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Boozhoo Brothers & Sisters. I would like to speak with you about
Social Responsibility. Social responsibility is an ethical or
ideological theory that business should not function amorally but
instead should contribute to the welfare of their communities.
Now having said that, let’s take our focus to our governing board.
With a nation of over seven-thousand, our governing board has a
moral obligation to constitutionally serve every single citizen on an
individual level.
Historically, we haven’t met this challenge, not by a long shot. I
realize this is not an easy task. What those in charge often fail to
realize is every choice we make, every resolution passed, has a
ripple effect. Whether its our business enterprises, our healthcare,
or our program services..
The way our government operates now is not in the best interest of
the people. Our social responsibility has faded & the ripples of our
shortcomings are felt throughout our nation, while our governing
board takes hefty chunks of our generated enterprise funds and
spends our revenue as they see fit. Our casino is deteriorating,
meanwhile they claim there is no money to upgrade & repair our
structural assets. Our program monies are being misspent, while
our citizens’ credit reflects unpaid medical bills for second rate
healthcare & services. Our council has admitted to & from their own
mouths have labeled this disservice as the act of vampiring
accounts. We cannot continue this hopscotch game of “robbing
Peter to pay Paul“. This business operation is outright illegal &
immoral and burdens the entire community structure and
jeopardizes our social well-being.
The ripples continue as we have an unemployment rate of over 50
percent and most families receive some form of government aide.
What happens when that help is no longer there? What happens
when the only alternative to starvation or hunger is crime? What
happens when good people do nothing? Nothing good...
Our government is definitely in dire need of a shake up. We need a
total revamp of our business conduct. We need to separate politics
from business. They don’t want that, so we as a people need to tell
them we don’t want the same governing body we voted in also
acting as a gaming commission, the same commission that makes
vital business decisions and does the hiring. Do you realize this is
counter-productive at best and this kind of practice is frowned upon
in free America? What happens when good people do nothing?
Nothing good...
We need to shake up our Indian Child Welfare system along with
our tribal courts. Do you realize at this very moment our judicial
system is signing away our sovereignty to the state & sending the
children of our nation to other areas not their home? Do you realize
our government retains the right to pick and choose our judges,
where everywhere else in the free world, our judgeships are voted
on by the people? What happens when good people do nothing?
Nothing good...
Do you realize over a span of the past five years our government
has thrown away over $23.3 million dollars because of bad
accounting practices? Just think of how much good we could have
done with that money. What happens when good people do
nothing? Nothing good...
Think about it.. Why is BRANews the only media outlet in our
nation? Without criticism, no administration can succeed and most
certainly, no democracy can succeed. These days, it seems not
being blindly obedient to government & standing against the stifling
of freedom & bad government policy is considered unpatriotic.
Being a true patriot is one who will stand up to government when
the rights of the people are being abused & when the government
pursues bad policies, which in turn affect our everyday lives. What
happens when good people do nothing? Nothing good...
The constitution was written very precisely, to restrain the power &
force of government & to protect the liberties of each & every one
of us. Our ancestors would be ashamed of us for what we’re putting
up with. Our electoral process has become nothing more than a
popularity contest. We have allowed ourselves to be overrun by
bureaucratic bloat & career politicians who are only in it for all the
wrong reasons. It is time for us to wake up and rise to a new day.
We must rise for ourselves, for our children, and for the future of
our nation. When I talk about a revolution, I’m talking about a
restoration. A restoration of our constitution. A restoration of
morals. A restoration of the patriotism our grandfathers had & the
principles they stood for, where we banished greed & embraced
prosperity for all the people by promoting freedom and the right to
pursue happiness for all. We must embrace these things and
welcome them into our lives, or there is little hope in ensuring the
survival of our nation if our values & traditions don’t survive with it.
What happens when good people get together and decide
something needs to change?
A Revolution.
Social Responsibility. Social responsibility is an ethical or
ideological theory that business should not function amorally but
instead should contribute to the welfare of their communities.
Now having said that, let’s take our focus to our governing board.
With a nation of over seven-thousand, our governing board has a
moral obligation to constitutionally serve every single citizen on an
individual level.
Historically, we haven’t met this challenge, not by a long shot. I
realize this is not an easy task. What those in charge often fail to
realize is every choice we make, every resolution passed, has a
ripple effect. Whether its our business enterprises, our healthcare,
or our program services..
