Steve Golubic, FEMA Tribal Liaison:  
Whenever there is damaged or whenever anything bad happens within the settlement within a reservation um Tribal people believe that it's a time for healing that Mother Earth all gives all  life and when something happens with Mother Earth you have to take time to heal this ceremony today is very significant because the healing process has occurred we're in a the process now where we are moving on toward the rebuilding structures that were damaged by the floods and helping people heal.
Adrian Pushetonequa, Tribal Chairman, Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa/Meskwaki: 
There's a big difference seeing FEMA come into our community and assist with our displaced people so again I'd like to not like welcome FEMA for coming to our community to be with our people having seen you around and there are times of distress and giving us the assistance that we need we are very grateful for your help.
Bill Vogel, Federal Coordinating Officer, Federal Disaster 1763 ��� Iowa: 
I just got to tell you that we feel terrible that we had any type of event that affected your tribal members and we certainly know how anxious they may be to return to their homes and we know how anxious you are to repair your infrastructure and we hope that today we will be able to provide you with that assistance.
Adrian: 
We can use this signing ceremony that the Meskwaki Nation asked us to do and to participate in to show the rest of the rest of tribes across the country that that we are here and we are going to do whatever we can on a government-to-government basis. So it's it's extremely important to be able to do that.