(KNZA)--A successful exit from "all third-party related interest affiliated with ICE." 

That word was delivered Wednesday by Joseph "Zeke" Rupnick, Chair for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, during an online address to the nation regarding the status of the controversial Department of Homeland Security Contract which led to this month's firing of senior members of Prairie Band LLC's leadership team after the LLC entered into the agreement. 

Moving forward, following what's been called "feelings of anger, confusion, and disappointment" that arose due to acceptance of the contract, Rupnick says the Tribal Council, next month, will work to ensure economic interests don't override the values of the Tribe.

The contract agreement led to a public outcry that resulted in the termination of the LLC's senior members and to the Tribe issuing a statement saying that "as a sovereign Nation, our values guide the decisions we make, and we acknowledge that this contract does not align with those principles."