The way our government operates now is not in the best interest of
the people. Our social responsibility has faded & the ripples of our
shortcomings are felt throughout our nation, while our governing
board takes hefty chunks of our generated enterprise funds and
spends our revenue as they see fit. Our casino is deteriorating,
meanwhile they claim there is no money to upgrade & repair our
structural assets. Our program monies are being misspent, while
our citizens’ credit reflects unpaid medical bills for second rate
healthcare & services. Our council has admitted to & from their own
mouths have labeled this disservice as the act of vampiring
accounts. We cannot continue this hopscotch game of “robbing
Peter to pay Paul“. This business operation is outright illegal &
immoral and burdens the entire community structure and
jeopardizes our social well-being.
The ripples continue as we have an unemployment rate of over 50
percent and most families receive some form of government aide.
What happens when that help is no longer there? What happens
when the only alternative to starvation or hunger is crime? What
happens when good people do nothing? Nothing good...
Our government is definitely in dire need of a shake up. We need a
total revamp of our business conduct. We need to separate politics
from business. They don’t want that, so we as a people need to tell
them we don’t want the same governing body we voted in also
acting as a gaming commission, the same commission that makes
vital business decisions and does the hiring. Do you realize this is
counter-productive at best and this kind of practice is frowned upon
in free America? What happens when good people do nothing?
Nothing good...
We need to shake up our Indian Child Welfare system along with
our tribal courts. Do you realize at this very moment our judicial
system is signing away our sovereignty to the state & sending the
children of our nation to other areas not their home? Do you realize
our government retains the right to pick and choose our judges,
where everywhere else in the free world, our judgeships are voted
on by the people? What happens when good people do nothing?
Nothing good...
Do you realize over a span of the past five years our government
has thrown away over $23.3 million dollars because of bad
accounting practices? Just think of how much good we could have
done with that money. What happens when good people do
nothing? Nothing good...
Think about it.. Why is BRANews the only media outlet in our
nation? Without criticism, no administration can succeed and most
certainly, no democracy can succeed. These days, it seems not
being blindly obedient to government & standing against the stifling
of freedom & bad government policy is considered unpatriotic.
Being a true patriot is one who will stand up to government when
the rights of the people are being abused & when the government
pursues bad policies, which in turn affect our everyday lives. What
happens when good people do nothing? Nothing good...
The constitution was written very precisely, to restrain the power &
force of government & to protect the liberties of each & every one
of us. Our ancestors would be ashamed of us for what we’re putting
up with. Our electoral process has become nothing more than a
popularity contest. We have allowed ourselves to be overrun by
bureaucratic bloat & career politicians who are only in it for all the
wrong reasons. It is time for us to wake up and rise to a new day.
We must rise for ourselves, for our children, and for the future of
our nation. When I talk about a revolution, I’m talking about a
restoration. A restoration of our constitution. A restoration of
morals. A restoration of the patriotism our grandfathers had & the
principles they stood for, where we banished greed & embraced
prosperity for all the people by promoting freedom and the right to
pursue happiness for all. We must embrace these things and
welcome them into our lives, or there is little hope in ensuring the
survival of our nation if our values & traditions don’t survive with it.
What happens when good people get together and decide
something needs to change?
A Revolution.
United We Stand
Pipestone Receives "Group Of The Year
BRANews would like to give a big shout out to Pipestone for
their recent success. Earlier this week they shook the house
with their performance at the Native American Music Awards,
held in Niagara Falls. Along with their amazing performance,
the drum group also stole the show by taking home a
"Nammy" for "Group of the Year" in honor of their album, "As
The Rez Turns".
BRANews had a chance to speak with Jerome Powless. Mr.
Powless was very ecstatic & shared his thoughts on the
group's recent honors; "I would like to thank Gitchi Manido,
Mom & Dad, my Brothers & Sisters, Aunts & Uncles, & Sandy
Bender for all their support. I would also like to thank the
Tribal Council for helping out with the travel expenses to
attend the Awards Ceremony. Miigwetch."
BRANews would like to Congratulate Pipestone & wish them
continued success in their future endeavors, Howah!!!
BRANews would like to give a big shout out to Pipestone for
their recent success. Earlier this week they shook the house
with their performance at the Native American Music Awards,
held in Niagara Falls. Along with their amazing performance,
the drum group also stole the show by taking home a
"Nammy" for "Group of the Year" in honor of their album, "As
The Rez Turns".
BRANews had a chance to speak with Jerome Powless. Mr.
Powless was very ecstatic & shared his thoughts on the
group's recent honors; "I would like to thank Gitchi Manido,
Mom & Dad, my Brothers & Sisters, Aunts & Uncles, & Sandy
Bender for all their support. I would also like to thank the
Tribal Council for helping out with the travel expenses to
attend the Awards Ceremony. Miigwetch."
