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Washington Tribe to Open Casino Despite Governor Mike Lowrv's Threat i ^ " _' r Despite threats l?\ tkashingiuo uuvetuur Mike Lowry to ask federal authorities to intervene, officials with theCuJvilleCuiifederaiedTribestudav . said they are moving ahead with plans to open a casino Saturday in Mansou. Wash "Gam my is providing Indian people with their first real chance ar self-sufficiency We don't want to miss out on that opportunity' said Coi\ die Chavman. Eddie Palmanieet The Governor of this state is not interested in helping Indian people he's only concerned about protecting the state's gaining interests Governor Lowrv has said it the Cotville open their casuio without a ~ compact, it will violate federal law V and he'll ask the U.S Attorney intake action to close it down The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGR A ? requires states that offer ^ gaming ? such as Washington-to negotiate compacts with tribes to operate similar games on tribal owned land. However. Judge Mielson in Hie Federal Eastern District' ouri tor the state of Washington ruled in loot thai " the entire compact process must he severed from IGR A in order tor tribe? to have recourse from uncooperative states such as W astungton Culville [ officials say Judge Nielson s ruling clears the way for the opening of tlie casino without a compact The casuio will offer table games which are already legal in the statt such as blackjack, roulette poker , crapsand pull tabs TheC olv ille casitHi v'w ill not take slot machines, which are not yet legal in the state "We're opening on ^atuidav regardless of what Governor Lowrv threatens to do." said Palmanteei "We've talked to the U S Attorney and he ~u*i a* long as wc dun I oflei dots there sliouldn t be a problem " Tire ? o?\illes have tried un$?ui;?liill> 'oi lour vears lo negotiate with the state lor a gaming: wompat t v\ e desire a constructive relationsfaif with the state.'' said Paimanieei . But the state is only interested in dictating to us what we can and cannot dc The >iate can i have u both wavs. Hided Palmanteer The state savs negotiate on our terms or else we ll take legal action At the same time the state claims federal Indian earning laws are unconstitutional Washington tribes have no choice but to proceed w ithout the stale " The ' hail-man of the National Indian naming Association 1NIGA1. representing 10' tribes, said his organization fulls supports the ColvtUex t ongre&s passed the Indian Gamine Reuulatorv Act so states and rnbes could work together to provide benefits to Indian and non-Indian people alike said Rick Hill 'The UiKa Jut iic-i imeiid lor states to block thiseconomic opportunity from Indian people. 'ike Governor Lowry is tryiiig to l-> in Washington xlCio Lvccuiive Director. Tim Wapato who isaisoaColville tribal membei added, this casino will generate much needed revenue for the Colville Confederated Tribes, create lobs and iik i>me tor Indian and non indian people from the area, and ?ntrease tourism toi the c lietan and North Ceniial Washington region " Tliei oi iilei onfederatedTribes represented approximated 8.800 members 1 lie reservation is located on I 4 million acres of land in North Central W ashington SUBSCRIBE TO THE INDIAN L VOICE TODAY!!! ROWLAND MANOR APARTMENTS 502 E. McCormick St. Rowland, NC 28353 New 1 Bedroom Apartments Designed For Senior Citizens Featuring: Energy efficient heat-pumps -Wall-to-wall carpet & mini blinds ?Afl I level Built in range & refrigerators Rental amounts based on household income. Beginning Septen?cf7l anff 22 applications being taken at fit ml and Town Hall, 9 a.m. unti 4pm. each Tuesday and Wednesday thereafter until further notice. Rental Assistance and Handicapped Units Available EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY United Management PO Box 42936 * Fayetteville. NC 28309 Phone 919-323-4266 The Sunday School Lesson CmM mmd Our Mnpmx Ex. 3:19-15, 4. -5. 19-32 L Mi Pimm ft Mtttmumg Hh People (La 3:19, II. O o4 \ Kevehuum of Hi" \ume (3:11-15, III. M?? * Excuse" mmd OW ? Am*wer% (4:1-5, Gmd's Pimm ft Redeem,mK Hi" Ptuple (Ex. 3:19, This week * lesson Hods Moses in the desert, where God is calling turn in deliver Israel out of bondage We find that God spoke to Moses through the burning bush The bush was on fire but the fire did not consume tlie bush This amazed Moses so he moved closer to investigate Then God called htm from the bush God calls people to service in different wavs and each one has his own personal experience with God God informed Moses that he <vas calling him to deliver His people from the bondage of the Egyptians Moses was not as ready to go help Israel as lie had been 40 years earlier You see. Moses had been in the desert in God s training camp preparing fot the mission God had planned tot him Forty years earlier. Moses was ready to help deliver his people, but lie wanted to do it his wax. not God's way Mam times we want to do things i on out own. instead of waiting for < God s leadership Too man. tnne< uc t ue not willing to humble ourse' est..