Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority

Hwy 39N, Lame Deer, MT 59043; phone: (406) 477-6419
“... committed to providing quality and affordable housing services
to eligible Northern Cheyenne tribal families living on tribal lands”

Archive for November, 2009

Northern Cheyenne Tribal Delegation to Washington D.C. Led by Vice-president Joe Fox

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
NCT Delegates visit U.S. Senator Max Baucus' office

NCT Delegates visit U.S. Senator Max Baucus' office

On November 3rd, 2009 a Northern Cheyenne delegation consisting of Vice-President Joe Fox Jr., Councilman Robert D Bailey, Executive Director Lafe Haugen and Board Chairman, Claude Leedom made a trip to Washington DC to meet with Montana Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester, Deputy Assistant Secretary Rodger Boyd and Assistant Secretary of Public and Indian Housing, Sandra Henriquez of HUD, Assistant Secretary Larry Echo Hawk of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, National American Indian Housing Council and the National Congress of American Indians.

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Northern Cheyenne Delegation Visits Penn State University

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Penn State Professor David Riley with NCT Delegation in front of the Morning Star Home

Penn State Professor David Riley with NCT Delegation in front of the Morning Star Home

On October 8th, 2009 a Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority delegation consisting of Vice-President Joe Fox Jr., Councilman Robert D Bailey, Councilman Danny Carlson, Executive Director Lafe Haugen, Finance Division Manager Frank Headswift and Board member Monte Haugen made a trip to State College, Pennsylvania to meet with the Penn State University Architectural Program headed up by Professor David Riley.

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ATTENTION ALL LOW-RENT TENANTS

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Work Orders

Please call or come down to the Maintenance Department for all work orders. It is your responsibility as tenants to report all work orders as soon as possible to prevent further damage especially water leaks. It is not up to the counselors to put the work orders in for the tenants. If Maintenance staff show up to do a work order please let them into the unit so it can be repaired because if you are not ready and want them to come at a later time then your work order most likely will be put to the bottom and if they have your permission to enter the unit while you are not home please let the Maintenance office know. Remember Maintenance hours are from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. If you have any pets in the unit please put them where they will not bother the maintenance staff. Please make sure all work areas are clean and clear of objects so repairs can be done.

Getting Ready for the Winter Months

Clean your yards one more time before the snow falls. Each Low Rent Unit should have only 1 trash canister. The counselors will be going around to see which units have more than 1 canister and Maintenance will take the extra one if it belongs to NCTHA. Check to make sure you the propane level is above 10 % at all times. Now is the time to begin getting propane before the prices go up. Check and change your furnace filters at least every 3 – 6 months. If you have electric heat remember to check all baseboard heaters to make sure they are all working before the weather gets cold. Please make sure you do not have anything stored around the hot water heater and furnace because it could become a hazard.

Eco Lab Spray

Tenants that are on the Eco Lab list to be sprayed need to be ready. If there is a referral on a tenant the counselors will do a 24 hour inspection with you the day before the spray to make sure you are ready and you will not be allowed to cancel. A prep sheet is given to all tenants that states exactly what needs to be done before and after each spray. Please read the prep sheet carefully. You must remember that ALL rooms have to be ready in order for the spray to be effective. Please don’t move everything outside just put everything in the middle of the room as stated on the prep sheet. Also be advised that if you keep canceling this could lead to the Termination of your Dwelling Lease.

Tenants start getting ready because Annual Inspections are just around the corner. The counselors will be sending out letters to inform you before the Inspections start in your area.

1967 St. Labre Indian School Basketball Team Inducted Into Montana High School Hall Of Fame

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
1967 Boys Basketball Team

1967 Boys Basketball Team

Hello, my name is Clifford Foote. I have been employed by the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority for 12 years.  On December 2008, the St. Labre Indian School’s 1967 State Championship Class C Basketball Team was inducted into the Montana Indian Althletic Hall of Fame in Billings, Mt. I am proud to say that I was a member of this team.

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Arts & Crafts Building Finished

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Northern Cheyenne Arts & Crafts Center

Northern Cheyenne Arts & Crafts Center

Well, it’s finally finished! The Art’s and Craft’s building that had been sitting vacant for many, many years located right off of highway 212, near Chief Dull Knife College, has been completely remodeled. A story on this work was featured in our last newsletter during the construction phase of this project. Big Improvements Construction, owned by Mr. Brandon Small, finished the last of the remodel work on this building at the end of October. Brandon took the initiative a few months back to start his own Construction Company. He has been pretty successful and this was just one of the many jobs that he has been doing in and around the reservation.

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