guard: Sisseton-Wahpeton Kit Fox Society, Lakota Women Warriors

Drum Groups
Host: Northern Cree–Ab, Young Bear–Nd
Invited: Black Bear, Black Otter, Blackstone, Bull Horn, Midnite Express, The Boyz, Young Spirit, Cozad, Southern Style, Yellow Hammer

SMSC Royalty
Junior Brave: Trystan Brandt-Dedeker
Brave: Tony Brewer
Princess: Summer Lemke
Junior Princess: Celianna Thomas

LONGMONT, Colorado (July 19, 2018) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has launched a new Supporting Native Arts grant opportunity under its Native Arts Initiative (formerly known as the “Native Arts Capacity Building Initiative” or NACBI). Applications are due by August 30, 2018.

The Request for Proposals for the Supporting Native Arts grant opportunity can be accessed at http://www.firstnations.org/grantmaking/2018NAI. First Nations invites interested applicants to join one or all of our Application Q&A webinars, which will be held prior to the application deadline as follows:

July 31, 2018, 11 a.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/178138868014073859
August 15, 2018, 1 p.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6824848286129370883
August 23, 2018, 11 a.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8435348047309628931

First Nations will award about 15 Supporting Native Arts grants of up to $32,000 each to Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs that have existing programs in place that support Native artists and the field of traditional Native arts, as well as a demonstrated commitment to increasing the intergenerational transfer of knowledge of traditional Native artistic practices and perpetuation and proliferation of traditional Native arts. Eligible applicants must also be located in and serve tribal communities in one of the following regions:

Upper Midwest (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin);
Southwest (New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California); or
Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington).

For this grant opportunity, examples of allowable activities that support arts programming include:

Master/apprentice artist opportunities
Archiving and collections/ preservation efforts
Promoting artist-focused convenings
Artist business plan and entrepreneurship training
Communal artist spaces for Native artists
Artist-in-residence opportunities
Artist-led workshops and arts classes
Artist financial literacy and business development training
Strengthening Native-led juried art show and market capacity and artists’ capacity to enter art work
Artists cooperative development

Examples of allowable activities that support organizational infrastructure growth include:

Governance training for organization’s Board of Directors
Organizational strategic planning
Strengthening technological and informational systems
Financial management
Organizational and/or programmatic marketing and communications plan
Strengthening project management systems

Entities eligible to apply include U.S.-based, Native-controlled, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, tribes and tribal departments, tribal § 7871 entities, or Native community-based groups with eligible fiscal sponsors committed to supporting Native artists as well as the perpetuation and proliferation of Native arts, cultures and traditions as integral to Native community life. Applicants located in urban areas are eligible if they are located in one of the geographic regions listed and are able to demonstrate a close tie to one or more tribal communities in one of the eligible geographic regions. Grants will not be made to individual artists or for-profit organizations.

Proposals for the Native Arts Initiative grant opportunity will be accepted online and must be submitted by no later than 5 p.m. Mountain Time on Thursday, August 30, 2018.

About First Nations Development Institute

For 38 years, using a three-pronged strategy of educating grassroots practitioners, advocating for systemic change, and capitalizing Indian communities, First Nations has been working to restore Native American control and culturally-compatible stewardship of the assets they own – be they land, human potential, cultural heritage or natural resources – and to establish new assets for ensuring the long-term vitality of Native American communities. First Nations serves Native American communities throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.firstnations.org.

About the Native Arts Initiative

First Nations established the Native Arts Initiative (NAI) in 2014 with the goal of stimulating long-term perpetuation, proliferation and revitalization of artistic and cultural assets in Native communities. The NAI is working to achieve this by strengthening the enabling environments in which Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal programs operate to support emerging and established Native artists and sustain traditional Native arts in their communities. Under the NAI, First Nations provides selected grantees with organizational and programmatic resources, including direct grants and technical assistance and training. Since 2014, First Nations has awarded more than $1.5 million in NAI grant funds to a variety of eligible Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs.

