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ᑲᑭᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᐨ $78,000 ᑭᔓᓂᔭᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ
ᐅᑭᐢᑭᒪᓂᓯᐊᐧᐳ ᐅᓇᔓᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᓂ ᐃᐧᓂᔭᑦ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐯᔑᐠ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᐢ ᑊᕑᐊᔭᐣ ᓯᓇᐊᐧᑊ $78,000 ᑭᔓᓂᔭᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᐨ 500 ᑭᓫᐊᒥᑐᕑᐢ ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᐣᒋ ᑲᐸᑯᓭᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᓂ. “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᑭᑭᒋᒪᒪᒋᑭᔑᑲ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐊᐱ, ᑭᒪᒥᑯᒥᐃᐧᐱᓴᐦᐊᐣ, ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋᐸᐧᑕᐃᐧᓭᐠ ᒋᑭᔑᑐᔭᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᒧᓭᔭᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ, ᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᑭᔭᓂ ᒪᒥᑐᓀᑕᓇᐸᐣ ᒋᑭᐃᔑᒋᑫᐸᐣ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑕᑲᐧᑯᐠ ᐊᐧᑌᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᒧᐣ 2011 ᐊᐱ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐊᐧᓂᐦᐊᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᓂᔑᐣ ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒥᐊᐧ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᑕᐱᓇᓂᑯᐊᐧᐨ. “(ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᑫ ᓂᐦᓱᑯᐣ ᒋᐅᒋᐱᒥᓭᐠ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᓂᐣᑭᑌᐠ ᐱᐳᓂᒥᑲᓇ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᔭᓂᒪᐣ ᐃᒪ ᒋᐱᒧᓭᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ).” ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᐃᑯ ᑭᔭᓂᐃᓯᓭᓂ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᔭᓂᐱᑫᐧᐱᐡᑲᐠ ᐅᒪᑭᓯᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐱᐳᓂᒥᑲᓇᐠ. “ᐁᒪᐧᔦ ᑲᔭᓂᑕᑲᐧᐦᐊᑐᔭᐣᐠ ᑲᔭᓄᒋᐸᑫᑕᒧᐠ ᓂᐱᓇᒥᐠ ᑲᐃᓇᒧᐠ ᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᐊᔕ ᒥᑐᓂ ᑲᑭᐱᑯᐡᑲᒪᐣ ᓂᒪᑭᓯᓇᐣ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ. “ᒥᔑᐣ ᒪᑭᓯᓇᐣ ᐣᑭᐱᑯᐡᑲᒥᐣ. ᔑᐸᐧᑲᒪ ᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐣᑭᐅᒋᒥᓂᑯᒥᐣ ᒪᑭᓯᓇᐣ ᑫᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᑫᔭᐣᐠ, ᑐᑲᐣ ᐃᓂᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᑭᓯᓇᐣ ᕑᐃᐸᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᓇᔾᑭ.” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ ᑭᒥᓄᐁᐧᐸᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᑲᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᐨ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᔭᓂᐅᓇᑯᔑᓂᐠ ᒥᑐᓂ ᑭᔭᓂᑕᑭᓇᑯᔑᓂ. ᐃᒪ ᐱᑯ ᓇᐣᑕ ᓂᔓᔕᐳᐊᐧᑲᓭ, 7 ᐁᑭᔐᐸᔭᓂᐠ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ 7 ᑲᐅᓇᑯᔑᓂᐠ ᑭᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᐠ. “ᓇᐣᑕ ᐱᑯ ᓂᐦᓴᐧᓱ ᑲᐅᓇᑯᔑᐠ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑲᑭᔭᓂᐸᐣᑭᔑᒧᐣᐠ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ. “ᐣᑭᑐᑕᒥᐣ ᐁᑭᑭᐁᐧᐡᑲᔭᐣᐠ
Photo by Brent Wesley/Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
Kingfisher Lake councillor William Mekanak and members of his community walked over 500 kms from Kingfisher Lake to Sioux Lookout to raise money for a suboxone treatment center. See story in English on page 11.
ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋᒪᒋᐦᐊᑐᔭᐠ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᐡ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐣᑭᐅᒋᒪᒐᒥᐣ ᓂᐦᓴᐧᓱ ᑲᑭᔐᐸᔭᐠ.” ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᔑᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᒧᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᔑᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑲᑫᐧᔕᓂᔭᑫᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐱᒧᓭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓂᑭᑯᐱᓯᑦ 3
ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᓂᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒥᑭᓯᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 14 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᓂᐨ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᒋᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐱᐳᓂᒥᑲᓇᐠ. “ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐣᑭᐱᓇᑭᐡᑲᑯᒥᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᓯᑌ ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᐱᒥᓭᐃᐧᐳᐃᐧᓂᑲᒥᑯᐠ
ᐁᑭᐱ ᐃᐧᒋᐱᒧᓭᒥᑯᔭᐣᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᓂᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐱᓇᑭᐡᑲᑯᐨ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐣ ᐢᑕᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ, ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᓀᐢ ᒥᔐᐣ ᒥᑕᐟ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐊᑎᐟ ᐯᓫᐃᑲᐣ ᐸᐧᓫᐢ ᐦᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᒥᓇ
ᔑᐸᐧᑲᒪ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᐠ ᒥᐅᑯ ᑲᑭᐱᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑭᔑᑐᓂᐨ ᐅᐱᒧᓭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ. “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᑭᒋᒥᓀᐧᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ.” ᒥᑭᓇᐠ ᒥᓇ ᓯᓇᐊᐧᑊ ᑭᓇᓇᑯᒪᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᒪᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᓇᓯᐱᐠ ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᑭᒋᒪᐃᐧᐡᑲᓄᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑭᐢᑭᒪᓂᓯᐊᐧᐳᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓂᑭᑯᐱᓯᑦ 4 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ. “ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᑭᐊᔭᒪᑲᐣ ᒧᔑᐦᐅᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑭᐊᐧᐊᐧᒋᔦᒥᑯᔭᐣᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ. “ᐣᑭᓇᓇᑯᒥᑯᒥᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑭ ᑭᔑᑐᔭᐣᐠ.” ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᑌᐱᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐸᑯᓭᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ $150,000 ᒋᔓᓂᔭᑫᐊᐧᐨ, ᒥᐱᑯ ᔕᑯᐨ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ ᐁᐱᒋᑌᐱᓇᐁᐧᓯᐨ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᑭᐸᐸᑭᑎᓂᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᒧᓭᐨ. “ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᐣᑲᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᒥᐣ ᒋᒪᑕᓄᑲᑕᒪᐣᐠ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ. ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐃᐁᐧ 78,000 ᑕᓴᐧᐱᐠ.” ᑯᑕᑭᓂ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᒪᒥᑐᓀᑕᐣ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ ᐁᐃᐧᑲᑫᐧ ᔓᓂᔭᑫᑐᐨ ᐅᐱᒧᓭᐃᐧᐣ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑫᔭᓂ ᓂᐱᓂᐠ ᐊᐧᓂᓇᐊᐧᑲᐠ ᒋᐅᐣᒋᒪᒐᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᒋᐃᓇᐦᐊᑐᐨ ᐊᑐᐊᐧ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐁᐃᐧᑲᑫᐧ ᑌᐱᓇᐨ $72,000 ᔓᓂᔭᐣ. “ᒥᐱᑯ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐁᔑᐱᒥᓭᐠ, ᐸᐢᑲᐣ ᐃᑯ ᐊᓂᒪᒋᓭ,” ᐃᑭᑐ ᒥᑭᓇᐠ. “ᑭᔭᑦ ᐃᑯ ᑭᔭᐱᑦ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑕᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑫᐊᐧᐠ.” ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑭᐢᑭᒪᓂᓯᐊᐧᐳᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᒋᐳᓂᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑲᐧᒋᔭᐸᒋᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᔕ ᓂᔕᐧ ᑭᐅᐣᒋᐱᒥ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐊᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ, ᒪᒪᐤ 23 ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑭᐃᐧᒋᐦᐊᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᑌᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 2011 ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ 18 ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᒉᐣᐁᐧᕑᐃ ᐱᓯᑦ. ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᐅᓀᑕᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᑐᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐅᔑᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᓂ ᐅᒪ ᒋᐅᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐧᑕ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᔑᐸᐧᑲᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑎᐯᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐊᔭᑭᐣ.
Ojibwe iPad app brings language to world Rick Garrick Wawatay News
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Marten Fall’s Darrick Baxter has created an iPad app that allows users to learn the language on their mobile devices. Above, Baxter’s three children use the app.
There’s now an Ojibwe language app for that. Marten Falls’ Darrick Baxter, president of Ogoki Learning Systems Inc., recently released the Ojibway Language App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch on iTunes after developing it for his 12-year-old daughter. “I first had the idea about a year-and-a-half ago to use the language app to teach my daughter the Ojibwe language,” Baxter said. “I didn’t tell her I put it on her iPad, but within a few days she was already using it to speak Ojibwe to her grandmother.” After Baxter saw his two-year-old
daughter learning and interacting with the app, he knew he was onto something big. “She saw her older sister using it and her older brother, so she wanted to take part,” Baxter said. “She grabbed it, put the earphones on and started saying a couple of Ojibwe words. She was two years old and started to count to five in Ojibwe; she didn’t even know how to count to five in English.” Baxter said “a lot of people” have been downloading the app since he posted it on iTunes. He even introduced the app to National Chief Shawn Atleo during a First Nation ICT summit in Vancouver. “He thought it was amazing,” Baxter said. “I said ‘can I get you
on camera with that reaction,’ and I just started filming and he gave a shout out to the app, which garnered a lot of attention.” Baxter originally recorded about 140 words or phrases for the app but has only made about 70 phrases available so far. “Over the next couple of weeks we will be loading up 300 to 400 words and phrases along with objects and a lot more syllabics,” Baxter said. “So it’s going to be a pretty intense tool, and of course we are developing it further so this could be the model for language curriculum, not only in Ontario, but throughout Ontario, Manitoba and the United States.” See Ojibwe on page 10
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ᐱᑕᐯᑯᐠ, ᑭᔐᒋᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᔕ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐊᓂᐃᐢᐱᑭ ᑫᑲᐟ ᑲᑭᒧᐡᑲᐦᐊᐠ ᓯᐱᐠ
ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐱᑲᐣᒋᑲᒥᐠ ᐁᑭᔭᓇᒣᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐅᑕᐱᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᐃᓇᑭᐣᑕᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᐸᑕᑫᐃᐧᐣ. ᑫᐧᓫ ᐅᐃᐧᔭᐤ ᑭᒥᑭᑲᑌᓂ ᐊᐊᐧᓯᔭᐦᐃ ᐊᐧᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑎᐱᑲᓂᐠ ᒥᑭᓯᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 27 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᓂᐨ. ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᑕᐡ 17 ᐁᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᐨ ᐅᐡᑭᓂᑭᐢ ᐃᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑭᐅᑕᐱᓇᑲᓄ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᐃᓇᑭᑕᒪᐊᐧ ᓂᐸᑕᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒥᑭᓯᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 28 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᓂᔑᐣ ᐅᐡᑭᓂᑭᓴᐠ ᑭᔭᓂᐅᑕᐱᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᔭᓂᐊᐧᐸᓂᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᐡ ᓂᐸᑕᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐃᓇᑭᐣᑕᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐠ. ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐱᒥ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᒋᑫᐊᐧᐠ.
