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May 31, 2012

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‘We can’t even eat animals on the land’ Grassy Narrows youth talking mercury on 2,000 km walk Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

When Edmond Jack was 13, he joined a group who walked from Grassy Narrows to Toronto to raise awareness on a serious issue affecting his community. After Jack led the youth with the eagle staff into Toronto, Elders told him he was natural leader. “They said, ‘When you feel something needs to happen, you gotta do something, because chances are nobody else is gonna do it,’” the 17-yearold recalled. Jack took that message to heart and four years later, he is leading five youth on a 2,000-kilometre walk to Toronto to raise awareness on the mercury poisoning affecting Grassy Narrows First Nation, his home community. In March 1962, Dryden Chemicals Ltd. began dumping an estimated 10 metric tonnes of mercury into the Wabigoon River, contaminating the fish which formed the subsistence and economy of three communities, including Grassy Narrows, White Dog and some members of Wabauskang who lived at Quibell. Fifty years later, members of those communities are still suffering the affects of mercury poisoning. Jack said the mercury dam-

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Six youth are walking from Grassy Narrows to Toronto to raise awareness of the mercury poisoning that continues to affect Grassy Narrows. The walkers (from left): Clifford and Adrian Acoby, Ninodawah Richard, Jolene Hookimawillillene, Shanice Desrosiers and Edmond Jack. ages the nervous system and vision, and that he continues to see people in his community affected by it. “They’re shaky and when they reach for stuff, they miss it,” he said. Jack said it also causes birth defects.

“So those who are born, they may not have mercury in their system but they are born with the symptoms.” Jack also wants to make people aware that the mercury did not only contaminate the water and fish, but the whole ecosystem as well since water is every-

where. “We can’t even eat animals on the land without worrying about sickness, because anything that affects us affects the animals in the same way because they drink the same water,” he said. Jack first got the idea for

the walk a month ago and got contact information from his mother, who organized previous walks of her own. He was joined by fellow community youth Shanice Desrosiers and Jolene Hookimawillillene, along with youth from other communities, such as Ninodawah Richard and

Clifford Acoby. Adrian Acoby of Swan Lake First Nation in Manitoba decided to join the walk after reading a posting by Jack on Facebook. “I wanted to support a great cause and support him, so I met up with him in Grassy Narrows, got to know each other, and got to know his friends and now we’re all friends,” the 23-yearold said. “Water is very important and I look forward to completing this walk.” The walkers left Grassy Narrows on April 29. Jack said the first week was tough due to a lack of a support vehicle or funds. One night, with no sleeping bags or food, they spent outside during a storm. “We slept overnight in the cold and continued walking in the morning,” Jack said. “A woman picked us up and took us to Whitefish Bay and sheltered us and fed us there.” Later, the walkers received help from Jack’s grandmother, Maryanne Swain, who is now driving a support vehicle for the group. On May 22, the walkers arrived in Thunder Bay and spent two nights in the city to rest and speak to youth about their community. Jack said they will stop at several communities along the way to spread their message. See Grassy Narrows on page 9

ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐠ ᐃᓇᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᓫᐁᓂ ᑲᕑᐱᐣᑐᕑ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᐊᐱ ᐁᐟᒪᐣᐟ ᒐᐠ ᐁ ᓂ ᓱ ᔕ ᐳ ᔭ ᑭ ᐃ ᐧ ᓀ ᐸ ᐣ , ᑭᑕᑭᐧᐸᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᓇᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᐅᐱᒧᓭᐠ ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐃᐧᑐᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᐅᒋ ᐅᑭᒋᔭᓂᒥᓭᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᓇᑭᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᐊᐱ ᒐᐠ ᑲᑭᔭᓂ ᑕᑯᐃᐧᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐧᒋᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐣ ᐁᑭᑕᑯᓇᐠ ᐅᓂᒪᑲᐧᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ ᑭᒋᐅᑌᓇᐠ, ᐊᒥ ᑲᑭᐃᑯᐨ ᑭᒋᔭᐦᐊᐠ ᑌᐯᐧ ᐱᑯ ᐁᓂᓯᑕᐃᐧᓇᑯᓯᐨ ᐁ ᐅ ᑲ ᐡ ᑭ ᐦ ᐅ ᐃ ᐧ ᓂ ᐨ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ. “ᑭᐃᑭᑐᐊᐧᐠ, ᐊᐱ ᑲᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᒪᐣ ᑫᑯᐣ ᒋᐃᔑᑲᑫᐧᐊᓄᑲᑌᐠ, ᐃᓯᓭ ᐱᑯ ᒋᑲᑫᐧᑐᑕᒪᐣ, ᐊᓂᐡ ᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᒋᑐᑕᐠ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᐢ 17 ᐁᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᐨ.

ᒐᐠ ᐅᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᐱᓇᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᓂᐅᔭᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᔭᓂᓯᓭᓂᐠ, ᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᓂᑲᓂᐡᑲᐊᐧᐣ ᓂᔭᓇᐣ ᐃᐧᒋᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐣ 2,000 ᑭᓫᐊᒥᑐᕑᐢ ᒋᐃᓇᐦᐊᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ ᐁᐃᐧᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᓂᐁᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᒋᐳᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐊᔭᒪᑲᓂᐠ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐨ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ ᒥᑭᓯᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 1962 ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᐠ, ᑎᕑᐊᔾᑎᐣ ᑫᒥᑯᐢ ᐯᐸᓄᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᔭᓂ ᓴᓯᑭᐁᐧᐱᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᒪ ᐱᑯ ᓇᐣᑕ 10 ᒣᐟᕑᐃᐠ ᑐᐣᐢ ᐱᒋᐳᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐧᐱᑯᐣ ᓯᐱᐠ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᑭᓄᔐᐠ ᐁᑭᔭᓂ ᐱᒋᐳᐃᐧᐡᑲᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᑕᒋᐦᐅᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓂᐦᓯᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ, ᐊᔑᐨ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ, ᐊᐧᐸᓯᒧᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐊᑎᐟ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᐸᐢᑲᐣᐠ ᑲᑭᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑭᐧᐯᓫ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᐊᔕ ᓂᔭᓄᒥᑕᓇ ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᑭᐃᐧᓂᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐅᓯᐱᒥᐊᐧ, ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ

ᐅᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᐱᒋᐳᐃᐧᓂ. ᒐᐠ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐱᒋᐳᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐃᔑᒪᒋᑐᑕᑫᒪᑲᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᐃᐧᔭᐤ ᑫᐃᓇᓄᑭᒪᑲᒪᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐅᐣᒋᐊᐧᐱᓇᓂᐊᐧᐠ, ᒥᓇ ᐅᐊᐧᐸᒪᐣ ᐅᑕᓂᔑᓂᓂᒪᐣ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐁᐱᒥ ᒪᒋᑐᑕᑯᐊᐧᐨ. “ᓂᓂᐣᑭᐡᑲᐊᐧᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᑲᑫᐧ ᐅᑕᐱᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ, ᐅᐸᓂᐱᑐᓇᐊᐧ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ. ᒐᐠ ᑲᔦ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᐡᑭ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᐅᐣᒋᐊᐧᓂᑭᐊᐧᐠ. “ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᓂᑕᐃᐧᑭᐊᐧᐠ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᐡᑯᐨ ᐅᑭᑭᐡᑲᑯᓇᐊᐧᑐᐠ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᐱᒋᐳᐃᐧᓂ ᔕᑯᐨ ᐃᑯ ᓂᓯᑕᐃᐧᓇᑯᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᐁ ᑭ ᑭ ᓂ ᑕ ᐃ ᐧ ᑭ ᐊ ᐧ ᐨ ᑲᐃᓇᐱᓀᐡᑲᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐱᒋᐳᐃᐧᐣ.” ᒐᐠ ᑲᔦ ᐅᑭᐸᑯᓭᐣᑕᐣ ᒋᑭᑫᐣᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐱᒋᐳᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᐁᑕ ᐃᒪ ᓂᐱᑲᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑭᓄᔐᐠ ᐁᔑᐃᐧᓂᒋᑫᒪᑲᐠ, ᒥᓯᐁᐧ

Youth from Grassy Narrows are raising awareness about the effects of mercury poisoning resulting from forestry operations in the 1960s.

