Ann-Erika White Bird recently published grades for Rosebud Sioux Tribe Council members based on their meeting attendance:
| A | 94% | Calvin “Hawkeye” Waln, Jr., Antelope |
| B | 86% | Michael Boltz, Sr., St. Francis |
| B | 83% | Rose Two Strike Stenstrom, Ring Thunder |
| B | 83% | Richard “Tuffy” Lunderman, Rosebud |
| C+ | 79% | Mary Waln, He Dog |
| C+ | 79% | Steve DeNoyer, Okreek |
| C+ | 79% | Alvin Bettelyoun, Sr., Swift Bear |
| C+ | 77% | Robert Shot With Two Arrows, Parmalee |
| C+ | 77% | Pam Kills In Water, Spring Creek |
| C | 74% | Russell Eagle Bear, Black Pipe |
| D+ | 69% | Tony Metcalf, Two Strike |
| D | 66% | Opal Larvie Maxey, Butte Creek |
| D | 65% | William “Willie” Bearshield, Milks Camp |
| D | 65% | Lydia Whirlwind Soldier, Grass Mountain |
| F | 63% | Kathleen A. High Pipe, Upper Cut Meat |
| F | 62% | Gabriel Medicine Eagle, Ideal |
| F | 57% | Webster Two Hawk, Sr., Horse Creek |
| F | 49% | Dennis “Charlie” Spotted Tail, Soldier Creek |
| F | 35% | Brian Hart, Sr., Corn Creek |
| F | 31% | Todd Bear Shield, Bull Creek |
Some of those attendance rates suggest RST council members come from the Kristi Noem school of government.
Not helping attendance this week: the fact that both RST President Cyril Scott and Vice-President William Kindle are down with pneumonia, leading to the cancellation of this week's meetings.
Those last 4 didn't even make it half the time. I wonder what the deal was? Illness, transportation problems, just didn't give a damn?
I wonder what percent of Congess would receive an F for 2013?
Thanks to Ms. White Bird and you, Cory, for this information. I hope she doesn't get too much guff for trying to improve her local government.