ᑲᓇᓂᓴᓂᓇᑲᐧᑭᐸᐣ ᒋᒧᐡᑭᐱᓭᓂᐠ ᐅᑕᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑫᑲᐟ 300 ᑭᔐᒋᐊᐧᓄᐠ ᑲᑕᔑᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᒪᒪᒋᐃᐧᓂᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐱᑕᐯᑯᐠ ᑲᑭᓂᑭᐳᑌᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᐊᔓᐡᑲᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᒥᓂᑎᑯᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒋᑭᐅᐣᒋᐃᓯᓭᓂᐠ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᑎᐸᒋᒧᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᔐᒋᐊᐧᓄᐠ ᑲᑭᒪᒪᒋᐃᐧᓂᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᔕ ᑭᑭᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐱᑕᐯᑯᐠ ᐅᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᓇᓇᑲᒋᑐᓇᐊᐧ ᓯᐱᓂ ᐃᒪ ᑌᑎᐸᐦᐃ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᔭᓂ ᒧᐡᑲᐦᐊᐣ ᑲᐃᓀᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐃᐧᐸᐨ ᑭᔭᓂ ᐃᐢᑭᐱᓭᓂ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ 1985 ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐱᑕᐯᑯᐠ ᒥᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᒧᐡᑲᐦᐊᑭᐸᐣ ᓯᐱ, ᑫᑲᐟ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᓂᑭᐱᑭᐸᐣ.
Pik youth dies; three teens arrested The tragic death of 17-year-old Calvin Quill of Pikangikum First Nation has resulted in three teenage males from Pikangikum being arrested and charged with murder. Quill’s body was found behind a residence in the community on the night of March 27. A 17-year-old male from the community was arrested and charged with murder on March 28. Two more young males were arrested the next day and also charged with murder. Police say the investigation is ongoing.
Fort Albany, Kash safe from flooding The fear of flooding that caused the evacuation of nearly 300 Kashechewan residents and stranded most of Fort Albany’s residents on Sinclair Island never quite materialized. As of press time the Kashechewan evacuees had returned home. While Fort Albany was still keeping an eye on the rivers around the community, the immediate threat of flooding had receded. The high river levels brought back memories of the big 1985 flood of Fort Albany, when much of the community was covered in water.
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ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᓇᐦᐁᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᔓᓂᔭ
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty released his first Conservative majority budget (top left). New Sandy Lake First Nation Chief Bart Meekis (top right) won in a landslide. And Fort Albany (bottom) and Kashechewan avoided major flooding despite some hardships over the past weeks.
ᑲᐧᐣᓱᕑᐱᑎᑊ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᑐᐡᑭ ᔓᓂᔭᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᑭᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐃᔑ ᐅᓇᐦᐅᑭᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᑲᐠ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᒥᐢᑕᐦᐃ ᐁᐸᑭᑎᓇᐨ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐠ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᒋ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᓇᐦᐁᐣᑕᓯᓇᐊᐧ. ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᓇᑭᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᑎᐟ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᑕᐅᐣᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᓭᐊᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᓄᑌᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᔕᑯᐨ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᒥᔑᐣ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᔭᓂᒥᓴᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐱᓯᐢᑫᐣᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ. ᐯᕑᑎ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑕᓇᓄᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᑭᑐᓂᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑯᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐃᑯ ᒋᐱᓯᐣᑕᐊᐧᐨ. ᐦᐃᕑᐊᐣ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐃᓯᑕᐧᕑ ᑌ ᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᑲ ᐁᓇᐦᐊᐸᐣᑕᐠ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᐅᓂᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᔓᓂᔭᐣ. ᓇᐱᐨ ᐃᑯ ᐸᐣᑭ ᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᐅᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᑭᑎᒪᑭᐦᐃᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᓂᐸᑭᑎᓂᐨ ᑭᐃᓯᓭ $275 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᑕᓴᐧᐱᐠ ᒋᐃᔑᔭᐸᑎᓯᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᓄᐱᒧᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ $300 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᓂᐱ ᒥᓇ ᐁᐧᐱᓂᑲᓇᐳ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᓄᑭᓭᑭᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ.
NAN Grand Chief Stan Beardy said the budget did address some First Nations needs, but it failed to deal with many of the shortfalls plaguing NAN communities. Beardy said it seems to him that the federal government is hearing First Nations but not really listening. Lake Huron Regional Grand Chief Isadore Day also does not like the budget. Day said it was a piecemeal approach that will result in entrenched poverty for First Nations. The budget included $275 million for First Nation education and over $300 million for water and wastewater infrastructure on reserves.
First Nation leaders pan federal budget
ᐱᑲᐣᒋᑲᒥᐠ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᐢ ᑭᒥᑲᐊᐧᑲᓄ ᐁᑲ ᐁᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ, ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᑭᐅᑕᐱᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᔭᓇᒣᐣᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ
The Conservative federal government said the new budget was fair and reasonable for Aboriginal people, but First Nation leaders in northern Ontario did not agree.
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Meekis elected in Sandy Lake Former deputy chief Bart Meekis was elected new chief of Sandy Lake First Nation in a landslide. Meekis won 408 votes more than his nearest competitor. The new chief said his priorities will be education and housing. Meekis said he has served under three previous chiefs, and that he learned a lot from those past leaders. Robert Kakegamic was elected deputy chief, and the other seven previous councillors were all reelected. Wayne Kakepetum was the only person newly elected, winning a seat on council. Page 12
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Wabauskang demands say on Red Lake boom Shawn Bell Wawatay News
Fed up with getting no benefits from the resource boom on their traditional territory, Wabauskang First Nation is vowing to make its voice heard. In an exclusive interview with Wawatay News, Wabauskang’s chief and council explained their tenuous position of having their traditional territory overlapping the gold mining explosion happening around Red Lake. Chief Leslie Cameron said his community of 250 members is overwhelmed with having to deal with more than 40 resource companies that have staked claims on Wabauskang traditional territory, and frustrated that the provincial and federal governments are neglecting their duty to consult First Nations on development.
“We are a small community but we still have rights,” Cameron said. “We are the First Peoples here and we never gave up our right to our resources. We’re tired of being pushed to the side.” Wabauskang went public with its concerns on the eve of the Northwestern Ontario Mines and Minerals Symposium in Thunder Bay. Cameron and his council brought their message to the conference, held on April 3 and 4, as well as to representatives of Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. Cameron and his council pointed blame squarely at the Ontario government, for what Cameron called “putting the interests of mining companies ahead of First Nations.” “Consultation and accommodation is supposed to happen through the government,” Cameron said. “But these (explora-
tion) permits continue to be given, and the ministry is telling us that there are too many things going on and they don’t
out the mining claims of a junior exploration company on March 28, after months of opposition and protests from KI.
“We are the First Peoples here and we never gave up our right to our resources. We’re tired of being pushed to the side.” -Chief Leslie Cameron
have the staff to do appropriate consultation.” “The ministry has laws in place to protect companies, not First Nations,” Cameron said. “It is coming to us loud and clear that the ministry is working on behalf of industry.” Wabauskang’s push for greater input over resource development comes after Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation scored a victory in its opposition to mining on traditional lands. The Ontario government bought
Wahgohshig First Nation in northeastern Ontario also has an ongoing dispute with a mining company operating on its traditional lands without consulting the First Nation. That dispute has led to Wahgohshig protests in Toronto and the First Nation’s successful legal action against Solid Gold Resources. Cameron said his First Nation is well aware of the KI and Wahgohshig situations. He said Wabauskang does not want to take those kinds of drastic actions, but may if its concerns
are not addressed. “It’s been a long fight for us already,” Cameron said. “We’ve always tried to be honourable and talk nice to the companies, but every time we get ignored. We’re tired of being ignored.” The list of companies operating on Wabauskang territory without having consulted the First Nation includes major gold mining players such as Rubicon and Goldcorp, metal miners such as Northern Iron and gas company Union Gas. There are over 40 mining companies with new exploration claims on some part of Wabauskang traditional territory. Under government regulations Wabauskang is given 30 days to provide its concerns once a mining company informs them of upcoming exploration in its territory – a time frame Cameron said is nearly impossible for a band of 250 people to
meet considering the amount of activity in the region. Councillor Martine Petiquan said that while industry continues to explore for and develop resources on Wabauskang land, the community still sees none of the benefts. “The revenues are leaving our territory, and we’re not getting anything,” Petiquan said. “The pipeline went right by us, the Internet went right by us. Everybody else seems to be prospering but us.” Petiquan said that during the previous gold mining boom around Red Lake, in the 1930s, First Nations people had no voice and consequently received no benefits from the activity. Now, she said, government and industry is trying to exclude First Nations again despite First Nations having claims to the land upheld by Canada’s legal system.
Teens face murder Ontario pays God’s Lake to end KI conflict charge in death of Pikangikim youth Shawn Bell
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17-year-old Calvin Quill found dead by police search team, three young males arrested Shawn Bell Wawatay News
Three Pikangikum youths have been arrested and charged with murder in relation to the death of 17-yearold Calvin Quill of Pikangikum First Nation. A 17-year-old male was arrested and charged with murder on March 28. Two more male youths, one 16 year old and one 17 year old, were arrested and charged with murder on March 29. Quill was reported missing to police on the afternoon of March 27. A search ensued, and police found his body behind a residence in
Pikangikum just before midnight the same day. Pikangikum First Nation Police Service with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North West Region Crime Unit and the Criminal Investigation Branch under the direction of Detective Inspector Dan Davidson, are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. The three youths charged with murder have been remanded into custody and will appear in Kenora Criminal Court on March 30. Police say the investigation is ongoing.
The Ontario government has paid $3.5 million to buy out God’s Lake Resource’s controversial claims in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) territory. The government announced its deal with the junior gold mining company on Mar. 29. Under terms of the settlement God’s Lake agreed to surrender its mining leases and claims. The land in question was added to the more than 23,000 square kilometers that Ontario previously removed from development in the region. KI Chief Donny Morris said the announcement was good news for his First Nation. “Now my question to the government is when do we sit down and discuss the real, tangible things,” Morris said. “Everybody thinks we’re anti-development, but we’re not. But we are signatory to the Treaty, and we want to have say over development.” Ontario’s minister of Northern Development and Mines, Rick Bartolucci, said the agreement responds to KI’s concerns while allowing God’s Lake to move forward with mineral exploration in other
parts of the province. “Our government is committed to assisting companies move forward with exploration and development in Ontario and continuing to meet our duty to consult,” Bartolucci said in a press release. The dispute between KI and God’s Lake has been growing since last September, when KI issued an eviction notice to the company after community members came upon an unannounced exploration site on traditional lands. The conf lict came to a head on March 6 when KI councillors, Elders and community members held a rally in Toronto outside the Prospectors and Developers Association international mining conference. God’s Lake had said it would resume exploration work despite the First Nation’s opposition, sparking an impromptu camp being set up by Morris and other community members at the Sherman Lake exploration site. The settlement between Ontario and God’s Lake is the second time Ontario has paid out millions of dollars to a company over a dispute with KI. In 2008 the government paid over $5 million to Platinex after
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KI Elder Mary Jane Crow speaks to a rally in Toronto in March. The Ontario government has paid God’s Lake Resources $3.5 million to give up its mining claims in KI traditional territory. the conflict that resulted in six KI members, including Morris, being jailed for over three months for blocking the mining company. Morris said that the government now has to get land use plans completed before another mining company ends up with a big payout of public money. “This is where I want the government to come to the
table,” Morris said. “Now is the time. You can’t just keep throwing public money at every company that comes along.” “Let’s hash out these things, let’s negotiate, let’s discuss the opportunities,” Morris added. “The government has to understand that there is another entity up north.”
