Michael Jandreau
Chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
In office
1974–1976
DeputyGrace Estes
Preceded byOrville Langdeau Sr.
Succeeded byRichard Thompson Sr.
In office
1978–1980
DeputyOrville Langdeau Sr
Preceded byRichard Thompson Sr.
Succeeded byOrville Langdeau Sr.
In office
1984 – April 2018 [1]
DeputyKay Gourneau
Ramona Johnson
Orville Langdeau Jr
Sandy LaCroix
Boyd Gourneau
Kevin W. Wright
Preceded byPatrick Spears
Succeeded byKevin W. Wright (Acting)
Vice Chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
In office
1972–1974
LeaderOrville Langdeau Sr
Preceded byOrville Langdeau Sr
Succeeded byGrace Estes
Council Member Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
In office
1976–1978
LeaderRichard Thompson Sr
Preceded byEverette Wilson Sr
Succeeded byTed Rouillard
In office
1980–1984
LeaderOrville Langdeau Sr (1980-1982), Patrick Spears (1982-1984)
Preceded byTed Rouillard
Succeeded byTed Rouillard
Personal details
BornOctober 20, 1943
Fort Thompson, SD
DiedApril 3, 2015(2015-04-03) (aged 71)
Sioux Falls, SD
SpouseJackie Jandreau
ResidenceLower Brule, South Dakota
ProfessionTribal Leader

Michael B. Jandreau (October 20, 1943 – April 3, 2015) was a Native American leader.

Background

Born in Fort Thompson, South Dakota, to Leo (Tete) Burdette Jandreau and Dorothy Belva (Langdeau) Jandreau Jones, Jandreau was the chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe now centered on the Lower Brule Sioux-Lakota Reservation, one of several tribal governments in South Dakota. He was a leader on the reservation, and served as the chief executive officer of the Tribe. He began in 1972 as Vice Chairman, at which time the Tribal Council elected the officers of the council from its members. In 1986, Jandreau was elected as the first Tribal Council Chairman to be elected at large for the Lower Brule Sioux-Lakota Tribe.

He started many of the tribe's projects, including the Lower Brule Wildlife Program and the Golden Buffalo Casino. Jandreau died on April 3, 2015, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[2]

Service on Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council

PositionTermsYears Served
Chairman181974–1976; 1978–1980; 1984-2015
Vice-chairman11972-1974
Sergent-At-Arms11976-1978
Councilman21980-1984

Service on Regional and National Boards & Committees

Committee or BoardAgency/AuthorityPosition/Title
Bureau of Indian Affairs Reorganization CommitteeDepartment of the InteriorRepresentative
Bureau of Indian Affairs Trust Fund Consultation Task ForceDepartment of the InteriorRepresentative, Great Plains Region[3]
Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Health Board (GPTCHB)Liaison between Great Plains Area Indian Health Service (GPAIHS) and Great Plains tribes[4]Member
Missouri River Recovery Implementation CommitteeUnited States Congress[5]Member
Native American Advisory CommitteeUnited States Department of AgricultureMember
Native American Advisory CommitteeSouth Dakota Historic Preservation SocietyMember

Testimony Before Congress

DateSessionHouse of CongressCommitteeSubcommittee
September 3, 1993 103rd Congress, 1st Session Senate Small Business N/A
June 6, 2002 [6]107th Congress, 2nd SessionSenateBanking, Housing, and Urban AffairsFinancial Institutions
May 18, 2005 [7]109th Congress, 1st SessionSenateIndian AffairsN/A
June 14, 2006 [8]109th Congress, 2nd SessionSenateIndian AffairsN/A
June 1, 2007 [9]110th Congress, 1st SessionHouse of RepresentativesNatural ResourcesN/A
November 1, 2007 [10]110th Congress, 1st SessionSenateIndian AffairsN/A

Fiscal Accountability

Under Chairman Jandreau's leadership, the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe was among the most timely of tribes in the Northern Great Plains' Region to file Single Audit reports each fiscal year. The opinions of audit firms for Fiscal Years 1997 through 2013 generally reflected the Tribe's commitment to strong internal controls and to following its fiscal policies and procedures. The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe received Unqualified (Unmodified) audit reports for twelve of these seventeen audit years, and Qualified (Modified) audit reports for the other five years. Moreover, with regard to Major Program Compliance, the Tribe was only issued Qualified (Modified) opinions two out of the seventeen aforementioned fiscal years. Copies of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe's Single Audit Reports for FY1997 thru FY2013 are freely available on the Federal Audit Clearinghouse website (https://web.archive.org/web/20000619103409/http://harvester.census.gov/).

References

  1. ↑ "Chairman Michael Jandreau of Lower Brule Sioux Tribe passes".
  2. ↑ "Attorney: Lower Brule Chairman Michael Jandreau Has Died - KDLT". April 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Federal Register, Volume 67 Issue 114 (Thursday, June 13, 2002)". www.gpo.gov.
  4. ↑ "History of GPTCHB". gptchb.org.
  5. ↑ Section 5018 of the 2007 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
  6. ↑ https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-107shrg90371/pdf/CHRG-107shrg90371.pdf
  7. ↑ https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-109shrg21427/pdf/CHRG-109shrg21427.pdf
  8. ↑ https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-109shrg28188/pdf/CHRG-109shrg28188.pdf
  9. ↑ https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-110hhrg36020/pdf/CHRG-110hhrg36020.pdf
  10. ↑ https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-110shrg39935/pdf/CHRG-110shrg39935.pdf
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