ᐱᑯ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑲᐧᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᑲᐠ ᐃᔑᒥᓯᑌᐡᑲᒪᑲᐣ ᐊᓂᐡ ᓂᐱ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐃᔕᒪᑲᐣ. “ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᔦ ᑲᓇᑫ ᒋᑭᐊᒪᐧᔭᐣᐠ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᔑᔕᐠ ᐊᐧᑭᒪᑲᒥᑲᐠ ᑲᐸᐸᒥᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑯᑕᒪᐠ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐱᒋᐳᔭᐣᐠ, ᐊᓂᐡ ᐱᑯ ᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᒪᒋᑐᑕᑯᔭᐠ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ

ᐱᑯ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᔑᔕᐠ ᐅᑐᐣᒋ ᒪᒋᑐᑕᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᑕᐱᓇᑲ ᑫᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᐅᒥᓂᑲᐧᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᓂᐱᓂ ᑫᓂᓇᐃᐧᐟ ᑲᒥᓂᑲᐧᑕᒪᐠ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ. ᐯᔑᑯᐱᓯᑦ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᒐᐠ ᐅᑭᐱ ᒪᒥᑐᓀᑕᐣ ᐁᐃᐧᐱᒧᓭᐃᐧᓂᑫᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᐅᑭᑲᑫᐧᒋᒪᐣ ᐅᒪᒪᒪᐣ ᐊᐣᑎ ᑫᐅᐣᑎᓇᐠ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ, ᐅᑕᓇᐠ

ᑭᐱᐃᔑᒋᑫᐸᓂᐣ ᐁᑭᐱ ᐅᓇᑐᐸᐣ ᐅᐱᒧᓭᐃᐧᐣ. ᐅᑭᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑯᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐃᒪ ᐱᑯ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᓂᐨ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐣ ᔑᓂᐢ ᑎᐢᕑᐅᓭ ᒥᓇ ᒍᓫᐃᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓫᐃᓫᐃᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᔑᐨ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᐸᑲᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᓂᐣᓄᑕᐊᐧ ᕑᐃᒋᕑᐟ ᒥᓇ ᑭᓫᐃᐳᕑᐟ ᐊᑯᐱ. ᐁᐟᕑᐃᔭᐣ ᐊᑯᐱ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐢᐅᐧᐣ ᓫᐁᐠ ᒪᓂᑐᐸ ᐁᐅᒋᐨ ᐅᑭᐅᓀᐣᑕᐣ ᒋᑕᑭᐧᐨ ᐱᒧᓭᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᐱ ᑲᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᐊᔭᒥᑐᐸᐣ ᒐᐠ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᑲᐅᒋ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐊᒪᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ. “ᑫᓂᐣ ᐣᑭᓇᑕᐁᐧᐣᑕᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᑕᐧᔭᐣ ᐅᒪ ᑭᒋᑫᑯᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐱᑯ ᐁᐃᐧᐅᒋ ᐱᒥᐊᓱᐡᑲᐊᐧᐠ, ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᐊᐣᑕᐃᐧ ᓇᑭᐡᑲᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ, ᐣᑭᔭᓂᑭᑫᓂᒥᑎᒥᐣ, ᒥᓇ ᐣᑭᔭᓂᑭᑫᓂᒥᒪᐣ ᐅᑐᑌᒪᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓄᑯᑦ ᐣᑐᑌᒪᐠ ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ 23 ᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀ. “ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᑫᑯᐣ ᓂᐱ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐣᑕᔕᐊᐧᐸᐣᑕᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᑭᔑᑐᔭᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐱᒧᓭᐃᐧᐣ.”

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ᐊᐧᐱᑯᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑭᑌᐱᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᐸᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ

ᐅᔓᐊᐧᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐸᐸᑭᓀᐠ ᐊᔕ ᐊᓂᐯᔓᓇᑯᓯᐊᐧᐠ

ᐊᐧᐱᑯᐣ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᐣ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᕑᐅᐱᐣ ᑲᐣᑎᐣ ᑭᒋᐦᐊ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ $27 ᒥᓫᐃᔭᐣ ᐅᑎᐸᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᐅᐣᒋᒪᑲᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑕᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐣ ᒋᐅᒋ ᑲᐧᔭᑯᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᔑ ᐊᐧᓂᑐᑕᐃᐧᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᐊᐧᐱᑯᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᐊ ᐧᐁᐧ ᔓᓂᔭ ᑭ ᐁᐧ ᓇᒪᑫ ᐃ ᐧ ᑎᐸ ᐦ ᐃᑫ ᐃ ᐧ ᐣ ᑭ ᐃᓇᐧ ᓱ ᒥ ᑕᓱ ᒥ ᑕᓇ ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᑭᒧᐡᑭᐳᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐁᐅᒋ ᓇᐦᐊᑕᒪᐃᐧᐣᑕᐧ. ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐃᑭᑐᑯᐸᐣ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑭᐸᑲᐧᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ 1897 ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᑲᑫᐧᒋᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧᐸᑯᐸᓀᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᐊᐱ, ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᒧᐡᑭᐳᑯᐊᐧᐸᑯᓀᐣ ᐃᒪ ᒪᔭᑦ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ. ᐸᐯᔑᐠ ᐊᐧᐱᑯᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑭᒪᒥᓇᐊᐧᐠ $5,000 ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ 18.

ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐸᐧᓇᐃᐧᐦᐅᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐅᔕᐊᐧᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐸᐸᑭᓀᐠ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐣᑎ ᐁᐃᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑲ ᑕᐡ ᑭᐊᐧᐸᒪᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᓂᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᓱᓭᐣᐟ ᒪᕑᐃ ᒥᓇ ᓭᐣᐟ ᐸᐧᓫ ᒥᓂᓱᑕ ᑭᒋᒧᑯᒪᐣᐊᑭᐠ, ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯ ᓂᓂᑌᐣᒋᑲᑌ ᒋᔭᓂ ᒥᓯᑌᐡᑲᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ. ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐸᐸᑭᓀ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᒪᐊᐧᐣ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐊᑭᒪᑲᐧᑎᑯᐣ. ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᐁᐧᑎ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ #3 ᑭᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐸᐣ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᒪ ᑭᓇᐧᕑᐊ ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᒋ ᒪᓂᒍᔕᐠ ᑲᐊᒪᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᑎᑯᐣ, ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐸᐸᑭᓀᐠ ᐃᒪ ᑲᐅᐣᒋ ᒥᓯᑌᐡᑲᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᐊᔭᔓᐃᐧᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒥᓯᒥᐊᐧᐣ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᐊᐧᓴ ᑲᐅᐣᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ. ᑊᕑᐊᐟ ᐁᐧᐢᓫᐃ, ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᐃᒪ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ #3, ᑭᐊᐧᐃᐧᐣᑕᒪᑫ ᐁᑲ ᐊᐧᓴ ᒋᐃᔑᐃᐧᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒥᓯᒥᐊᐧ ᑲᐳᑕᐊᐧᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒥᓇ ᐊᐧᓴ ᐸᑲᐣ ᒋᐅᐣᑎᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᑎᑯᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐳᑕᐊᐧᑫᐊᐧᐨ.

Wabigoon settlement

Emerald Ash Borer getting close

Wabigoon Lake First Nation Chief Ruben Cantin Sr. says the $27 million settlement his band reached with the provincial government will help right the wrong committed against the community. The money is financial compensation for a century-old flood claim relating to the community’s shoreline. A provincially-approved dam was built in 1897 without the community’s consent, causing water levels to rise and flood almost 20 per cent of the reserve. Wabigoon paid band members $5,000 on May 18.