BRANews would like to Congratulate Pipestone & wish them
continued success in their future endeavors, Howah!!!
- "The Viewpoint" by Rachelle Weiss-Blanchard
Maybe I can put a POSITIVE spin on 'life' for our people back
home in Bad River. I am the Co-Founder of a new non profit
named H.O.W.L. (Helping Others With Life) We do support groups
and have other services that we will be providing. M.O.O.N.-The
(Meeting Of Ones Nourishment) is a Volunteer movement to help
those in need in Port Angeles WA. We feed the hungry on
Saturdays and Sundays! We do this strictly as Volunteers and I
supply most of the funding myself to make this happen. I sure as
heck dont have much, but, I chose to do this to simply Pay It
Forward in life. I am a descendent of Bad River. My mother is
Lois Blanchard and she has given me the strength and knowledge
to be a giver even if I dont have much. Wise words from a Bad
River member. You can visit our website, www.thehowlteam.com
We will be moving to our headquarters next week! So, take a
moment people and reflect and see where the needs of our elders
and disabled are. Maybe you too can take just a few moments to
Volunteer for a band member, family member, friend, co-worker
and feel the glory in just 'getting away' for a few moments a few
times a day. You CAN make a DIFFERENCE in ones life.
Miigwetch!
Photos provided by Richard Wolfe Sr.
Photos provided by Richard Wolfe Sr
I have recieved an email from one of our brothers who is attending school off-res. I felt these words deserved to be shared on our main
page. What our reader expresses is something we all need to sit down & think about. Revolution, Restoration, Real Change. Good to
have you back craneclane75...!
By Craneclane75....
It's been a while since I have been on this site so tonight I spent a couple of hours reading up on the peoples page. There were several
good post about problems and concerns with issues within our community, reviving our language, people trying to find friends and family
members but I also read a lot of negative post. People fighting, talking bad against each other and family members. I cant speak on
these negative issues because I do not know the facts and I live 1500 miles away in Idaho. What I will say is, when will this all stop? We
are being our own worst enemy. I say this not just of our own Tribe but throughout Indian Country. We fight amongst ourselves within
our communities. We have lost our teachings, our traditional values, our traditional principles. It makes me sad to hear of so much
negativity going on back home. What we are doing is holding ourselves back as a people. It sounds like the time has come for us as a
people to find our way back to who we are. Lets learn from our past, our culture, ceremonies, teachings, traditions, and LANGUAGE!
When we learn these things we learn our values, our principles. These things will help our leaders and ourselves to remember to live a
life for the people not just for ourselves. For the time I am living in Idaho because of family and school, I live out here with our Shoshoni
brothers and sisters, I represent our people of Bad River in many different circles here in Shoshoni country. I walk with the traditional
folks of the Sundance, peyote, and sweat circles, sitting with Shoshoni, Bannock, Navajo and many other elders of many Tribes. When
the time is right I plan on returning home but I ask myself "what I'm I going to return to"? In closing, lets honor our ancestors
and ourselves.
Baamaapii
page. What our reader expresses is something we all need to sit down & think about. Revolution, Restoration, Real Change. Good to
have you back craneclane75...!
By Craneclane75....
It's been a while since I have been on this site so tonight I spent a couple of hours reading up on the peoples page. There were several
good post about problems and concerns with issues within our community, reviving our language, people trying to find friends and family
members but I also read a lot of negative post. People fighting, talking bad against each other and family members. I cant speak on
these negative issues because I do not know the facts and I live 1500 miles away in Idaho. What I will say is, when will this all stop? We
are being our own worst enemy. I say this not just of our own Tribe but throughout Indian Country. We fight amongst ourselves within
our communities. We have lost our teachings, our traditional values, our traditional principles. It makes me sad to hear of so much
negativity going on back home. What we are doing is holding ourselves back as a people. It sounds like the time has come for us as a
people to find our way back to who we are. Lets learn from our past, our culture, ceremonies, teachings, traditions, and LANGUAGE!
When we learn these things we learn our values, our principles. These things will help our leaders and ourselves to remember to live a
life for the people not just for ourselves. For the time I am living in Idaho because of family and school, I live out here with our Shoshoni
brothers and sisters, I represent our people of Bad River in many different circles here in Shoshoni country. I walk with the traditional
folks of the Sundance, peyote, and sweat circles, sitting with Shoshoni, Bannock, Navajo and many other elders of many Tribes. When
the time is right I plan on returning home but I ask myself "what I'm I going to return to"? In closing, lets honor our ancestors
and ourselves.
Baamaapii
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