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Members of the recently-elected Northern Arapaho Business Council took their oaths of office at a ceremony in Arapahoe on Dec. 6.
There are three new faces: Sami Dresser, Preston Moss and Michael Yellowplume.
Three previously elected members will return: Lloyd Goggles, Keenan Groesbeck and Kim Whiteman-Harjo. Groesbeck was selected as Chairman and Whiteman-Harjo as co-Chairwoman.
The six-person governing board manages the tribe’s day-to-day operations, like budgeting. Elected officials serve two-year terms.
“We thank the Arapaho people for their support, and now our entire Business Council is anxious to get to work on behalf of this community and the members we represent,” the NABC said in a press release. “We look forward to improving services, opportunity and quality of life for the Arapaho people and everyone on the Wind River Reservation.”
Members of the Northern Arapaho Tribal Committee and Economic Development Commission also took their oaths of office during the ceremony. The Tribal Committee plans and organizes community events.
The Tribal Committee includes Melvin Oldman, Tovah Harjo, William Armour, Braxton Ridgley and Vince White. The Economic Development Commission includes Courtney Smith, April Goggles, Samuel Dresser, Cheryl Whitebull and Alan White.
