Tribal Council Members

John R. Shotton is the current Chairman of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians.  He has served in that capacity since being elected in November 2007.  Prior to be elected to the office of Chairman, he served on the Tribal Council as the First Member for two years.

Chairman Shotton holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Public Administration Degree from the University of Oklahoma.  Prior to serving the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, Chairman Shotton worked for the University of Oklahoma’s American Indian Institute developing and administering programs for tribes across the United States.

Chairman Shotton is a member of the Owl Clan and belongs to the Otoe Eloska Society as well as the Red Rock Creek Gourd Dancers.  John is married to Dr. Heather Shotton and they have two daughters, Sloan and Sophie Shotton.

jshotton@omtribe.org  580-723-4466 ext 107

Vice Chairman Ted Grant has worked as the Director of Surveillance for the Comanche Nation for the last several years. Prior to that he worked in survaillance at 7 Clans Paradise Casino. He was also Chief of Police for the Otoe-Missouria Tribe for several years. 

Mr. Grant is a member of the First Born Church and Red Rock Creek. He is also member of the Buffalo Clan. 
 
Vice Chairman Grant is the son of the late William "Bill" Grant and Adah Mae Cerre Grant. He is the grandson of Frank Grant and Fannie Moore Grant. He has been married to Teresa for 37 years. They have three children-Nolan, Kimberly and TJ.

tgrant@omtribe.org  580-723-4466 ext 102

Greetings from the office of the Secretary of the Otoe-Missouria Tribal Council.

Tribal Council Secretary Barbara Childs-Walton is the oldest daughter of the late John J. Childs Sr. and Rachel Dailey Childs. She is married to Cecil J. Walton and has 3 grown children--John David Walton, Nancy Carol Walton and Jodi Lyn Daniels. She is also the proud grandmother of  Jared Walton and Kelly Walton, Brittni Allyson Walton, Brayden Daniels, Bryce Daniels and Brenten Hannick.

She served as Treasurer of the Tribal Council in the 1990’s. However, it is in her current position as Tribal Council Secretary that Childs-Walton feels she has the most to contribute. She believes in the dedication of the current Tribal Council toward working for a better future and understands that without the hard work of the many employees of the tribe and the tribal enterprises that no progress could be made.

As the Tribal Secretary, Childs-Walton sits on various committees and commissions including the following: Chairman of the Gaming Commission; Tribal Council Liaison to the Head Start Policy Council; Pawnee Service Unit Health Board; Chairman of the Tribal Enrollment Committee; Tax Commission and Grievance Committee.

Secretary Childs-Walton is Eagle Clan and served in the Women’s Army Corp. Her husband is also a veteran and retired from the United States AirForce with 25 years of service.

bwalton@omtribe.org  580-723-4466 ext 139

Courtney Burgess, Tribal Treasurer 

Treasurer Burgess has worked as the WIC Director since 2008. 

Ms. Burgess is the daughter of Curtis Burgess Jr and Julia Kihega. Her grandparents are Curtis & Shirley Burgess and Ronald Kihega and the late Imogene Columbus-Kihega. Ms. Burgess is mother of Larissa, Nathan and Kaidence. Treasurer Burgess is a member of the Bear Clan.

cburgess@omtribe.org 580-723-4466 ext 115

First Member Wesley J. Hudson attended Chilocco Indian School, Haskell Indian Junior College and Oklahoma State University. He was elected Tribal Secretary from June of 2006 to November 2007 and then elected to First Member in November 2007.

First Member Hudson is the son of Beverly Paukei Hudson (Kiowa Tribe) and the late Percy John Hudson. He is Beaver Clan and resides in Ponca City with his wife Marcie (Ponca Tribe). He has been married for 28 years. Together they have seven children and 12 grandchildren. He has worked as the Tax Director/Loan Officer for the Otoe-Missouria Tribe for the past 22 years.

First Member Hudson’s brothers are Rick Hudson, George Hudson and Berwyn Moses. His sister is Jamie Beaver. He is a member of the prestigious Kiowa Gourd Clan, Red Rock Creek gourd dancers and the World Champion Yellowhammer Singers. His father was a well known Straight Dancer and Arena Director. First Member Hudson followed in his father’s footsteps, fancy feather dancing in his younger years and serving as an Arena Director throughout the United States and Canada. He enjoys watching his children and grandkids dance in their Indian clothes, playing softball, golfing and coaching little league sports.

whudson@omtribe.org   580-723-4466 ext 112

Second Member Melanie Harader is the daughter of the late Billy and Charlotte (Pettit) Estes. Her grandparents are the late Charles and Esther (Burgess) Pettit. She is Bear Clan.

Melanie and husband Scott have been married 17 years, and they are the proud parents of Lane Harader and Dani Rose Harader. Mrs. Harader’s sisters are Mahala Keller, Malinda Estes, and Ada Estes Mehojah. Her brothers are Tony Estes and Mark Davis.

Before being elected to the Tribal Council, Second Member Harader was the Social Services Director, a position she held since 1999. She has written numerous grants and contracts and increased funding and services. She continues to seek opportunities to assist tribal members, and is committed to being supportive and responsive to the needs and concerns of all tribal members.

mharader@omtribe.org   580-723-4466 ext 141

Alvin Moore Sr. is the Third Member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribal Council.  Mr. Moore resides in Red Rock with his wife Denise and son Alvin Jr.  He has two grown daughters Shannon and April Moore.

Mr. Moore is a member of the Owl Clan.  He was a founding member of the Red Rock Creek Gourd Dance Organization in the early 1990s.

He worked for the Indian Health Service, Office of Environmental Health for 32 years.

amoore@omtribe.org   580-723-4466 ext 223