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PROGRAM CONTACT:
Catherine Bryan, First Nations Director of Programs - Strengthening Tribal & Community Institutions
cbryan@firstnations.org or (303) 774-7836 x201

MEDIA CONTACT:
Randy Blauvelt, First Nations Senior Communications Officer
rblauvelt@firstnations.org or (303) 774-7836 x213

EARN VIRTUAL ENTRIES: AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 31*
$10,000 CASH VIRTUAL DRAWINGS: AUGUST 17 & 31 • 9PM

We're giving away a SLOT OF CASH AND FREE PLAY! For every 50 slot points you earn (per calendar day) you will receive a virtual drawing entry into $20,000 SLOTS OF CASH!

On August 17 & 31, place at least one wager on any slot machine between 5pm - 8:45pm to activate your virtual drawing entries.

At 9pm each drawing date, you could be one of the six lucky players drawn to compete in an intense slot tournament for an incredible $10,000 CASH GRAND PRIZE!


*The ability to earn entries will end at 4pm each drawing date. Players can only be drawn once per drawing date. FREE PLAY prizes will expire after five days.
The Grand Prize Winner on August 17 will not be eligible for the August 31 drawing. Cash winner will be responsible for all associated taxes. Other rules and restrictions apply. See Club Wyandotte for official rules.

Earn 5 points and receive $5 in Promotional Play!

Sundays-- Midnight-2am
Wednesdays-- 9am-noon
Thursdays-- 9am-noon
Fridays-- noon-5pm

One Match Play offer per person, per day.

Everyone is welcome.

Oklahoma’s alcoholic beverage laws are changing. But do you know exactly how the new law will affect you?

Most people know the new law allows for the sale of wine and high-point beer in convenience and grocery stores, but they may not be aware of other key changes, including the times when alcohol can be sold or that anyone who sells or serves alcohol must have a liquor license.

Here at Grand Nation, we have a lot of questions about the new law, which goes into effect on October 1, and we’re guessing that you do too.

That’s why we’ve invited Captain Erik Smoot with the Oklahoma
Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission to address our monthly meeting Monday, Aug. 20.

Erik will explain the upcoming changes and what it will mean when State Question 792 takes effect. There will also be a question-and-answer period. Erik has said he will give us all the time we need to ask questions.

If you have a business that sells beer, wine or alcohol, are a member of law enforcement or are just someone who wants to know how the new law will affect them, you don’t want to miss this meeting.

Join us at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, at the South Grand Lake Christian Church, located at East 350 Road, Vinita.

Changes are coming. By attending this meeting, you’ll be better prepared for those changes.

Employees don’t quit their jobs,
they quit their managers.
Lead and be the manager employees want to work for and engage with.
Topics covered in this course:
• True Colors Personality Assessment
• ABCs of Supervision
• Communication Strategies
• Stress Management
• Delegating & Coaching/Mentoring
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Conflict Resolution
• Human Resources Training for the Non-HR Professional
• Building High Performance Teams
• Leadership Training Wrap Up & Graduation

Ricardo Caté of Santo Domingo Pueblo will feature his newest work tackling current events, presenting the effect and influence his comedic cartoons have had on Native communities, starting with his experiences with the Dakota Access Pipeline, and carrying through to today's news headlines. Exhibit runs through Jan. 4, 2019.
Free with museum admission.

Exclusive ways to win for our 50+ players!

On Mondays from 9am - noon visit Club Wyandotte for a $5 Match Play offer. Plus, enjoy your favorite slots with your Club Wyandotte card for your chance to score $100 FREE PLAY with Power Pick drawings every 30 minutes!




Must be 50+ years of age or older to participate. One Match Play offer per person. Other rules and restrictions apply. River Bend Casino is not responsible for lost, stolen or destroyed entries.

MONDAYS • STARTING AT 4PM
Don’t let Mondays get you down! Hit your favorite slots for your chance at $200 FREE PLAY with Hot Seat drawings every 20 minutes from 4pm – 7pm. Plus, earn 5 points and receive $5 IN PROMOTIONAL PLAY from 7pm – 8pm.


