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Michael Jandreau
Chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
In office
1974–1976
Deputy Grace Estes
Preceded by Orville Langdeau Sr.
Succeeded by Richard Thompson Sr.
In office
1978–1980
Deputy Orville Langdeau Sr
Preceded by Richard Thompson Sr.
Succeeded by Orville Langdeau Sr.
In office
1984 – April 2018
Deputy Kay Gourneau
Ramona Johnson
Orville Langdeau Jr
Sandy LaCroix
Boyd Gourneau
Kevin W. Wright
Preceded by Patrick Spears
Succeeded by Kevin W. Wright (Acting)
Vice Chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
In office
1972–1974
Leader Orville Langdeau Sr
Preceded by Orville Langdeau Sr
Succeeded by Grace Estes
Council Member Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
In office
1976–1978
Leader Richard Thompson Sr
Preceded by Everette Wilson Sr
Succeeded by Ted Rouillard
In office
1980–1984
Leader Orville Langdeau Sr (1980-1982), Patrick Spears (1982-1984)
Preceded by Ted Rouillard
Succeeded by Ted Rouillard
Personal details
Born October 20, 1943
Fort Thompson, SD
Died April 3, 2015(2015-04-03) (aged 71)
Sioux Falls, SD
Spouse Jackie Jandreau
Residence Lower Brule, South Dakota
Profession Tribal 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.

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
Great Plains Tribal Chairmen's Health Board (GPTCHB) Liaison between Great Plains Area Indian Health Service (GPAIHS) and Great Plains tribes Member
Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee United States Congress 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 107th Congress, 2nd Session Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Financial Institutions
May 18, 2005 109th Congress, 1st Session Senate Indian Affairs N/A
June 14, 2006 109th Congress, 2nd Session Senate Indian Affairs N/A
June 1, 2007 110th Congress, 1st Session House of Representatives Natural Resources N/A
November 1, 2007 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/).

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