The invasive beetle Emerald Ash Borer has been spotted in Sault Ste. Marie and St. Paul, Minnesota, leading to fears it is spreading to northwestern Ontario. The beetle attacks and kills healthy ash trees. At a recent Treaty #3 Emerald Ash Borer training session in Kenora, organizers emphasized that the bugs are usually spread by people moving firewood between regions. Brad Wesley, a forestry information officer with Treaty #3, advised people not to move firewood into or out of their home area.

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ᐸᑭᑎᓇᑲᓄ ᔓᓂᔭ ᑲᐅᒋᒪᒪᐃᐧᔭᓄᑭᒪᑲᐠ

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ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌ

ᐃᐡᑯᑌ

ᓂᓱᔕᑊ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᑭᓇᑯᒥᑐᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐃᐧᑕᓄᑭᒥᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᓂᒥᑭᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᑫᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᐠ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᔭᓂᑲᐧᐱᑫᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᐅᒋ ᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ. ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ $330,000 ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐅᐣᒋᐸᑭᑎᓇ ᒋᐃᔑᐊᐸᑎᓯᐨ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧ ᐅᓇᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑭᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᐱᒥᑯᓇᐠ. ᐃᐧᐣᑎᑯ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ, ᔑᐸᐧᑲᒪ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑎᐱᓇᐁᐧ ᐱᒥᐃᐧᓂᑎᓱᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᐅᑭᐅᓀᐣᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᐯᔑᑲᐧᔦᐠ ᒋᐃᔑ ᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᓂᒥᑭᐃᐧ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᑫᐅᐣᒋᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᐠ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᔭᓂᑲᐧᐱᑫᐦᐃᑲᑌᑭᐣ 13 ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᒪᔭᑦ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᓄᑭᒪᑲᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᑌ ᒋᐅᐣᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ. ᒥᐦᐅᒪ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐁᐧᓴ ᑲᑲᐯ ᑲᐱᒥ ᒪᒪᒋᓭᑭᐣ ᐅᐱᒥᐸᓂᒋᑲᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐊᓄᑭᓭᓂᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᑌᓂ ᐃᒪ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ.

Funding an electrical grid Thirteen First Nations have agreed to work together on establishing an electrical transmission business to connect the communities to the provincial energy grid. More than $330,000 in federal funding for the planning of the project was announced last week. Windigo Tribal Council, Shibogama First Nations Tribal Council and Independent First Nations Alliance plan to create a central corridor of electrical power connecting the 13 First Nations to the main power grid. The plan is a response to ongoing problems with diesel-generated power in communities.

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A huge fire near Timmins cause Mattagami First Nation to be evacuated (top left). Missinabie Cree Chief Kim Rainville (top right) celebrated a court decision. And Wabigoon First Nation was finally compensated for the flooding of their homelands (bottom).

ᒥᓯᓇᐱ ᐅᒪᐡᑭᑯ ᐅᐯᔕᐧᐸᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᒋᑭᐁᐧᒥᓂᑕᐧ ᐅᑕᑭᒥᐊᐧ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑎᐸᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᓂ ᐅᑭᒥᓇᐣ ᒥᓯᓇᐱ ᐅᒪᐡᑭᑯ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᐣ ᐃᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᐱᒪᒥᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐅᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ ᐊᐦᑭᓂ ᑫᐊᔭᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 9 ᑲᐃᑯᑎᐯᐣᑕᑲᐧᐠ. ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐅᓀᐣᑕᐠ ᑎᐸᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᓂ ᐅᑲᑭᑐᑕᓇᐊᐧ ᒥᓯᓇᐱ ᐅᒪᐡᑭᑯᐠ ᒋᐱᒥᔭᓄᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑲᑫᐧ ᔕᑯᓱᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᑕᑭᒥᐊᐧ ᐅᐣᒋ. ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ 9 ᒣᑲᐧᐨ 1905, ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᐧᑲ ᑭᐅᐣᒋᒥᓇᓯᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᐡᑯᓂᑲᓂ. ᐊᓇᑭᐱᒥ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐃᑎᐸᓂᐠ ᑕᐡ ᒥᓯᓇᐱ ᐅᒪᐡᑭ, ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐠ ᐁᑲᑫᐧ ᓇᓇᑐᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭᐃᔑ ᓇᐦᐊᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᓂᔕᐧ ᑭᓄᑌᐳᓂᒋᑲᑌ ᐅᑕᔭᒥᐦᐃᑎᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ 15 ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᒥᓂᑯᐠ, ᒥᑕᐡ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐁᓯᓭᓂᐠ ᐅᒪᐡᑭᑯᐠ ᒋᐃᔑᐃᐧᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᑎᐸᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ.

Missinabie Cree close to reclaiming land An Ontario judge has awarded Missinabie Cree First Nation with legal costs in the band’s fight to negotiate how much land it is entitled to under Treaty 9. The decision means that Missinabie Cree can continue to pursue its case against the federal government in court. Despite signing Treaty 9 in 1905, the First Nation has never been awarded a reserve. Talks to remedy the situation between Missinabie Cree, Ontario and Canada have fallen apart twice over the past 15 years, forcing the band to take its negotiations to the courts.

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ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐅᑭᑲᓄᓇᐣ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑫᐧ ᐅᑭᑯᓯᓴᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐢᑕᐣ ᐯᕑᑎ ᐅᑭᑲᓄᓇᐣ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑫᐧ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᐣ: ᐅᑭᐃᓇᐣ ᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑯᐣ ᒋᓯᑐᓇᐠ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᑲᐸᐃᐧᑕᑫᐃᐧᓂ. ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑫᐧ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᐣ ᒐᕑᓫᐃᐢ ᑭᐃᔕ ᑐᕑᐊᐣᑐ ᐅᑕᓇᐠ ᑲᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲᓂᐠ, ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᐸᐯᑲᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐸᐸᒥᐊᔭᐨ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑲᑭᐊᔭᐨ ᐅᑭᓇᑭᐡᑲᐊᐧᐣ ᐯᕑᑎᐊᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᓂᑲᓂᑕᒪᑫᐠ. “ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᑭᒋᓀᐣᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᑭᐱᔑ ᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑯᔭᐠ ᐊᑲᒪᑭ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐯᕑᑎ ᑲᑭᓇᑭᐡᑲᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑫᐧ ᐅᑯᓯᓴᐣ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑭᒋᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᐅᑭᐃᐧᐣᑕᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᑭᑐᒪᑲᐠ ᑭᒋᐃᑭᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓯᐁᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᑲᐱᒥᓂᔕᐦᐃᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑕᐧ ᐸᐸᑲᐣ ᑲᐅᐣᑕᑲᓀᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ, ᐃᒪ ᐁᑕ ᒋᕑᐃᑎ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐅᑎᓱᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐅᑐᒋᑌᐱᓇᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᒪᐡᑲᐃᐧᓯᐃᐧᓂ ᐅᓇᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ. ᒥᓇᐊᐧ ᐯᕑᑎ ᑭᔭᓂᑭᑐ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯ ᐊᐢᑭ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐸᑯᓭᐣᑕᒧᒪᑲᓄᐣ ᒋᐊᔑᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑫᑯᓇᐣ ᑲᔭᓂ ᒪᑕᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑭᒋᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐯᔓᐨ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑭᒋᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᑫᐃᐧ ᒪᒋᑕᐃᐧᐣ.

Grand Chief brings message to Prince NAN Grand Chief Stan Beardy had a message for the Prince of Wales: the Prince has a legal duty to uphold the Crown. Prince Charles was in Toronto last week, as part of a Canadian tour. During his time in Ontario’s capital he met with Beardy and other First Nations leaders. “It remains crucial that we maintain strong relationships with the Crown,” Beard said of his trip. The Grand Chief added that, according to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, First Nations have legal status only through the treaty making. Beardy also noted that NAN communities expect to benefit from development of their lands, including the Ring of Fire.