One Promo Play offer per guest. FREE PLAY drawing prizes will be valid for 48 hours. Other rules and restrictions apply.

LONGMONT, Colorado (July 19, 2018) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has launched a new Supporting Native Arts grant opportunity under its Native Arts Initiative (formerly known as the “Native Arts Capacity Building Initiative” or NACBI). Applications are due by August 30, 2018.

The Request for Proposals for the Supporting Native Arts grant opportunity can be accessed at http://www.firstnations.org/grantmaking/2018NAI. First Nations invites interested applicants to join one or all of our Application Q&A webinars, which will be held prior to the application deadline as follows:

July 31, 2018, 11 a.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/178138868014073859
August 15, 2018, 1 p.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6824848286129370883
August 23, 2018, 11 a.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8435348047309628931

First Nations will award about 15 Supporting Native Arts grants of up to $32,000 each to Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs that have existing programs in place that support Native artists and the field of traditional Native arts, as well as a demonstrated commitment to increasing the intergenerational transfer of knowledge of traditional Native artistic practices and perpetuation and proliferation of traditional Native arts. Eligible applicants must also be located in and serve tribal communities in one of the following regions:

Upper Midwest (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin);
Southwest (New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California); or
Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington).

For this grant opportunity, examples of allowable activities that support arts programming include:

Master/apprentice artist opportunities
Archiving and collections/ preservation efforts
Promoting artist-focused convenings
Artist business plan and entrepreneurship training
Communal artist spaces for Native artists
Artist-in-residence opportunities
Artist-led workshops and arts classes
Artist financial literacy and business development training
Strengthening Native-led juried art show and market capacity and artists’ capacity to enter art work
Artists cooperative development

Examples of allowable activities that support organizational infrastructure growth include:

Governance training for organization’s Board of Directors
Organizational strategic planning
Strengthening technological and informational systems
Financial management
Organizational and/or programmatic marketing and communications plan
Strengthening project management systems

Entities eligible to apply include U.S.-based, Native-controlled, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, tribes and tribal departments, tribal § 7871 entities, or Native community-based groups with eligible fiscal sponsors committed to supporting Native artists as well as the perpetuation and proliferation of Native arts, cultures and traditions as integral to Native community life. Applicants located in urban areas are eligible if they are located in one of the geographic regions listed and are able to demonstrate a close tie to one or more tribal communities in one of the eligible geographic regions. Grants will not be made to individual artists or for-profit organizations.

Proposals for the Native Arts Initiative grant opportunity will be accepted online and must be submitted by no later than 5 p.m. Mountain Time on Thursday, August 30, 2018.

About First Nations Development Institute

For 38 years, using a three-pronged strategy of educating grassroots practitioners, advocating for systemic change, and capitalizing Indian communities, First Nations has been working to restore Native American control and culturally-compatible stewardship of the assets they own – be they land, human potential, cultural heritage or natural resources – and to establish new assets for ensuring the long-term vitality of Native American communities. First Nations serves Native American communities throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.firstnations.org.

About the Native Arts Initiative

First Nations established the Native Arts Initiative (NAI) in 2014 with the goal of stimulating long-term perpetuation, proliferation and revitalization of artistic and cultural assets in Native communities. The NAI is working to achieve this by strengthening the enabling environments in which Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal programs operate to support emerging and established Native artists and sustain traditional Native arts in their communities. Under the NAI, First Nations provides selected grantees with organizational and programmatic resources, including direct grants and technical assistance and training. Since 2014, First Nations has awarded more than $1.5 million in NAI grant funds to a variety of eligible Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs.

