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MHA Nation inaugurates election winners last week

Submitted Photo Reelected representatives to the Three Affiliated Tribe’s business council, from the right, Fred Fox, Monica Mayer and Gladys Sherry Turner-Lone Fight take part in the inauguration ceremony held Nov. 7 in the 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, west of New Town. Fox represents the East Segment, Mayer represents the North Segment and Turner-LoneFight, the West Segment. Photo by Karen LoneFight. See more photos on page A7.
Submitted Photo Fred Fox, right, is sworn in as East Segment representative to the Three Affiliated Tribe’s business council by his sister, Maria Kraft, during an inauguration held for the reelected council members on Nov. 7 in the 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, west of New Town. Photo by Karen LoneFight.
Submitted Photo Gladys Sherry Turner-Lone Fight, left, reelected West Segment representative to the Three Affiliated Tribes’ business council, and Dr. Monica Mayer, reelected North Segment representative to the business council, visit during the inauguration ceremony held Nov. 7 in the 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, west of New Town. Photo by Karen LoneFight.

NEW TOWN – The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation held an inauguration on Nov. 7 for the three winners of seats on the Three Affiliated Tribes’ business council. The event was held in the 4 Bears Casino and Lodge, west of New Town.

Dr. Monica Mayer, North Segment representative, and Fred Fox, East Segment representative, were certified as winners of their respective seats in the primary election in September. Both received the majority of votes in their races.

Tex Hall and Gladys Sherry Turner-Lone Fight, candidates for the West Segment seat, moved on from the primary election to the general election. Turner-Lone Fight was certified in the general election as the winner of the Mandaree seat with 206 votes. Hall received 194 votes.

Mayer, Fox and Turner-Lone Fight are incumbents.

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