{"id":25501,"date":"2022-06-22T18:48:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T22:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=25501"},"modified":"2022-06-22T18:52:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T22:52:33","slug":"rosebud-sioux-tribe-shares-vision-in-historic-visit-from-treasury-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/06\/22\/rosebud-sioux-tribe-shares-vision-in-historic-visit-from-treasury-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosebud Sioux Tribe shares vision in historic visit from Treasury Department"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/06\/22\/photos-secretary-yellen-makes-historic-visit-to-indian-country\/rosebudsiouxtribejanetyellen\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25473\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1763\" data-attachment-id=\"25473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/06\/22\/photos-secretary-yellen-makes-historic-visit-to-indian-country\/rosebudsiouxtribejanetyellen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/22\/RosebudSiouxTribeJanetYellen-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1763\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1655849244&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Janet Yellen\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Janet Yellen&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Native dancers take a photo with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and newly appointed U.S. Treasurer Lynn Malerba of the Mohegan Tribe during a visit Tuesday by Yellen and Malerba to the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. Photo by &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;Kevin Abourezk&lt;\/A&gt; &lt;A href=&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk&quot;&gt;&lt;I aria-hidden=true class=&quot;fab fa-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;\/I&gt;&lt;\/A&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/22\/RosebudSiouxTribeJanetYellen-1024x705.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/22\/RosebudSiouxTribeJanetYellen-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Janet Yellen\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25473\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Native dancers take a photo with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and newly appointed U.S. Treasurer Lynn Malerba  during a visit     to the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota on June 21, 2022. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h1-responsive\">&#8216;We\u2019re always looking to the Seventh Generation&#8217;<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Rosebud Sioux Tribe shares vision in historic visit from Treasury Department <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Wednesday, June 22, 2022<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMISSION, South Dakota \u2013 Jillian Waln has given this speech before.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sicangucorp.com\/\">Rosebud Economic Development Corporation<\/a> isn\u2019t like other companies, she\u2019s told potential investors.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nIts primary aim isn\u2019t to make money and benefit stockholders, she\u2019s told tribal leaders.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nREDCO exists to improve the lives of Rosebud tribal citizens for at least the next seven generations, she\u2019s said countless times before.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOn Tuesday, the young Lakota woman gave the speech to an audience of one \u2013 <a href=https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecYellen>U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWith every decision that we make, we\u2019re always looking to the Seventh Generation and how the work that we\u2019re doing is going to impact the future,\u201d said Waln, community engagement coordinator for REDCO.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sTpLMawVhiQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Department of the Treasury Video: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/sTpLMawVhiQ>Secretary Yellen at Rosebud Sioux Tribe<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOn a day of firsts, Yellen became the first sitting national treasury secretary to visit a reservation Tuesday when she traveled to the Rosebud Reservation to fulfill a promise she made last year to begin <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/HDMHtJbHzh8>visiting tribal nations to expand her department\u2019s engagement<\/a> with tribes.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nYellen was joined by Marilyn \u201cLynn\u201d Malerba, a lifetime chief of the <a href=https:\/\/www.mohegan.nsn.us\/>Mohegan Tribe<\/a>, who was named this week by President Joe Biden as the <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/06\/21\/historic-appointment-tribal-leader-named-treasurer-of-the-united-states\/>next treasurer of the United States<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cFor the first time in history, a Native woman\u2019s name will be the signature on our currency,\u201d Yellen told Rosebud tribal leaders Tuesday. \u201cWith this announcement, we\u2019re making an even deeper commitment to Indian Country.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nYellen also announced Tuesday the establishment of a new Office of Tribal and Native Affairs within the Treasury Department. She said Malerba will oversee that office, which will coordinate tribal relations throughout the department and handle the department\u2019s American Rescue Plan programs affecting tribes.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWe look forward to working with tribal nations in Congress to make this office permanent so it will be there for decades to come,\u201d Yellen said.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?attachment_id=25463\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25463\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1692\" data-attachment-id=\"25463\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?attachment_id=25463\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/22\/JanetYellenScottHerman-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1692\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1655844887&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;165&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Janet Yellen and Scott Herman\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Janet Yellen and Scott Herman&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, left, listens as President Scott Herman of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe provides opening remarks at Sinte Gleska University on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota on June 21, 2022. [sc name=kevinphoto]&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/22\/JanetYellenScottHerman-1024x677.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/22\/JanetYellenScottHerman-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Janet Yellen and Scott Herman\"  \" class=\"size-full wp-image-25463\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, left, listens as President Scott Herman of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe provides opening remarks at Sinte Gleska University on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota on June 21, 2022. Photo by <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\">Kevin Abourezk<\/A> <A href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kevin_Abourezk\"><I aria-hidden=true class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/I><\/A><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nShe said the Treasury Department\u2019s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program has provided $20 billion to tribal governments to fight the <a href=\/covid19\/>COVID-19 pandemic<\/a> and help tribal business recover.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nFrom affordable housing projects to increasing internet access, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe\u2019s use of federal COVID relief funds demonstrates how tribes across the country have benefitted from federal relief, Yellen said. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe spent $6.3 million of those funds to help 700 low-income families in need of emergency rental assistance, she said.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nShe said much work remains to support tribes and help repair the impact of failed past federal policies.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThere is a lot of history here and a lot of matters that need to be addressed,\u201d she said. \u201cThe Biden administration is very committed to trying to make a positive difference.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1292252428&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe> \r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Indianz.Com Audio:   <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/indianz\/secretary-yellen-delivers-remarks-on-first-visit-to-indian-country\" title=\"Secretary Yellen delivers remarks on first visit to Indian Country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secretary Yellen delivers remarks on first visit to Indian Country<\/a> <\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDuring her visit Tuesday, Yellen and Malerba met with Rosebud tribal leaders, as well as leaders from other Native communities in South Dakota. They also visited a greenhouse built by REDCO and learned about an ambitious economic development project underway on the reservation called <a href=https:\/\/www.sicangucorp.com\/keya-wakpala>Keya Wakpala Woicageyapi<\/a> (KWW).\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nKWW is a housing, retail and recreational project planned for a 600-acre site near Mission. The tribe has begun work on the first phase of the project, which includes 10 single-family homes, retail space and a multi-use community hub called the Sicangu Innovation Center.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMalerba encouraged Rosebud tribal leaders to remain hopeful in the Biden Administration and its efforts to revitalize tribal nations.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cAs we said earlier today, there is no one-size-fits-all for Indian Country, and each Indian tribe gets to decides for themselves what their priorities are, how they manage their programs and how they create their programs,\u201d she said. \u201cBut we know that without economic development, we can\u2019t keep our people on the reservations, or we can\u2019t keep our economies strong.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nYellen and Malerba finished their visit with a ceremony on the <a href=https:\/\/www.sintegleska.edu\/>Sinte Gleska University<\/a> campus, where they heard from tribal leaders, viewed a cultural presentation by Native singers and dancers and received gifts of star quilts.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov\/>Rosebud Sioux Tribe<\/a> President Scott Herman thanked them for visiting his reservation and listening to his people\u2019s concerns.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cIt felt like we haven\u2019t been listened to for many years,\u201d he said. \u201cBut today, today it was really a good session. Our secretary was attentive. She listened to our problems.\u201d\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI thank her for that. 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