October 15, 2009

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Officers set for human rights training

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Women not forgotten

James Thom Wawatay News

Every uniform officer with Thunder Bay Police Service will undergo human rights training as a result of a settlement reached with a Fort Severn teen who was accused of having gang connections during a class trip to the service’s station.

The incident saw Abraham Miles Jr. be taken away from the group, photographed, forced to take off his Native Warchief Apparel sweater against his will and interrogated by plain-clothes officer Const. Jason Rybak and a uniformed officer during a Dennis Franklin Cromarty High School class trip Nov. 7, 2007.

“Every sworn member will be trained (in human rights),” said Thunder Bay Police spokesman Chris Adams. “This will be an enhancement to the training officers already receive (at the Ontario Police College).”

The date the training will commence has not yet been determined, but it is expected to begin this fall with 224 officers participating.

Fort Severn Chief Matthew Kakekaspan was pleased with the outcome of the matter.

“Human rights training for those officers sounds excellent,” Kakekaspan said. “They require that kind of training.”

Kakekaspan is proud of the teen and his family for sticking up for themselves.

“Incidents like this one happen all the time and don’t get reported. People don’t report them because they are scared.”

Kakekaspan said it is important to report incidents such as this one because it could help get that kind of abusive, bullying behaviour stopped.

While the outcome of the matter is now clear, it’s impact is still far-reaching, Kakekaspan said. see REPRIMAND page 15

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A student from Pelican Falls First Nations High School gazes upward as a balloon floats in the sky during the Sisters in Spirit Vigil held Oct. 4 in Sioux Lookout.

Similar rallies have been held in other northern Ontario communities recently. See page 10 for another photo.

ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᑕᑭᑭᓄᐊᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᐢ ᐅᑌᐸᑫᑕᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᒉᒥᐢ ᑕᐧᑦ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᑲᑭᓇ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᐡ ᒥᓇ ᑲᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐊᐧᐱᓱᐨ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᔭᓄᑭᐨ ᑕᐃᓇᑲᓄ ᒋᐅᑕᐱᓇᐠ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐁᔑᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑲᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ ᐁᔑᐸᑭᑎᓂᑯᐃᐧᓯᐨ ᒋᐅᓀᓂᒧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑭᐅᒋᒪᑲᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᒋᑐᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᐃᔑ ᓇᓇᐦᐊᑕᒪᑎᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᐊᐧᔕᐦᐅ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᐢ ᑲᑭᐊᓇᒣᑕᑯᓯᐸᐣ ᐁᑕᐧᑭᐨ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐅᑯᐸᐸᒥ ᒪᓀᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐁᑭᐅᑫᐦᐃᑕᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᐁᐧᑎ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ. ᒥᑕᐡ ᑲᐃᔑᐁᐧᐸᐠ ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᐁᐸᓇᐦᐊᑦ ᒪᔭᐢ ᐁᑭᒪᒋᐃᐧᔕᒪᑲᓄᐨ ᑲᐃᔑᐅᑯᐸᐸᒥᐃᐧᓂᑕᐧᐸᐣ, ᐁᑭ ᒐᒐᑲᑌᔑᒪᑲᓄᐨ, ᐁᑭᔕᑯᑕᒧᑲᓂᐨ ᐅᔑᐱᑭᐊᐧᓇᐣ ᒋᑭᒋᑯᐡᑲᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᔭᓂᔑᓂᓂᐃᐧ ᒪᓯᓂᐱᐦᐃᑲᓱᓂᐨ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᓄᑎᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐁᔑᒪᓯᓂᐱᐦᐃᑲᓱᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑭᐅᒋᐃᓀᑕᓇᐸᐣ ᒋᑭᒋᔑᐱᑲᐧᓀᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᑭᑲᑲᓄᓂᑯᐣ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐊᐧᐱᓱᓂᐸᐣ ᒉᓴᐣ ᕑᐊᔾᐸᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑌᓇᐢ ᑲᕑᒪᕑᑎ ᕑᐊᔾ ᐢᑯᓫ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓂᐠ ᐅᐸᐸᒥᐃᐧᓂᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᑲᐡᑲᑎᓄᐱᓯᑦ 7, 2007 ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᓂᐠ. ᑲᑭᓇ ᑲᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐊᐧᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐱᒪᑎᓯᐨ ᐁᔑᑌᐸᑫᑕᑯᓯᐨ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ

ᐯ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐊᐧᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᒋ ᑲᓄᒋᑫᑕᒪᑫᐨ ᑯᕑᐃᐢ ᐊᑕᑦᐢ. ᒥᐦᐅᒪ ᑫᐅᒋᒥᓇᐧᔑᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐅᐱᒥ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑯᐃᐧᓂᐊᐧ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᐊᔕ ᑲᑭᐱᐃᔑ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ (ᐃᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᑭᒋᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᓂᐠ). ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᔕᑯᐨ ᒪᔑ ᒋᑭᑫᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᓂᐣ ᐊᐱ ᑫᐃᔑᒪᒋᓭᑫᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᒥᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᐁᔑᐊᔕᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᒪᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑕᑲᐧᑭᐠ 224 ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᒋᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ.

ᑌᐯᐧᓴ ᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᔦᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᓯᓭᐠ, ᐊᐱᐣ ᐁᐸᓇᐦᐊᑦ ᐁᑭᐅᒋ ᐳᓂᑐᐨ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐣ – ᒪᑎᔪ ᑲᑭᑫᔭᐢᐸᐣ

ᐊᐧᔕᐦᐅ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ ᒪᑎᔪ ᑲᑭᑫᔭᐢᐸᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᐁᓇᐦᐁᑕᐠ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᐅᓇᒋᑲᓄᐊᐧᓂᐠ. ᑌᐯᐧ ᒥᓄᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᑭᑫᔭᐢᐸᐣ. ᐃᓯᓭᓂᐸᐣ ᐃᑯ ᒋᑭᐅᑕᐱᓇᒧᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᐅᐧᐁ ᑐᑲᐣ ᑭᑭᓄᐦᐊᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂ. ᑲᑭᑫᔭᐢᐸᐣ ᑲᔦ ᐅᑭᒋᓀᓂᒪᐣ ᐃᓂᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐣ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᓴᐣ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐊᐧᑯᒪᑲᓇᐣ

ᐸᐦᑭᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐁᑲ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᑎᐸᒋᒧᐊᐧᐨ. ᐅᐁᐧ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐃᓯᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᐯᐦᐃ ᐃᔑᐁᐧᐸᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᐣᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐃᐧᑕᓯᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᓂᐡ ᐁᓭᑭᓯᐊᐧᐨ. ᑲᑭᑫᔭᐢᐸᐣ ᐃᑭᑐ ᓇᐱᐨ ᑭᒋᓀᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᑎᐸᑐᑌᑭᐣ ᐃᓯᓭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑐᑲᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᓯᓭᐨ ᐅᐡᑲᑎᐢ ᐊᓂᐡ ᐊᒥᐦᐃᒪ ᑫᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᓭᐠ ᒋᑭᐱᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᒪᓀᓂᒥᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑫᐧᔕᑯᑕᒧᑲᓂᑯᐃᐧᐣ. ᐊᓇᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᔕ ᐁᑭᐸᔭᑌᓇᑯᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᔑᐁᐧᐸᐠ, ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᐸᑭᑌᐡᑭᑫᒪᑲᐠ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᓇᐃᐧᓇᑲᐧᐣ ᒋᑭᒥᓄᓂᑲᑌᐠ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᑭᑫᔭᐢᐸᐣ. ᑌᐯᐧᓴ ᒥᒋᓇᐁᐧᔦᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᑭᐃᓯᓭᐠ, ᐊᐱᐣ ᐃᒪ ᐁᐸᓇᐦᐊᑦ ᐁᑭᐅᒋ ᐳᓂᑐᐨ ᐅᑎᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐣ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᐅᑭᒪᑲᐣ. ᐅᑭᐃᐧᑕᐣ ᐁᑲ ᐁᒥᓀᐧᑕᐠ ᐅᑌᓇᐠ ᒋᐊᔭᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑎᓀᑕᓯᐣ ᒋᑭᐁᐧᐃᔕᐨ. ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᔦ ᑌᐸᑫᓂᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᑕᔭᓯᐣ. ᓇᐱᐨ ᑕᐡ ᒪᒉᑕᑲᐧᐣ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᐊᓂᐡ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐠ ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᑲᑭᑐᑕᐊᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᐅᒋᐃᓀᑕᐠ. ᒥᑕᐡ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐯᑭᐡ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᓇᐦᐊᑕᒪᑎᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ, ᑲᑭᔕᐳᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᐱᒪᑎᓴᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᓇᑕᒪᐃᐧᑕᐧ ᑲᔭᐱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ, ᑕᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒪᓯᓇᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᑲᑭᐃᔑ ᐊᐧᓂᑐᑕᑫᐨ ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᕑᐊᔾᐸᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒋᔭᒋᑲᑌᓂᐠ ᐅᑎᐸᒋᒥᑯᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᔕᑯᐨ ᑭᐃᔑ ᐅᓇᑕᒪᑐᐊᐧᐠ, ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐧᐃ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᓇᑯᓂᑲᑌᐠ

ᑭᐅᒋ ᓂᑲᑌᓂᑲᑌᓂ ᐅᑐᓇᑯᓂᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᕑᐊᔾᐸᐠ. ᐊᒥ ᐁᑲᐧ ᕑᐊᔾᐸᐠ ᑲᑭᐅᓇᑯᓇᑲᓄᐨ ᐊᐱ ᐃᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑎᐸᑯᓂᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᒋ ᐅᓀᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐁᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᑯᓯᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑲᓂᑲᓂᐱᒧᑐᐨ ᒋᒪᒣᒋᑲᒋᑫᐨ ᑫᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᔑᐧᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧᔭᓄᑭᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑭᐃᑭᑐᒪᑲᐠ, ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔑᐃᐧᑭᒪ ᒉᐱ ᓫᐊᐯᐠ ᐅᑭᐃᔑᒥᑲᐣ ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᒪᔭᐢ ᑲᐧᐣᑕ ᐱᑯ ᐁᑭᐅᒋ ᒥᑯᐡᑲᒋᐦᐃᑯᐨ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᔕᐣ. ᒥᑕᐡ ᐁᔑᓇᑯᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᑲᑭᑐᑕᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᐱᐡᑯᐨ ᐃᑯ ᐁᑭᒧᒋ ᒪᒣᑕᐊᐧᑲᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑭᐱᑯᓇᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᓇᔓᐊᐧᑌᓂᐠ ᐃᒪ ᐸᑫᐱᐦᐃᑲᓂᐠ 9 ᑭᒋᐅᓇᔓᐁᐧᐃᐧᓂᐠ, ᐃᑭᑐ ᓫᐊᐯᐠ. ᐊᒥ ᐁᔑᓂᓯᑐᑕᒪᐣ ᐊᐧᐁᐧ ᔑᒪᑲᓂᐡ ᑲᐧᐣᑕ ᐱᑯ ᐁᑭᐅᒋᐊᐃᓀᑕᐠ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᑭᑭᐡᑲᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑐᑲᓂ ᑭᑭᐡᑲᒋᑲᓂ ᐃᒪ ᐁᑕᑭᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐅᑯᒪᓀᒋᑫᐊᐧᐨ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐃᐡᑲᐧᔭᐨ ᑭᔭᓂᐃᑭᑐ, ᐁᑲ ᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᒋᑭᒧᒋ ᐃᓀᒋᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᐃᔑ ᑭᑭᐡᑲᒋᑫᐨ ᐁᑕᑭᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐅᑭᐧᓄᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᒪᓀᒋᑫᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ ᐊᐧᔕᐦᐅᐠ ᑲᐅᒋᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑭᑭᐡᑲᒋᑲᓇᐣ ᐊᔭᐊᐧᐣ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐧᐁᐧᓀᐣ ᐃᐧᔭᑕᐁᐧᐨ ᐃᒪ ᐃᓀᑫ ᒪᒪᑕᐃᐧᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑕᔑ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᐃᐧᓂᒥᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ.

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Colonialism comment disrespectful: Beardy James Thom Wawatay News

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Stephen Harper has a convenient memory.

Canada’s Prime Minister sat on the world stage, before 20 of the most powerful leaders in the world Sept. 25 and omitted one of the saddest parts of the country’s history.

“We (Canada) also have no history of Colonialism,” Harper said at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Penn., in a quote that’s been making the rounds ever since.

Commonly meaning the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people; the system or policy by which a nation maintains or advocates such control or influence, the word conveys an unsettling meaning in some circles. Reaction to the comment has been strong.

“His comments in light of the residential school apology, really demonstrate the gap between First Nations and the larger society,” said Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy. “The gap in equality and justice is just as large.”

Citing First Nation people only getting the right to vote in the 1960s, Beardy said that’s when, according to the government, they were made “people.”

“If there’s no colonialism, it means First Nations people have been fully assimilated into Canada,” he said. “It means our right to consultation is uncertain. It means we’ve been

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Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Stan Beardy is disappointed in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s comment about colonialism in Canada. absorbed into the mainstream.

The treaties our people signed protect the interest of (us and) our partners.”

Beardy expressed disappointment in Harper. “(For Harper) to say that, on the world stage, that everything is fine and dandy (in Canada) is disappointing because it is not,” Beardy said. “I always maintained the residential school apology meant a lot to First Nation people. But it needed to be followed up by positive action by the federal government.”

Instead, said Beardy, it seems the opposite is happening.

AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo said Harper’s comment was shocking, confounding and

wrong.

“The Prime Minister must be held to the highest standard especially when speaking to the international community,” Atleo said. “There is no room for error.”

Atleo has urged Harper to meet with First Nations in good faith to address this matter and begin the work of reconciliation that lies ahead.

He said the effects of colonialism remain today.

“It is the attitude that fueled the residential schools; the colonial Indian Act that displaces traditional forms of First Nations governance; the theft of Indian lands and forced relocations of First Nations communities; the criminalization and

suppression of First Nations languages and cultural practices; the chronic under-funding of First Nations communities and programs; and the denial of Treaty and Aboriginal rights, even though they are recognized in Canada’s Constitution,” Atleo said in a statement.

Atleo said it may be prudent to improve public education about First Nations and Canadian history.

“It may be possible to use this moment to begin bridging this gulf of misunderstanding,” he said. “The future cannot be built without due regard to the past, without reconciling the incredible harm and injustice with a genuine commitment to move forward in truth and respect.”

Let’s take a stand against…

Colorectal Cancer!

Colorectal cancer is rapidly rising among our people. The good news is, if caught early enough, through regular screening (testing), colorectal cancer is 90% curable.

Get screened. The power lies within you!

If you are 50 years or older there is a simple screening test you can do at home called a Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT).

Talk to your Health Care Provider about getting screened.

For more information please visit: www.cancercare.on.ca

When found early enough, there is a 90% chance colorectal cancer can be cured.

Better cancer services every step of the way

Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2009

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Bell Aliant proposes fibre cable to First Nations Chris Kornacki Wawatay News

More than two-dozen First Nations could be linked by fibreoptic cable if a new proposal by Bell Aliant goes through.

The technology firm is proposing to build a 2,300-kilometre fibre optic cable network which will bring broadband infrastructure to 27 remote Ontario First Nation communities located within the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) territory.

This fibre optic cable network would serve approximately 6,700 homes that are spread out over 250,000 square kilometers in the far north.

Fort Severn and Peawanuck would be the only two communities not connected to the new fibre optic service.

But, there would be a 50 to 100 per cent increase in capacity with their existing ‘C-Band’ satellite network service as a result of freeing up the bandwidth from the other 12 satellite serviced First Nations that would change over to the fibre optic cable.

“Bell Aliant is committed to ensuring that as our region grows, our high-speed access also grows and as such, we continue to invest in expanding the reach of broadband services … we understand its importance in people’s lives, and as a means for success in business,” said Norma Hughes-Howard, a community manager with Bell Aliant. “(We) are currently in discussions with all levels of government to significantly improve service to our customers to deliver expanded and enhanced broadband services to 27 communities,” she said. “The proposed solution is one of collaboration between Bell Aliant and other partners including gov-

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A Bell Aliant microwave radio system tower located just outside of Hudson, Ont. Bell Aliant is proposing to change their current service to a more state-of-the-art fibre cable system for the northwestern Ontario region, including 27 remote First Nation communities. ernment and the communities to be served.”

The project is estimated to cost $85 million in total. Bell Aliant has proposed to put forth $21 million and is currently in discussion with the federal and provincial governments about contributing the extra costs to build the fibre cable system.

“Communication is so central in the far north,” said NAN Grand Chief Stan Beardy. “Communication is the key pre-requisite for infrastructure needed to establish an economic base in the far northern communities

and also for them to tap into the global economy and build up the quality of life for the northern people. Energy, reliable transportation and communication are the three things needed to do this.”

The current diesel powered microwave radio system that is servicing the northern First Nations communities has become obsolete and inadequate.

According to a briefing note prepared by Keewaytinook Okimakanak, finding parts to repair the system when it breaks down

is becoming increasingly difficult and at times Bell Aliant is purchasing discontinued replacement parts off of Ebay.

Also, any equipment failures are now leaving several communities with no telephone or ICT service for long periods of time, and as these replacement parts become more and more difficult to obtain, those periods of no service will only increase, the briefing note also said.

“The fibre-based infrastructure will replace the current satellite and microwave technology serving these communi-

ties. This fibre network will be self-healing and diverse, providing an industry leading level of reliability,” said Howard.