Polar Bear Express expected to continue northern service Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News
While it was announced that the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) will be divested and privatized, ONTC and the provincial government assure those living along the James Bay coast that the Polar Bear Express will continue its service. The Polar Bear Express, one of ONTC’s two rail services, is the train that runs between Moosonee and Cochrane. Since the railway was completed in 1932, it has been a lifeline for the James Bay coastal communities as it offers a relatively inexpensive option for travel and cargo shipments.
Polar Bear Express will continue between Moosonee and Cochrane. On March 23, the Ontario government announced it was winding down the
ONTC, which could include the selling of commercially viable parts of the operation
such as its rail freight and refurbishment services. But some services, such as the Northlander – the train that runs between Cochrane and Toronto – will be cancelled. However, a spokesperson for the ONTC said that the Polar Bear Express is expected to continue. “Ridership on that train to Moosonee is considerably higher (compared to) our Northlander service,” said Rebecca McGlynn, manager of marketing for ONTC. Last year, 60,000 passengers travelled on the Polar Bear Express. In the same period, 35,000 people rode the Northlander. McGlynn added that Ontario Northland has no plans to revise its current schedule, which runs
“The Ontario government will ensure that services remain in communities where no other alternative exists.” - Adrian Kupesic
both ways every weekday. Prior to 2003, the train ran on an alternate day schedule, going north one day and south the next. In an email to Wawatay News, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines press secretary Adrian Kupesic said that the Ontario government “will ensure that services remain in communities where no other alternatives exist, including the
Polar Bear Express between Moosonee and Cochrane.” The announcement of the divestment of ONTC came as the Ontario government plans to erase its deficit by 2017-2018. Since 2003, the government has invested more than $439 million in the ONTC in an effort to make it economically viable. However, it said that the demand for ONTC services has “stagnated.” “Due to the challenges posed by the current fiscal climate, we have been tasked with making difficult decisions in an effort to tackle the deficit while maintaining important services that all northerners rely upon, like health care and education,” Kupesic said.
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Editorial What does Ontario’s buy out of God’s Lake really mean? Shawn Bell EDITOR
In the aftermath of Ontario’s decision to buy out the mining claims of God’s Lake Resources for $3.5 million, NDP MPP Sarah Campbell came up with one of the occasion’s more memorable quotes. “Ontario may be the only province in Canada where you can make a substantial profit in mining without having to break ground,” Campbell said. Forget her obvious political bias, and the fact that Campbell was looking to score points off a political hot potato that the Liberals were forced to deal with. What Campbell pointed out – that a mining company had been able to make a substantial profit without breaking ground – may be the most long-lasting and harmful precedent to come out of the whole ordeal. Since Ontario’s decision to pay GLR to give up its claims, a number of mining industry pundits have expressed concerns that because of the decision, First Nations will be increasingly emboldened to oppose development on traditional lands. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin lawyer Neal Smitheman told Mining News Weekly that it seemed Ontario had “capitulated” to KI’s demands. A different mining industry source, who remained unnamed, told the same reporter that it is going to be “a wild west out there, when it comes to mining companies that have a bounty on their head.” But those kinds of comments miss the point. KI was not the one who profited from its battle with GLR. The First Nation spent months of its own time and resources dealing with the controversy, and in the end its only victory was a retreat to the way things were before GLR showed up on its lands, uninvited and unannounced. Meanwhile the company walked away from the Sherman Lake claims – its only mining claim – with $3.5 million, despite having done limited exploration work. The odds are good that GLR made a sizeable profit in the deal with Ontario. The real worry with the outcome of the KI – GLR conflict is not that First Nations will start opposing more projects. Some First Nation opposition is inevitable when the current system continues to grant leases on traditional lands before any
consultation work is done. The real worry with Ontario’s buy out of GLR is that small, rogue mining companies start to consider claimstaking a profitable exercise in and of itself. If conf licts between small companies and First Nations over mining claims continue to result in multi-million dollar payouts to the company in question, the economics of those conf licts start to look pretty good. That really would make northern Ontario start to look like the wild west. And meanwhile all the good, hard work on consultation and development with First Nations done by the many responsible mining companies working across the North would go out the window. The implications for the entire Ontario mining sector of Ontario’s buy out of GLR are vast. The mining industry pundits who worry about conf lict are right, in a way. But it is not First Nations who will lead future conf licts. Irresponsible mining companies are much more likely to spark a fire. That is what the Ontario government should be concerned about. That is why phase two of the new Ontario Mining Act, set to be implemented later this year, has to get it right. Ontario cannot continue to leave the responsibility for consultation of First Nations in the hands of industr y. It has to take its own responsibility to consult and accommodate seriously. It has to put a consultation framework in place that clearly sets out obligations and responsibilities. And it has to start consulting with First Nations prior to granting leases to industry on traditional lands. Otherwise, conf licts like the one between KI and GLR will keep on happening. And that is going to get expensive for everyone involved.
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When flooding comes to town Recently in the news there has been concern for the people of Fort Albany and Kashechewan First Nations due to the flooding. This type of danger is an annual worry that has to do with the damming of rivers by large floating chunks of ice. A lot of First Nations on the James Bay coast are situated in areas that are prone to flooding in the spring. I recall the terror of flooding when I was a boy back home in Attawapiskat. There was a lot of drama and excitement around the danger of a flood. I was confused and dysfunctional
enough back then but when all the adults around me started warning us about the potential of an oncoming flood, I became very anxious. I had heard all the stories over the years about the trauma and the destruction done by the raging Attawapiskat River in flood mode. It was frightening for me to think that the mighty Attawapiskat could be dammed up by ice to the point where it could over flow the high banks of this tributary. I found it almost inconceivable that nature had the power to move water up so high and cause so much damage. I was evacuated several times in my life due to the spring break up and the potential of flooding. During these times back in those days, rather than heading to southern cities, we moved our families out onto the land and our hunting camps far away
from the danger of flooding. One spring, we had to be evacuated by helicopter to Twin Island on James Bay, in between the mainland and Akamiski Island. In this particular evacuation, people had the choice to head out onto the land to their family’s hunting grounds. We chose to go to Twin Island because it was easy. It took a few flights to move our family out onto the island and supplies including tents, food, clothing, blankets and hunting equipment. It was a good choice as it allowed us to extend our spring goose hunt. There on Twin Island we relaxed in the natural beauty of the land and hunted Niska or the Canada goose. My dad and brothers hunted geese during the day and my mom and my sisters plucked and prepared them for cooking. It was a time
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of plenty as we sat around the fire and relaxed with great meals of roasted and smoked geese, dumplings, bannock and hot tea. We spent many hours over warm fires long into the night. We spent time walking on the pebble beaches of Twin Island and played in the pine forests. At night we would marvel at the “wawatay”, the northern lights and the spectacular ceiling of bright stars. Regularly, my dad would get on the old bush radio and chat with all the families on the land and officials back in town to find out how serious the break up was. Most of the time severe flooding did not happen and then in a few weeks we were able to return home. It was great to be able to head out on to the land and wait out this perilous time. We were safe out there on Twin Island in familiar surroundings where my ancestors had hunted and gathered for hundreds of years. It was an escape from the intense and dysfunctional lives we lived back in the community. Out on the land we could spend quality time with each other and live a more traditional life. These days when the danger of flooding is being announced, many people want to head to southern cities for excitement, shopping and the freedom of the open road. Still, I think many Elders prefer escaping any potential flood by heading out onto their traditional lands. There is something to be said for going back to our original and traditional way of life when the threat of flooding comes to town.
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Dream woman Richard Wagamese ONE NATIVE LIFE
I never imagined myself being fifty six. I turned that age recently and frankly, it amazes me. Back a handful of decades I couldn’t see myself being thirty or heaven forbid, a crusty old dinosaur of forty. But here I am. I can get a senior’s discount in some places now and lawn bowling is starting to look really appealing. There’s a touch of arthritis in one of my fingers, I don’t run as fast as I used to and the term, old-timer’s league, has a romantic resonance and alluring cachet. The trick of getting older is being able and willing to take the time to look back and see the trail. For me it’s how I learn to appreciate the gifts that come my way and how the hand of Creator looks taking care of my life. It’s valuable. I’ve made a lot of plans through my life and I’m more than glad that most of them didn’t come to fruition. They say that life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans and that’s startlingly true in my case. Like the other day I was thinking about how my mind has changed over the years. I swore up and down that I was a dyed-in-the-wool bachelor. I believed that I couldn’t possibly find someone who would ‘get’
me or the things that mattered to me most. But I’m married now and living a darn good life. But there were times that I thought that I would never meet the one person who could make it all worthwhile. That woman would be spectacular. Not only would she be sensitive to my needs but attuned to my dreams. I called her Dream Woman. She was going to be the one who finally ‘get’ me, the one who understood implicitly the things that moved me, motivated me, thrilled me and made me the man that I was. She would be the ultimate partner because she cared about everything important to me. Dream Woman would care, for instance, that the starting infield for the 1965 Boston Red Sox – the year I became a fan – was Lee Thomas, Felix Mantilla, Rico Petrocelli and Frank Malzone. That would matter to Dream Woman because well, she was Dream Woman. I love baseball and I love the Red Sox and to me, Fenway Park (where I’ve never been) is the green cathedral of hope. She would know all that and be there with a crying towel when they lost and a hug, kiss and a cheer when they won. Dream Women do that sort of thing. She would also care deeply that the bass player for the 60s rock group Moby Grape was a guy named Bob Mosely or that the origin of the banjo was the Gambra River in Africa, made from a hollowed-out gourd and gut strings. Recorded music is
Pick up one of my passions and Dream Woman would know that the Hanks – Williams, Mobley and Ballard – are part of the ongoing rhythm section of my life. Oh, and she would also know that Hawkshaw Hawkins wasn’t a character from the L’il Abner comic strip. Dream Woman would care immensely that the thirteen primary poles in a tipi stand for a principle meant to guide the lives of the family that lived there. She’d care that the ribs of a sweat lodge represent the same things to guide our prayers and petitions. I always thought Dream Woman would be like that. She would be the female version of me, and the perfect partner because of it. She’d glean the spiritual connection between a knuckle curveball and an honour song and know that Kraft Dinner with a can of tuna thrown in is the bachelor’s casserole. That’s what the younger version of me thought was vital. Well, nowadays I look at my wife, busy with the things that drive and motivate her, watch as she becomes, every day, a more fully fleshed vision of who she wants to be and I can’t help but be thankful for her. Her full life fills out mine. Her joy over the things she appreciates and adores are important to me. I see now that my Dream Woman doesn’t necessarily need to care about things like baseball, music, books and the nature of First Nations politics and spirituality. It only matters that she cares that I do.
