Brotherhood & Sisterhood Are Sacred
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Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 48, Number 9 Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Brotherhood & Sisterhood Are Sacred Bago Bits… Audrey Wolfe just had to out do Council- man Brown with her fi nd of this huge! morel mushroom…huge! Housing Commission Member, Louis LaRose awards Paco “Mudcat” Smith with a Service Recognition Award after 31 years of Service to Winnebago Housing. Winnebago Tribal Leaders held a Prayer Circle to support participants of the Lon- gest Walk 5.2. A walk for drug abuse & domestic violence awareness. The walk started in San Francisco and 3,600 miles This year the Brotherhood/Sisterhood High School Basketball Tournament drew some really good teams to the courts of Winnebago. “After 4 later will end in Washington, D.C. days of play Team Storm from Oklahoma was defeated in the Championship game by Showtime from Pine Ridge South Dakota” in the Girls tournament said Terry “Tbone” Medina, the organizer of the event. “In the boys division Team Lower Sioux Iron 5 (Top Photo) won in the 2nd game of the Double Elimination Tournament after losing to Team Wambdi (bottom photo)” said Medina. In the fi nal game Lower Sioux come back to win the fi nal match up as both teams only had one loss to each other throughout the whole tournament. “Those 2 teams were loaded with some of the best Rez Ballers around, with Winnebago's own D'von LaPointe running with Team Wambdi.” Medina held this years tournament in “honor of our families.” “Each and everyone if us have troubles in our families, this year we started with a prayer for all our families, and that’s the thought we had in mind fall participants. My hope is that all these young people took this message home with them.” Winnebago Academy Students Hit the Big Apple The “Old Lady” Walker building got a new sign this week. Good job Facilities Department it looks nice, Thank You! Now Deej & Denbone were just showing off with all these tasty treats, and guess what? They even gave me some, yeeha! And they was good. Deej & Denbone are now exempt for getting caught eating by the WIN camera, too. Students from Winnebago Public School’s Academy took to the Big Apple last week to visit & learn more about the world around them. Stu- dents and sponsors hit all the tourist spots and of course, hit the TODAY Show with Savannah, Matt & Hoda. Photo courtesy of Cupcake. Indianz.com… Whiteclay liquor stores must close temporarily amid court battle Friday, April 28, 2017 ing out to be a high-drama legal affair in cans of beer every year exploits citizens Nebraska. of the nearby Oglala Sioux Tribe. The stores won a court decision early The tribe does not allow liquor to be The Junior High WPS Academy students Thursday that restored the loss of their sold on the reservation, a void fi lled by visited New York, New York last week licenses. But the state fi led an appeal the stores in Whiteclay. Fewer than a and Mama Sarelee Saurez sent us back later in the day, putting the ruling on dozen people live there. some shots. hold for up to six months, The Lincoln Journal Star reported. Read More on the Story: As a result, the stores are being ad- Whiteclay beer stores to close following dra- vised to stop selling liquor when their matic day (The Lincoln Journal Star 4/28) licenses expire at midnight on Sunday, an Whiteclay liquor stores will tempo- attorney who represents the owners told rarily shut down Sunday after ap- the paper. The fi ght will then continue in peal by Nebraska AG's Office (The the court system. Omaha Word-Herald 4/28) A 2013 protest against liquor sales in The Nebraska Liquor Control Commis- Nebraska beer stores near reservation Whiteclay, Nebraska. Photo: Unedited sion revoked the licenses last week after may have to close (AP 4/27) Media hearing complaints about law enforce- Four liquor stores in a small town near ment, social and other issues in the tiny For this and more stories from around the Pine Ridge Reservation are expected community. Native activists and their Indian Country visit us at www.indianz. to shut down temporarily in what is turn- supporters said the sale of millions of com Can anyone tell me what & where this thing used to be? Prize in it for you if you get it right…the fi rst time Joi Long. Visit us at www.winnebagotribe.com Page 2— Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Around Winnebago Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 — Page 3 In My Opinion Hayna Ga Earth Honored after 23 years of Service JESUS OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN OUTREACH Pastor Ricky Jacob “A man who knew a thing or two” shuns evil. Satan replied, “Skin for skin!” Then God allowed Satan to af- I want to draw your attention to a fl ict Job, but Satan must spare Job’s man who did know a thing or two. His life. Job was affl icted with painful sores name was Job. I can not tell you when from the top of his head to the bottom he actually lived, nor where he actually of his feet. He took a piece of broken lived. I do know that Job was a God- pottery and scraped himself with it as fearing man. In spite of being a man he sat among the ashes. who shunned evil, his life was far from To make matters worse Job’s wife trouble free. said, “Are you still holding on to your Job was a married man. He and his integrity? Curse God and die!” Job wife were blessed with seven sons and replied, “You are talking like a foolish three daughters. He also owned 7,000 woman. Shall we accept good from God, sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen and not trouble?” and 500 donkeys, plus he had a large It the midst of Job’s suffering he number of servants. comes to utter the words: “I know that His sons would take turns holding my Redeemer lives, and that in the end feasts in their homes and invite their he will stand upon the earth. And after sisters. When the feasting ran its course, my skin has been destroyed, yet in my Job would send and have them purifi ed. fl esh I will see God; I myself will see him Early in the morning he would sacrifi ce with my own eyes—I, and not another. a burnt offering for each of them, think- How my heart yearns within me!” ing “perhaps my children have sinned Job was blessed by God to know and cursed God in their hearts.” This His redeemer, Jesus, who years later was Job’s custom. Job knew something would rise victorious from the grave! about human nature, that it was sin full; Jesus, the Son of Mary and the Son of and more importantly he knew God, that God, would redeem, or pay for all sin! He is merciful. On Good Friday, Jesus paid to redeem Satan was given permission by God the world: not with gold or silver, but to tempt Job. Satan was allowed by God, with His Holy precious blood and with to take everything Job had from him, His innocent suffering and death. except not to lay a fi nger on him. On one On the fi rst Easter, Jesus rose victo- day Job lost all that he owned, plus most riously! Jesus offers redemption to all of his servants. All of his children were those who place their trust, their faith killed in a storm that brought down the in Him. God’s Spirit instills faith in the house they were feasting in. hearts and minds as a blessed gift, to At this, Job got up and tore his robe people of all ages, tribes and languages. and shaved his head. Then he fell to When you know that Jesus is the the ground in worship and said: “Naked redeemer of sinners, and ‘knowing’ in I came from my mother’s womb, and this way is believing, then you are truly naked I will depart. The Lord gave and blessed by God! You know all there is to the Lord has taken away; may the name know to have the peace and the comfort of the Lord be praised.” [Job 1:20–21 and the joy of life, today and forever. (NIV84)] God asked Satan if he observed how I know that my Redeemer lives! Anthony “Hayna Ga” Earth was honored last Monday for his 23 years of service God’s servant Job remained blameless Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Al- to the Winnebago People in his numerous capacities on the Winnebago Gaming and upright, a man who fears God and leluia! Amen! Commission. Hayna Ga as he is known on his homeland, began his service as a Winnebago Tribal Council Member. He helped negotiate a contract depute between the Win- Instructions for Submitting Corrections & nebago Tribe and previous investors of the tribe’s WinnaBingo operation. After successful negotiations the doors opened for the Winnebago Tribe to open the Win- Voter Registration naVegas Casino. And as they say, ‘The rest is history.’ Anthony helped draft new rules and regulations that governed the WinnaVegas Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Voter Registration Applications may be picked Casino operations, and also helped draft the gaming compact with the State of Iowa. up at the Administration Offi ce in the Blackhawk Community Center.