Beardy said NAN fully supports the concept that the NAN communities have to have stateof-the-art technology for its people.

“We want to get this technology,” Beardy said. “We want to have discussions with Bell and have partnerships in all sectors and make sure there are these strong partnerships.

“It’s hard to find parts with the microwave system, so we

must support the concept of the fibre cable for the NAN communities.”

The fibre cable system would enable the development of ehealth, e-education, e-governance, e-justice, and e-business applications and services to the far northern regions.

“To keep any society together you have to have access to the same source of information,” said Beardy.

“These services will create more opportunities and better the quality of life. This technology can push this.”

H1N1 flu vaccine to be first offered to those at risk Rick Garrick

Wawatay News

The H1N1 flu vaccine will be offered first to people at risk, which includes First Nations people living in isolated and remote communities.

“They will be in that first group to be offered that (H1N1) vaccine,” said Darlene Binette, manager of infectious diseases program at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit.

“Anyone residing in isolated and remote communities (will receive the H1N1 vaccine first) because of the isolation or (the number of) people living in a home.”

Pregnant women, health care workers, people with chronic illness and children under five years old are also considered to

be people at risk.

Once those at risk have received the H1N1 vaccine, it will be offered to those in the general population who need or want it.

Binette said there will be enough H1N1 vaccine supplies available for everyone living in Ontario who needs the vaccine.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has confirmed one new case of the H1N1 flu virus in the Thunder Bay area involving a child who was not hospitalized.

As of Oct. 2, the Thunder Bay District had 11 confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus, Ontario had 373 hospitalized cases and 24 deaths and Canada had 1467 hospitalized cases and 78 deaths.

While earlier reports stated

the seasonal flu vaccine will be offered in October to all residents, the Ontario government has decided to offer the H1N1 flu vaccine first.

The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care stated in a Sept. 24 release that evidence indicates the H1N1 flu virus will be the main strain in circulation this fall in Ontario.

The seasonal flu vaccine will still be offered to people 65 years and over and to residents of long-term care homes in October; it will be offered to all other Ontarians six months of age and older in December or January.

“We know that seniors are at most risk for complications from seasonal flu,” said David Caplan, minister of Health and Long-Term Care.

“We have a good plan to provide the greatest protection from the flu where it’s needed most.”

“It’s a different flu season this year and rolling out two flu vaccine programs is a great example of how different it is.”

– Arlene King

The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced the changes to the seasonal flu immunization cam-

paign Sept. 24 after some Canadian studies showed a potential link between prior seasonal flu vaccination and risk of getting an H1N1 virus infection.

“It’s a different flu season this year and rolling out two flu vaccine programs is a great example of how different it is,” said Dr. Arlene King, chief medical officer of health.

“It’s important to protect those among us who are most at risk for complications from the flu. I believe that this vaccine strategy is the best way to keep Ontario as healthy and safe as possible during the flu season this year.”

Community Health Nurses will be reaching out to individuals 65 years and older during the first phase of the seasonal flu vaccination campaign in

October.

For more information regarding the H1N1 flu virus, how to care for family members and how to avoid contracting the virus, please visit the www.pandemic.knet.ca web-site or call 1-877-365-3623 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST Monday to Sunday.

The Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s key prevention messages are: wash your hands often with soap and water or by using an alcohol-based (greater than 60 per cent alcohol) hand sanitizer; cover your nose and mouth with your sleeve or a tissue when you cough or sneeze; disinfect commonly used surfaces and avoid touching your face; stay home from school or work if you are sick to help prevent spreading illnesses to others; and get the flu vaccine.

ᓂᑲᐣ ᑕᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᒋᐢᑕᐦᐅᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑲᑫᐧ ᓇᑲᓂᑲᑌᐠ H1N1 ᐊᑭᑯᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐸᐸᒥᔭᒪᑲᐠ ᕑᐃᐠ ᑲᕑᐃᐠ ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᒋᒧᐃᐧᓇᐣ

ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ H1N1 ᐊᑭᑯᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᐅᔑᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᒪᐡᑭᑭ ᒋᐢᑕᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᑕᒥᓇᑲᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑲᐊᑯᓯᐊᐧᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᔑᐨ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᓄᐱᒪᑲᒥᐠ ᑭᐁᐧᑎᓄᐠ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ. ᐃᐧᓇᐊᐧ ᓂᑲᐣ ᑕᒥᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᒋᐢᑕᐦᐃᑲᓂ (H1N1) ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑲᑫᐧᓇᑲᓂᑲᑌᐠ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑕᐊᕑᓫᐃᐣ ᐱᓀᐟ, ᑲᐅᑭᒪᐅᐨ ᐃᒪ ᑲᑕᓇᓄᑲᑌᑭᐣ ᑲᐊᔓᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᑭᐣ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐁᐧᑎ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᑭᒋᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ. ᐱᑯ ᐊᐁᐧᓀᐣ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐨ ᑲᐃᔑ ᐱᑲᐧᑕᑭᐁᐧᑕᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓇᐃᐧᓇᑲᐧᑭᐣ ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓇᐣ (ᓂᑲᐣ ᑕᒋᐢᑕᐊᐧᐊᐧᐠ) ᐁᐧᓴ ᐁᓇᐃᐧᓇᑲᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᑕᐊᐧᐨ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑕᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐃᔑᐃᐧᒋᔭᒥᑎᐊᐧᐨ. ᑲ ᑭ ᑭ ᐡ ᑲ ᐊ ᐧ ᐊ ᐧ ᓱ ᐊ ᐧ ᐨ , ᑲᒪᐡᑭᑭᐊᐧᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ, ᑲᑭᑭᐡᑲᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ

ᒥᓇ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᐁᑲ ᒪᔑ ᑲᓂᔭᓄᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᒥ ᐃᑭᐁᐧᓂᐊᐧᐠ ᑫᐃᓀᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑭᐊᐧᑫᐃᐧ ᐊᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ. ᐊᐱ ᑕᐡ ᑲᑭᓇ ᑭᐃᐡᑲᐧ ᒋᐢᑕᐦᐅᑕᐧ, ᐊᒥ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐱᑯ ᐊᐁᐧᓀᐣ ᑲᐃᓀᑕᐠ ᒋᒋᐢᑕᐦᐅᐨ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒥᓇ ᑲᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᐠ ᒋᒋᐢᑕᐦᐅᐨ. ᐱᓀᐟ ᐃᑭᑐ ᑕᑌᐱᓭᐊᐧᐣ ᒋᐢᑕᐦᐃᑲᓇᐣ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑭᒥᓂᑕᐧ ᐅᒪ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᓇᑕᐁᐧᑕᒧᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᒋᐢᑕᐦᐅᑕᐧ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᒪ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᑭᒋᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᑭᐅᒋᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌ ᑎᐸᒋᒧᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑭᒥᑲᒪᐊᐧᑲᓄᐨ ᐯᔑᐠ ᐁᑭᑭᐡᑲᑯᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᓂ H1N1 ᐃᒪ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐃᓀᑫ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᐡ ᐁᑲᐧ ᔕᑯᐨ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐱᑎᑲᓂᐨ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ. ᐊᑯᓇᐠ ᑕᐡ ᐅᐱᒪᐊᒧᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 2 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ, ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑭᒥᑲᒪᐊᐧᐊᐧᐠ 11 ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐁᑭᑭᐡᑲᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᓂ,

ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᑭᐱᑎᑲᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ 373 ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᑭ ᑲᒋᑎᓂᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧᓂ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᓂ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᒪᒪᐤ 24 ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᑭᐅᒋ ᓂᐦᓯᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᒪ ᒥᓯᐁᐧ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᒪᒪᐤ 1,467 ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑭᐱᑎᑲᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᑲᑭ ᑲᒋᑎᓂᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ 78 ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᑭᓂᐦᓯᑯᓇᐊᐧ. ᓄᑯᒥᑫ ᑭᐃᑭᑐᓇᓄᐊᐧᓄᐸᐣ ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᐢᑕᐦᐅᑯᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐊᔕ ᒋᑭ ᑲᑫᐧ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐅᐱᒪᐊᒧᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᒋᑭᒥᓂᐧᑕᐸᐣ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᐊᐱᐣ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᐣ ᑭᐃᔑᐅᓀᑕᑦ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ H1N1 ᒋᐢᑕᐦᐅᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐸᓂᒪ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᒋᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᐅᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᑭᐃᔑᒥᑭᑲᑌ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ H1N1 ᐊᑭᑯᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᒥᐦᐅᐁᐧ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᓂᑲᓂᒪᑲᐠ ᒋᐸᐸᒥᔭᒪᑲᐠ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑲᔭᓂᑕᑲᐧᑭᐠ ᐅᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ, ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑲᕑᐃ ᐢᑲᐧᐟ ᐦᐅᓫᐊᑊ, ᑲᓇᑕ ᐅᑭᒪᐅᓂᐠ ᑲᐅᒋ

ᐱᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᔑᐊᓄᑭᐨ, ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑭᐃᑭᑐ ᑯᑕᐠ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᐢᑕᐦᐅᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᒥᐃᐧᓂᑯ ᐃᐁᐧ ᑲᔦ ᑫᐊᔑᒋᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᒥᓂᑕᐧ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ 65 ᒥᓇ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᑲᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᐊᐧᐨ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᑭᒋᐦᐊᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐅᐱᒪᐊᒧᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ; ᐁᑲᐧ ᐸᓂᒪ ᑯᑕᑭᔭᐠ ᑲᑭᓇ ᐅᒪ ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᑲᑲᐯᔑᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᓂᑯᑕᐧᓱᐱᓯᒣᐊᐧᐨ ᐱᓂᐡ ᑲᔭᓂᑭᒋᐦᐊᐃᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᑕᒥᓇᐊᐧᐠ ᒋᐢᑕᐦᐅᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᒪᑯᔐᑭᔑᑲᐣᐱᓯᑦ ᓇᐣᑕ ᐊᓂᐅᐡᑭᔭᑭᐊᐧᐠ. ᑲᑭᒋᐦᐊᐃᐧᐊᐧᐨ ᒪᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐊᐧᑕᑲᒥ ᑲᒋᑎᓂᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᑭᑯᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᓂ ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᐅᐡᑲᑎᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᐅᑐᒋᐊᐧᑫᐃᐧ ᑲᒋᑎᓂᑯᓇᐊᐧ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᓂ H1N1 ᐊᑭᑯᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᓂ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐅᐡᑭ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᐣ ᓇᐱᐨ ᒋᐊᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 60 ᑲᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᐊᐧᐨ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑐᑲᓂ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᓂ, ᐃᐁᐧ ᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑭᐱ

ᓇᓇᒪᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᑲᑭᐱᒥᔭᒪᑲᑭᐸᐣ H1N1 ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᒪᐧᔦ 1957 ᑲᔭᑭᐊᐧᐠ. ᐅᐣᑌᕑᐃᔪ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧᑭᒪᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᐅᒋ ᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐸᐣ ᑲᐃᐧᒥᐡᑲᐧᒋᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᒋᐢᑕᐦᐅᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐧᑌᐸᑲᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ 24 ᑲᐃᓇᑭᓱᐨ ᐊᐱ ᐊᑎᐟ ᐅᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᐦᑭᐠ ᒪᒣᒋᑲᒋᑫᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᑭᒥᑭᑲᑌᑭᐸᐣ ᐁᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐃᐧᑎᒪᑲᐠ ᑕᓱᔭᑭ ᒋᐢᑕᐦᐅᑯᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᒋᑭᐅᒋ ᑲᒋᑎᓂᐁᐧᒪᑲᐠ H1N1 ᐊᑭᑯᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ. ᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑲᑕᓇᓄᑭᐊᐧᐠ ᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧᑫᐠ ᐅᑲ ᓇᓇᓯᑲᐊᐧᐊᐧᐣ 65 ᒥᓇ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ ᑲᑕᓱᔭᑭᐃᐧᓀᓂᐨ ᒣᑲᐧᐨ ᐊᐱ ᓂᐢᑕᑦ ᐊᓂᐸᐸᑭᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᒋᐢᑕᐦᐅᑯᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᐅᐱᒪᐊᒧᐃᐧᐱᓯᑦ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐃᐧᑭᑫᑕᒪᐣ ᐅᐁᐧ ᐅᒋ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ H1N1 ᐊᑭᑯᑲᐊᐧᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ, ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑐᑕᒪᐣ ᐸᒥᐦᐊᑕᐧ ᑭᐊᐧᑯᒪᑲᓇᐠ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐊᔓᐦᐃᑯᔭᐣ, ᐃᓇᐱᐣ ᐱᐊᐧᐱᑯᐠ

ᐅᒪ www.pandemic.knet.ca ᓇᐣᑕ ᐃᔑᑭᑐᐣ ᐅᒪ 1-877-3653623 ᒣᑲᐧᐨ 9 ᑭᔐᐸᔭᐠ ᐊᑯᓇᐠ 6 ᐅᓇᑯᔑᐠ ᐊᐧᐸᓄᐠ ᐃᓀᑫ ᑲᐃᓯᓭᐠ ᑎᐸᐦᐃᑲᐣ ᐅᐡᑭᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᐱᓂᐡ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐁᑭᔑᑲᐠ. ᐁᑲᐧ ᐃᒪ ᑕᐣᑐᕑ ᐯ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᑲᒥᑯᐠ ᑲᔭᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ ᐃᔑᐃᐧᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ ᑕᐃᔑ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᒪᑲᐣ ᒋᓇᑲᓇᒪᓱᔭᐣ ᐊᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ: ᓇᔑᓀ ᒋᐊᔭᑲᐃᐧ ᑲᓯᓂᒋᔭᐣ ᔓᑊ ᒥᓇ ᓂᐱ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒥᓇ ᑲᒪᐡᑭᑭᐃᐧᑲᒥᐠ ᑲᓯᓂᒐᓇᐳ (ᐊᐊᐧᔑᒣ 60 ᐱᕑᓭᐣᐟ ᐊᓫᑲᐦᐊᓫ ᒋᑭᑭᓯᐠ); ᒋᑭᐱᑯᑌᓂᑎᓱᔭᐣ ᒥᓇ ᒋᑭᐳᑐᑌᓀᓂᑎᓱᔭᐣ ᑭᓇᑲᔾ ᓇᐣᑕ ᓯᓂᐢᑭᑯᒣᐦᐅᓂᑭᐣ ᐊᐸᒋᑐᐣ ᐊᐱ ᐅᓱᓱᑕᒪᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᒐᒐᒧᔭᐣ; ᑲᓯᓇᐣ ᑲᓂᑕ ᑕᓇᓄᑭᓇᓄᐊᐧᐠ ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐁᑲ ᒋᓴᓴᒥᑫᐧᓂᑎᓱᔭᐣ; ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᐊᑯᓯᔭᐣ ᐃᑲ ᐃᐧᐣ ᑕᐃᐧᐊᓄᑭᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑕᐃᐧᐃᐡᑯᓄᐃᐧᐣ ᐁᑲ ᒋᐅᒋ ᐊᔓᐦᐃᐁᐧᔭᐣ; ᐁᑲᐧ ᒥᓇ ᐃᓯᓭᑐᐣ ᒋᒋᐢᑕᐦᐅᑯᔭᐣ.

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MEDIA DIRECTOR Brent Wesley EDITOR James Thom

Commentary

What’s with all the charges?

James Thom TO THE POINT

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t was first-appearance day in Thunder Bay Oct. 6.

Tuesdays are generally the day anyone facing criminal charges in the Ontario Court of Justice make their first appearance.

I was at the Arthur Street court house looking into a matter.

I was amazed at what, or perhaps who, I saw as I walked through the doors. In a building with upwards of 50 people waiting around for their matters to be heard, there were maybe a handful who were not obviously of First Nation descent.

If you factor in that outward appearances can be wrong – they say don’t judge a book by its cover for a reason – then the number could drop by a few.

It was astounding to me how many First Nations people were up on charges.

It is not proportionate to the number of First Nations people in the city.

The Aboriginal population makes up about one sixth of the total populous of Thunder Bay. By that notion, about one out of every six people in court should be Aboriginal – if you believe in statistics.

So, I started to wonder why the number seems so skewed.

There could be many factors at play but I dare say racism is likely among the top culprits.

I hate to play the race card but racism is quite prevalent in this city. I’ve seen it, I’ve felt it and I’ve heard about.

Racism comes in all forms.

When a gay man was attacked outside a Thunder Bay bar more than a month ago, rumours swirled that a gang of Native teens or 20-somethings had attacked him.

That has never been proven or disproven so the rumour lingers in the air like a bad smell.

No one wins in a situation like that.

There is probably racism in every career. But in some cases, when the careers are more high profile, racism is noticed a lot more.

Such a career is law enforcement. Police play a key role in our society.

They are the keepers of the law. They make our streets safer. Or at least they are sup-

posed to.

But, in many cases, officers find themselves pursuing matters and their own biases are in play.

That could be anything from siding with men in cases of sexual assault to anti-gay sentiments and of course, anti-First Nations.

Whether it’s blatant like actually being derogatory toward a First Nation person or slightly more subtle like stopping a group of First Nations teens they see walking in an alley, racism is prevalent.

No one likes to be stopped when they aren’t doing anything wrong.

So when the youth lips off to the officer, trouble starts and before long, you’re facing a trumped up charge of resisting arrest.

Whether it’s blatant like actually being derogatory toward a First Nation person or slightly more subtle like stopping a group of First Nations teens they see walking in an alley, racism is prevalent.

It all started with that cop who was picking on the kids.

Inevitably, the charges go forward and you find yourself in first-appearance court. If you’re lucky, duty counsel can help you with your case.