First Nations will end by 2091 Joyce Atcheson Special to Wawatay News
The federal government’s plan has not deviated from its development under Duncan Campbell Scott -- to rid itself of the Indian problem. Pam Palmater, a Mi’kmaq lawyer, who is by government standards, a non-status Indian, writes of scheming that persists: second generation legislated cut-offs of those who fail to marry status partners, gender-based discrimination under Bill C-31, and blood quantums determined by the federal government. Although her book focuses on First Nations, she makes rare comparisons to Métis and Inuit. Her book, Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity, addresses case law from across Canada which can be used when First Nations develop their own membership codes and end government interference. People who could supplement dwindling band numbers can come from Bill C-31-af-
fected families, non-status, and off-reserve residents, if instead of dividing, as the government has done and would like to continue, invitations were issued to these people to join their ancestral First Nation. She suggests these people be regarded as living on traditional territories rather than off-reserve. Ancestral connections, commitment to the First Nation, and respect for language, traditions, customs and practices could be used as criteria for inclusion of people who are essentially Native. Indigenous laws can be enacted to ensure people do not have “to check their rights at artificial borders.” She shows how Canada continues to treat First Peoples as pure colonists do -- as children unable to make decisions, being too uneducated to make concrete gains for the future, and always needing the government. Palmater says the federal government continues to treat First Peoples differently than other nations: it invites immi-
grants to Canada and settler families are not legislated as to who may belong to their families or nations. Her message? Without action by First Nations, by 2091 there will be no First Nations left in Canada; all will be assimilated. (Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity -- Pamela D. Palmater ISBN 978-1895830-606, 280 pages, $35.00)
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Feds withdraw Attawapiskat third-party manager Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News
The third-party manager sent to handle Attawapiskat First Nation finances during its housing crisis will be withdrawn later this month. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) announced that it would be removing the thirdparty manager by April 19, more than four months after he was put in place without the consent or consultation of the First Nation.
Jacques Marion, a partner with BDO Canada LLP in Winnipeg, was appointed as the third party manager in late-November, a month after Attawapiskat declared a state of emergency due to a housing shortage. With the installation of 22 modular homes and renovation work on three existing homes that will allow for the 25 affected families to move in by the end of this month, AANDC Minister John Duncan lauded Marion for completing his appointed task.
“The efforts to achieve this milestone have been significant, and I would like to thank (Marion) for his hard and diligent work,” Duncan said. AANDC’s announcement was made the day after it was reported that Attawapiskat post-secondary students had not received their monthly living allowance because of holdups with the third party manager. The students have since received their payments. In a media release, Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence welcomed the end of
the third-party manager. Spence said Marion’s appointment has “caused repeated disruptions and hardships to the orderly functioning of basic community services.” In addition to the delayed student payments, Spence said that Marion left vendors and suppliers’ invoices unpaid, including the vendor supplying of food for the elementary school’s breakfast program; band support funding was not paid after Dec. 1, 2011, forcing the community to divert resources from other program
areas in order to continue to operate; and Marion refused to authorize the making of loan payments, placing the First Nation on the brink of defaulting on a loan. All this while Marion continued to incur fees of $1,300 per day, “charged to the First Nation against its will,” Spence said. In December 2011, Spence filed a court injunction challenging the federal government’s decision to appoint a third-party manager. Judge Michael Phelan ruled in early March that Attawapiskat’s
request did not meet the legal test for an injunction without a full hearing and that the separate judicial review application to quash the appointment will be heard on Apr. 24. Spence said that despite the withdrawal of Marion, court proceedings remain in progress. “The proceedings seek a declaration that the decision to impose the third-party manager was unlawful,” Spence said in the release. With the withdrawal of Marion, Attawapiskat will return to co-management status.
Federal budget fails to address needs, say First Nations leaders Shawn Bell Wawatay News
While Conservatives called the federal budget “fair and reasonable” and the parliamentary secretary to the minister of Aboriginal Affairs expressed relief that his department was spared more drastic cuts, First
Nations leaders in northern Ontario panned the budget for failing to address their needs. The Conservative’s first majority budget came amid months of calls for increased funding of Aboriginal education and the need for clean drinking water on reserve. Greg Rickford, MP for Kenora
and parliamentary secretary to the minister of Aboriginal Affairs, said the spirit of the Crown-First Nations gathering in January was reflected in the budget. “This budget is an act of good faith with respect to the commitments we made at the gathering,” Rickford said. “We continue to be a pragmatic govern-
ment working with First Nations on the issues that affect them.” On the education side, the Conservatives have pledged $275 million over three years towards improving First Nations education. Much of that funding, $175 million, will go towards rebuilding or renovating schools on reserves across Canada. The remainder will be used to support First Nation literacy programs. The government also pledged to implement a First Nation Education Act by 2014, something Rickford said would set legally enforceable standards to ensure First Nation education outcomes match those of the provinces. In terms of wastewater and clean drinking water, the budget set $330.8 million over three years towards improving the state of water on reserve. Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy said that while the budget provides funds for specific First Nation
needs, it does little to renew the relationship that the government committed to during the CrownFirst Nations gathering. “This budget signals that the federal government is hearing us but not really listening,” said Beardy. “The investments in First Nations are a good start, but it does not adequately address the shortfalls that plague our communities.” Beardy said that housing needs remain one of the most pressing problems in NAN communities, where many residents still live in shacks and overcrowded houses, but housing was not addressed. He also said that the education money allocated in the budget will not be enough to deal with the myriad of education issues facing NAN communities, never mind First Nations all across the country. Meanwhile the Union of Ontario Indians (UOI) called the budget a “piecemeal approach that will entrench
poverty for First Nations people.” Lake Huron Regional Grand Chief Isadore Day said the budget reinforces the government’s refusal to recognize the inherent and treaty rights of First Nations people to govern their own affairs. “Our relationship with the Crown in Canada is a nation-tonation one. Until governments recognize that, Canada will never achieve its full potential, nor enjoy the prosperity we should all be sharing,” Day said. The budget also includes notice that the Department of Northern Development and Aboriginal Affairs will be cut back by over $240 million over the next three years. That is one of the smallest cutbacks of any federal department, something Rickford said came as a relief. “We’ve been spared, comparatively, some of the austerity measures seen in other departments,” Rickford said.
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The causeway between Sinclair Island and the mainland of Fort Albany (center) was flooded for a week, stranding many residents of Sinclair Island. Water has now receded and the threat of flooding is low.
Albany still on flood watch, Kash evacuees return home Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News
While Fort Albany attempts to return to “normal” for the first time in two weeks thanks to subzero temperatures that have stalled the early spring thaw, the threat of flooding still exists as the community awaits for warm weather to return. Brent Nakoochee, the community’s floodwatch coordinator, said water levels have dropped slightly in recent days, but the community remains on standby as they wait for the rivers to thaw. One particular river concerns Nakoochee. The Stooping River, located near the community, has an ice jam about 12 miles in length. “If that breaks, it’ll affect our community,” he said. “The water could rise again on the causeway.” The causeway, which separates the mainland from Sinclair Island and is drivable year round, has flooded. As a result, the residents on the island have no immediate access to the grocery store, hospital and airport located on the mainland. Instead, the First Nation is providing helicopter shuttles between the island and mainland thanks to additional fuel it has received, which Nakoochee believes is from Aboriginal Affairs
and Northern Development of Canada as part of Fort Albany’s emergency situation, which was declared on March 24. Since April 2, residents on Sinclair Island can fly to the mainland to go to the grocery store, go to work, attend appointments at the hospital or catch flights at the airport. If the helicopter continues its regular shuttle service, Nakoochee estimates the fuel will last at least 15 days before it will need more. While the community organized boats to ferry residents on the causeway as it tried to figure out its helicopter fuel situation, it has since stopped the boats and advised residents not to go on the water since water levels could change at any moment. “We heard that some people want to start a boat taxi,” Nakoochee said. “If they really want to use a boat, it will be at their own risk.” Meanwhile, Kashechewan residents who were evacuated due to the threat of flooding have returned home after the First Nation lifted its state of emergency on March 31. Deputy Chief William Sutherland said since the Albany River has opened up for five miles and water levels have lowered, the threat of flooding no longer exists for
the community this spring. “We had five Elders go up on the chopper to look up the river,” he said. “And a decision was made based on the Elders that the river is safe and there’s no more water coming down.” When Kashechewan declared a state of emergency on Mar. 24, it evacuated 270 residents considered vulnerable, which included Elders, children and those with medical needs. A week later, they returned home from Kapuskasing and Wawa, Ont. The evacuation and repatriation of the residents were coordinated by Emergency Management Ontario (EMO) and the Ministry of Natural Resources. EMO spokesman Greg Flood said they are continuing to assist the community in monitoring the river as well as any future evacuation efforts this spring. On March 31, Fort Albany received food from the Cochrane Food Bank that was transported to Moosonee by Ontario Northland Railway as part of relief efforts since most residents could not cross the causeway at the time due to limited helicopter fuel. Fort Albany and Kashechewan declared an emergency on March 24 as warm weather brought an early river breakup season and high water levels.
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Fort Albany looks back on
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An aerial shot of the mainland during the 1985 flood in Fort Albany. The building in centre is the St. Anne’s Residential School, where helicopters dropped off residents when Sinclair Island flooded days prior. The long stretch in the background is the airport runway.
When the water levels receded, it left behind ice and other debris. The water and ice also moved at least 17 homes on Sinclair Island. Some were pushed to the middle of the road. It would be weeks before the community recovered.
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As residents of Fort Albany braced for the potential flooding of their community this spring, photos posted on Facebook brought back memories of when Sinclair Island and the mainland were flooded in 1985. Greg Sutherland was about 19 years old in late-April, 1985 when he returned home from North Bay, where he was attending high school. As he walked around the community on Sinclair Island, he saw residents tying things to their homes so they wouldn’t
float away; ski-doos being put up high; and supplies being thrown onto roofs. Having grown up in the community and witnessed many breakups, he was dumbfounded by the behaviour of community members. “I remember walking around the community and thinking, what’s all this fuss?” he said. “We’ve seen breakup. What’s the big deal?” Jessie Sutherland was about 11 years old at the time and recalls the feeling of anxiety in the community. “All the adults were in commotion and chaos,” she said.
“They were asking, What’s the plan?” There was no coordinated flood watch program at the time. Instead, the community relied on word-of-mouth to get updates on water levels. Most residents had been evacuated to the mainland, including Greg’s parents, but he chose to stay. “I wanted to stay because of curiosity, not knowing it was gonna be a bad one,” he said. Jessie’s mother had passed on the previous winter, and her aunt insisted her family stay at her home as the community prepared for a potential flood.
