Leaders listen to the People (Platform 1)

Elect Bev Thompson SWO VICE CHAIR

Experience *  Integrity  *  Honesty

Leaders Listen to the People

I cannot remember if there ever was a time when Tribal Council has put the people first after they got elected into office.  That must change now.   We need to make sure that Council remembers who they work for, and who they answer to…the People. 

I am not a career politician,  I am a mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and I wanted to enjoy my retirement, BUT from years of morally bankrupt leadership, with indictments, lack of accountability, the waste of MILLIONS OF DOLLARS of the People’s money.  I felt I had no choice but to step up to make a positive change for the future.  I will only serve one term and help set the Tribe on a positive course for the future.

Here are issues that I want to address as your Vice Chair, these are not all of the issues but it is a good start, I look forward to visiting with everyone to listen to what they want to see changed.

Primary Issues:

Education “Invest in our Future Leaders”

Job Creation/Job Training  “New jobs and more training for all of our current and future employees, so they can work anywhere in the Country”

Better Health Care  “Too many of our people are dying from illnesses that should not be killing our people”

Housing  “We have a housing crisis and we need to upgrade all current housing while building for the future”

Land Purchase  “We need to make an investment in land purchase not monument building”

Energy Development  “We have a lot of great natural resources and need to take advantage of them”

Other Important Issues:

Better Care for Our Elders

“Taking care of those who took care of us”

No Vendors taking Our Managers & Council Members to Dinner  “No wining and dining to get a contract” 

Make it illegal for any person making a decision on a contract, service, or business to get “wined and dined”.

One Purchasing Department  “Save money by having centralized purchasing for the entire Tribe”  

Streamline the bidding process and take the decision for acquisition out of managers.

No more NO Bid Contracts,

“All Contracts to go through a Centralized Purchasing Process, not Political Process”

Tribal/Indian Preference in Contracting “Money needs to stay in our community or in Indian Country” 

Why should the millions in contracts the Tribe and Enterprises spend each year, go to businesses not owned by Tribal Members or other Indians?

Council Spending and Expenses Made Public “Knowing what is being spent each month without an audit telling us”  

Council is spending your money, you should know what they are spending it on, each month.

Equitable Pay Scale & Wages of Managers/Directors  “People to earn good living but not at expense of others”

Wage info should be available to Tribal Members, pay scale should be region based and fair across the board.

Invest in Technology  “A computer and a cell phone in every household”

Our Tribe should be wireless, we should have a computer in every household, and all households should have a cell phone. 

Elect Bev Thompson SWO VICE CHAIR

Experience *  Integrity  *  Honesty