You may be sent to jail or get probation.

With probation comes rules on your whereabouts, who you can associate with and other conditions.

If you breach your probation and get convicted, you go to jail in all likelihood.

While I agree with the idea of probation, I’m not sure it’s the best system of offering help for the offenders.

It seems set up as a system to hold people down and handcuff them as they try and get their lives in order.

I’ve met people who get stuck in the never-ending cycle of probation. Breach of probation, jail, released from jail with new probation and break that one too.

It can be a cycle people can’t seem to break away from.

As I scanned the court dockets on Tuesday, there were a lot of breach of probation charges.

Go figure.

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Two students get a preview of the much anticipated replica of the new school built in Sandy Lake.

A moose in the headlights Xavier Kataquapit UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY

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ecently, I ended up driving along a lonely stretch of Highway 11 in the middle of the night.

I was on a long ride back from New Liskeard after visiting some friends. I drove home in the dark in my lumbering Ford F150 half ton truck.

After an hour of monotonous driving along the seemingly never ending stretches of the Trans-Canada Highway, I reached the Kirkland Lake turnoff and then drove further north through the wilderness.

It began to drizzle on and off and that made the road dangerous.

I slowed down knowing full well that driving in rain at night on a fairly remote highway can be a recipe for disaster.

On a straight stretch of roadway, suddenly a large mass appeared in front of me.

I immediately slowed down as I realized I had come upon a giant bull moose standing and staring at me in my lane.

It seemed as though time had stopped for an instant as I

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stared at the moose and he looked calmly at me.

I had to swerve to get around him and just squeezed by. He had no intention of moving for me and I was more than happy to give him the road. As I drove on, flickering my lights at oncoming traffic to warn them of the danger behind me, I was in disbelief at the size of this moose.

From the brief image that appeared in the dark, I distinctly remember seeing the animal’s fore feet standing close to the white shoulder line and his hind feet almost touching the center yellow line. As I passed him I determined that his shoulder rose higher than the cab of my 4x4 truck.

It dawned on me at this point that I was certainly fortunate to have seen this majestic and stoic moose with a full rack of antlers on my ride north.

Then it occurred to me that I had been lucky enough to cheat death as my lights caught the moose standing still and facing me as I motored along Highway 11. Often, people don’t survive accidents involving head-on collisions with moose.

My moose was clearly an elder. He had the biggest rack of antlers I have ever seen. I must say that he was a beautiful creature with lighter toned hairs over the hump of his back and a large bell or beard hang-

ing from his neck.

Moose are known to live up to 15 years of age in the wilderness and even longer in captivity. I am sure my moose had seen his share of headlights in the dark and no doubt he had probably endured the flash of a rifle shot in his direction.

Moose are more active this time of year as it is their rutting or breeding season and males are on the move to find mates while females are actively looking for food so that they can successfully bear offspring.

Many of them are also on the run from hunters.

I recall stories from Elders of the James Bay coast that relate to the strength and endurance of the moose. When a moose is frightened and his or her life is in danger, he or she can travel quickly through many kilometers of wilderness a day. They can run for days and cover a large expanse of land. What might seem impossible terrain and foliage for us to maneuver through is not a great obstacle to a 600-kilogram moose.

I am always amazed at the fact that these large ancient animals still roam our forests.

Big bulls weigh up to 600 kilograms in most of Canada and the giant Alaska-Yukon subspecies weighs as much as 800 kilograms. The moose is the largest member of the deer family.

I surprise a lot of my friends when I tell them that the first time I ever saw a live moose was from my motorcycle on a highway. Most people would think that since I grew up in Attawapiskat a remote First Nation community on the James Bay coast that I would have viewed many moose.

When I was young back home, the only time I ever caught sight of a moose was when someone had shot one and they were butchering it.

I was taught by my Elders that sighting a moose or any large animal was considered a significant event. There was a sense of privilege or honor to be able to be in the presence of these reclusive animals.

It was rare to see a moose in the mushkeg landscape of the James Bay coast and they were careful to avoid people as they understood that we considered them a food source. If we met one in the wild by accident then it was considered a lucky event that could bring good fortune.

I wondered to myself who was crossing whose path that night. I guess if I was really honest about it, the moose had the right of way. That moose through his ancestors has been crossing the highway at that point for thousands of years.

That thought made me feel like a tourist.

MEDIA DIRECTOR Brent Wesley brentw@wawatay.on.ca

ART DIRECTOR Roxann Shapwaykeesic roxys@wawatay.on.ca

TRANSLATOR Vicky Angees vickya@wawatay.on.ca

EDITOR James Thom jamest@wawatay.on.ca

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REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER Rick Garrick rickg@wawatay.on.ca

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Pierre Parsons pierrep@wawatay.on.ca

CONTRIBUTORS Joe Beardy Gaetano Cospito John Cutfeet Xavier Kataquapit Peter Moon

REPORTER/MULTI-MEDIA PRODUCER Debbie S. Mishibinijima debbiem@wawatay.on.ca

SALES CO-ORDINATOR Meghan Kendall meghank@wawatay.on.ca

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etirement, though long waited for, presents both a challenge and an opportunity to the retiree.

Assuming that over the years the retiree has done all the necessary planning for his/her retirement, the retiree now faces a whole new pace of life.

A change in income, lifestyle,

social life and self-image calls for adjustment and creativity to a life unrestrained by a work schedule and all the demands that go along with a job.

For the retiree, a change in income is usually the matter of biggest concern. Until retirement an unreduced income provided a sense of security and the means to acquire both needs and wants.

Once on a pension income many retirees find that the dollars just aren’t there to spend as they did when they were still in the work force. This calls for careful money management and adjustment to a new way of spending.

The key is to adjust to a simpler lifestyle. For the retiree this means realizing that having the necessities of every day life should be enough and there is no need to live extravagantly even though the retiree might have the money to do so.

The retiree’s social life undergoes major alteration once no longer in the workforce. The retiree might experience an absence of the social stimulus typically had from years of interaction with co-workers and associates with whom they have worked with for many years.

They might also perceive themselves as an outsider and perhaps even experience some guilt for an income (pension) that is not

worked for, even though they have worked toward it for many years while in the workforce.

Being in the work force brings structure to a person’s day and social life. When retired that structure is no longer there. This can significantly affect the retiree’s relationship with spouse, family, and friends.

Although the retiree may have more time to spend with these people, these people

might not have that flexibility due to their circumstances. It is important for the retiree to recognize this and adapt to the schedules of others. Cultivating hobbies and other outside interests can fill the void left by no longer being in the work force and help the retiree fill their time independently of others.

Many find retirement an enriching time in which new relationships are made and existing relationships are revitalized and enriched. For the retiree being free from the schedule and busyness of a job means greater opportunity to spend time with loved ones and friends who might also be retired.

Many would agree that in the final analysis of life one thing that really matters is not the material things that one has acquired over the years, but the friendship and closeness one has established with family and friends.

For some retirees not being in the workforce can have a significant impact on their sense of self-worth and purpose. This is especially so for those who have defined their lives and worth by their productivity only and not their intrinsic value as a human being.

Not having a sense of intrinsic value apart from one’s ability to produce can result in a spiritual vacuum that is especially felt once work has ceased due to retirement.

Although spirituality should not be a thing reserved only for the retirement years, retirement can certainly be the state that awakens one to the things in life that truly matter. For many, religious and spiritual teachings and values that over the years had been ignored suddenly come to life with a new meaning and vigor that brings a sense of fulfillment and direction to one’s life.

Retirement, although a new phase in a person’s life and at times scary, can be a meaningful and enjoyable time for the person who has wisely planned and prepared for it.

Pikangikum OPP officer receives award Chris Kornacki Wawatay News

Sgt. Jeff Simpkins, an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer from the Aboriginal Policing Bureau, has received an award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).

The award recognizes his contribution to a unique OPP initiative that promotes a positive and culturally relevant

experience to Aboriginal youth.

Simpkins received this award for his role in developing and delivering a program named North of 50/COPS and KIDS in Pikangikum First Nation.

Simpkins accepted this award Oct. 4 at the IACP Annual Conference in Denver, Colo.

North of 50/COPS and KIDS provides a culturally relevant experience to disadvantaged Aboriginal youth by providing

them with the opportunity to have positive interaction with pro-social members of their community. The goal is to build capacity among the youth by having fun, learning healthy lifestyle choices, and by establishing meaningful bonds and friendships with other community members.

“This OPP-led program is among many that are near and dear to my heart because it

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reaches young people in their community at a critical time in their lives,” said OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino.

“We are confident that the outcome of the North of 50/ COPS and KIDS project will make a difference in the lives of the youth and future leaders in this community,” added Supt. Brad Blair, commander of the OPP Aboriginal Policing Bureau.

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On September 8, 2009, Dean Osmond, Manager of Acute Care Services and members of the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre Nursing Staff accepted a $7,000 DynaLAL mattress donated by members of the SLMHC Hospital Auxiliary and the Hudson Hospital Auxiliary.