Since the house was elevated and located on slightly higher ground, it served as a meeting point for family members. Most residents of Fort Albany live on Sinclair Island in what is called the village, along the southeastern shore. A causeway separates it from the mainland to the south, where the community’s hospital, school and airport are located. To the north and west of the village are wooded areas. The day before the 1985 flood, Greg climbed onto his uncle’s roof and looked around the village. He could other residents preparing. The commu-
nity had ditches that normally had small amounts of water, but that year, they were full. “You could drag your boat,” he said. “That’s how much water was coming.” Greg fell asleep that night on his uncle’s couch wearing his toque, coat and boots. The next day, he was instructed not to go too far from the house. Many others hovered around their homes, waiting for what might come. Then, on a cool gray afternoon, the water came. “All of sudden, I could hear people to the north side screaming and hollering,” Greg recalled. He climbed the roof to see what was happening. “You could see the water coming,” Greg recalled, “You could see people dragging their boats, trying to get away from it. They knew there was ice behind it.” Jessie was inside her aunt’s and when she heard the commotion, she ran out to the deck to see what was happening. She saw people scrambling. Her late uncle Bay came running to the house with a pot of goose that was spilling gravy. “He just barely made it,” she said. “He got wet on one side of his leg as he ran up the steps.” The oncoming water was like a tidal wave, Jessie recalled. “All you saw was dirt and debris go right by us.” Greg told his uncle what he saw and climbed down to prepare for the oncoming water. Like many residents, Greg, his uncle and cousin jumped in their boat as the water approached. The water was wild and thrashing, making it difficult even for Greg and his older cousin Meeshanish to control their boat. “When you’re doing dishes and it’s time to drain and the water twirls,” Greg said. “That’s how it looked like. The boats were spinning all over the place.” In the frantic dash for the
boats, some only had women and children. Greg saw a boat with his aunt and her children and they had no one to paddle. Jessie saw the same boat “rip by” the house and could have been taken out to the river had the main road not stopped it. Seeing their aunt’s boat beginning to float away, Meeshanish jumped into the icecold water that reached his waist to grab the boat and drag it back to tie the boats together. “That’s when I knew that this was scary,” Greg said. With the water came the ice. Greg believes this helped cause the twirling motion of the water. The ice crashed into objects and other ice floes, creating a din that Greg will never forget. “It was unbelievable, the noise,” he said. “It was like a war zone.” The water picked up a lot of debris. Jessie’s family saw a freezer floating by. “We said, ‘Hey, someone’s freezer,’” she said, laughing at the memory. Since most homes relied on woodstoves, many had firewood stacked outside as well as logs used for teepees. The logs and thrashing waters brought a threat to the boats. “The people in the boats, they had to be careful because the logs, when they’re moving, they look like missiles,” Greg said. The boats at the time were made of canvas with a cedar bottom that a log could easily punch through. “It’s hard enough for people to control their boat, but they had to keep an eye out for logs.” The ice crashed into houses, moving 17 homes off their foundations and “twirling them.” When the water finally receded, some homes were left in the middle of the road, and some hydro poles were knocked down. The ice only reached halfway through the reserve. “Luckily it didn’t push the whole community into the Connect with Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Stay up-to-date with News and Events
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Top: Helicopters were forced to land atop the St. Anne’s Residential School or nursing station. Above: A man stands amid the debris left by the flood waters on the mainland. In the background are the R.C. Mission (left), airport (centre) and nursing station (right). river,” Greg said. After the initial onslaught of water settled, the families of Greg and Jessie made their way by boat to a helicopter pickup point, where they were flown over to the roof of St. Anne’s Residential School on the mainland. “We had to be in our little family groups just to be sure everyone was accounted for,” Jessie said. The sound of helicopters could be heard for hours as several flew back and forth to pick up those stranded. While Greg flew out on a DC-3 plane to Moosonee that same night, Jessie stayed for one or two nights on the school’s second floor before she and her family were evacuated. A few days later, the chief and council were looking for volunteers to go back and help clean up ahead of children, Elders and the disabled. Greg and his friend Gabby were curious about the aftermath. “We said, ‘Let’s go back, let’s go see how bad it is,’” he said. They were on the first flight home along with 45 other people. As they walked around the
community, it was littered with logs, firewood, overturned skidoos, and chunks of ice. They helped chop away chunks of ice that were waist-high. They helped residents fix up their homes so that families could return home. “If you walked around like I did,” Greg said, “you would ask: ‘Did a war happen here?’ It was just crazy.” When Jessie went back about a week later, she described the community as “messy.” It would be weeks before things returned to normal in Fort Albany. The flood of 1985 was the most severe flood since the community moved to its present location. The community had previously flooded in the late-60s. Since the ’85 flood, the community has developed its flood watch coordination and preventative measures. In the late-90s, the community built dikes along Lake St. Anne, located west of the community as well as on the opening to the causeway in an effort to prevent ice floes from entering the community. Flood watch coordination
has also improved. As a member of the Canadian Rangers, Jessie took part in this year’s flood watch by helping to monitor the water levels. “Me and my sister did night shift,” she said. “Just monitoring the water levels. ‘It’s steady, it’s flowing.’ We report back every morning. And update the Facebook page.” The night watch proves to be valid concern. When Greg had returned to the community following the evacuation, he went with his late uncle Michael Nakogee to inspect the damage at his home. “And he said, ‘Can you imagine if this happened at nighttime, when you see no logs coming at us?” Greg recalled. “It would’ve been crazy.” In 2008, part of the mainland flooded, but it was nothing compared to what Jessie experienced in 1985. “It was scary to see something like that,” she said. With another potential flood looming, Jessie compares her feelings to 1985 and now. “I feel differently than I did before,” she said. “We’re more prepared now. But we still have to expect the unexpected.”
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Continued from page 1 Baxter has received positive responses from around the world since the app was released. “For every local call I get in Canada, I must have interest from three or four different countries,” Baxter said. “We are now helping communities from the Yukon Territory, Nez Perce, Australia, New Zealand, and the Sami Tribe in Norway, with developing their own language app. It is exciting and powerful to see indigenous communities use technology to preserve and promote their languages.” The app’s source code is available at no cost on the Ogoki Learning Systems website, www.ogokilearning.com, for use by different language or dialect groups to share their own languages. Baxter envisions other First
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Nations in Canada adding their own languages and words and using the app for their own language needs. “They don’t have to use the words that I’ve selected,” Baxter said. “I’ve built the app in such a way that you could load up four-to-five times the amount of words.” Baxter’s long-term goal is to evolve the language app into a translation app where a user could talk into the device and have the words or phrases read back to them in Ojibwe. “I’d like to see the app evolve into a new type of
technology that allows you to basically translate words and phrases at the touch of a button,” Baxter said. “Basically a pocket translator that uses all the features and all the power of this mobile technology.” One hundred per cent First Nations owned and operated with a head office in Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation in Manitoba, Ogoki Learning Systems is focused on making meaningful software and educational iPhone apps, client training and business consulting.
Wunnumin water treatment plant operator wins award Rick Garrick Wawatay News
Wunnumin Lake’s Clifford Mamakwa recently took home this year’s Aboriginal Water and Waste Water Association of Ontario Water Treatment Plant Operator of the Year award. “It would not have been possible if it were not for the tremendous support I have with my employer Wunnumin Lake First Nation and my co-worker Ronnie Martin,” Mamkwa said about the award he received during AWWAO’s 17th Annual General Assembly and Training Conference, held Feb. 27-March 2 at the Casino Rama Hotel in Chippewas of Rama First Nation. Mamakwa currently holds Level III Water Treatment certification after working at the community’s water treatment plant for the past seven years since the plant was built in 2004 and began operating in 2005. “I actually got there by chance,” Mamakwa said. “I was working there during the construction of the treatment
plant (and) they were looking for some people that had a high school diploma. That’s how I got in.” Mamakwa enjoys his work at the water treatment plant. “It’s a good job,” Mamakwa said. “We do weekly bacteriological samples, we also fill in our daily log sheets, like the f lowmeters and pump hours, et cetera, and just to keep an eye on everything (so) that everything is working as it should be.” Mamakwa felt humbled when he found out an associate had nominated him for the award. “I couldn’t put it into words,” Mamakwa said. Mamakwa plans to continue working at the community water treatment plant in the future. “I’m very much happy where I am right now,” Mamakwa said. “It’s very good to have the support. The co-worker I work with is a very good guy and I’m glad I have an individual like him to work with. He’s been on this (job) for more than me, probably even more than 20 years now.”
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Suboxone walkers raise $78,000 Kingfisher Lake councillor and youth walk 500 kilometres from Kingfisher Lake to Sioux Lookout to fundraise for a new Suboxone treatment building in their community. Rick Garrick Wawatay News
Kingfisher Lake Coun. William Mekanak and youth Bryan Sainnawap raised $78,000 for a new Suboxone treatment building during their 500-kilometre walk to Sioux Lookout. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The weather wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cooperating, it was freezing rain, so it made the walk delayed,â&#x20AC;? said Mekanak, who came up with the idea for the walk in Sept. 2011 after the community lost two band members due to prescription drug abuse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The winter road) melted in less than three days. It was pretty hard (walking).â&#x20AC;? Mekanak wore out his first pair of shoes on the first section of the winter road. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The shoes I was wearing were already shot by the time we reached the Summer Beaver (Nibinamik) turnoff,â&#x20AC;? Mekanak said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wore out a lot of shoes. Shibogama (First Nations Council) got (walking) shoes for us, like Reebok and Nike.â&#x20AC;? Mekanak said the weather was mainly good during the walk, but it would get cold quickly in the evenings. They usually walked about
12 hours a day, from about 7 a.m. to about 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was usually about seven when the sun went down,â&#x20AC;? Mekanak said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We went back to where we stayed and started again in the morning around seven.â&#x20AC;?
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The two walkers completed their fundraising walk on April 3 after setting out from their community along the winter road on March 14. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone joined us a little past the Sioux Lookout airport,â&#x20AC;? Mekanak said, noting that Grand Chief Stan Beardy, Deputy Grand Chief Mike Metatawabin and a group of Pelican Falls First Nations High School students and Shibogama staff completed the walk with them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It felt great.â&#x20AC;? Mekanak and Sainnawap were also honoured during a celebration at the town beach in Sioux Lookout and at a big gathering when they arrived back in Kingfisher on April 4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were just emotional
and shaking hands and hugging,â&#x20AC;? Mekanak said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were congratulating us that we finished.â&#x20AC;? While the walkers didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reach their fundraising goal of $150,000, Mekanak appreciates all the donations received on the walk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What they gave will really help us to get our treatment centre,â&#x20AC;? Mekanak said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Seventy-eight thousand is still a lot of money.â&#x20AC;? Mekanak is now considering another fundraising walk this summer from Sioux Lookout to Ottawa to raise the remaining $72,000 needed to reach their goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still continuing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this is just the beginning,â&#x20AC;? Mekanak said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People can still donate.â&#x20AC;? Kingfisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Suboxone treatment program has operated two treatment sessions so far at the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nursing station, with 23 clients taking part in the Sept. 2011 intake and 18 this past January. Plans call for Kingfisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposed Suboxone treatment building to serve clients from the Shibogama communities as well as other surrounding communities.
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Kingfisher Lake Councillor William Mekanak and youth Bryan Sainnawap walked from Kingfisher Lake to Sioux Lookout to fundraise for a new Suboxone treatment building in their community. They began their 500-kilometre walk on the winter road on March 14 and arrived in Sioux Lookout on April 3. Altogether they raised $78,000.
