THE CADDO.COM
   

The membership of the Caddo Tribe of Oklahoma is proud to present the first website created by and for the enrolled members of this great nation. This site is provided by a group of members of the Caddo Tribe of Oklahoma, an organization concerned with, but independent of the Caddo Tribal Council.
   
     
 

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The Purpose of our site is to inform our membership of the actions of the:

Tribal Council Economic Development Committee Housing Board
Tag Office Enrollment Office Tax Commission
Museum Board Health and Human Services Hearing Board
Election Board Head Start Program  

and all other boards, programs, committees pertinent to the governmental functions.
In addition, we will keep the membership abreast of the congressional issues before the House and Senate that effect our tribe and others in Indian Country.

We provide a place to answer the membership's questions and to highlight current tribal issues. We present our opinions on the current issues in order to keep our membership informed about the actions of the Caddo Tribe.

 IMPORTANT DATES

September 17

Announced date of the next Caddo Nation Election by the legal election board. (See article below for information.)
September 2005

Annual Clara Brown Dance. Contact Charlene Wright at 405.656.2344 for more information.

CURRENT ISSUES:
Please use our new message board to read and discuss the issues. You may read messages as a GUEST. However, you need to register as a MEMBER to post a message and vote in the polls. We will not use your information for anything except for your use of the board.
Click here to use our Message Board.

July Caddo Election Filled With Irregularities.

For the text of the contest against the Election,
see ELECTION NEWS PAGE.

 

July 9, 2005 ELECTION NEWS
The winners of the 9 July 2005 tribal election were sworn into office Friday July 22 at the tribal complex. LaRue Parker was sworn in as Chairperson, Mary Lou Davis as Treasurer, Brenda Edwards as Binger District Representative, and Jeri Redcorn as Oklahoma City District Representative. The following people also took the oath of office to serve on the Hearing Board: Donna Benitez, Charlotte Bentley, Don Kelin, Kelly Parton, and Frances Kodaseet.

 
This article is taken from the Caddo Nation Council Website at http://caddocouncil.org
The Caddo Election is set for September 17, 2005, registry open.

Carol Swindell is the official Registrar for the upcoming election for the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and Carol Ross is the Official Secretary of the Election Board, according to the Court of Indian Offenses.

Case No. CIV-04-A43 states Swindell, member Margaret Frances Rico and Ross are the official and duly-appointed members of the Election Committee for the Caddo Nation. The Court ruled the Regional Directors decision likewise shows the three women are the qualified members of the Committee.

The Court of Indian Offenses ordered that no other individual possesses any right, title or interest to claim his or her position to be that of a Tribal Election Committee Member.

The election has been set for September 17, 2005 and four-year terms will be up for election in the office of the Chairman, Treasurer, Binger Representative and Oklahoma City Representative.

Carol Ross added there are five positions on the Caddo Nation Hearing Board which are open for election. If elected, they will serve staggered terms. There is no filing fee for those offices.

The Filing Period for candidates is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., July 5-11 at the Caddo Tribal Government Center 5 miles east of Binger. Filing fees will only be accepted in the form of a cashier's check.

The polling sites are set in Binger, Anadarko, Fort Cobb, Oklahoma City and the designated post office for absentee balloting. The current voter registration lists will be posted at the polling sites and registration will be open until 10 days prior to the election.

Local registration may be done by calling Registrar Swindell at 405-247-9090 and registration by e-mail is at caddovote2005-register@yahoo.com.

For those without a computer there is an answering machine dedicated to taking names, addresses and questions. This is in service from 7:30 am to 6 pm Central Standard Time, Monday - Friday. In response, the caller/voter will receive either a call or information/registration forms by mail.

For your convenience, here is a copy of the
VOTER REGISTRATION/ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUEST.
You should be able to print it out on one page. Please mail to the tribe to be sure you are able to vote in the next election.
 
We have established an PayPal Account to be used for purposes related to issues discussed on thecaddo.com. In the past, we used the money to protest the 2003 election and pay for expenses to host the website.

We are now collecting money for the "CADDO WAY FUND" This will be used for assistance from Caddo members to Caddo members in time of need. This is a caddo member assitance fund for emergencies only.
Go to PAYPAL, sign in, click on Send Money. You can send money to anahwake@hotmail.com. Please put in the subject or note what you want the money applied to. Anahwake will provide a public acounting of how all money donated has been spent.
 

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Message Board/Forum

Here you can discuss important issues and respond to opinions of others.

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NEW MESSAGE BOARD.

A new feature of our Message Board is a CADDO GENEALOGY and FAMILY HISTORY discussion. Share your information and see who might be related to you.

Issues and questions from the Message Board----Condensed and Compiled. Last updated 2/11/03

Contact us as soon as you find us. Let us know who you are and where you are. We are your fellow tribal members! You are one of us, we are interested in you and how you feel and think . We live around the Binger and Anadarko area across the US and throughout the world.. We want Caddos to know what our tribe is doing and what we want to happen in our future. We want the Caddo people to be the best informed people that they can be about any and everything. Please help us do that.

A Message from Christine Noah

Dear Caddo Tribal Members,
During the July election, I was duly elected and sworn into office to serve as the Binger Representative to the Tribal council. See complete letter.

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