Dean expressed a deep gratitude on behalf of the hospital to members of the two hospital auxiliaries for their generous donation of the DynaLAL air mattress. The air mattress has a pressure redistribution surfaces for the prevention and management of pressure ulcers. Pressure redistribution mattresses are an essential part of the management and prevention of pressure ulcers and will prevent skin breakdown for palliative patients and will enhance their quality of life. Maintaining tissue integrity includes management of pressure on the skin and associated soft tissue. While this special mattress incorporates the latest technology in the prevention and management of ulcers it’s truly a product that enhances patient comfort.

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Peter Moon

Special to Wawatay News

Master Cpl. Yvonne Sutherland of Kashechewan shoots at targets 500 metres away, with a soldier using a telescope to tell her where her bullets are hitting the target.

Sgt Peter Moon/Canadian Rangers

Several Canadian Rangers from northern Ontario said getting out of breath and having sore legs and shoulders from shooting hundreds of rounds was worth it when their markmanship skills improved significantly before they shot in a national competition in Ottawa.

“The running was hard and I had a sore shoulder at first,” said Master Cpl. Yvonne Sutherland of Kashechewan, “But I’m a better shooter now.”

Fifteen Rangers selected from across northern Ontario competed for eight positions on two four-person teams. They shot against other Rangers from across Canada and against fulltime members of the Canadian Forces in the annual Canadian Forces Small Arms Competition in Ottawa.

They didn’t win any prizes in Ottawa but they performed well against other teams who devote far more time to competitive shooting, said Warrant Officer Donald McDade, a Ranger instructor and team captain.

In Ottawa, the Rangers fired their .303-calibre, Lee-Enfield rifles at distances from 25 metres to 500 metres, while standing, kneeling and lying prone. They frequently had to run 100 metres before shooting within a limited amount of time.

They shot at paper targets, moving targets and metal “plates” that fell when they were hit.

“It’s been a great experience,” Sutherland said. “I’ve enjoyed it.”

“Every time I shot, my score went up,” said Master Cpl. William Barkman of Muskrat Dam. “I’m slowly becoming a better shot thanks to the army. I learned a lot from the training.

Any moose I see now at 500 metres is as good as dead.”

The team members fired almost 700 rounds during two intensive days of training at Canadian Forces Base Borden, near Barrie, where army instructors taught them how to zero their firearms effectively and improve their breathing and trigger finger control as well as gauge distances and wind speeds. During the competition they fired almost 300 rounds.

“They all found it very difficult firing at the 500-metre range,” McDade said. “It’s a long distance. Usually, they’re no more than 200 or 300 hundred metres from their target when they’re shooting at an animal.

Now, they’d hit a moose easily.

They weren’t used to running all the way from 500 metres down to 100 metres, while stopping to fire at different firing points.

They’re all a bit sore.”

Members of the two teams were: Sgts. Spencer Anderson of Kitchenuhmaykoosib, Robert Bottle of Mishkeegogamang, and Carson Fiddler of Sandy Lake; Master Cpls. William Barkman of Muskrat Dam, Yvonne Sutherland of Kashechewan, and John Wabano of Eabametoong; and Rangers Luke Sagutch of Eabametoong and Roland Shewaybick of Webequie.

(Sgt. Peter Moon is the public affairs ranger for 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group at Canadian Forces Base Borden.)

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Waterway parks in dunakiiwin (our homelands) hectares or about 1,925 square kilometers, which is 6.4 times the size of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug.

Frank Beardy, NAN chief negotiator for Oshki-Machiitawin (formerly Northern Table) explained the purpose of the meeting: “Our main objective is how can we ensure that the First Nations have control of our watersheds?

“If any development happens in Muskrat Dam, everybody down the river will be affected.

It will not make a difference if we only protect part of the river.

Can we protect the whole water basin?”

In June 2006, the Ontario Legislature passed the new Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, which came into effect, along with the new regulations, on Sep. 4, 2007. Under the legislation, Waterway Class Parks are one of the classifications.

The objective of these parks is to protect recreational water routes and significant terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, including associated natural and cultural features.

They have also been designated to provide high quality recreational and educational experiences.

The First Peoples living in Noopemig (the forsest), have always used the lakes, streams, rivers for travel routes; a place

to hunt, fish, and trap for food.

More importantly, access to drinking water while pursuing traditional activities is considered to be guaranteed under Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution 1982.

Living off the land has always been understood that the environment is protected and water, as the source of life, is maintained. Living with Noopemig means ensuring that the landscapes with its natural features are maintained and kept healthy.

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unakiiwin is a term used to describe the homelands which lie in the Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Treaty 9) – an area covering two-thirds of the far north of Ontario.

It is estimated that about 74 per cent of the surface of the earth is water according to David Suzuki in his book, You are the Earth. This includes oceans, lakes, rivers, and polar ice caps.

He says that we are made up of 70 per cent water because our cells as such, are mainly composed of water.

He writes: “You are actually a big blob of water, with just enough solid material to keep you from dribbling away onto the floor.”

In mid-September, a meeting took place at Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug with representation from communities located along the Fawn Rivers 1 and 2 and both the Severn and Pipestone rivers. These rivers have been designated as “Waterway Class Parks.”

These waterway parks have a combined total of 192, 469

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alking into a crowded gym that has been reserved for a community election, I sit myself down beside George Kam and Deputy Chief Wes Nothing.

Wes walks me through the community vote process. The vote is for three councillor positions.

As is mandate in the Elections Code for Bearskin Lake First Nation, councillors who have held their seats for a one and a half year term must concede their positions for a community election. Councillors Thomas Beardy, Bruce Kam and Yvonne Kam have served the people of this small community for the duration of their elected time and must now run for re-election.

Both councillors Bruce and Thomas have thrown in their hats for re-election but Yvonne had decided to step aside due to family obligations. In the past, councillors served a one and a half year term but with this new election bi-law the newly elected councillors will now serve for three years.

The elections committee consisting of seven First Nation members from the community started their door to door visits to people’s homes Sept. 29 requesting a person’s input into this year’s election for the three councillor positions. The outcome resulted in the election’s committee posting 14 candidates for the three positions as councillors.

The final tally would come down to three elected councillors. The committee moved

their headquarters into the local radio station for the three-day election process.

They urged people to come forward to cast their votes which resulted in a total of 267 people casting their votes, a new record for the voting process.

George Kam is also a candidate for this year’s election and as I watch him fidgeting at every other ballot announced, I couldn’t imagine the thoughts going through his head.

From a straight-sitting position to bending forward in his chair, pulling his cap off his head to run his hands through his hair, I tried hard to calm his tensions by telling him hunting stories.

George has run in every election in the past five and even won once for the position of deputy chief in 2002.

Halfway through the ballot count George is making great progress but this does not comfort him. The votes can go anyway as anyone who has watched a voting process will tell you.

The voting suddenly ends when Elder Shady Beardy, who had been picking each ballot from a large cardboard box, suddenly stands up to tip the box verifying to the onlookers that all the ballots had been counted.

A sigh of relief comes from George who has been watching the counts as they were being posted on 14 separate sheets for the public to witness.

George is in the top three.

Along with George, the other two councillors are Thomas Beardy (re-elected) and Bruce Kam also re-elected. The open vote process lasted three hours and the final votes counted were dated Oct. 1.

The results Thomas Beardy with 115 votes, George Kam with 106 votes and Bruce Kam with 103 votes. There were 261 votes counted and six spoils.

Living with Noopemig means ensuring that the landscapes with its natural features are maintained and kept healthy.

Former premier of the Northwest Territories, Stephen Kakfwi, spoke of how his elders pointed out that they would have to also protect the “mountains, valleys, trees and the landscape” if they wanted to protect the waterways.

The elders of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug say Big Trout Lake has rivers and streams flowing in and out, connecting with other systems along the way, each with their

own unique features. Establishing waterway parks on the west and east side of the lake brings with it different management systems to huge chunks of a whole ecosystem that could potentially disrupt an otherwise healthy landscape.

The communities of Wapekeka, Bearskin Lake, Wunnumin, Kingfisher, North Caribou and Cat Lake have been asking for the de-designation of these classifications since July 5, 2007 claiming the parks “were established without meaningful consultation” and “without seeking the consent by First Nations whose traditional homelands were affected.”

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n July 2008, Premier Dalton McGuinty announced the protection of 225,000 square kilometers to be off-limits to development but traditional Aboriginal uses like hunting and fishing would be allowed, along with tourism.

“It is imperative that the province strike the right balance between conservation and development. We need to plan for development and we will only get one chance to get this right,” he said.

The new planning process for the Far North would “enshrine a new respect and working relationship with First Nations” and create “a true partnership.”

McGuinty had committed

to giving a greater say to First Nations concerning development projects on their traditional lands including a share of the benefits from these resource projects.

Bill 191, the Far North Act, was introduced on June 2, 2009 as “An Act with respect to land use planning and protection in the Far North.”

The proposed planning process identified “a significant role for First Nations,” and dedicated “225,000 square kilometers of the Far North as an interconnected network of protected areas.”