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Kookum Workshop 1 (Feb 14-16, 2012) Day One: â&#x20AC;˘ Opening - Elders Juliette Blackhawk & Emily Gregg â&#x20AC;˘ Welcoming Remarks - Kelly Anderson, Board Chair & Darlene Angeconeb, Project Manager â&#x20AC;˘ Introductions - Hana Beitl, Project Coordinator â&#x20AC;˘ Sharing Stories, Group Activities - participant groups â&#x20AC;˘ Film: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Long Journey Homeâ&#x20AC;? - Nishnawbe Aski Nation â&#x20AC;˘ Residential School Historical Overview - Sam Achneepineskum, NAN Residential School Coordinator â&#x20AC;˘ Sharing Stories, Group Activities continued â&#x20AC;˘ Closing - Elders Juliette Blackhawk & Emily Gregg Day Two: â&#x20AC;˘ Opening - Elders Juliette Blackhawk & Emily Gregg â&#x20AC;˘ Impact of Residential School on Aboriginal Life - Hana Beitl â&#x20AC;˘ Update on Indian Residential School Settlement - Hana Beitl â&#x20AC;˘ Sharing Stories, Group Activities continued â&#x20AC;˘ Drug Addictions & Youth - Film: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Life You Wantâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health: Menopause - Dr. Madden, Assistant Professor. Division of Clinical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) â&#x20AC;˘ Wellness - Rachel Garrick, Domestic Violence Training Facilitator â&#x20AC;˘ Closing - Elders Juliette Blackhawk & Emily Gregg â&#x20AC;˘ Dinner & Evening Entertainment - featuring local musicians Nick Sherman & Natasha Quequish Day Three: â&#x20AC;˘ Opening - Elders Juliette Blackhawk & Emily Gregg â&#x20AC;˘ Healing Initiatives, Sharing Stories, Public Awareness - Hana Beitl & Darlene Angeconeb â&#x20AC;˘ Focus on Aboriginal Youth, Education, Connections & Resources - Allyson Lucas, Weechiwaygamik Student Counsellor, Queen Elizabeth District High School â&#x20AC;˘ Focus on Aboriginal Youth: Empowerment & Initiatives - Naomi Hoppe, Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority â&#x20AC;˘ Open forum â&#x20AC;˘ Closing - Elders Juliette Blackhawk & Emily Gregg Kookum Workshop 2 (March 6-8, 2012) Day One: â&#x20AC;˘ Opening - Elders Juliette Blackhawk & Emily Gregg â&#x20AC;˘ Welcoming Remarks - Sadie McKay, Board Member & Darlene Angeconeb, Project Manager â&#x20AC;˘ Introductions - Hana Beitl, Project Coordinator â&#x20AC;˘ Sharing Stories, Group Activities - participant groups â&#x20AC;˘ Residential School Historical Overview & Sharing - Maggie Chisel, NAN Residential Schools â&#x20AC;˘ Sharing Stories, Group Activities continued â&#x20AC;˘ Closing - Elders Juliette Blackhawk & Emily Gregg Day Two: â&#x20AC;˘ Opening - Elders Juliette Blackhawk & Emily Gregg â&#x20AC;˘ Update on Indian Residential School Settlement - Hana Beitl â&#x20AC;˘ Sharing Stories, Group Activities continued â&#x20AC;˘ Film: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Life You Wantâ&#x20AC;? (Doris Slipperjackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s struggle with addiction) â&#x20AC;˘ Drug Addictions & Youth - Dixie Angees, Wunnumin Lake â&#x20AC;˘ Health Care: Presentation & Questions - Helen Cromarty, Special Advisor for First Nations Health, Meno Ya Win Health Centre, Sioux Lookout â&#x20AC;˘ Sharing Stories, Group Activities continued â&#x20AC;˘ Closing - Elders Juliette Blackhawk & Emily Gregg â&#x20AC;˘ Dinner & Evening Entertainment (Karaoke with Volt Entertainment/Jason Bailey) Day Three: â&#x20AC;˘ Opening - Elders Juliette Blackhawk & Emily Gregg â&#x20AC;˘ Perspectives on the National Gatherings - Esther Wesley, Anglican Healing Fund for Healing and Reconciliation, Anglican Church of Canada, Toronto â&#x20AC;˘ Slides & Sharing, Project Future Plans - Darlene Angeconeb â&#x20AC;˘ Youth Engagement & Community Connections Katimavik, National Group of Youth Volunteers â&#x20AC;˘ Healthy Relationships: discussion & activities - Rachel Garrick, Domestic Violence Training Facilitator â&#x20AC;˘ Open forum â&#x20AC;˘ Closing - Elders Juliette Blackhawk & Emily Gregg Equay-wuk (Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group) would like to thank to the following organizations for their generous support: Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority, Sioux Hudson Literacy Council, Kwayaciiwin Education Resource Center, Nishinawbe Aski Nation, North South Partnerships & Provincial Center of Excellence for Child & Youth Mental Health, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Rose Pogoda, Allyson Lucas, Roy Morris. Equay-wuk (Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group) would like to send a heartfelt thank you to all participants, Kookums and Youth, who attended the workshops. Chi-Miigwech! Summary: In attendance - total of 40 participants in both workshops. Funded by the Advocacy and Public Information Program Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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Newly elected Sandy Lake Chief Bart Meekis is looking to improve education and housing in his community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to become leaders in education, past the provincial level,â&#x20AC;? said Meekis, who won the election with 579 votes, 408 votes more than the next candidate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to do something about our housing. Every year the demand is growing and growing and our allocation for houses seems to be getting smaller and smaller. We need our young people to have adequate housing.â&#x20AC;? Meekis served as deputy chief for the past two terms as well as head councillor and councillor during previous terms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I worked under three
chiefs and some of the deputy chiefs that were here,â&#x20AC;? Meekis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned a lot from those past leaders. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost like I was being taught how to be chief. The most important thing is to love your people, to have that desire to help your people.â&#x20AC;? Deputy Chief Robert Kakegamic was elected with 599 votes, 441 votes more than the next candidate. He served as a councillor in the previous term. The other seven previous councillors were re-elected, with Fabian Crowe receiving 615 votes, Joe Kakegamic 576 votes, Russell Kakepetum 532 votes, Allan Rae 486 votes, Dennis Kakegamic 485 votes, Rusty Fiddler 458 votes and Harvey Kakegamic 415 votes. Coun. Wayne Kakepetum was newly elected with 414 votes.
Chief Bart Meekis won the Sandy Lake First Nation election in a landslide. He will be joined by new Deputy Chief Robert Kakegamic and seven returning councillors.
INSPECTION Inspection of Approved 2012â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2013 Annual Work Schedule Kenora Forest The Kenora District of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has approved the Miitigoog LP April 2012â&#x20AC;&#x201C;March 2013 Annual Work Schedule (AWS) for the Kenora Forest. Availability The AWS will be available for public inspection at the Miisun Integrated Resources Management Inc. office and the MNR public website at ontario.ca/forestplans beginning April 10, 2012 and throughout the one-year duration. The Ontario Government Information Centre in Toronto and the ServiceOntario location in Kenora at 220 Main Street South provide Internet access. Scheduled Forest Management Operations The AWS describes forest management activities such as road construction, maintenance, forestry aggregate pits, harvest, site preparation, tree planting and tending that are scheduled to occur during the year. Tree Planting and Fuelwood Miitigoog LP is responsible for tree planting on the Kenora Forest. Please contact Bob Boyce using the contact information below for information regarding tree planting job opportunities. For information on the locations and licence requirements for obtaining fuelwood for personal use, please contact the Kenora District Office of MNR. More Information For more information on the AWS or to discuss the AWS or to request the available AWS operations summary map, please contact: Ian Pyke, Area Forester Ministry of Natural Resources Kenora District Office 808 Robertson Street P.O. Box 5080 Kenora, ON P9N 3X9 tel: 807-468-2559 fax: 807-468-2736 e-mail: ian.pyke@ontario.ca
Bob Boyce Miisun Integrated Resource Management Inc. Agent for Miitigoog LP 510 Ninth Street North Kenora, ON P9N 2S8 tel: 807-467-3351 e-mail: bob.boyce@miisun.ca
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Employment Opportunity NISHNAWBE-ASKI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION VICTIM WITNESS LIAISON (2 Positions) The Victim Witness Liaison program at Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation (NALSC) is mandated to improve the quality of services to crime victims and witnesses of crime. The NALSC is presently recruiting two Victim Witness Liaisons to provide these services to Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN) First Nations.
Program Assistant (Full time position located in Dryden, ON) General: Reporting to the Program Manager, the Program assistant will be responsible for administrative duties of the Centre. Qualifications: • Typing and Word processing skills • Excellent verbal, communications and organizational skills • Ability to communicate effectively with the public • Ability to work independently • Knowledge of Internet usage and e-mail • Awareness and sensitivity to the native culture Duties and Responsibilities: • Answer telephone and direct calls and take messages • Record incoming/outgoing faxes/mail and distribute accordingly • Maintain purchase orders, credit card authorizations, invoices and cheque requisitions • Maintain filing system and carry out inventory • Assist in other duties as may be required Submit resumé and references to: Hiring Committee Keewaytinook Centre of Excellence 209-100 Casimir Avenue Dryden, ON P8N 3L4 Fax 807-223-8426 E-mail: info@watertraining.ca Closing date: Friday, April 27. 2012 Only those applicants considered for an interview will be contacted.
SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY Nodin Child & Family Intervention Services (NCFI) __ MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLOR Internal/External Posting Permanent Full Time LOCATION: BEARSKIN LAKE FIRST NATION OR WEAGAMOW
This full time position reports to the Clinical Supervisor. The Mental Health Counsellor will be responsible for providing direct Clinical Intervention and Prevention Services to referred clients in the Child and Family Intervention catchment area of Bearskin Lake and the communities of Weagamow and Sachigo Lake. The Mental Health Counsellor will be located in Bearskin Lake or Weagamow. QUALIFICATIONS • Degree in Social Work/Psychology with relevant clinical/ counselling experience is preferred; • Minimum two years experience in the health services environment; • Specialized courses in specific areas of mental health; • A thorough understanding of the Mental Health Act, Child & Family Services Act and awareness of current issues within Northern and remote Native communities an asset; • Proficiency in clinical assessment skills and client needs; • Experience with video counselling technology an asset; • Travel is a requirement of the position. KNOWLEDGE & ABILITY • Ability to communicate in one of the First Nations dialects of the Sioux Lookout Zone is an asset; • Ability to manage a case load independently; • Familiarity with working in acute care situations; • Knowledge of community resources; • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007. Experience with a Client Database (e.g. CIMS), Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) & Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI) an asset; • Excellent time management and organizational skills, as well as the ability to work independently; • Experience working with youth, a definite asset; • Must be willing to relocate. • Education assistance and training available dependent upon applicant’s qualifications and in accordance with SLFNHA Policies and Procedures
Working under the direction of the Executive Director, the Victim Witness Liaison assists victims and witnesses of all ages in dealing with consequences of victimization and helps them through the criminal justice process. S/he acts as support, ensures immediate needs are addressed such as safety, referring to appropriate resources, assists victims and witnesses with the court process and/or to participate in a restorative justice process and liaises with appropriate agencies and service organizations.
