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Sho-Ban Casino Hotel hosts 18th Annual Veterans Day Powwow
FORT HALL — The Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel Veterans Powwow was November 9 at the Events Center where Spring Creek served as host drum, Harold Begay was emcee and Corey Reeder was the arena director.
There was a total of 196 registered dancers.
Following are the results:
Women’s Platinum: First Shirley Reeder, second Sandra Plentywounds, third Joyce Hayes. Women’s Golden Age: First Cheryl Johnson, second Sandra Iron Cloud and third Thomiscita Mountain Sheep.
Men’s Platinum: First Pat Iron Cloud, second Harvey Spoonhunter and third John Meninick. Men’s Golden Age: First Gary Martine, second Huck Sun Child and third David Lee.
Jr. Girls Fancy Shawl: First: Nenna Crue “Starlight,” second Enika Whelan and third Felicity Stagner. Jr. Girls Jingle: First Tris’stann Stacey, second Kayla Osborne and third Sydney Farmer. Jr. Girl’s Traditional: First Ellanis Stagner, second Gabby Benally and third Naia Johnson. (cont.)
In other news...
By ROSELYNN YAZZIE
Tribal Public Affairs
FORT HALL – Since the August 16, cyber security incident, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Information Technology (IT) Department has diligently worked to address the situation.
The IT Department has concluded the containment/forensic phase of the ransomware recovery process and is now focusing on restoring and rebuilding.
IT Department staff will continue moving forward rebuilding a new network, wiping and rebuilding servers, working to safely back up and restore unencrypted files to freshly restored desktops, and implementing a new phone system. (cont.)
By BREE BAKER
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — On Monday, November 11, the Annual Veterans Day Breakfast was conducted at Shoshone-Bannock Jr./Sr. High School — an event the Osborne families, extended families and friends have been sponsoring for over 30 years.
The morning started with a sunrise ceremony and smudge, then traditional 49 songs were sung, Ghost Canyon sang while the colors were posted, then breakfast was served, and after the meal three veterans, JJ Wadsworth, Juan Broncho, and Frances Goli were honored.
During the sunrise ceremony, prayers were said, good words were shared, and everyone smudged. Veteran Darrell Shay gave a brief history sharing how Native American people became citizens 100 years ago but were already serving their country before then, “A lot of our returning veterans from World War I tried to get veterans benefits, and they couldn’t get it.” They were told by the veterans agency, who said “no you can’t get it because you’re not citizens.” In 1919, the United States Congress granted citizenship to Native American veterans. Shay says, “I think they were embarrassed, because our people served, and we served with honor.” (cont.)
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By BREE BAKER
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — Frances (Sanchez) Goli, enrolled Shoshone-Bannock Tribal member, was selected as one of three veterans to be recognized and honored by the Osborne family during the Veterans Day Breakfast.
Goli served in the U.S. Navy for 8 years and 5 months in different locations all around the world. When talking about her experience in the military, she mentions being thankful more than anything else. She shared she’s thankful for all the experiences and opportunities serving in the military gave her, she’s thankful she got to travel and see the world at a young age, but most of all she’s thankful for the strong support system she had, from her family and community. (cont.)