While the province, through the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) is not willing to de-designate the parks, it is willing to review the parks on a case-by-case basis and claims that boundaries could change through the land use planning process. In addition, there is a commitment for the co-management of parks, also on a case-by-case basis.

For their part, the represented communities, including Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, resolved that, “We do not recognize the imposition of waterway parks or any of their associated rules and regulations in our traditional territory.

We will assert our jurisdiction over our traditional territories and use the waterways as we have since time immemo-

rial.”

The communities resolved to “establish a permanent committee to address waterway park issues and to develop protocols to protect waterways based on indigenous knowledge.” Each First Nation will contribute its share of the funding to the overall project and will submit a proposal to the ENGOs and to both levels of governments for additional funding.

The First Peoples have only recently become aware of the establishment of these waterway parks in their territory although planning has been ongoing for decades.

Setting up those waterway parks without First Nation involvement and the lack of meaningful action to address this grievance is hindering the development of a “new respect and a working relationship.”

Using Indigenous knowledge, they plan to exercise jurisdiction to control and protect entire water basins and not just rivers.

The mighty waters of the Fawn River 1 & 2, the Pipestone, and the Severn, continue to echo through Noopemig in Dunakiiwin for as long as the rivers flow.

John Cutfeet is bilingual mining coordinator for CPAWS Wildlands League. Follow his blog at noopemig.blogspot.com.

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A forestry degree can lead to many job options including forest operations supervisor, planner, Aboriginal liaison officer, community economic developer, consultant, entrepreneur, researcher, food producer, teacher and land-use mapper. Graduates work not only for industry and government, but also for First Nations, environmental organizations, conservation authorities and community forests.

Peter Rasevych, a PhD candidate who hails from Ginoogaming, would like to pursue activities on how traditional Anishinabe cultural beliefs and land values can fit into academia through forestry programming.

“I’ve always felt connected to the land, but there’s a

graduated more Aboriginal students than any other forestry faculty in Canada.

Smith was the second First Nations person to earn a PhD in Forestry in Canada.

Rasevych and LeBlanc are among the few First Nation students in Canada pursuing a doctorate in forestry.

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Peter Rasevych, Peggy Smith and Joseph LeBlanc stand together on the Lakehead University campus in Thunder Bay. lot of urbanization of our people these days and we need to restore our culture,” Rasevych said. “The trapline, it’s very important to me, and I think that it is important, for young children and youth especially, to learn a spiritual connection to the land and animals.” He said it will be important to maintain that connection and is interested in applying it in academia, “I’d also like to bring our cultural beliefs into the classroom, since I’ve been hunting, trapping and fishing since the age of 4,” he said.

Fellow PhD candidate Joseph LeBlanc, who is a Wikwemikong band member, wants to keep researching once he completes his doctorate. “I want to be involved in community-

based research and deal with the issues communities face,” LeBlanc said. “There is a great responsibility to do things right.”

Peggy Smith, an Associate Professor in the Lakehead University Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, would love to see more Aboriginal people in the Faculty’s programs. “There is so much potential in this field,” Smith, who is of Cree ancestry, said. “With land claims and an emphasis on the duty to consult, there is a need for about 500 First Nations registered professional foresters.” Currently there are only about 100 across Canada.

However, only a few First Nations students enroll in Lakehead’s forestry programs annually, although LU has

“I know all the First Nation Forestry PhD candidates,” Smith said, a smile forming on her face.

“We must be doing something right here at LU to attract this level of student to our university.”

Smith said the program sets students up for careers in natural resource development and management. We’re rich in natural resources, Smith said. “We need to learn how to manage them well. Aboriginal people have a central role to play— we have occupied and managed the lands from which resources are extracted for millennia. We have a vested interest in ensuring that those resources are sustained for future generations.”

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Mascotto Marine Meno-ya-win Health Centre, Activity Centre Nishnawbe-Gamik Friendship Centre Northern Store Pelican Falls First Nation High School Rexall Drug Stores Queen Elizabeth D.H.S. Darren Lentz Queen Elizabeth D.H.S. Native Studies Robin’s Donuts Shibogama Tribal Council 81 King St. Sioux Lookout Meno-Ya-Win Health Centre, Nursing Flr. Sioux Lookout Public Library Sioux Lotto Sioux Pharmacy

Sioux Travel Slate Falls Airways Sunset Inn Sunset Suites Travel Information Centre Wasaya Airways Wellington Inn William A. Bill George Extended Care Unit 75 - 5th Ave N Wilson’s Business Solutions Windigo Tribal Council Sacred Heart School Sioux Mountain Public School

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Garnet Angeconeb, an Indian Residential School survivor, will be bringing a gift of soil from the Pelican Residential School bundled with tobacco ties to Ottawa Oct. 15 to be kept in an ash basket at the office of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Angeconeb’s gift was blessed at the Nishnawbe-Gamik Friendship Centre in Sioux Lookout Oct. 12 in a ceremony and prayer led by Ralph Johnson. Angeconeb will be attending a ceremony in Ottawa with Indian Residential School Survivors, Gov.-Gen. Michaelle Jean and commissioners of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

NOTIFICATION NOTICE OF SLASH PILE BURNING CARIBOU FOREST As part of our ongoing efforts to regenerate and protect the forests of Ontario, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Sioux Lookout District and AbitibiBowater Inc., wish to inform residents of burning of slash piles on approximately 197 hectares of Crown Land in numerous locations on the Caribou Forest (see map).

The burning of slash piles via ground ignition is scheduled to commence between October 29, 2009 and February 28, 2010.

The burning will be carried out under an approved Slash Pile Burn Plan and is being conducted to recover land for planting and to remove the re hazard associated with debris left at roadside. Access to the burn areas will be restricted to authorized personnel when the slash piles are ignited and will continue for the duration of the prescribed burn.

The operational plan for the prescribed burn project will be available for public viewing; during normal ofce hours, Monday to Friday at the Ministry’s Sioux Lookout District Ofce.

For more information about this slash pile burning project, including specic locations and maps, and or to view the operational plan please contact any of the following individuals during normal business hours: Kevin Pruys, Acting Area Forester Ministry of Natural Resources Sioux Lookout District Ofce 49 Prince Street Sioux Lookout, Ontario Tel: (807)737-5040 Fax: (807)737-1813 Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm Central

John Lawson, R.P.F. Renewal Superintendent Ontario AbitibiBowater Inc. 2001 Neebing Avenue Thunder Bay, Ontario Tel: (807)475-2440 Fax: (807)473-2822 Hours: 8:30am - 4:30pm Eastern

Please note that collect calls will be accepted.

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Language teachers meet Debbie Mishibinijima/Wawatay News

Debbie Mishibinijima Wawatay News

Native studies and Native language teachers met in Dryden to share wisdom, language resources and classroom management ideas.

The elementary and secondary teachers form the Professional Learning Community (PLC), a group created under the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board.

Larry Beardy and Bernice Greene are the Aboriginal Special Assignment Teachers who work in a supportive capacity.

Beardy and Greene regularly visit the area schools to network with the teachers.

Principals Chris Conquer of Hudson Public School and Debra Geary of Ear Falls Public School attend the sessions as administrators for KPDSB. “I believe I have been asked to be on this committee because of my lack of knowledge of Aboriginal culture,” Geary said.

“As a principal of the school, I want to learn what I can from you — the teachers — to make a difference in the class, to make a world of difference for all our children.”

Conquer has a 98 per cent Aboriginal enrolment rate at Hudson Public School.

“What I have learned and what I believe; change can happen with good institutional knowledge,” he said.

Topics discussed in the twoday forum held Oct. 1-2 were classroom management, use of technology in the classroom, social issues, incorporating Elders and veterans as resource people, disciplinary actions, integration of two grades into

one class and accreditation requirements of OTAC. There are numerous challenges the teachers face, particularly lack of resources and funding, they agreed.

The teachers ranged from having five students to teach to upwards of 52 students at Sioux Mountain Public School.

Native studies teacher Dana Letwiniuk questioned: “What is fairness for all? What does it look like? I am not getting a sense this is happening. Fairness is not the same—fairness is getting what you need.”

The teachers voiced the concern they did not feel that they were getting the proper respect from the administrators in the education system.

Sean Monteith is the superintendent of KPDSB. He stopped in to commend the teachers for their hard work.

“We know that when teachers learn from each other, the potential for students to learn is greater and our Aboriginal students are learning more and achieving greater than they ever have before and we know that,” Monteith said.

“We also know that when students are connected to their language, they feel connected to their school and when they feel connected to their school, they are engaged. And that’s why this group here is so absolutely critical.

“Aboriginal students are graduating in greater numbers than they ever have before and Queen Elizabeth (High School in Sioux Lookout) is in an excellent example of what happens when you have supports in place.”

One concern expressed to

Red Lake High School native language teacher Alice Nummelin shares her Native language resource material at the Professional Learning Community meeting.

Monteith was the duty to do prep coverage for other teachers in the school.

Prep coverage is when PLC teachers relieve mainstream teachers to allow those teachers time to prepare their lesson plans.

Monteith explained this duty was necessary for the teachers to maintain full-time status.