ISKATEWIZAAGEGAN INDEPENDENT FIRST NATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – Band Manager Iskatewizaagegan No. 39 Independent First Nation is made up of 580 members. The First Nation is located 16 km south of the Trans Canada Highway near the Manitoba and Ontario Border. Members have the option of accessing a range of First Nation services and/or programs from the First Nation. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Under the direction of Chief and Council, the Band Manager is responsible for the implementation of the First Nation policy and the administration of all programs and services of the First Nation.
Location:
Sioux Lookout, Ontario and Timmins, Ontario
QUALIFICATIONS: • Degree or College Diploma in Public Administration or a related field and/or a minimum of five (5) years experience in demonstrated delivery of First Nation programs and services to community members; • A minimum of five (5) years experience in the management and administration of First Nation programs and services including personnel and financial management, preparing program plans and budgets, budget control and making financial reports to Chief and Council; • Working knowledge of external government agencies’ programs and funding arrangements with First Nations; • Working knowledge of the First Nation laws and policies as well as Federal and Provincial laws affecting First Nations; • Ability to research community needs, plan community-based services and prepare related reports; • Strong oral and written communication skills • Ability to prepare comprehensive narrative and statistical reports; • Ability to develop policies and procedures; and • Knowledge of community customs and traditions and administrative structure and operations of First Nations; • Ability to prioritize and multi-task
Salary:
To be determined based upon experience
SALARY: Negotiable
Qualifications: • Successful completion of secondary school and/or equivalent experience in a related field • Experience with the Euro-Canadian legal system and knowledge of Aboriginal justice systems • Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment • Computer skills in word processing using MS Word • Good communication skills both oral and written • Must be willing and able to travel extensively • Ability to speak Cree, Ojicree or Ojibway an asset
Closing Date: Monday, April 16, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. EST Please send resume which includes a list of three references to: Celina Reitberger, Executive Director Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services Corporation 86 S. Cumberland St., Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 2V3 Tel: 807-622-1413 Fax: 807-622-3024 Email: jmckenzie@nanlegal.on.ca For more information and a copy of the complete job description, please call Jennifer McKenzie at 1-800-465-5581 ext. 7079. Please Note: Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by April 16th, 2012 12:00 noon. Late applications will be returned un-opened. PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will be short listed in accordance with qualifications. Only those applicants granted an interview will be contacted. PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME, COVER LETTER, AND THREE (3) CURRENT EMPLOYMENT RELATED REFERENCES TO: Chief and Council Iskatewizaagegan No. 39 Independent First Nation P.O. Box 1, Kejick, Ontario P0X 1E0 FAX: (807) 733-3106 TEL: (807) 733-2560 Email: Iskatewizaagegan@iifn39.ca
SIOUX LOOKOUT FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY Nodin Child & Family Intervention Services (NCFI) MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLOR Internal/External Posting Permanent Full Time LOCATION: SANDY LAKE FIRST NATION This full time position reports to the Clinical Supervisor. The Mental Health Counsellor will be responsible for providing direct Clinical Intervention and Prevention Services to referred clients in the Child and Family Intervention catchment area of Sandy Lake. The Mental Health Counsellor will be located in Sandy Lake. QUALIFICATIONS • Degree in Social Work/Psychology with relevant clinical/ counselling experience is preferred; • Minimum two years experience in the health services environment; • Specialized courses in specific areas of mental health; • A thorough understanding of the Mental Health Act, Child & Family Services Act and awareness of current issues within Northern and remote Native communities an asset; • Proficiency in clinical assessment skills and client needs; • Experience with video counselling technology an asset; • Travel is a requirement of the position. KNOWLEDGE & ABILITY • Ability to communicate in one of the First Nations dialects of the Sioux Lookout Zone is an asset; • Ability to manage a case load independently; • Familiarity with working in acute care situations; • Knowledge of community resources; • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007. Experience with a Client Database (e.g. CIMS), Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) & Brief Child and Family Phone Interview (BCFPI) an asset; • Excellent time management and organizational skills, as well as the ability to work independently; • Experience working with youth, a definite asset; • Must be willing to relocate. • Education assistance and training available dependent upon applicant’s qualifications and in accordance with SLFNHA Policies and Procedures
Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up-to-date Criminal Reference Check with a Search of the Pardoned Sexual Offender Registry to:
Please send cover letter, resume, three most recent employment references and an up-to-date Criminal Reference Check with a Search of the Pardoned Sexual Offender Registry to:
Human Resource Department Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Phone: (807) 737-1802 Fax: (807) 737-2969 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com
Human Resource Department Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8 Phone: (807) 737-1802 Fax: (807) 737-2969 Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com
Closing Date: April 27, 2012
Closing Date: April 27, 2012
The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance. However, only those granted an interview will be contacted.
The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance. However, only those granted an interview will be contacted.
For additional information regarding the Health Authority, please visit our Web-site at www.slfnha.com
For additional information regarding the Health Authority, please visit our Web-site www.slfnha.com
Employment Opportunity Various Summer Student Positions May 7, 2012 to August 10, 2012
Nishnawbe Aski Nation is now accepting applications for the following summer assistants: Executive, Education, Public Health, Communications and Reception (Reception is based in Timmins, ON.) As a condition of funding, the position is open to returning full-time, aboriginal students aged 18 to 30 (inclusive) who will attend an accredited post secondary institution full-time in September 2012. Students must meet other eligibility criteria set forth by the Government of Canada. All interested students MUST submit an application form. Resumes received without an application form will not be considered. The deadline for applications is 4:00pm EST April 27, 2012. For more information and to download the application form, please visit www. nan.on.ca or contact Ian Beardy, Human Resources Coordinator, at (807) 625-4941. www.nan.on.ca
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OBISHIKOKAANG RESOURCES CORPORATION Forester Position Obishikokaang Resources Corporation is a resource management company that is owned and operated by Lac Seul First Nation. The company is responsible for the management of the Lac Seul Forest, which is located in the Sioux Lookout District of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resource’s Northwest Region. Obishikokaang Resources Corporation is committed to the sustainable management of the Lac Seul Forest with a focus on First Nations training and capacity building. Obishikokaang Resources Corporation is seeking to fill the position required to manage the Lac Seul Forest. Reporting to the General Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for various duties associated with forest management, silvicultural and operational planning. The ideal candidate will be a Registered Professional Forester in the Province of Ontario or the ability to become one within six months of starting. The ideal candidate will also have excellent communications skills and a proven trackrecord of working with First Nations in sustainable resource management. If this opportunity interests you, please send your resume and cover letter outlining your qualifications to Obishikokaang Resources Corporation by April 30th, 2012. Covering letters should be addressed to Sam Manitowabi, Director of Development and emailed to lamalley@shaw.ca. Please note that only selected applicants will be contacted.
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Lac Seul may be a hockey hotbed, but it is not everyday that one of the community’s native sons makes it into a prestigious international hockey academy. That is what Johnathan Carpenter has done. The 16-yearold who grew up in Lac Seul as an Eagles fan and later played minor hockey in Fort Frances’ double A system has nearly completed the inaugural year of the Canadian International Hockey Academy (CIHA). It is no surprise that joining the CIHA was, in Carpenter’s words, a big step up to the next level in his hockey career. The school is, after all, totally dedicated to hockey. It brings young players from across Canada, USA and around the world to Ottawa for a boarding school experience where hockey training and academic studies go hand in hand. Carpenter’s classes are right in the arena. His dorm room is a few minutes walk up the road. And everyone involved in the academy lives for hockey. “The hockey is so much better (at CIHA) that it really improved how I played, how I skated and how I played the game overall,” Carpenter said. He describes the hockey instruction at CIHA as a mix of skill development and building his “hockey sense,” making him a student of the game. With daily practices featuring top coaches, plus games as part of Ottawa’s lauded triple A hockey system, Carpenter is certainly getting his fair share of ice time. But the academy is not only about hockey skills. All the players attend regular high school
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Lac Seul youth Johnathan Carpenter is studying at the prestigious Canadian International Hockey Academy. classes, and are required to get good grades. Each day involves dry land training, to build muscle towards developing as a better hockey player. And each young person involved in the school also has their eyes opened to the broader world – as their classmates and teammates now come from across North America and Europe. For example, Carpenter now has peers from Switzerland and the Czech Republic, an experience not too many 16-year-olds from northern Ontario get to have. “It’s not just the hockey,” Carpenter said. “Everything, the schooling and everything else, has been good.” The CIHA’s website cites the balance between hockey development and academics. According to the school’s mission, the academy is preparing its students to become the leaders of tomorrow, both on and off the ice. Former NHL coach Bob Hartley, CIHA’s senior hockey advi-
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speed.” Carpenter’s road to the academy has taken him throughout northern Ontario, from Lac Seul to Fort Frances. It took him to Toronto for summer hockey, when he joined the Team Ontario Stingrays summer league team and got scouted by the coaches from CIHA. Now hockey is enabling him to meet friends from around the world, and study in a premier hockey school. And the young Lac Seul First Nation member knows that this is just a beginning of his hockey path. His next goal is to make the Ontario Hockey League. After that, he has his eyes set on the NHL. “I’m going to go as far as I can,” Carpenter said. “Where ever hockey takes me.” He wanted to thank his parents for their support, the community of Lac Seul for the donations that have helped him travel south to play hockey, and the Dreamcatcher Fund for its donations to his hockey career.
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Linda’s Culture Corner A moose had been killed for the community to feast upon. Prior to the hunt, the trackers had made an offering of tobacco to its spirit. They also prayed for a moose to give its life for them, so they would not go hungry for the season. The hunt began early the next morning. In a bay, known for moose to frequent, the hunters came upon two. They were just eating weeds from the bottom of the lake and paid no mind to them at all. The hunters were downwind from the beasts and were in their canoe paddling quietly. Quickly, the hunters shot one, down it went. As it was falling, they noticed it fell to its side so as to not let the “bell” of its chin touch the earth. The other moose ran off into the woods. The hunters came and dragged the carcass of the beast to the shore. There, they cut out the moose bell (moo dayg) and hung on a tree as near as possible to where it fell. This is done to allow the beast to continue wandering in the spirit world. Once they cut out the innards of the kill, they cut the hide not into quarters but into a useful cut so the women can employ the hide for clothing.
