Extended Closures through May 15th Announced by the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
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WICHITA AND AFFILIATED TRIBES RESPOND TO EXECUTION OF NEW OTOE AND COMANCHE GAMING COMPACTS
“The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes stands united with other Oklahoma tribes who are opposed to the terms of the new gaming compacts agreed to on April 21, 2020, between Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and the Comanche Nation” President Terri Parton said Wednesday.
“These new compacts are an unfortunate development, not just in in tribal gaming, but in tribal-state relations,” Parton said. “The compacts appear to violate federal and state law, and introduce a lot of instability that the existing compacts were designed to avoid. These two new agreements set up direct conflicts among tribes over current tribal gaming boundaries, add more regulatory burdens, and allow the state to terminate them before they expire.“
The new agreements also allow the state to expand its own gaming offerings, including more internet-based “iLottery” and sports wagering.
“The aspects of the new agreement signed on April 21, 2020,could have devastating consequences. If the new compacts were deemed lawful and became the norm, the financial instability introduced by their terms along with the contemplated state-run competition would hurt everyone who benefits from jobs, roads and health care in rural Oklahoma“ said President Terri Parton.
Parton said there was also a question about whether the money paid by tribes under the new agreements would go toward public education as under the current gaming compacts.
“Under the existing compacts, the tribes have provided more than three times the money for Oklahoma education than even the most optimistic estimates predicted when the State-Tribal Gaming Act was passed in 2004,” Parton said. “Tribes have brought in far more money for education than the lottery has, all while bringing jobs, infrastructure and services to rural Oklahoma.”
Parton said another troubling aspect of the new agreements is that they grant the Governor and the Office of Enterprise Management Services many new powers over tribal gaming that they did not possess before.
“The new compacts give state oversight to people, who are more than likely inexperienced in tribal gaming and who are also hired by the state and not the tribes, control over management and regulatory decisions instead of experienced tribal gaming leadership and tribal regulating authorities,” Parton said. “Tribes have been successfully operating and regulating gaming in various forms since at least the early 1980s with additional oversight from the federal government since 1988. Tribes operating gaming facilities know what they are doing, as evidenced by the success of Oklahoma’s tribal gaming industry. But now Governor Stitt is trying to run and regulate our businesses while he’s also competing against us with iLottery.“
Parton said the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes will not join in the new agreements.
“The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes commitment to the other United for Oklahoma tribes is strong,” Parton said. “We have a right to continue gaming under our existing compact, which renewed on January 1, 2020, and we will continue our fight to defend that agreement from Governor Stitt’s attack.”
“We see this effort by the Governor as an attempt to divide the tribes and pit them against each other,” Parton said. “The Governor, who claims he is for all Oklahomans, produced a compact that would potentially pit tribes against each other and take us back to the old days where tribes were in constant conflict. The compact signed yesterday would hinder tribal advancement, harm tribal people and tribal communities. The Wichita Executive Committee will continue this fight for our tribal people, the future of our children and our tribal sovereignty.”
JOB OPENING: Program Manager – Office of Victim’s of Crime Set Aside Program – Closes May 5, 2020.
Program Manager is responsible for the daily administration and services provided within the Office of Victim’s of Crime (OVC) Set Aside Project. Provide strategic oversight; manage day-to-day activities; establish organizational structure; and provides leadership in all facets of planning, development, and implementation of project goals and objectives. Provides supervision to department staff. This position may work outside of the normal work week. For more information about this position see Employment Opportunities at WichitaTribe.com.
From Kitikitish News by Terri Parton-COVID-19-Testing sites for Oklahoma:
BECKHAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Where: 115 South 4th, Sayre, OK
Contact: (580) 928-5551
Where: 400 East Third, Elk City, OK
Contact: (580) 225-1173
CADDO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Where: 216 West Broadway, Anadarko, OK
Contact: (405) 247-2507
Where: First Baptist Church, 110 S. Apache, Binger, OK
Contact: (405) 247-2507
COMANCHE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Where: 1010 South Sheridan Road, Lawton, OK
Contact: (580) 248-5890
COTTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Where: 1501-A South 7th, Walters, OK
Contact: (580) 875-6121
GREER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Where: 2100 N. Louis Tittle, Mangum, OK
Contact: (580) 782-5531
Where: First United Methodist Church – West Parking lot, 228 N. Oklahoma, Mangum, OK
Contact: (580) 782-5531
HARMON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Where: 1104 N. 7th, Hollis, OK
Contact: (580) 688-3348
Where: 1104 N. 7th, Hollis, OK
Contact: (580) 688-3348
JACKSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Where: 401 W. Tamarack, Altus, OK
Contact: (580) 482-7308
TILLMAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Where: 1500 N. Main Street, Frederick, OK
Contact: (580) 335-2163
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes is in a Shelter in Place until April 27, 2020; however, the offices will remain closed until April 30, 2020. Thank you for patience and understanding at this time. We are still available for business remotely at the following numbers.
Maintenance/Elder Lawn Program 405-247-2425 Ext. 114
Education 405-247-2425 Ext. 171
EPA 405-247-2425 Ext. 141
Tribal Funded Social Services/LIHEAP 405-247-2425 Ext. 123
Indian Child Welfare 405-247-2425 Ext. 127
VOCA/Victims Advocate 405-247-2425 Ext. 130
Caregiver Program/AOA 405-247-2425 Ext. 115
Health Programs 405-247-2425 Ext. 154
Food Distribution 405-247-2425 Ext. 117
TOR/Substance Abuse 405-247-2425 Ext. 352
RISE Prevention 405-247-8824 Ext. 404
Native Connections 405-247-8817 Ext. 405
CCDF/Child Care Assistance 405-648-7095 Ext. 332
Communications 405-247-2425 Ext. 165
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