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PROGRAM CONTACT:
Catherine Bryan, First Nations Director of Programs - Strengthening Tribal & Community Institutions
cbryan@firstnations.org or (303) 774-7836 x201

MEDIA CONTACT:
Randy Blauvelt, First Nations Senior Communications Officer
rblauvelt@firstnations.org or (303) 774-7836 x213

EARN VIRTUAL ENTRIES: AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 31*
$10,000 CASH VIRTUAL DRAWINGS: AUGUST 17 & 31 • 9PM

We're giving away a SLOT OF CASH AND FREE PLAY! For every 50 slot points you earn (per calendar day) you will receive a virtual drawing entry into $20,000 SLOTS OF CASH!

On August 17 & 31, place at least one wager on any slot machine between 5pm - 8:45pm to activate your virtual drawing entries.

At 9pm each drawing date, you could be one of the six lucky players drawn to compete in an intense slot tournament for an incredible $10,000 CASH GRAND PRIZE!


*The ability to earn entries will end at 4pm each drawing date. Players can only be drawn once per drawing date. FREE PLAY prizes will expire after five days.
The Grand Prize Winner on August 17 will not be eligible for the August 31 drawing. Cash winner will be responsible for all associated taxes. Other rules and restrictions apply. See Club Wyandotte for official rules.

Earn 5 points and receive $5 in Promotional Play!

Sundays-- Midnight-2am
Wednesdays-- 9am-noon
Thursdays-- 9am-noon
Fridays-- noon-5pm

One Match Play offer per person, per day.

Join us August 21st at 6 pm at First Christian Church for our monthly Addictions Awful Truth meeting. This meeting we will discuss Meth & Opiates.

For more information please contact us at 918.276.2192

Employees don’t quit their jobs,
they quit their managers.
Lead and be the manager employees want to work for and engage with.
Topics covered in this course:
• True Colors Personality Assessment
• ABCs of Supervision
• Communication Strategies
• Stress Management
• Delegating & Coaching/Mentoring
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Conflict Resolution
• Human Resources Training for the Non-HR Professional
• Building High Performance Teams
• Leadership Training Wrap Up & Graduation

Ricardo Caté of Santo Domingo Pueblo will feature his newest work tackling current events, presenting the effect and influence his comedic cartoons have had on Native communities, starting with his experiences with the Dakota Access Pipeline, and carrying through to today's news headlines. Exhibit runs through Jan. 4, 2019.
Free with museum admission.

Exclusive ways to win for our 50+ Players!

Guests can enjoy $5 Match Play from 9am-noon, Plus, score 15,000 points with Hot Seat drawings every 20 minutes! Then use those points however you like, including at the all-new Club 60 West for bowling, billiards, or shuffleboard. OR redeem your points for gas and car washes at the Turtle Stop Convenience Store, dining at Wyandotte Nation Casino, FREE PLAY, or Overstock.com gift cards!

Must be 50+ years of age or older to participate. One FREE PLAY offer per person, per day regardless of the number of Morning Mob breakfasts purchased. FREE PLAY incentive expires at 11:59pm on the day it was issued. Other rules and restrictions apply.

This month, we have a special guest, Lindsey Harris, the CEO of the Chelsea Boys & Girls Club. Through hard work, determination and successful grant-writing, Lindsey has turned the Chelsea Boys & Girls Club into a fantastic place for at-risk kids, ages 5 yrs-18 yrs, to have the same opportunities as all other kids! She is currently working with a group of leaders from Vinita to bring the Boys & Girls to our town, with a projected opening date of January 2019.

TUESDAYS IN AUGUST • 7PM – 9PM
Beat the heat every Tuesday with our Dog Days of Summer Mystery FREE PLAY! Simply earn 10 points or more each Tuesday to score a MYSTERY FREE PLAY PRIZE ranging from $10 to $50.


One offer per person, per day. Players must earn 10 points or more during specified times to be eligible for Mystery FREE PLAY prize. Guests may receive FREE PLAY one time per event date. FREE PLAY will expire at 11:59pm on the day in which it is issued.
This event will replace the Tuesday $5 Promo Play. Other rules and restrictions apply.