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Wabigoon settles century-old flood dispute Rick Garrick

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Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation was crowded on May 18 as $5,000 flood claim payments were handed out to band members 18 years and older. “You couldn’t even get in the parking lot,” said Council, Bill Parenteau. “You had people lined up here at a quarter to eight in the morning and we don’t even open until 9 a.m.” The Treaty #3 community of about 592 band members is paying out about $3 million in flood claim payments, including the recent payments made to all members 18 and older and the payments being held in trust for members under 18 years old until they turn 18. Girly’s Restaurant owner Yvonne Pitchenese invested her flood claim payment into her business, while other community members bought vehicles, washers, dryers, fridges, stoves, televisions and other items. Wabigoon Lake received $27 million in financial compensation after settling a century-old flood claim with Ontario for past and ongoing flooding of the community’s shoreline. “This settlement with Ontario goes some distance to right the wrong committed against our First Nation,” said Wabigoon Lake Chief Ruben Cantin Sr. “The compensation will assist our community to invest in our future by building capacity socially, economically

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Top: Wabigoon Lake is paying out $5,000 to every band member after recently receiving a $27 million flood claim settlement from Ontario.

Left: Wabigoon Lake Chief Ruben Cantin Sr. points out the old community site on the far side of the lake from the powwow grounds.

and through education.” The flood claim was filed over the 1897 construction of a provincially-approved dam without the community’s consent and its further reconstruction in 1912 for power generation. The dam caused water levels to rise and flood almost 20 per cent of the reserve. Cantin said the water went up 18 inches in 1897 and another eight feet after the dam was reconstructed. “It literally flooded out an estimated 2,300 acres of reserve land,” Cantin said. “At the old settlement, I think there were eight houses that got washed into the lake, like the water rose so fast they didn’t have time to move. They were just caught in the rising water

— they didn’t know what was happening because nobody informed them this was going

“If we are going to be successful in the future, investments have to be made for the youth, especially in the area of education.”

-Wabigoon Lake Chief Ruben Cantin Sr.

to happen.” Cantin said the lake currently located at the south end of the community did not exist before the dam was built. “There was just a little pond and the rest was swamp,” Cantin said. “It was very traumatiz-

ing for the community members.” Cantin said the claim did not make any payments for trauma, only for items that could be measured, such as hay, loss of land, forest and rice fields. “A way of life was changed in a matter of days and people were forced to leave their old homesteads and literally move all over the place on this side of the lake,” Cantin said. “When they came over to this side, they started logging rather than carrying on with their traditional lifestyle.” Cantin said there is still evidence of the log homes that community members used to live in on the far side of the lake. “At that time there had been

a graveyard along the beach,” Cantin said. “My understanding is that within a day or two the whole graveyard site was submerged and through time it just eroded away.” Cantin said there are still remnants of cast iron cooking stoves sticking out of the sand along the former community’s shoreline. “Oral history tells us there was lake trout in (the lake),” Cantin said. “It was a crystal clear lake prior to the flooding.” Wabigoon Lake is planning a ceremony for June 11 at the powwow grounds where Kathleen Wynne, minister of Aboriginal Affairs, is expected to officially apologize for the community’s loss. “We are going to feast those that were traumatized across the

lake,” Cantin said. “And hopefully good things will come out of it.” Wynne said the provincial government is committed to building relationships with First Nation communities and working in partnership with them. “This landmark settlement will support a more sustainable and prosperous future for Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation,” Wynne said. Cantin said the flood claim monies are being invested into a trust fund for the community’s future. “If we are going to be successful in the future, investments have to be made for the youth, especially in the area of education,” Cantin said. “We’re trying to get the biggest bang for our dollar for the future.”

Missanabie Cree close to reclaiming traditional land Shawn Bell

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The Missanabie Cree First Nation (MCFN) is one step closer to resolving its outstanding treaty lands claim, after an Ontario court ruled that the federal and provincial governments must cover Missanabie Cree legal costs as negotiations go before the courts. Missanabie Cree Chief Kim Rainville said the recent Ontario Superior Court decision provides his First Nation with the resources to take the final steps towards reclaiming its traditional lands. “It means we’re just about ready to go home,” Rainville said. “There’s a lot of work in planning and development that still needs to happen, but the opportunity is now here for us to develop our community.” The court order for Ontario and Canada to cover the band’s legal cost is rare in Canadian law, explained Ron Maurice of Maurice Law, Barristers and

Solicitors, the legal firm representing MCFN. “The court said they reserve these kinds of rulings to the most exceptional cases,” Maurice said. The first ruling on the case came down in favour of Missinabie Cree in December 2011, but the federal government appealed the decision. The government’s appeal was thrown out on May 3. Rainville said that without government money to fund its legal case, MCFN would not be able to afford a trial to finish the negotiations on land and compensation. MCFN’s struggle for control of its traditional land traces back to the early years of the 20th century, when the First Nation signed Treaty 9. At that time the Crown failed to provide the band with reserve land as per terms of the treaty. Negotiations between MCFN, Ontario and Canada on awarding MCFN its reserve lands started in 1998, but fell apart a few years later. A second set of

talks between MCFN and Canada also fell apart after the federal government made a final offer that MCFN rejected. Rainville said his First Nation had no choice but to take its claim to the courts, given the government’s “take it or leave it” approach to negotiations. “It’s been at least 14 years of trying to negotiate a settlement,” Rainville said. “Finally it is going to come before the courts.” The upcoming court case will determine how much land MCFN is entitled to under Treaty 9. Rainville expects the land base to be around 85 square miles, given the approximately 400 members of MCFN alive today and the Treaty 9 entitlement of one square mile per family of five. So far Ontario has agreed to provide the band with 15 square miles of land, based on the estimated Missanabie Cree population of 100 members at the time of the Treaty 9 signing. The work on setting up a 15 square mile reserve is ongoing.

Missanabie Cree Chief Kim Rainville with his sister, APS officer Cindy Hourtovenko from Sagamok First Nation (submitted photo). Rainville hopes to have that land deeded to his First Nation before the end of 2012, with additional land added to the reserve once the court case finishes. Maurice said it is “shocking” that the situation was not resolved long before the point where it comes to the courts. “This is a landless band, who entered into treaty over 100 years ago, and both Canada and Ontario have acknowledged that the Missanabie Cree are

entitled to land,” Maurice said. “It is a bit of a mystery why this has not been resolved.” The court case will also address the band’s financial compensation for being held without land for the past century. Maurice said the federal negotiator in 1998 agreed that money should be provided for housing and infrastructure, so that the First Nation can build its community on the new reserve. Since then the federal gov-

ernment has taken infrastructure monies off the table, but the Missanabie Cree expect the courts to re-institute those funds as part of the legal decision. Rainville is hoping for a quick, out-of-court settlement, considering how long the band has already waited to get its traditional lands back. “There are a number of Elders we seem to be losing as the years go on,” Rainville said. “There is an opportunity now for some of them to spend some time on their traditional land.” Rainville added that the First Nation’s future generations are the driving force behind the legal case. “We’re looking to develop a community, looking to the imaginations of our children and grandchildren for that,” he said. “The most valuable thing we’ll have is the land. Money will come and go, but the land will be there forever. “We owe it to those future generations to ensure they have their homeland back.”

Thirteen First Nations take steps to connect remote communities to energy grid Grant Keesic

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Frank McKay, CEO of Windigo Tribal Council and Kenora MP Greg Rickford made a joint announcement on May 23 for $334,700 towards a planning and community engagement process for an electrical transmission business owned by First Nations. The project is being formed by 13 First Nations including the First Nations that make up the Windigo Tribal Council, Shibogama First Nations Tribal Council and Independent First

Nations Alliance. The end goal is to have a central corridor of electrical power connecting the 13 First Nations to the main power grid. “Currently we have 10 First Nations in the Musselwhite region that are not on the provincial power grid,” McKay said. One of the main benefits of connection will be enhanced energy requirements and service, as most of the affected communities still rely on diesel power. “In general this is a strategy we feel like has to be a priority,”

Rickford said. “Diesel generators don’t work. They provide basic energy requirements, they remain fragile, they remain very expensive to service and they have some environmental impacts.” McKay added that the current system does not provide enough power for economic development such as restaurants, laundromats and arenas. He also noted that the recent short winter seasons have caused extra hardship in shipping the diesel fuel needed to power the diesel generators. Margaret Kenequanash,

executive eirector for Shibogama, said phase one of the project will look at the south line from Pickle Lake and Phase Two will look at connecting the communities in the remote north. “Part of the process is to have community engagement,” Kenequanash said. “Without support of the community, the project is not going anywhere.” Major components of the process involve updating communities on the progress of the project and the impact on traditional land users and the environment, Kenequanash said.

