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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>For the past several years, the group has been
meeting several days earlier or later of the main meeting which usually is a
full day on Saturday and a half a day on Sunday. That has been the general
format for a while.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>I have not heard if that will be the format for
the 2010 SCLC, however, am I hearing that the purpose of these extra days,
namely, the comparative Siouan Grammar study, is due for a final completion and
printout of work results? Is that correct?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>IF so, then the original itinerary
is:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>Friday night group fellowship</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>Saturday full day of presentations
&</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>Saturday evening fellowship</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>Sunday half day of presentation.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>This afternoon (1:00pm), I will meet with the
Executive Committee for the Iowa Tribe of Kansas Nebraska in order to secure an
invitation and letter of acceptance as the hosts for the 2011 Siouan Languages
Conference site, which is located approximately four miles from White Cloud, KS
and twenty miles from Hiawatha, KS and Falls City, NE. The area is quite
similar to the setting of the Kaw (Kansa) Nation in Kaw City, Oklahoma where we
all met about four years ago.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>The George Ogdon building adjoins the Tribal
Administration Building. It is about 3X the size of the ample space
afforded us by Mark and his team at Lincoln last year. The walls have a
band of family photos, paintings, historic documents, etc. donated by
individuals. The west side has glass cases, similar to those at Kaw Nation
which have family artifacts, costumes, photos, and material culture of the Ioway
of Kansas-Nebraska. There is a full kitchen with coffee urns, large
serving window and whatever is necessary to cook for gatherings.
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>The Tribal Casino is just a short ride South of
the location. They provide noon and evening buffet meals ($8), which would
be an easy meal site for Saturday noon during the conference. I will
explore the possibility if they would be able to cater the same to the group as
we meet in the Ogdon Building.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>Again, the area is much like the very rural
setting of the Kaw Nation, which is typical for a good many tribal
administrative centers, and which again, was similar to the areas of the
Winnebago of Nebraska and the Omaha at Macey, NE for those who traveled through
those areas on their way to Lincoln, and the Wichita Tribal complex at Anadarko,
Oklahoma when the group met there some years ago.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>The Sauk and Fox Tribe of Missouri has their
Administration Building, Museum and Quik Stop gas station at Reserve, about
15 miles West from the Iowa Tribe enterprise area. The Kickapoo Tribe of
Kansas, their Casino, gas stop are located about 40 miles Southwest of the Iowa
Tribe. The Prairie Band of Potawatomi, their Casino, gas stop are
approximately 70 miles Southwest. It is likely that they may be having
their June powwow during the conference, as it was going on as we met in
Lincoln, and was visited by several of the tribal representative attendees on
their way to and from Lincoln last year.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=4>The Iowa Tribe here has four very nice cedar
cabins that can comfortably hold 3-4 persons each ($60/ night) and are situated
next to the gas and food store, and a short half mile from the Casino
buffet. Other Motels are available in Hiawatha and Falls City, and which
no doubt, a conference block could be reserved.</FONT></DIV>
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