LONGMONT, Colorado (July 19, 2018) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has launched a new Supporting Native Arts grant opportunity under its Native Arts Initiative (formerly known as the “Native Arts Capacity Building Initiative” or NACBI). Applications are due by August 30, 2018.

The Request for Proposals for the Supporting Native Arts grant opportunity can be accessed at http://www.firstnations.org/grantmaking/2018NAI. First Nations invites interested applicants to join one or all of our Application Q&A webinars, which will be held prior to the application deadline as follows:

July 31, 2018, 11 a.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/178138868014073859
August 15, 2018, 1 p.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6824848286129370883
August 23, 2018, 11 a.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8435348047309628931

First Nations will award about 15 Supporting Native Arts grants of up to $32,000 each to Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs that have existing programs in place that support Native artists and the field of traditional Native arts, as well as a demonstrated commitment to increasing the intergenerational transfer of knowledge of traditional Native artistic practices and perpetuation and proliferation of traditional Native arts. Eligible applicants must also be located in and serve tribal communities in one of the following regions:

Upper Midwest (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin);
Southwest (New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California); or
Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington).

For this grant opportunity, examples of allowable activities that support arts programming include:

Master/apprentice artist opportunities
Archiving and collections/ preservation efforts
Promoting artist-focused convenings
Artist business plan and entrepreneurship training
Communal artist spaces for Native artists
Artist-in-residence opportunities
Artist-led workshops and arts classes
Artist financial literacy and business development training
Strengthening Native-led juried art show and market capacity and artists’ capacity to enter art work
Artists cooperative development

Examples of allowable activities that support organizational infrastructure growth include:

Governance training for organization’s Board of Directors
Organizational strategic planning
Strengthening technological and informational systems
Financial management
Organizational and/or programmatic marketing and communications plan
Strengthening project management systems

Entities eligible to apply include U.S.-based, Native-controlled, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, tribes and tribal departments, tribal § 7871 entities, or Native community-based groups with eligible fiscal sponsors committed to supporting Native artists as well as the perpetuation and proliferation of Native arts, cultures and traditions as integral to Native community life. Applicants located in urban areas are eligible if they are located in one of the geographic regions listed and are able to demonstrate a close tie to one or more tribal communities in one of the eligible geographic regions. Grants will not be made to individual artists or for-profit organizations.

Proposals for the Native Arts Initiative grant opportunity will be accepted online and must be submitted by no later than 5 p.m. Mountain Time on Thursday, August 30, 2018.

About First Nations Development Institute

For 38 years, using a three-pronged strategy of educating grassroots practitioners, advocating for systemic change, and capitalizing Indian communities, First Nations has been working to restore Native American control and culturally-compatible stewardship of the assets they own – be they land, human potential, cultural heritage or natural resources – and to establish new assets for ensuring the long-term vitality of Native American communities. First Nations serves Native American communities throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.firstnations.org.

About the Native Arts Initiative

First Nations established the Native Arts Initiative (NAI) in 2014 with the goal of stimulating long-term perpetuation, proliferation and revitalization of artistic and cultural assets in Native communities. The NAI is working to achieve this by strengthening the enabling environments in which Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal programs operate to support emerging and established Native artists and sustain traditional Native arts in their communities. Under the NAI, First Nations provides selected grantees with organizational and programmatic resources, including direct grants and technical assistance and training. Since 2014, First Nations has awarded more than $1.5 million in NAI grant funds to a variety of eligible Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs.

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PROGRAM CONTACT:
Catherine Bryan, First Nations Director of Programs - Strengthening Tribal & Community Institutions
cbryan@firstnations.org or (303) 774-7836 x201

MEDIA CONTACT:
Randy Blauvelt, First Nations Senior Communications Officer
rblauvelt@firstnations.org or (303) 774-7836 x213

EARN VIRTUAL ENTRIES: AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 31*
$10,000 CASH VIRTUAL DRAWINGS: AUGUST 17 & 31 • 9PM

We're giving away a SLOT OF CASH AND FREE PLAY! For every 50 slot points you earn (per calendar day) you will receive a virtual drawing entry into $20,000 SLOTS OF CASH!