“Part of the job is we are talking to the communities,” Kenequanash said. “There is a preferred route (for the power line), but we’re still waiting on a report from the provincial government, and will they (the provincial government) support the road? “We’ve also identified impacts on the landscape, endangered species, the cost of the line, and who is going to be affected by that? It’s a really complex project and we have to meet many requirements,” Kenequanash added. Despite the challenges,

McKay said that having these communities connected to the main power grid will have many benefits. “We know in our original estimates, about $40–$60 million a year would be a cost saving (benefit) to the governments in relation to being connected to the power grid,” McKay said. “But it’s going to cost a lot of money to build it. We’re hoping those cost savings will be used towards the construction of this project.” “I think the $334, 700 represents the federal government’s strong commitment to monitor

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Commentary On social media Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY

These days there are all kinds of ways for people to communicate. When I was a teenager there was the telephone, regular mail, fax and the trusty old bush radio. People found out about news concerning friends and family through these technologies. Then everything changed. Suddenly in the 90s computers began to appear and then came the Internet. As with most people I was dazzled by these new media and technologies. At the time I was finishing high school and these new communication tools were opening up a whole new world for me and so many of my friends. Soon the Internet developed to the point where we could surf on line and visit all kinds of informative websites, do research on any topic and even meet people from all over the world and chat with them. The first people to develop all these technologies were very young and they were on the cutting edge of this of Internet production. They made a lot of money and changed the way we communicate with each other. One of the most interesting and huge growth areas was in social media like ICQ, MySpace, AOL Instant Messenger and of course Facebook to name a few. Although sites, products and trends come and go on the Internet some of the social media really took off. Facebook made history just recently when it became listed on the stock market and publicly traded. The early developers and anyone connected with this successful social media became millionaires and in many cases billionaires. There are many interesting things about social media sites as it allows people to post information about themselves, stay in touch with family and friends and the world at large. People don’t realize just how much impact their social media activities can have on themselves and others. Too many users post very personal things about themselves, family and friends. Some more or less provide a daily account of what they do, their likes, dislikes, politics, lifestyles, opinions, routines, interests and work or school information. Many people also post photos of themselves, family and friends and much of the time without any approval. All of this fascination with social media can be dangerous in that what you say, do and post on the site is more or less etched in history once it is up there for so many to see. As a matter of fact companies and government agencies are turning to social media sites like Facebook to research background on prospective employees. More and more companies and businesses are seeing the social media history of an individual as a resume

for potential employment. This can be problematic if you have posted something that could be seen as a negative or detrimental in terms of your application for a job, access to post secondary education or any reason where your credibility is of interest to someone. So it is a good idea to be very careful what you post on Facebook and other social media sites. Sometimes individuals try to use social media as a means to discredit other people, organizations, agencies and companies. Although Canada has protection for free speech sometimes people cross the line of what is legal, moral and fair when commenting on others. It is very easy for a person to set up a Facebook account and then use it to spread misinformation about others. However, we all must remember that the rule of law also applies to Facebook and if an individual decides to spread or promote untrue information, nasty rumours or twisted facts about others then that could be considered libel or slander. That is against the law and the injured parties can sue anyone for libel and slander. The fact is that you should be very careful about what you say about others in the many forms of social media. Once you have posted something that is nasty and untrue about someone that action could very well come back to haunt you and cost you dearly. All too often people hide behind anonymous names in commenting on all types of media sites. To me this is not fair and I really believe that people should not be able to post any view or comment about any issue or person without providing a name and address. Recently, with all the news about Aboriginal people and the terrible housing conditions the people of Attawapiskat are living in, I noticed a lot of racist things being posted on all kinds of social media and news sites. Of course these were almost all anonymous posts as racists are generally cowards who spout hate as long as they are hidden from view. It would be a positive move to have all postings on the Internet feature a name and address. I am sure this would force people to be fair and careful with their words. I caution people to be very careful when reading social media sites like Facebook that are negative about individuals, companies, organizations or agencies. Don’t think that just because someone says something that it is true or factual. Do your own research and look at those who are targeted, read media stories about them, Google their history and status and take the time to make contact to ask questions you might have. If you are posting negative and untrue information about anyone on line don’t forget that is against the law and you could be confronted with the necessity to prove what you are saying. That should make you think twice.

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Keeping it safe and sacred Linda Henry CULTURE CORNER

According to the Anishnawbeg, an unborn child is said to be connected to the stars and the universe. For the stars and the universe are closer to the Creator. A child is a gift from the Creator, on loan, to parents who are entrusted to raise the child with much love, guidance and kindness. A baby in the Anishnawbe world is patiently awaited for. The mother makes clothing, blankets and diapers and displays them for the coming of her child. She does this so the baby will know it is

already loved and its parents want him/her to come into their lives. While inside the mother’s womb, it hears the sound of its mother’s heartbeat, thus giving the baby more assurance and knowledge he/she is safe and well cared for. Both parents talk to the baby, while he/she is still inside the womb. The baby is able to hear their voices. Inside the womb the baby is encased in water, where he/she gets nutrients and warmth. Once that water is broken, the water travels out first, therefore cleansing the channel from which he/she comes forth into this world. This is one of the main reasons why the Anishnawbeg hold water so sacred. But the baby is also connected to its mother through the umbilical cord. This cord provides a very strong

bond between mother and child. Every single positive thing makes its way into the baby through this cord. Kind words and actions towards baby, good nutrition, songs, peace and tranquility all go through the umbilical cord to the baby. Scientifically, through the umbilical cord, the baby also gets its food. Alas, even unhealthy substances arrive through the cord, including alcohol and drugs which are very harmful to the child. This is the reason why parents are asked not to indulge in any of the known harmful substances. For even secondhand smoke arrives within the cord and reaches baby. Therefore, the connection of mother and child through the umbilical cord is held sacred. So sacred, the practice of

placing the remnants of the baby’s umbilical cord in a beaded sack is still practiced amongst some of the Anishnawbeg, so that the child will not keep searching for something they will never find. This is one belief that the Anishnawbeg have.

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Letter to the Editor Understanding ‘consultation’ We’d rather not get into a public debate with companies operating in our territory, but we need to respond to the letter sent to you on May 3 from Northern Iron. The letter is a good example of why the Ontario government is wrong to be delegating consultation to mining companies. Like Northern Iron, many of these companies have little interest in or understanding of what consultation means. Sending us introductory faxes and leaving phone messages isn’t con-

sultation. Consultation is about sitting down with us, really understanding our Treaty rights, respecting those rights, and responding to our concerns. Hopefully Northern Iron will eventually learn this lesson and begin to treat us with respect instead of just looking for opportunities to add to their ‘consultation’ log. Chief Leslie Cameron Wabauskang First Nation

Tikinagan opens Thunder Bay office

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Staff from Tikinagan’s six eastern area units cut the ribbon and pose for a staff photo at the Tikinagan Thunder Bay branch office grand opening celebration. Tikinagan Child & Family Service held the grand opening of their Thunder Bay office branch on May 25. The office is located at 1115 Yonge Street in Thunder Bay. The new office will support the six Tikinagan units in the eastern portion of its service area: Aroland, Eabametoong, Marten Falls, Neskantaga, Nibinamik and Webequie First Nations.

