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Newly Elected Pawnee Business Council Members Sworn in

Newly Elected Pawnee Business Council Members Sworn into Office

Pawnee, Okla.—May 18, 2009—On Saturday, May. 16, Pawnee Nation Chief Justice, Charles H. Tripp, performed the official Swearing In Ceremony of the newly elected members of the Pawnee Business Council.

Each newly elected member swore to support, defend and uphold the constitution of the Pawnee Nation. The members sworn into office are as follows: Charles “Buddy” Lone Chief, president; Linda K. Jestes, Secretary; James Fields, Council Seat 3; and Marshall Gover, Council Seat 4.

“As president of the Pawnee Business Council, I want to welcome these new members to the Pawnee Business Council”, said President George Howell. “I look forward to a lot of good things happening to our nation, and to the experience and the knowledge that these members bring to the council. We look forward to moving forward, hopefully at a greater pace than we have been at the last two years.”

The new member biographies can be viewed at www.pawneenation.org and was featured in the Special Edition Issue of Chatiks si Chatiks, the official publication of the Pawnee Nation.