Michael Jandreau

Michael Jandreau (born October 1943) is a Native American leader.

He is the chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe now centred on the Lower Brule Sioux-Lakota Reservation, one of several tribal governments in South Dakota. He is a leader on the reservation, and serves 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 Mr. 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. Today the tribe’s farm corporation is the number one grower of popcorn in the world. It also grows navy beans. Mr. Jandreau also guides other programs for the tribe, including the Lower Brule Wildlife Program and the Golden Buffalo Casino.

Most recently the tribe purchased NY financial services firm Westrock Group.

External links

• Lower Brule Tribe home page
• WestRock Group Inc. financial services

References

• "S. DAKOTA TRIBES BUY BACK LANDS LOWER BRULE, YANKTON SIOUX ARE AGGRESSIVELY PURCHASING ACREAGE". Rocky Mountain News. December 10, 1993. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4DD94D73B6A07&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2008-09-27. 
• Melmer, David (January 11, 2005). "Land issues stir emotions". Indian Country Today. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/archive/28172304.html. Retrieved 2008-09-27. 
• Melmer, David (December 1, 2003). "Great Plains chairmen upset over status. State may be friendlier than federal government". Indian Country Today. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/archive/28214234.html. Retrieved 2008-09-27. 
• Melmer, David (September 12, 2005). "While people suffer, IHS reserves funds". Indian Country Today. http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/archive/28163134.html. Retrieved 2008-09-27. </ref>

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Name	Jandreau, Michael B.
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1943
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