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Mattagami forced to evacuate due to forest fire Cool, wet weather and increased firefighter support allows them to return Lenny Carpenter Wawatay News

Mattagami First Nation Chief Walter Naveau said it was a trying time for his community when they were forced to evacuate as a forest fire threatened to converge on the reserve on May 23. “It’s very hard to see your people (go through this),” Naveau said on May 25 in Kapuskasing. “Some of them are crying when the debriefing began,” On May 23, Naveau declared an emergency as the Timmins No. 9 forest fire burned northwest of the community. More than 190 community members were evacuated – most to Kapuskasing – while Naveau and more than 30 community members stayed behind to protect the valuables and provide updates to the other community members. The following day, strong winds enlarged the fire to a size of 24,000 hectares and a width of more than 40 kilometres. The fire, which began on May 20 southwest of the Highway 101 and 144 Junction, threatened to cut off the escape route of the reserve. That afternoon, police told Naveau that he and the rest of the members who had stayed behind needed to leave to ensure their safety. Within a half-hour, the community members rode out north on Highway 144 under a police escort as the Timmins No. 9 fire continued to burn west of the highway. “We went through the main part where it’s very smoky,” Naveau said. “You could feel it in your lungs – the burning.”

As they drove, Naveau said they could see the fire burning, ashes blowing and “columns of smoke all over.” “You couldn’t see the sun even though you know it’s there,” Naveau said. “Everything was orange. It was eerie.” The caravan made it to the Highway 144 and 101 Junction and drove through the city of Timmins before arriving in Kapuskasing in the late afternoon, joining the other community members who were evacuated the evening prior.

“When I got to my room, it all hit me: the gravity of the situation for our people.” -Mattagami Chief Walter Naveau

Naveau said he could sense the fear in the community members as the caravan drove alongside the burning forest, but as the chief, he kept calm. “I wasn’t nervous or anything,” he said. “I was calm and as a leader, I have to keep that.” Naveau said the safety of the community members was his “first and foremost” priority throughout the ordeal, even before the community was evacuated. “I told my wife, I have to be the last to leave to ensure our people are safe,” he said. Naveau was able to maintain an air of calm until he reached Kapuskasing. “When I got to my room, it all hit me: the gravity of the situation for our people,” he said. “And then I had no more energy. I had to lie down and get my

An MNR map of the Timmins No. 9 forest fire, outlined in the middle, as of May 29. The fire, which started May 20, forced the evacuation of Mattagami First Nation (located on lower right) on May 23 to Kapuskasing. The community members were able to return to the reserve on May 28. The fire is 38,510 hectares in size as of May 29. energy back.” The next morning, the displaced community members convened for a debriefing on the situation. “There are people crying this morning because they were

scared,” Naveau said. “And it struck me too. I’m only human.” The City of Timmins declared a state of emergency on May 24 as billowing smoke darkened the skies of the city. The city also implemented an outdoor water

ban. Smoke and ash from the fire led to the closure of the Timmins airport on May 25. By May 25, the Timmins No. 9 fire reached a size of 31,600 hectares and was 30 kilometres away from the city centre.

The fire continued to grow until May 27, when rain, cooler weather and the addition of 20 four-man crews of firefighters from British Columbia helped to quell the fire. The next day, Timmins lifted its state of emergency for the time being. As of May 29, the fire was 38,519 hectares in size and 70 kilometres long. It will take weeks to “fully establish lines around (Timmins No. 9),” according to the MNR website. Meanwhile, with the immediate threat gone, the Mattagami First Nation residents were able to return home on May 28, where there was no damage to the community. “Everbody is in high spirits,” Naveau said. “When my wife saw her cousins, she broke down and started to cry and hugging. It’s so good to see what people do when they see each other and say, we’re home.” Naveau commended the police officers who escorted them, the MNR firefighters for protecting their community and ensuring their return home, and the residents of Kapuskasing “for being such good hosts.” “Our whole community would like to thank Kapuskasing for being very kind and taking care of us,” Naveau said. He also thanked NAN Grand Chief Stan Beardy for calling to check in on the residents. Despite the end of the state of emergency, all fire restriction zones and implementation orders on Crown land in the area remain. As of May 29, there are 27 active fires in the province, five of which are listed as “Not Under Control,” according to the MNR website.

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Grand Chief Stan Beardy and Prince Charles speak about the treaty relationship between the Crown and Treaties 9 and 5 during a May 22 meeting in Toronto.

Prince Charles reminded on importance of treaty Rick Garrick

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Grand Chief Stan Beardy reminded Prince Charles about the treaty relationship between the Crown and Treaties 9 and 5 during a May 22 meeting in Toronto. “It remains crucial that we maintain strong relations with the Crown,” Beardy said, noting that recent immigrants to Canada are starting to outnumber the original signatories to the treaties. “When you look at the constitution, the UN Declaration (on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples), we have legal status as First Nations people only through the treaty making.” When First Nation leaders put their mark next to the Crown’s representatives on the treaty, Beardy said that meant the sovereignty and nationhood of those First Nations was recognized under international law. “When you’re a nation under international law, that means that you have an identifiable culture, you have people, the land and that’s what we have and

that’s what we have to maintain,” Beardy said. “So when we talk about that, it means that there has to be proper consultation and accommodation for any outside interests to access our natural resources, including the Ring of Fire.” Beardy said Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities have lived in peaceful coexistence and have shared their lands from time to time, but he noted the communities are entitled under the treaty to benefit from the development of their lands. “That’s why the treaty is so important, because that is our legal position of having a special status under the BNA (British North America) Act, under the Canadian constitution,” Beardy said. Beardy also provided Prince Charles with a copy of the book Treaty No. 9 - Making the Agreement to Share the Land in Far Northern Ontario in 1905, which was written by John Long and published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in 2010. While details about Treaty 9 were previously known only through the accounts

of two federal government commissioners, Long’s book provides another perspective on the treaty by adding the neglected account of a third commissioner. The book indicates that many crucial details about the treaty’s contents were omitted in the transmission of writing to speech, while other promises were made orally but not included in the written treaty. “We have a treaty relationship — here is how it came about in northern Ontario,” Beardy said about Long’s book. “He needs to understand what treaty making is through historical research and actual notes on what transpired (and) some observations of each party’s perspective of what was taking place.” Beardy said his point was to remind Prince Charles that he has a legal duty to uphold the Crown. “And he needs to remind the settler governments, the successor states Canada and Ontario and its jurisdictions, that they have to respect, enforce and implement the treaty.”

Thunder Bay declares state of emergency over flooding Rick Garrick

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Thunder Bay has declared an emergency over flooding at the Atlantic Avenue Secondary Sewage Treatment Plant. “At 8:15 a.m. this morning (May 28) we declared an emergency due to the excessive amount of rain that has fallen on the city,” said Ken Boshcoff, acting mayor for the City of Thunder Bay. “The Emergency Operations Control Group met this morning and we are working closely with the Ministry of the Environment and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit to get the sewage treatment facility up and running.” The city had earlier advised residents to avoid flushing or releasing water down the drain until the situation is addressed as crews are pumping water from the sewage treatment plant in order to assess the damage and determine the next course of action. Residents were also asked not to eat any food that became wet due to basement flooding.

“We’re asking people not to go into their basements,” said John Hay, fire chief for Thunder Bay. “If the water has reached electrical outlets they should call Thunder Bay Hydro at 343-1111 or 343-1002. We’re also asking people not to call 911 unless they’re in peril.” The Lakehead Regional Conservation Authority also declared a flood warning after 25 to 108 millimetres of rain fell on the Thunder Bay area over a 24-36 hour period. “People should stay away from flowing water for at least the next couple of days,” said Bill Bartley, chair of the Lakehead Regional Conservation Authority. “More rain is on the way and it isn’t safe to be near rivers and streams.” The Municipality of Oliver Paipoonge also declared a state of emergency and asked residents to remain at their residences. Most main roads in Oliver Paipoonge had multiple wash outs due to rain and flooding, including Hwy. 11-17, Oliver Rd., Twin City Crossroads, Fra-

ser Rd., Boulter Rd., Poleline Rd., Veley Lane, Maki Rd. and Mud Lake Rd. The Ministry of Transportation also issued an advisory for road closures due to washouts along Hwy. 11/17 west of Kakabeka Falls, between Hume Road and Spruce Grove Lane; west of Vibert Road; and east of Twin City Crossroad. Hwy. 642 east of Highway 516 intersection was also closed due to a major washout. Portage Creek Road, at the first bridge, and Laukka Lane at Auto Road were also closed. Numerous areas of the Fort William side of Thunder Bay were affected by flooding, including Northwood, Intercity and parts of Westfort and James St. Numerous basements in the Northwood area were flooded and the Northwood Mall was flooded out. The James St. underpass leading to Fort William First Nation was closed due to flooding. Most ditches in the Intercity were overflowing and beginning to cover the roads.