- i submit to Uni t will ti tool> Mtwes \ lort, ears to realize thai tx u. i nothing apart from God t II. Gotl's Revelation of Hi\ I \ame I Ex. .1:1-15) a Moses asked God the question, t " Who am I that you would w ant me to lead the children of Israel '" W lien I God called Moses, he recognized Ins t weaknesses and like mam of us todas I Moses began to make excuses When t God calls us to service he empowers ) us to do that which he has called us ' The second question Moses had tor c God was W ho will I tell the c hildten v of Israel that I was sent bv V\ hat name will I tell them 'Totell litem the I Godot Abraham. Issac and lacob w ill ' not be enough '' God lold Moses ' 5 am that I am Tell them uiai' am >em ? vou I'he God of Abraiiani. issac and 1 Jacob is"iVic aalfic vjou of tiic cin'iutcii by John Jt Brmyboy of Unci, (he out and uuh Ood. (him everiaaung io everlastiny 111 Mmi * Ex tmxet ?W M> ! <iu?*n I4:bJ, 10-III Moses like most of us began k> make excuses that the people would not believe that God had seat hu?i A second tune God had to prove to Moses that He was the I am-the ood of Abraham. Issac. and Jacob The rod that Moses had God turned into a snake Then God told Moses h< p?ck H up and it became a rod again v>w it takes tiuth for Moses to grab the snake b\ the tail and pick it up agaui Bv now. ood had com meed Moses thai the people would believe him. but Hi make it more convincing. God inflicted Moses hand with leptosv Then he chauged it back again input the float touches on God's prool. He turned water from the Nile intoblood kiod did those things tor Moses so that the people would know thai God had sent him when he told them of his f xpeneiu.es in the desert Mpnv times in our Christian lite, if' we share our experiences w ith God with others, it can be the means of hem accepting t hnsi as a sanoi Many times we are like Mose>. even with what he had experienced with ?od. he still had an excuse He said he uulcJ nut talk well When god wants xi to do Service for him. iki excuse will suffice God will provide tlte ools needed lo do the M> W hat we teed to do is sav Lord send me Uod kill do the rest <3ut problem is we vant to choose what we will do ami he way we will do it Vk e are afraid of _>ud swav because we worry loo much ibout what someone may thing or the say thev may react Many people today are not saved lecause thev are worried about >vhai omeone will think if thev are saveo .isten it vou are lost, it is Ood s .?til hat mou be saved If you are saved ou need to be seeking the Divine A ill olGod in vour life Heed file, all if Jesus today Accept the call for vhatevertheneedisin vout life now Pra\ for us at Salem Missionary faptisi Church Prav tor iilenn daynoi. Democratic nominee tor iheriff of Robeson Count*. He ertaml. needs our prayer now and jod s ntercv upon him Oinl Ness you unu! next week! Cameron's Comment By Paul Cameron It vou think Mike krzvttttiki > recent flirt with the NBA was a outon to pad his bank accouni at Duke think again Most coaches teel the need to tun the flaw up the pole every once in a while^io see who saUdes j^oadk h. 'simjfly ifliestf'ineeffto?Cswolfiw\i ( national titles sincethe Boston Celtics tried to woo hint in I WO He also lias taken Duke to the Final tour seven of the past nine vears This is a gu. vho doesn't need to inflate his sell worth A hat krzyzewski wanted toreniost in the recent announcement he was considering other coaching possibilities, was a re&ssuiance from Duke's new president Nan Keuhaae that Blue Devils basketball would be high on the priority list \i IHxr Aaitlllll until 'lit* last week ?i' ilir semester to tell a nupic >1 His placets niiplit be hi academn trouble Krzvzewski simple re-established Ins presence in the Duke hierarchy, u^tlnpp more Oh. and don't feel too. padf about I'ortland and Miami Out rule" c oach K knows--tlie NBA is a placers leapue Mars have loupe \ itv toadies are lured to be fired Hie Hornets could do worse by picking ' liar lie W ard of FSL' in the second Hiund ot Ilk upionnnp NBA draft < liarlit tills Charlotte s point puard needs as a backup But Ward's bip rap is his hustle And in a leap Lie build on speed Ward better run the floot like