On August 17 & 31, place at least one wager on any slot machine between 5pm - 8:45pm to activate your virtual drawing entries.

At 9pm each drawing date, you could be one of the six lucky players drawn to compete in an intense slot tournament for an incredible $10,000 CASH GRAND PRIZE!


*The ability to earn entries will end at 4pm each drawing date. Players can only be drawn once per drawing date. FREE PLAY prizes will expire after five days.
The Grand Prize Winner on August 17 will not be eligible for the August 31 drawing. Cash winner will be responsible for all associated taxes. Other rules and restrictions apply. See Club Wyandotte for official rules.

Earn 5 points and receive $5 in Promotional Play!

Sundays-- Midnight-2am
Wednesdays-- 9am-noon
Thursdays-- 9am-noon
Fridays-- noon-5pm

One Match Play offer per person, per day.

Employees don’t quit their jobs,
they quit their managers.
Lead and be the manager employees want to work for and engage with.
Topics covered in this course:
• True Colors Personality Assessment
• ABCs of Supervision
• Communication Strategies
• Stress Management
• Delegating & Coaching/Mentoring
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Conflict Resolution
• Human Resources Training for the Non-HR Professional
• Building High Performance Teams
• Leadership Training Wrap Up & Graduation

Ricardo Caté of Santo Domingo Pueblo will feature his newest work tackling current events, presenting the effect and influence his comedic cartoons have had on Native communities, starting with his experiences with the Dakota Access Pipeline, and carrying through to today's news headlines. Exhibit runs through Jan. 4, 2019.
Free with museum admission.

Every Wednesday enjoy 10% off all wine. No case purchase necessary! Some exclusions apply, see store for details!

LONGMONT, Colorado (July 19, 2018) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has launched a new Supporting Native Arts grant opportunity under its Native Arts Initiative (formerly known as the “Native Arts Capacity Building Initiative” or NACBI). Applications are due by August 30, 2018.

The Request for Proposals for the Supporting Native Arts grant opportunity can be accessed at http://www.firstnations.org/grantmaking/2018NAI. First Nations invites interested applicants to join one or all of our Application Q&A webinars, which will be held prior to the application deadline as follows:

July 31, 2018, 11 a.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/178138868014073859
August 15, 2018, 1 p.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6824848286129370883
August 23, 2018, 11 a.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8435348047309628931

First Nations will award about 15 Supporting Native Arts grants of up to $32,000 each to Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs that have existing programs in place that support Native artists and the field of traditional Native arts, as well as a demonstrated commitment to increasing the intergenerational transfer of knowledge of traditional Native artistic practices and perpetuation and proliferation of traditional Native arts. Eligible applicants must also be located in and serve tribal communities in one of the following regions:

Upper Midwest (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin);
Southwest (New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California); or
Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington).

For this grant opportunity, examples of allowable activities that support arts programming include:

Master/apprentice artist opportunities
Archiving and collections/ preservation efforts
Promoting artist-focused convenings
Artist business plan and entrepreneurship training
Communal artist spaces for Native artists
Artist-in-residence opportunities
Artist-led workshops and arts classes
Artist financial literacy and business development training
Strengthening Native-led juried art show and market capacity and artists’ capacity to enter art work
Artists cooperative development

Examples of allowable activities that support organizational infrastructure growth include:

Governance training for organization’s Board of Directors
Organizational strategic planning
Strengthening technological and informational systems
Financial management
Organizational and/or programmatic marketing and communications plan
Strengthening project management systems

Entities eligible to apply include U.S.-based, Native-controlled, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, tribes and tribal departments, tribal § 7871 entities, or Native community-based groups with eligible fiscal sponsors committed to supporting Native artists as well as the perpetuation and proliferation of Native arts, cultures and traditions as integral to Native community life. Applicants located in urban areas are eligible if they are located in one of the geographic regions listed and are able to demonstrate a close tie to one or more tribal communities in one of the eligible geographic regions. Grants will not be made to individual artists or for-profit organizations.