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Do not move firewood into or out of your area. That is the main recommendation to stop the introduction of the invasive Emerald Ash Borer, which has destroyed more than 20 million ash trees in southern Ontario since 2002. “Emerald Ash Borer is an invasive beetle that attacks and kills healthy ash trees,” said Brad Wesley, forestry information officer with Grand Council Treaty #3. “Although it has not been detected in northwestern Ontario, the Emerald Ash Borer is as close as Sault Ste. Marie and St. Paul, Minnesota, and spreading.” Wesley organized a May 17 Emerald Ash Borer branch sampling training session in Kenora, with support from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Emerald Ash Borer Task Force – Northwest Region. “They have attempted to battle it in southern Ontario unsuccessfully and it is spreading,” Wesley said. “It’s being spread by people moving firewood.” Wesley said the Emerald Ash Borer lays its eggs on ash trees, which then hatch into a larval stage that feeds on the ash tree’s inner bark, eventually killing the tree by cutting off nutrients. “In Treaty #3 we have an old stand of ash trees that go from Fort Frances all the way to the Aulneau Peninsula, just south of Kenora,” Wesley said. “There are a lot of

ᐅᐱᒧᓭᐠ ᑭᒪᒐᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓴᐸᐱᐡᑯᓯᐊᐧᑲᐣᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᓂᑭᑯᐱᓯᑦ 29 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᓂᐨ. ᒐᐠ ᐃᑭᑐ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᑲᐱᒥᑯᓇᑲᐠ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᔭᓂᒪᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᐧᓴ ᑲᑭᐅᑐᑕᐸᓂᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᐁᑭᐅᔓᓂᔭᒥᐊᐧᐨ. ᐯᔑᑲᐧ ᐁᑎᐱᑲᓂᐠ, ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑐᐣᒋᐊᔭᓯᓇᐊᐧ ᑫᐃᔑᓂᐸᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑫᒥᒋᐊᐧᐨ, ᐊᑲᐧᒋᐠ ᑭᐊᔭᐊᐧᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᒋᒪᒋᑭᔑᑲᓂᐠ. “ᐊᑲᐧᒋᐠ ᓂᑭᓂᐸᒥᐣ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭ ᑭᒋᑕᑲᔭᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᓂᐣᑭᔭᓂᒪᒋᐦᐊᑐᒥᐣ ᑲᔭᓂᑭᔐᐸᔭᐠ,” ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒐᐠ. “ᐃᑫᐧ ᓂᐣᑭᐅᑕᐱᓂᑯᒥᐣ ᓂᑭᐃᔑᐃᐧᓂᑯᒥᐣ ᐊᐧᔾᐟᐱᐡ ᐯ ᐁᑭᐱᐣᑎᑲᓂᑯᔭᐣᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᐊᔕᒥᑯᔭᐣᐠ.” ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᓇᑫ, ᐅᑯᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐱᒧᓭᐠ ᐅᑭᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐣ ᒐᐠ ᐅᑯᒪᐣ ᒣᕑᐃᔭᐣ ᐢᐁᐧᔾᐣ, ᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐡ ᐅᐱᒥᐱᓱᑕᒪᑯᐊᐧᐣ. ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᒪᑯᐱᓯᑦ 22, ᑭᑕᑯᔑᓄᐠ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐁᑲᐧ ᓂᔓᑎᐱᑲ ᑭᐊᔭᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᐁᑭᐊᓀᐧᔑᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᐊᔭᒥᐦᐊᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᓯᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ. ᒐᐠ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᒋᔭᓂ ᑲᑭᐱᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᑎᐟ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᔭᓂᐃᔕᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᐊᓂᑕᑎᐸᒋᒧᐊᐧᐨ. “ᐣᑲᑫᐧᑐᑕᐣ ᑫᑭᐅᐣᒋ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐊᑲᐧ

The Emerald Ash Borer, above, lays its eggs in trees like the one at right and then the insect’s larva attack the tree, killing it. reserves that are going to be impacted, if and when that beetle makes its way through this area.” Wesley said an infestation would definitely have an impact on traditional forest users. “They will probably have to destroy the (infested) tree, cut it down and burn it,” Wesley said. Traditional uses for black ash trees include snowshoe construction, canoe building and other traditional crafts and tools. Black ash stands are also valued for the medicinal plant species they support. Wesley said a serum has been developed to save ash trees from infestation, but it is expensive. “It will cost $200 a tree, so that is not really feasible,” Wesley said. “They are testing the serum in southern Ontario and it does work, but it is just not financially viable.” About 16 people attended

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Grassy Narrows youth bringing mercury message to Toronto Continued from page 1 “I always try to set up an event to talk to people,” Jack said. “I feel this message will be stronger because we’re young.” The walkers plan on stopping in Pic River, Michipicoten, Sault Ste. Marie, Serpent River, Sudbury and Beau Soliel First Nation. Jack said they fell behind in their schedule early in the walk, but now with a support vehicle and more donations coming

in, he anticipates arriving in Toronto in time for the River Run 2012 on June 4, where they will deliver an address. Jack said he hopes to continue to raise awareness on protecting the water in First Nation communities. “It feels like people are going to forget about it soon, so I’m carrying on that message so it’ll remain strong – that fight for the water,” he said.

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Cat Lake’s Ellen WesleyOombash remembers fighting over roasted muskrat with her brother when they were young. “My brother and I used to fight over the muskrat,” Wesley-Oombash said, “because it was so good when you roasted it over a fire.” Wesley-Oombash’s father would often roast different kinds of meat over an outdoor fire, including rabbits, fish, partridge and muskrat. Wesley-Oombash also remembers eating rabbit brain back then. “Our mom used to eat the ears,” Wesley-Oombash said. “She had a theory that children are not supposed to eat the ears because they will grow up being scared. But I think she just wanted to eat them herself.” Wesley-Oombash also enjoyed eating loon when she was young, but noted it is not advisable to eat loons nowadays. Wesley-Oombash’s mother would harvest a variety of berries for different meals throughout the growing season. “She picked any kind of berry,” Wesley-Oombash said. “Different berries here and there, like raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, and there were berries out there (in the muskeg). I don’t know what they called them but they were good.” Cat Lake Deputy Chief Dora Leadbeater said the berries in the muskeg were bright red and about the size of blueberries. “You had to pick berries real early and save them for the

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Cat Lake’s Ellen Wesley-Oombash does not remember ever going hungry in her youth when her family used to live on the land, noting they used to eat a wide variety of game, fish and berries, like the beaver (top right) and goose (bottom right) being roasted over an open fire. winter,” Leadbeater said. “We dried them. I think we just put them on a sheet.” But they didn’t dry the raspberries. “We ate them,” Leadbeater said. “You couldn’t really preserve them.” Leadbeater remembers picking berries with all of her family members. “We picked lots,” Leadbeater said. “There was 10 of us and we always went as a family to go get blueberries or raspberries.” Wesley-Oombash remembers one “very good” meal that her

mother and the other women made out of berries, fish eggs and something from inside the fish intestines. “I used to see them pulling something off the intestines,” Wesley-Oombash said. “They cooked the berries and the fish eggs and whatever they pulled from the intestines. They mixed the whole thing together in the frying pan.” Wesley-Oombash said fish pemmican and moose pemmican were also made from berries and meat. “Even though back in those days we didn’t have much, we

never went hungry,” WesleyOombash said. “They had traditional foods like ducks, geese, beaver and the fish.” Wesley-Oombash said people lived a nomadic way of life back then, moving from one location to another on a regular basis. “We would camp in one area for a week and then move on to another place,” WesleyOombash said. “You just had to keep moving around to survive. That’s what I thought, anyway.” While the families would gather together at Cat Lake during the summer, Leadbeater remembers her family would

sometimes leave to go commercial fishing. “I know we used to portage, but I have no idea where we went,” Leadbeater said. “Sometimes it would only take the whole day; sometimes we would spend overnight where we were going.” Leadbeater said the community of about 10-15 families always shared with each other. “We never used to run out of food,” Leadbeater said. “We always shared food. If anyone got a moose, us kids got to run around delivering moose meat.”

