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.[1]
Service on Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council
| Position | Terms | Years served |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | 18 | 1974–1976; 1978–1980; 1984–2015 |
| Vice-chairman | 1 | 1972–1974 |
| Sergent-At-Arms | 1 | 1976–1978 |
| Councilman | 2 | 1980–1984 |
Service on Regional and National Boards & Committees
| Committee or Board | Agency/Authority | Position/Title |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Indian Affairs Reorganization Committee | Department of the Interior | Representative |
| Bureau of Indian Affairs Trust Fund Consultation Task Force | Department of the Interior | Representative, Great Plains Region[2] |
| Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Health Board (GPTCHB) | Liaison between Great Plains Area Indian Health Service (GPAIHS) and Great Plains tribes[3] | Member |
| Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee | United States Congress[4] | Member |
| Native American Advisory Committee | United States Department of Agriculture | Member |
| Native American Advisory Committee | South Dakota Historic Preservation Society | Member |
Testimony Before Congress
| Date | Session | House of Congress | Committee | Subcommittee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3, 1993 | 103rd Congress, 1st Session | Senate | Small Business | N/A |
| June 6, 2002 [5] | 107th Congress, 2nd Session | Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | Financial Institutions |
| May 18, 2005 [6] | 109th Congress, 1st Session | Senate | Indian Affairs | N/A |
| June 14, 2006 [7] | 109th Congress, 2nd Session | Senate | Indian Affairs | N/A |
| June 1, 2007 [8] | 110th Congress, 1st Session | House of Representatives | Natural Resources | N/A |
| November 1, 2007 [9] | 110th Congress, 1st Session | Senate | Indian Affairs | N/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."Attorney: Lower Brule Chairman Michael Jandreau Has Died - KDLT". April 3, 2015.
- 2."Federal Register, Volume 67 Issue 114 (Thursday, June 13, 2002)". www.gpo.gov.
- 3."History of GPTCHB". gptchb.org.
- 4.Section 5018 of the 2007 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
- 5."Capital Investment in Indian Country: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. June 6, 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 11, 2024.
- 6."Trust Lands: Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. May 18, 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 18, 2025.
- 7."Tribal Party Act; and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Amendments Act: Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. June 14, 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 6, 2025.
- 8."The Needs and Challenges of Tribal Law Enforcement on Indian Reservations: Oversight Field Hearing before the Committee on Natural Resources" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. June 1, 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 18, 2025.
- 9."Impact of the Flood Control Act off 1944 on Indian Tribes along the Missouri River: Hearing before the Committee on Indian Affairs" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. November 1, 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 19, 2025.