Proposals for the Native Arts Initiative grant opportunity will be accepted online and must be submitted by no later than 5 p.m. Mountain Time on Thursday, August 30, 2018.

About First Nations Development Institute

For 38 years, using a three-pronged strategy of educating grassroots practitioners, advocating for systemic change, and capitalizing Indian communities, First Nations has been working to restore Native American control and culturally-compatible stewardship of the assets they own – be they land, human potential, cultural heritage or natural resources – and to establish new assets for ensuring the long-term vitality of Native American communities. First Nations serves Native American communities throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.firstnations.org.

About the Native Arts Initiative

First Nations established the Native Arts Initiative (NAI) in 2014 with the goal of stimulating long-term perpetuation, proliferation and revitalization of artistic and cultural assets in Native communities. The NAI is working to achieve this by strengthening the enabling environments in which Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal programs operate to support emerging and established Native artists and sustain traditional Native arts in their communities. Under the NAI, First Nations provides selected grantees with organizational and programmatic resources, including direct grants and technical assistance and training. Since 2014, First Nations has awarded more than $1.5 million in NAI grant funds to a variety of eligible Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs.

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PROGRAM CONTACT:
Catherine Bryan, First Nations Director of Programs - Strengthening Tribal & Community Institutions
cbryan@firstnations.org or (303) 774-7836 x201

MEDIA CONTACT:
Randy Blauvelt, First Nations Senior Communications Officer
rblauvelt@firstnations.org or (303) 774-7836 x213

EARN VIRTUAL ENTRIES: AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 31*
$10,000 CASH VIRTUAL DRAWINGS: AUGUST 17 & 31 • 9PM

We're giving away a SLOT OF CASH AND FREE PLAY! For every 50 slot points you earn (per calendar day) you will receive a virtual drawing entry into $20,000 SLOTS OF CASH!

On August 17 & 31, place at least one wager on any slot machine between 5pm - 8:45pm to activate your virtual drawing entries.

At 9pm each drawing date, you could be one of the six lucky players drawn to compete in an intense slot tournament for an incredible $10,000 CASH GRAND PRIZE!


*The ability to earn entries will end at 4pm each drawing date. Players can only be drawn once per drawing date. FREE PLAY prizes will expire after five days.
The Grand Prize Winner on August 17 will not be eligible for the August 31 drawing. Cash winner will be responsible for all associated taxes. Other rules and restrictions apply. See Club Wyandotte for official rules.

Earn 5 points and receive $5 in Promotional Play!

Sundays-- Midnight-2am
Wednesdays-- 9am-noon
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The Business Tax Workshops offered by the Oklahoma Tax Commission are designed to meet the needs of all business owners, from new to seasoned business, who need to brush up on the latest tax changes. These workshops are offered free of charge.

For a new business or an individual thinking about setting up a business in Oklahoma, the workshop offers information on formation types, business structures, a step-by-step guide to business registration, bookkeeping techniques and a line-by-line explanation of the primary business tax forms. You will learn the keys to sales tax registration and collection, along with helpful tips on rate tables, reporting formats and exemptions. For an existing business, participants will learn the steps to filling out the various business tax forms and which forms and tax laws have changed based on the latest legislative decisions.

Employees don’t quit their jobs,
they quit their managers.
Lead and be the manager employees want to work for and engage with.
Topics covered in this course:
• True Colors Personality Assessment
• ABCs of Supervision
• Communication Strategies
• Stress Management
• Delegating & Coaching/Mentoring
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Conflict Resolution
• Human Resources Training for the Non-HR Professional
• Building High Performance Teams
• Leadership Training Wrap Up & Graduation

Ricardo Caté of Santo Domingo Pueblo will feature his newest work tackling current events, presenting the effect and influence his comedic cartoons have had on Native communities, starting with his experiences with the Dakota Access Pipeline, and carrying through to today's news headlines. Exhibit runs through Jan. 4, 2019.
Free with museum admission.

