Background
Pleets, Wilbur Lawrence was born on October 15, 1937 in Fort Yates, North Dakota, United States. Son of Walter Frank and Agatha (Buffalo Boy) Pleets.
consultant business development specialist
Pleets, Wilbur Lawrence was born on October 15, 1937 in Fort Yates, North Dakota, United States. Son of Walter Frank and Agatha (Buffalo Boy) Pleets.
Associate of Arts, Haskell Indian Junior College, Lawrence, Kansas, 1959. Student, Black Hills State College, 1966—1969. Associate of Arts, Standing Rock Community College, 1981.
Bachelor of Business Administration, North Dakota State University, 1982.
Assistant community action program director Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Fort Yates, 1971—1972, business manager, 1972—1975. Project evaluation officer Indian Health Service, 1975—1977, tribal health director, 1977—1980, researcher, 1981—1982, business development specialist, since 1982. Consultant health & human services Fort Yates, 1980—1981.
Consultant Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Standing Rock Enterprises Inc. Served with United States Air Force, 1957-1963.
Member Fort Yates Planning Commission. Active member Boy Scouts America. Volunteer Red Cross, Fort Yates Fire Department & Ambulance Service.
President local school district Title IV Cultural Program. President Headstart Parents Organization, Fort Yates Educational Task Force, Fort Yates Commercial Development Corporation. Vice chairman Standing Rock Planning Commission.
Member of American Legion (post adjunct), Fort Yates Tenants Association (vice president), North Dakota Indian Education Association, North Dakota State University Alumni Association, Fort Yates Alumni Association, Fort Yates Rodeo Club (president), Lions.
Married Lois Ann Siegfried Pleets, October 24, 1975. Children: Lawrence, Laura, Lyndell.