the linemen ate closinp in : On The Pow Wow Circuit Scenes From Richmond Community College PowWow Did vou watch the D-Dav .untmemuittM* 'On Monday 1 found m vselt t>lued to the TV m spite of the tact that I had planned u> do other things Bv the end oft he oithr special eretnonv tears had btokeu iiMnutth as I. tou. pot caughtup m the American soldiers personal experiences on Omaha Beach during a battle sometimes called the luapeat dav' If I'd had a chance to watch that event on TV hack then, perhaps I ould have better understood whv m - best ifirl friend Wanda t lor whom I turned Wanda hay) wanted to mam a war veteran Instead. Pacifism was so important to me back then tiut I wanted little to do with anvone who had fought in the war Of course, this was inconsistent, because there were a number of classmates t like Bob George > who dropped out ol high school to serve their countrv either before or after being drafted If it had not been for Bob's patience m ifettuu me oft on the riuht track in eeometrv a couple of vears before 1>-Uev t would likely not have been giving the valedictory speech in our little Inch school the year after L)-Oa\ B\ I'M? there were only two bovs left in out graduating class. Oliver, who helped on the family ranch and whose oidei hrothet. James, hadalreadv been killed mi the war and luddv wlio walked with a permanent limp Ot course there were only 13 girls thai >>ear' BACKTO'lVM During the D-Uav cereinouv a decorated w ar hero w hose brother had died ui the Nonnandv invasion told tos awn personal aorv I aer Prr sick-it: Clinton gave what I believe io be a sincere speech ol appreciation to our service personnel who fought on tlie shores ot Nonnandv SO vears ago I was into ed b' both speeches < Itnton > r iddescriptitHiot men who hao been w ounded teminded me ? it m n unit talk at I w m Bridges High -?u .e;u iietoit ?hs? Mtv ov mii senior spouse*. showed .shock as I was practicing my speech, and suddenl . started describing tlie horrors experienced b< soldiers fighting in ?hat conflict Mow I realize I was being unkind to iter, since site was still grieving ovei tier OWN finance, one ot tlie- sokkets killed ui tlutt war' What I was Irving todoai the tune was prove tliai war was hideous, thai uod Always w anted his human beings io avoid wai at anv cost If I had been obiecio' ttkc J \\esle-. foundation directoi and st-ceral otltei vtMuig men I mm Hi meet durut|t My pud Wartd War II voliep v?m \hlHni)th Jill 4 'fintMkH". now I .im more of a Realm than a p-uHim. though It would attUbnvM) hard R* me to take away eomaot else s life h mutt alau have been difficult lot many of uw surviving veteran. of all the wan to live win ttasiMk! done thu. even though they had <*> alternative Perhapa in the past the riuHoe s have been tike <m. unrealistic pacifists I do dtsa?yee with one of the last hi Kre&iikiii ( lintoii s *" ww ti?% ? 1 ? a ? vnetmwi v. ivcnvvv an speech Like others, he ft tetrad to Russia is a democracy' today \lekaandar xiishenitsvn. who ^cm .ears in soviet labor canape aa punishment lot criticizing the eovertuneta. later spent vearsin secret research studying that same communist uovernalent. After the recent cross country tnuu mp marking Ins return to his homeland, the Nobel prize winning author said: Russia ia ? 'VuiK. democracy" According to (he dictionary, pseudo means false, unreal, sham, prate ndr ii, not awl?rii: i don't believe a Real democracy could spring qp this fast within an atmosphere to communist control. TRAGEDY IN CHINA Only days before D-Dav another anniversary was mentioned briefly by the American madia. It wasthe tragedy at Tiannanmen Square in Beijing. in June of 11)89. Things in China were different on D-Day. 1944 Back then much of China was under the control of the Japanese The roost interesting report I've read about that period is the siory of a young Souther Baptist missionary from Georgia named John Birch edto had gone to China at a missionary Besides carrying out hu missionary activities, however, he quietly served our aimed forces as an" intelligence" expert until World Wer II ended hi August. 1943 My toother had urged me. in the early seventies, to rand e biography of John Birch, written by former North C voimuei Roban Welch and copyrighted in 1954. Some 13 years later I finally did! CORRECTION 4 Last tune 1 meant to say Hungary has just v oted communists back into power. IF they were ever really out!'' Although e former pacifist, and e present "peacemaker . I don't think this is the time to abandon our military the men and women who have fought for freedom around our world! 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