Wesley-Oombash said life was different when she was young as nothing was ever wasted. “I remember we had feather blankets from the geese and all the ducks they hunted,” Wesley-Oombash said. “And those blankets were warm.” Wesley-Oombash’s mother also made mitts and blankets out of rabbit skins. “Nothing was ever wasted, not like nowadays,” WesleyOombash said. “People just throw their bones in the garbage dump.” Wesley-Oombash said bones were considered to be sacred and would have to be put back into the environment they came from. “When we had fish and the bones we had left after eating, we would have to put those back in the water because that is where the fish came from,” Wesley-Oombash said. “Even the moose, you would take them far into the woods where it was clean and you would place them.” Wesley-Oombash said everything changed after residential school. “After residential school, when I finally did come back, I had to relearn all of these things,” Wesley-Oombash said. “The teachings are not being passed down any more — that’s why everything is being lost.” Wesley-Oombash said First Nations people have to go back to their way of life. “Our way of life was meant for us,” Wesley-Oombash said. “I think that is why we have so many problems. We’re gone astray from the way we were meant to be. People exercised and worked hard back then.”

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First Nation runners compete in 10-miler Five runners from Sandy Lake take part in Thunder Bay race Rick Garrick

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Sandy Lake’s Racheal Anishinabie improved her best time by six minutes at the May 21 Thunder Bay Ten Mile Road Race. “I finished in an hour and 20 minutes,” said the academic assistant at Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education and Training Institute in Thunder Bay. “It felt great — I think the older you get, the better you are.” The 37-year-old runner said the weather was perfect for this year’s run along Simpson St., Fort William Rd. and Water St., noting that she has run through cold and wet weather during some of the past 10-milers. “It was one of the perfect days that I’ve had running in this 10-mile road race,” Anishinabie said. “There was a good breeze; I think everyone was thankful for that breeze.” Although Anishinabie has been running off and on since she was a child, she began getting more serious about her running in 2008. “In a week I do one fivekilometre run, then a few days later I do a 10-kilometre run and then a few days later I do a 15-kilometre run,” Anishinabie said, explaining her training routine for the 10-mile race. “Now I’ll probably be training for the Thunder Bay Marathon.”

“It was really good. (My parents) were happy. I’m going to try going over there again.” -Jeffrey Kakegamic, 13 Sandy Lake First Nation

Anishinabie said her training routine for the Sept. 23 marathon consists of less 5-kilometre runs and more 10 and 15-kilometre runs as well as some half-marathon

runs of about 22 kilometres. “Probably every other Saturday or Sunday I will be running 22 kilometres,” Anishinabie said. This year’s Thunder Bay Marathon will feature a new 26.2-mile single loop marathon course, which organizers are working with Athletics Canada to certify as a Boston Marathon qualifier.

“It’s exciting and I think more Aboriginals should get into it. It’s mind over matter.” -Racheal Anishinabie Sandy Lake First Nation

Five long-distance runners from Sandy Lake also competed in the 10-miler, thanks to support from Anishinabie’s father, Ralph Bekintis. “Shortly after I entered the 2008 North American Indigenous Games, he started up a running group in Sandy Lake,” Anishinabie said. Bekintis now trains about 20 runners in Sandy Lake. Jeffery Kakegamic, a 13-year-old member of the running group, finished in seventh place among the under-20 runners. Kakegamic completed the race in a time of one hour and 18 minutes. “It was really good,” Kakegamic said. “(My parents) were happy.” Kakegamic, who usually trains for up to an hour with the Sandy Lake running group, is planning to improve his time for next year’s 10-miler. “I’m going to try going over there again,” Kakegamic said. Anishinabie said he will likely be a top contender in future runnings of the 10-miler. “He wanted to stay with the Kenyans — that was his big thing,” Anishinaie said, noting the Kenyan runners

were among the fastest in the 10-miler. “Next year he said he wanted to stay right with them, and you know, I believe him.” Anishinabie has noticed an increase in the numbers of First Nation runners competing in local running competitions. “And there’s going to be more and more,” Anishinabie said. “More and more people are starting to come out and we’re showing the positive side of Thunder Bay that we’re here. I’m excited.” Anishinabie usually does some running and circuit training with a group of friends at Boulevard Lake. “It’s exciting and I think more Aboriginals should get into it,” Anishinabie said. “It’s mind over matter.”

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Five Sandy Lake youth took part in the May 21 Thunder Bay Ten Mile Road Race, including Jeffrey Kakegamic, who placed seventh among the under-20 runners. Kakegamic, 13, plans on training throughout the year to compete with the Kenyans, who were among the fastest runners in the 10-miler.

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Melinda Henderson of North Spirit Lake First Nation sat in the front passenger seat of the vehicle I was driving on a Sunday evening. I had just picked her up at Thunder Bay airport and she seemed to be finally taking a breather. Henderson was fresh from Sudbury, Ont., where she had completed her first try at winning a crown fit for a beauty queen. The Miss North Ontario Regional Canada Pageant is a beauty pageant held in Sudbury at Laurentian University. While Henderson did not win - a girl who could “walk on her hands down stairs,” as Henderson described it, ended up taking the title - the 19-yearold soon-to-be high school graduate did put in quite the performance. “That was a crazy week” Henderson said of the pageant as she sat in the passenger’s seat. She spoke about how she couldn’t believe the week was

over already. She described her experience that had me thinking of chaos in heels: travel, interviews, cranky beauty queens, hair and make-up sessions, photoshoots, waking up early after going to bed late, and a fellow-contestant teasing her for eating pizza – an act which was probably fuelled a little by jealousy since Henderson can pretty much eat whatever she wants and still be “pretty lanky.” The truth is, her lankiness takes some work. She has rekindled her love for sports. She is on her high school’s soccer team and tries to maintain a healthy diet. Henderson believes that keeping herself physically healthy will keep her alive longer. She also feels that keeping physically active by playing sports and eating right gives her better self-esteem and helps her avoid trouble. Henderson also maintains her high self-esteem by continuing with her true passion: singing. She is a natural-born singer but admits that she could use some formal vocal-

training. For the talent part of the Miss North competition, Henderson sang the Dixie Chick’s version of the Stevie Nicks song “Landslide.” Henderson sings country songs very well. She thinks it’s funny that her vocals are so at home with country music because she used to dislike the genre. Perhaps country music is simply in her roots – as a very young girl Henderson used to sing along with her mother’s Shania Twain cassette tapes. “I used to think Shania Twain was in the tape player” Henderson confessed. Although she is just about to enter her 20s, Henderson possesses a maturity that most people her age do not. This maturity comes from life experience: Henderson is proud to say that she has seen and lived through things most of her peers have not by the age of 19. She once told me that she “never had anything handed to her.” She worked hard for what she did have. She went through an unstable period during her teen years

in Alberta and it took a lot of determination to get back on track education-wise. Henderson is now about to graduate from Queen Elizabeth District High School in Sioux Lookout and plans on attending university in either Winnipeg or Thunder Bay in the fall. Even though she competed at her first beauty pageant, she does not want to be just a pretty face. Henderson said that “looks don’t last but wisdom does.” When she speaks on issues like racism, music, goals and ambitions, physical health, and even bullying you can tell that she really is not just a pretty face. Her struggles with bullying caused her to relocate and even to stop wearing make-up. Although she doesn’t disclose just what her bullies did to her, she feels that they went too far, that they crossed the line. All she really hopes for in the end regarding her bullying-issue is that her bullies don’t treat anyone else the way they

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