(KAIR)--The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, following the outcry against the acceptance of a federal Department of Homeland Security contract that led to last week's firing of senior members of Prairie Band LLC's leadership team, is exploring options for terminating the contract. 

That word was delivered in an Address to the Nation by Chairman Joseph "Zeke" Rupnick, as posted to YouTube Friday. "We met with legal counsel immediately," Rupnick said, "and the process [of terminating the contract] is still underway." 

Rupnick, in his address, acknowledged what have been called "feelings of anger, confusion, and disappointment" that arose due to acceptance of the contract, adding that because the tribal public deserves the "truth and full transparency," updates regarding the contract status will be given as they become available.