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The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), Red Lake Forest Management Company Ltd. (RLFMCL) and the Red Lake Local Citizens Committee (LCC) invite you to an Information Centre to help us develop the second five-year term (2013–2018) of the (2008–2018) Forest Management Plan (FMP) for the Red Lake Forest. You will have the opportunity to review and comment on: t the proposed areas identified for harvest, renewal and tending operations; t the proposed road locations and conditions for the second five-year term. You will also have an opportunity to contribute to the background information to be used in planning. How to Get Involved To facilitate your review, an Information Centre will be held at the following location from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the following day: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Red Lake United/Anglican Church (basement) A summary map showing proposed areas for harvest, renewal and tending operations as well as the proposed road corridors will be available at the information centre or upon request. The information and maps available at the Information Centre will also be available for review and comment at the RLFMCL office and at the MNR Red Lake office by appointment during normal office hours for a period of 30 days from May 2 to May 31, 2012. Comments must be received by Robert Partridge at the MNR Red Lake office by May 31, 2012. Meetings with representatives of the planning team and the LCC can be requested at any time during the planning process. Reasonable opportunities to meet planning team members during non-business hours will be provided upon request. If you require more information or wish to discuss your interests and concerns with a planning team member, please contact one of the individuals listed below: Robert Partridge, RPF, Forester Ministry of Natural Resources Red Lake District Office P.O. Box 5003, 227 Howey Street Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0 tel: 807-727-1397 fax: 807-727-2861
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During the planning process there is an opportunity to make a written request to seek resolution of issues with the plan author, the MNR District Manager or the Regional Director using a process described in the Forest Management Planning Manual (2009). The operations for the first five-year term (Phase I) of the 10-year FMP (2008–2013) are nearing completion and detailed planning for the second five-year term (Phase II) operations are commencing. This first stage (Stage 1) notice is to invite you to review and comment on proposed operations and to contribute to the background information to be used in planning. Stay Involved There will be two more formal opportunities for you to be involved. These stages are tentatively scheduled as follows: Stage 2 – Review of Draft Planned Operations Stage 3 – Inspection of MNR-Approved Planned Operations
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The tentative scheduled date for submission of the Draft Planned Operations is August 2012. If you would like to be added to a mailing list to be notified of public involvement opportunities, please contact Renee Bausch at 807-727-2447. The Ministry of Natural Resources is collecting your personal information and comments under the authority of the Crown Forest Sustainability Act. Any personal information you provide (address, name, telephone, etc.) will be protected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; however, your comments will become part of the public consultation process and may be shared with the general public. Your personal information may be used by the Ministry of Natural Resources to send you further information related to this forest management planning exercise. If you have questions about the use of your personal information, please contact Trevor Park at 807-727-1344.
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APRIL 12, 2012
Wawatay News
ᐧᐊᐧᐊᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐧᐃᓇᐣ
sgdn Financial Surety
Sécurité financière
Canadians expect that the money necessary for Canada’s plan for the safe long-term management of the country’s used nuclear fuel will be available when it is needed. In 2007, the government of Canada selected Adaptive Phased Management (APM) as that plan. Financial surety is a cornerstone of this plan. The NWMO, the organization mandated with implementing APM, must ensure funds are available to pay for the plan. The Nuclear Fuel Waste Act (NFWA) (2002) provides the legislative framework for the program funding, and sets statutory roles and responsibilities for the NWMO and the owners of the used nuclear fuel.
Les Canadiens s’attendent à ce que les fonds nécessaires pour le plan du Canada pour la gestion sûre à long terme du combustible nucléaire irradié du pays soient disponibles au moment voulu. En 2007, le gouvernement canadien a choisi un plan de gestion : la Gestion adaptative progressive (GAP). La sécurité financière est un élément essentiel de ce plan. La SGDN, l’organisation chargée de mettre en œuvre la GAP, doit veiller à ce que des fonds soient disponibles pour payer pour ce plan. La Loi sur les déchets de combustible nucléaire (LDCN) (2002) fournit le cadre législatif qui régit le financement du programme et établit les rôles et les responsabilités de la SGDN et des propriétaires du combustible nucléaire irradié.
Q. Who pays for the Adaptive Phased Management program? A. The used fuel owners are responsible for all the costs. The NFWA requires that the
Q. Qui paie pour le programme de la Gestion adaptative progressive? R. Les propriétaires du combustible irradié en assument tous les coûts. La LDCN exige que la
planning, development and implementation of the project are funded by the major owners of used nuclear fuel in Canada. Under this Act, Ontario Power Generation, Hydro-Québec, New Brunswick Power and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited are required to establish independently managed trust funds and make annual deposits to ensure that the money to fund the project will be available when needed.
Q. How much money is in the trust funds? A. As of the end of 2011, the total value of these trust funds is $2.5 billion. The funds were
planification, l’élaboration et la mise en œuvre du projet soient payées par les principaux propriétaires du combustible nucléaire irradié au Canada. En vertu de cette loi, Ontario Power Generation, Hydro-Québec, Énergie Nouveau-Brunswick et Énergie atomique du Canada limitée doivent chacune établir un fonds en fiducie géré par une institution financière indépendante et faire des versements annuels pour que les sommes nécessaires au financement de ce projet soient disponibles au moment voulu.
Q. Combien d’argent contiennent les fonds en fiducie? R. À la fin de 2011, la valeur totale de ces fonds en fiducie s’élevait à 2,5 milliards $. Les fonds
established in 2002, and annual contributions have been made by the major used fuel owners since.
ont été établis en 2002 et des contributions sont versées chaque année depuis par les principaux propriétaires de combustible irradié.
In addition, other segregated funds and financial guarantees have been established for the long-term management of used fuel, low- and intermediate-level waste, and decommissioning. These separate funds have been established outside the NFWA trust to satisfy requirements from host provinces and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
De plus, d’autres fonds réservés et des garanties financières ont été établis pour subvenir aux coûts de la gestion à long terme du combustible irradié et des déchets de faible et moyenne activité ainsi que du déclassement. Ces fonds ont été établis distinctement des fonds de la LDCN pour satisfaire aux exigences des provinces hôtes et de la Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire.
In aggregate, the total of all funds available for the long-term management of used fuel amounts to upwards of $6 billion as of the end of 2011. This amount is sufficient to fund the estimated cost of the long-term management of the 2.3 million fuel bundles produced to date.
Globalement, la somme de tous les fonds disponibles pour la gestion à long terme du combustible irradié s’élevait à plus de 6 milliards $ à la fin de 2011. Cette somme est suffisante pour couvrir le coût estimé de la gestion à long terme des 2,3 millions de grappes de combustible produites à ce jour.
The NWMO has the responsibility for maintaining a funding formula and establishing the amount of deposits to trust funds required by each company on an annual basis. Audited financial statements of each of the nuclear fuel waste trust funds are posted on the NWMO website.
La SGDN est responsable de maintenir une formule de financement et d’établir la contribution qui doit être versée annuellement aux fonds en fiducie par chaque entreprise. Les états financiers vérifiés de chacun des fonds en fiducie associés à la gestion des déchets de combustible nucléaire sont affichés sur le site Web de la SGDN.
Owners
Trust Fund Balance as at December 31, 2011 ($ million)
Propriétaire
Ontario Power Generation Hydro-Québec
2,296 80
Ontario Power Generation
80 95
95
Énergie nucléaire NB
Atomic Energy Canada Ltd.
38
Énergie atomique du Canada limitée
Q. How much will the long-term management of used nuclear fuel cost? A. The APM project has an estimated cost of $16 billion to $24 billion. The final cost will depend on such factors as the number of used fuel bundles to be managed, timing of construction and geology of the site. The NWMO completed a full update of these estimates in 2011. The updated cost estimate covers many decades of APM lifecycle activity for the deep geological repository and related transportation of used fuel. The updated cost estimate for the APM program, based on a reference scenario of 3.6 million bundles of used nuclear fuel, is $18 billion (based on 2010 $). When stated in present value terms, which takes into account inflation and fund growth, the cost is $7 billion (also in 2010 $). The eventual cost of this project may differ from these estimates, depending on the quantity of used nuclear fuel and other factors. The NWMO must estimate what costs can reasonably be expected to occur over the lifetime of the project, along with a contingency for unexpected events. The NWMO is committed to providing regular assessments on all these factors to ensure that sufficient funds are set aside.
Q. Are the trust funds secure? A. Yes. The NFWA built in explicit provisions to ensure the trust funds are maintained securely and used only for the intended purpose. The NWMO may have access to these funds only for the purpose of implementing the management approach selected by the government once a construction or operating licence has been issued by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act.
Michael Hung is the Chief Financial Officer at the Nuclear Waste Management Organization. Prior to joining the NWMO, Mr. Hung held various positions in financial planning and reporting, accounting and treasury at Ontario Power Generation and Hydro One. Mr. Hung holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business in Toronto. He is also a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
“Ask the NWMO” is an advertising feature published regularly in this and other community newspapers to respond to readers’ questions about Canada’s plan for managing used nuclear fuel over the long term and its implementation. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization welcomes your questions. Please forward your questions to askthenwmo@nwmo.ca. For more information, please visit: www.nwmo.ca/backgrounders Pour de plus amples informations, veuillez visiter :
2296
Hydro-Québec
NB Power Nuclear
Total: 2,509
Solde des fonds en fiducie en date du 31 décembre 2011 (millions $)
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Total : 2509
Q. Combien coûtera la gestion à long terme du combustible nucléaire irradié? R. Le coût estimé du projet de la GAP est de 16 milliards $ à 24 milliards $. Le coût définitif dépendra de facteurs tels que le nombre de grappes de combustible irradié à être gérées, le début de la construction et la géologie du site. La SGDN a réalisé une mise à jour complète de ces estimations de coûts en 2011. Les coûts estimatifs révisés couvrent plusieurs décennies d’activités du cycle de vie de la GAP pour le dépôt géologique en profondeur et le transport associé du combustible irradié. Le coût estimatif révisé du programme de la GAP, basé sur un scénario de référence de 3,6 millions de grappes de combustible nucléaire irradié, est de 18 milliards $ (en dollars de 2010). En valeur actuelle, c’est-à-dire en tenant compte de l’inflation et de la croissance des fonds, le coût s’élève à 7 milliards $ (également en dollars de 2010). Le coût définitif du projet pourrait différer de ces estimations, selon la quantité réelle de combustible nucléaire irradié à gérer et d’autres facteurs. La SGDN doit déterminer, selon toute vraisemblance, quels coûts devront être assumés au cours de la durée du projet et prévoir des fonds pour des événements inattendus. La SGDN s’est engagée à fournir régulièrement des évaluations de tous les facteurs de coût afin que les fonds nécessaires soient réservés.
Q. Les fonds en fiducie sont-ils en sûreté? R. Oui. La LDCN comprend des dispositions exigeant que ces fonds en fiducie soient gardés en sûreté et qu’ils ne soient utilisés qu’aux fins prévues. La SGDN ne pourra avoir accès à ces fonds que dans le seul but de mettre en œuvre l’approche de gestion choisie par le gouvernement et seulement lorsqu’un permis de construction ou d’exploitation aura été délivré par la Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire conformément à la Loi sur la sûreté et la réglementation nucléaires.
Michael Hung est l’administrateur principal des affaires financières à la Société de gestion des déchets nucléaires. Avant de se joindre à la SGDN, M. Hung a exercé diverses fonctions de planification financière et d’établissement de rapports financiers, de comptabilité et de trésorerie à Ontario Power Generation et Hydro One. M. Hung détient un baccalauréat en sciences appliquées en génie industriel de l’Université de Toronto et une maîtrise en administration des affaires de la Schulich School of Business de Toronto. Il est également comptable en management accrédité (CMA).
« Demandez-le à la SGDN » est un encadré publicitaire qui paraîtra régulièrement dans ce journal et dans d’autres journaux de la collectivité pour répondre aux questions que se posent les lecteurs sur le plan canadien de gestion à long terme du combustible nucléaire irradié et de sa mise en oeuvre. La Société de gestion des déchets nucléaires attend vos questions. Veuillez envoyer vos questions à demandez@nwmo.ca.
www.nwmo.ca