South Segment -Twin Buttes

mha nation Tribal councilman, south segment representative

cory spotted bear

Councilman Cory Spotted Bear is a member of the Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation) seven member Tribal Business Council. This is Councilman Spotted Bear’s third four-year term as the Twin Buttes Representative. Twin Buttes is the South Segment of Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. He serves as the Vice Chairman of the MHA Tribal Business Council, the Chair of the MHA Nation Natural Resource Committee, Vice Chair of the Executive Committee and is a member of the Energy Committee.

He attended college at Haskell Indian Nation’s University and graduate school at Kansas University in Lawrence Kansas. Councilman Spotted Bear is a long-standing Board Member of the Nu’eta Hidatsa Sahnish College. He also founded the Nu’eta Language Initiative, a Mandan language revitalization initiative. As a cultural man, Councilman Spotted Bear is a member of the Water Buster Clan and a child of the Flint Knife Clan. He lives happily in Twin Buttes with his wife, Sierra, and children - Niibwin (13) and Shahkohe (10). His oldest daughter, Morning Grace, attends college at South Dakota School of Mines.

Cory enjoys any outdoor activity, hunting, fishing, trapping, kayaking, shed hunting, identifying plants, gardening, horsemanship, yard work, camping, exploring. At one time in his life he was an avid basketball and softball player, today it brings him joy watching his children participate in all types of sports. 

COMMITTEES

• Executive Committee, Vice Chair

• Energy Committee, Member

• Natural Resource Committee, Chair

Cory Spotted Bear
Tribal Councilman
Office: 701-627-8141
coryspottedbear@mhanation.com

Alisha Brim
Administrative Assistant/Communications Coordinator
Cell: 701-421-1039
abrim@mhanation.com

Melissa Starr
Administrative Assistant/Community Liason
Cell: 701-421-8872
mstarr@mhanation.com

Gwen Hostler
Administrative Assistant/Office Manager
Cell: 701-421-3873
@mhanation.com

Blanche Hunts Along
Events Coordinator
Cell: 701-421-0351
@mhanation.com

Ernest Stone
Water Distribution
Cell: 701-891-1273 
@mhanation.com

Diane Hall
Office Receptionist
Cell: 701-421-4144
@mhanation.com

Sierra Spotted Bear
Events Coordinator
Cell: 701-421-2571
@mhanation.com

Crystal Bowen 
Receptionist/Admin. Assistant
Cell: 701-421-3075
cbowen@mhanation.com

Kaya Bowen
Office Receptionist
Cell: 701-713-5313
kbowen@mhanation.com

Sierra Bowen 
Office Clerk/Administrative Assistant
Cell: 701-421-6885
sbowen@mhanation.com

Morley Spotted Bear
Fitness, Parks & Recreation Director
Cell: 701-220-1182

Sommer Cummings
Fitness, Parks & Recreation Coordinator
Cell: 701-220-6722

Kennedy Foote
Fitness, Parks & Recreation Staff
Cell: 701-471-2008

John Tschaekofske
Fitness, Parks & Recreation Staff
Cell: 701-421-1987

Chaun-T Sorensen
Fitness, Parks & Recreation Staff
Cell: 701-421-8126

Gabriel Sage
Fitness, Parks & Recreation Staff
Cell: 701-880-1103

Jacob Sage
Lead Security
Cell: 701-421-2786

Darnell Sorensen
Security
Cell: 701-421-8289

Byron Everett
Security
Cell: 701-301-3789

Horse Culture Program
Contact: Jessica White Plume
Cell: 701-421-1890

Twin Buttes Elementary School
Office Clerk
Office: 701-938-4396
www.twinbuttes.k12.nd.us

Twin Buttes Boys & Girls Club
Contact: Danelle Fox
Office: 701-938-3293

Twin Buttes Elder's Organization
Contact: Cindy Perry
Office: 701-938-3525

South Segment CDC
Office: 701-938-3590

Twin Buttes Roads Department
Office: 701-938-4533

Fort Berthold Rural Water
Office: 701-938-3160

Twin Buttes Clinic
Office: 701-938-4540

Fort Berthold Housing Authority
Office: 701-938-3607
http://fbha.org/

Twin Buttes Transfer Station
Office: 701-938-3607

South Shore Do It Best
Office: 701-938-3594
Facebook Page

South Shore Market (C-Store)
Office: 701-938-3599

Little Champs Head Start
Contact: Karissa Diaz-Corral
Office: 701-938-4568

Eagles Nest Daycare
Contact: Agnes Holen
Office: 701-938-4568
Facebook Page

Alyssa Starr
President

Christian Kilwein
Treasurer

Hannah Bosley
Vice-President

Kennedy Foote
Member

Vanessa Holen
Secretary

Anita Gegelman
President

Alyssa Starr
Vice President

Diane Tomlin
Member

Danica Burr
Member

Rhonda Gillette
Member