Events

Members needed to fill vacancies on the NORTHERN PONCA ELDERS COMMITTEE. See details below.

The mission of this Committee is to advocate for improved comprehensive services and provide the leadership needed to meet the needs of our elders (55 and older) by planning and advocating for an aging population in a manner designated to protect and improve their quality of life while maintaining individual dignity.

Tribal Council will be appointing members to all nine positions on January 11, 2020. All positions will be appointed to four-year terms. The Elders Committee shall consist of two members from
each of the four Council Districts established in the Constitution or as modified by redistricting Each of the two members must reside in the Service Area or 100 miles of the counties constituting
the Service Delivery Areas of the Tribe as designated in the PTN Constitution for Council Members (Article IV Section 8). A ninth member shall be appointed from outside the Service Delivery Areas of the Tribe and shall reside outside the Service Delivery Area (including outside the area described in Article IV Section 8 of the Tribal Constitution). The Tribal Council shall strongly consider appointment of the two members from District 1 to represent an elder from the Niobrara Service Delivery Area and an elder from the Sioux City Service Delivery Area when possible.

Currently, a stipend in the amount of $250 is paid per meeting plus mileage reimbursement (not to exceed 410 miles at the govt. rate). The Elders Committee Charter recently approved by Tribal
Council is posted on the website (poncatribe-ne.org) and in the office sites or you can request a copy be mailed to you. Background checks will be conducted. Deadline for applications is
December 15, 2020.

All letters of interest and qualifications can be sent to Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, Attn: Beth Barger, P.O. Box 288, Niobrara, NE 68760 or e-mailed to bbarger@poncatribe-ne.org. Thank
you.