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Tekawennake News - June 8, 1968, p. 7

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Page 7 • MAGAZI NE SECTION Historv of The Oj ebv•ay" Indians Chapter 23 - Names of the 1Ltoodaims 11 And personal names (Written by SS based on P.J. ) The Oj ebway nation . is divided into s~veral 11 toodaimsa (tribes). Each ( toodaim) is distinguished by a certain animal or thing suc h as: ·the eagle, reindeer, otter, bear, buffalo , beaver, catfish, pike, birch- bark, whi te oak tree, bear's liver. The Credit Indians are of the eagle 11 toodaim. 11 Orig inally the Ojebways gave but one name to their children. Here , are some that were in common use: Nawahj egezhegu mbe, m, the sloping sky. Pepoonahbay, m, the god of the north who makes winter.- Manoonooding , m, the pleasant wind. Female names are male names, with the feminine terminat ions of quay or g ooquay .added. t pereto. Devotional by S. Shantz Read Genesis._ 4: 8-9 Is-it right to kill another person? Movies and television say that its right to kill·another-person if the other person is bad and you are good. The trouble with movies and television is that· they forget that everyb ody thinks that they are the good guys and that the bank robb er s and -drug addicts are the bad guys. - But the bank _ robbers and the drug addicts think that they are the g ood guys and that _the · police are the bad guys • · · Is it right to kill another per son?· American President s and Canadian Prime Minister say that its right to kill another pers~n if he I s · a ._.Ru~sia n or a Chinese_, The trouble is that Russian Presidents and Chine se Prime Ministers say that its right to kill another person if he I s an America n or a Canadian. r ·nere do we stop and get off, Wlth this kind of double talk? il.1aybe y ou have I nt killed anybody and mayb e y ou never will, but does that make you any better than Cain? 1i'hen Cain killed Abel the first thing God -sai( to Cain was 11 vrhere is Abel your brother? 11 So maybe the most importa nt question isn't ir_rs it right to kill another. person? n But maybe tl:ie more i mportant questi'on is u1;'he~e is - Abel your brother? 11 Is A\:)el your brot her st~ving to ~~ath in India? 11 Is he freezing to dea.th in Canada? Is he friendle s s and taken advantage ·of on this. reserye,? · Sure its nice to live for yourself. Sure· its nice to thin.~ that the wo~ld _ revolves around you. Sure its nice t o go around in life say ing ttme, me, me, - me, me.11 But where is Abel your brother? Voices of New Credit Young Pe oole What New Credit needs mos t is : (Well I guess its got all it needs.) Lucky I came here or it would need EVERYTHI NG.! (?) New Credit is in need of many i mportant t hings but most of all it needs more friend- liness and co- operation. If more people took a n i nt erest in what happens at New Credit and put forth all their effort~ to bring back all the g ood times which have slowly died out over the years, then New Credit could be a more lively place to live. Slowly it is retainin~ the values it once had but it still needs you. (?) New Credit could have some vari ous changes if the peonle-had gotten a l ong a little bet- ter than t hey do. Like the parents s hould give the kids a little more priv ileges. ( Money ) (? ) Fhat New Credit needs most is a new .••.••. I hope its cha nged before any other people like me have to suffer. (Signed: One wh o has been through the experience.) Question: VThat has one horn and gives milk? Answer : A milk truck. (? ) ?·That sounds better - 5 and 3 are 7 or 3 and 5 is 7? Neither. Because 5 and 3 are 8. (?) Question: Vihat is a bull called 1,vhe n snoring? Answer: A bulldozer. (?) Question: How do y ou drive a noof i e crazy? Answer: Put him in a round room and tell him to sit in the corner.

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