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LONGMONT, Colorado (July 19, 2018) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has launched a new Supporting Native Arts grant opportunity under its Native Arts Initiative (formerly known as the “Native Arts Capacity Building Initiative” or NACBI). Applications are due by August 30, 2018.

The Request for Proposals for the Supporting Native Arts grant opportunity can be accessed at http://www.firstnations.org/grantmaking/2018NAI. First Nations invites interested applicants to join one or all of our Application Q&A webinars, which will be held prior to the application deadline as follows:

July 31, 2018, 11 a.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/178138868014073859
August 15, 2018, 1 p.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6824848286129370883
August 23, 2018, 11 a.m. Mountain Time (expect 1 – 1.25 hours), Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8435348047309628931

First Nations will award about 15 Supporting Native Arts grants of up to $32,000 each to Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs that have existing programs in place that support Native artists and the field of traditional Native arts, as well as a demonstrated commitment to increasing the intergenerational transfer of knowledge of traditional Native artistic practices and perpetuation and proliferation of traditional Native arts. Eligible applicants must also be located in and serve tribal communities in one of the following regions:

Upper Midwest (North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin);
Southwest (New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California); or
Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington).

For this grant opportunity, examples of allowable activities that support arts programming include:

Master/apprentice artist opportunities
Archiving and collections/ preservation efforts
Promoting artist-focused convenings
Artist business plan and entrepreneurship training
Communal artist spaces for Native artists
Artist-in-residence opportunities
Artist-led workshops and arts classes
Artist financial literacy and business development training
Strengthening Native-led juried art show and market capacity and artists’ capacity to enter art work
Artists cooperative development

Examples of allowable activities that support organizational infrastructure growth include:

Governance training for organization’s Board of Directors
Organizational strategic planning
Strengthening technological and informational systems
Financial management
Organizational and/or programmatic marketing and communications plan
Strengthening project management systems

Entities eligible to apply include U.S.-based, Native-controlled, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, tribes and tribal departments, tribal § 7871 entities, or Native community-based groups with eligible fiscal sponsors committed to supporting Native artists as well as the perpetuation and proliferation of Native arts, cultures and traditions as integral to Native community life. Applicants located in urban areas are eligible if they are located in one of the geographic regions listed and are able to demonstrate a close tie to one or more tribal communities in one of the eligible geographic regions. Grants will not be made to individual artists or for-profit organizations.

Proposals for the Native Arts Initiative grant opportunity will be accepted online and must be submitted by no later than 5 p.m. Mountain Time on Thursday, August 30, 2018.

About First Nations Development Institute

For 38 years, using a three-pronged strategy of educating grassroots practitioners, advocating for systemic change, and capitalizing Indian communities, First Nations has been working to restore Native American control and culturally-compatible stewardship of the assets they own – be they land, human potential, cultural heritage or natural resources – and to establish new assets for ensuring the long-term vitality of Native American communities. First Nations serves Native American communities throughout the United States. For more information, visit www.firstnations.org.

About the Native Arts Initiative

First Nations established the Native Arts Initiative (NAI) in 2014 with the goal of stimulating long-term perpetuation, proliferation and revitalization of artistic and cultural assets in Native communities. The NAI is working to achieve this by strengthening the enabling environments in which Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal programs operate to support emerging and established Native artists and sustain traditional Native arts in their communities. Under the NAI, First Nations provides selected grantees with organizational and programmatic resources, including direct grants and technical assistance and training. Since 2014, First Nations has awarded more than $1.5 million in NAI grant funds to a variety of eligible Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs.

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PROGRAM CONTACT:
Catherine Bryan, First Nations Director of Programs - Strengthening Tribal & Community Institutions
cbryan@firstnations.org or (303) 774-7836 x201

MEDIA CONTACT:
Randy Blauvelt, First Nations Senior Communications Officer
rblauvelt@firstnations.org or (303) 774-7836 x213

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