“I’ve made it very clear to the principals that your number one priority is Native languages in the schools,” he said. “You are hired first and foremost and primarily for Native language, to support Native language and Native Aboriginal students.

“I’ve asked the principals as a personal request and as a request from the system to be very cognizant and very sensitive to the issue that many Native language teachers work very hard and continue to struggle with developing a good program.

“I know we have some social issues in some of our schools where we are going to try to bridge the gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students, and we are going to work very hard in it. This is a huge, huge priority for us. It’s a huge priority for me.”

The PLC will meet three more times during the school year to share teaching strategies, to network and to voice their concerns.

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Mamow Obiki-Ahwahsoowin “Help care for our children, Help care for our future.” ᒪᒪᐤ ᐅᐱᑭᐦᐊᐊᐧᓱᐃᐧᐣ

“ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᔑᓇᑦ ᑲᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒪᔭᑲᐧ ᑭᑕᐊᐧᔑᔑᒥᓇᓂᐠ, ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᔑᓇᑦ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᒪᐠ ᑭᓂᑲᓂᒥᓇᐣ” Tikinagan Child & Family Services has a great need for foster homes. We are looking for dedicated people who are able to provide a home and meet the needs of a child in care. There are a number of different types of Foster Homes, which can be specic to meet a child’s needs.

ᒥᔑᐣ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᓂᓇᑕᐁᐧᓂᒪᒥᐣ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒪᐊᐧᓱᑕᒪᑯᔭᐠ ᐅᒪ ᑎᑭᓇᑲᐣ ᐊᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ. ᓂᓇᓇᑐᓇᐊᐧᒥᐣ ᑲᐸᑭᑎᓂᑎᓱᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑫᑲᐡᑭᑐᐊᐧᐨ ᒋᑭᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒪᐊᐧᐸᐣ ᑲᑭᑎᒪᑭᓭᓂᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐣ. ᒥᔑᓇᐧᔦᐠ ᐃᔑᐸᐸᑲᓂᓭᐊᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒪᐊᐧᓱᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧ ᑲᐯᔑᐃᐧᓇᐣ ᑫᑭᐅᒋ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑲᐃᔑᓇᓄᑌᓭᐊᐧᐨ.

Specialized Foster Homes: For children that would require more care and attention.

ᑲᐅᒋᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᑲᑕᔑᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ: ᒥᐦᐅᒪ ᐁᔑᔭᓯᑕᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᑲᐱᒥᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐱᒥ ᐊᔭᑲᐧᒥ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ.

Regular Foster Homes: Short or Long term placements for children.

ᑲᐃᔑᑕᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐃᐧᔭᐠ ᑲᑕᔑᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒪᐊᐧᓱᑕᒪᑫᐊᐧᐨ: ᒥᐦᐅᒪ ᐁᔑᔭᓯᑕᐧ ᐊᒋᓇ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑭᓇᐧᑲᐡ ᑲᐱᒥ ᑲᓇᐁᐧᑕᑯᓯᐊᐧᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ.

Emergency Foster Homes: For children on an emergency basis.

ᑲᑲᐧᔭᒋᐊᐧᐨ ᑫᐱᔑᐱᑎᑲᓂᑕᐧ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ: ᒥᐦᐅᒪ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᔕᐠ ᐁᔑᔭᓯᑕᐧ ᑲᑫᐧᓇᐃᐧᐃᓯᓭᐊᐧᐨ ᒥᓇ ᑲᐸᐸᔑᓭᐊᐧᐨ.

Tikinagan Child & Family Services is committed to keeping our Children within our Communities, but we need your help in order to make this happen.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᐅᒪ ᑎᑭᓇᑲᐣ ᐅᑕᓄᑭᑕᒪᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᑭᐃᔑᐸᑭᑎᓂᑎᓱᒪᑲᐣ ᒋᐃᔑᐱᒧᒋᑲᑌᐠ ᑭᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᓂᐠ ᐃᑯ ᒋᑕᔑᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᑕᐧ ᑭᑕᐊᐧᔑᔑᒥᓇᓂᐠ, ᔕᑯᐨ ᐃᑕᐡ ᑭᐸᑯᓭᓂᒥᑯ ᑫᑭᐣ ᒋᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᔑᔭᐠ ᒋᑭᑲᐡᑭᑐᔭᐠ ᐅᐁᐧ.

Please contact us today if you are interested or need more information regarding how you can be a part of helping a child.

ᐁᑲᐧ ᑕᐡ ᓄᑯᑦ ᑲᑭᔑᑲᐠ ᐱᑲᓄᓂᔑᓇᑦ ᑭᐡᐱᐣ ᒪᒥᑐᓀᑕᒪᐣ ᓇᐣᑕ ᑭᔭᐱᐨ ᐃᐧᑭᑫᑕᒪᐣ ᐊᓂᐣ ᑫᑭᑐᑕᒪᐸᐣ ᑫᐃᔑᐃᐧᒋᐦᐊᐨ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᐡ.

VALUES: Respect Trust Honesty Language Elders

ᑲᑭᒋᓀᒋᑲᑌᑭᐣ: ᑭᑌᓂᒥᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᐯᓂᒧᐣᑕᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᑌᐯᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᐃᔑᑭᔐᐧᐃᐧᐣ ᑭᒋᔭᐦᐊᐠ

Culture Customary Care Accountability Spirituality

“It is a shared responsibility of a community to raise a child”

ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᐊᐧᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᓂᔑᓂᓂᑲᐠ ᐅᐱᑭᐦᐊᐊᐧᓱᐃᐧᐣ ᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑯᓯᐃᐧᐣ ᐊᒐᑯᐱᒪᑎᓯᐃᐧᐣ

“ᑲᑭᓇ ᑭᑲᓇᐊᐧᐸᒥᑯᐣ ᑭᑕᔑᑫᐃᐧᓂᓇᓂᐠ ᒋᑲᓇᐁᐧᓂᒪᔭᐠ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᐡ” Tikinagan Child and Family Services ᑎᑭᓇᑲᐣ ᐊᐊᐧᔑᐡ ᒥᓇ ᑎᐯᐣᒋᑫᐃᐧᓂᐠ ᐃᐧᒋᐦᐃᐁᐧᐃᐧᓇᐣ Residential Services P.O. Box 627 Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B1

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Lavell new NWAC president inabe woman from Wikwemikong, Ont. on Manitoulin Island.

Corbiere-Lavell has worked as a youth worker, teacher, principal, advocate, cabinet appointee and consultant.

She had fought for recognition of Indian Status for Aboriginal women across Canada by leading a Supreme Court challenge against the federal government and is a founding member of the Ontario Native Women’s Association.

“As ONWA president I just wanted to say how happy we are for Jeannette,” said Dawn Lavell Harvard. “She so richly

Debbie Mishibinijima Wawatay News

Jeannette Corbiere-Lavell is the new president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC).

Corbiere-Lavell was elected Sept. 27 at NWACs 35th Annual General Assembly in Ottawa.

Additionally, she was presented with a Governor-General’s Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case Oct. 1.

The prestigious award is awarded to six women in Canada for advancing the causes of women.

Corbiere-Lavell is an Anish-

deserves this recognition. She has worked so hard for our women for over 50 years now and has never once expected recognition or reward.

“She has always seen a need and just did what had to be done. She is a wonderful role model for what can be achieved when we are not afraid to stand up and fight for our rights.”

As president of NWAC, Corbiere-Lavell will be invited regularly to take part in opening sessions of first ministers meetings and appear before parliamentary committees.

In a statement on her election Corbiere-Lavell said,

“NWAC continues to be the only national voice for Aboriginal women in Canada and I look forward to the work ahead during my three year term to see gains to advance the physical, spiritual, economic and social status of Aboriginal women of Canada.”

Marilyn Buffalo and Nahanni Fontaine were the other two candidates vying for the national position. submitted photo/ Ontario Native Women’s Association

Native Women’s Association of Canada President Jeanette Corbiere-Lavell holds her granddaughter Brianna.

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Nylin White finishes third at NCI Jam

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Whitefish Bay’s Nylin White sang an original, called In the Rez, to win third place honours at the 23rd annual NCI Jam Sept. 19 at Winnipeg’s Centennial Concert Hall. “It’s about suicide – losing friends to suicide and being strong.”

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Whitefish Bay’s Nylin White won third-place honours at the 23rd annual NCI Jam. “I sang an original, it’s called In the Rez,” White said two days after performing at the Sept. 19 NCI Jam during the middle of a northwestern Ontario school tour with a group of musicians. “It’s about suicide – losing friends to suicide and being strong.”

White said he felt good about his experience, explaining the crowd jamming Winnipeg’s Centennial Concert Hall was very supportive.

“The first couple of words I sang, they started cheering right along,” White said. “I was ready.

I felt comforted because I knew my friends’ spirits were there with me. I lost a lot of friends to suicide. Writing is what allows me to endure all that pain.”

White said his experience at Canadian Idol in 2008, where he made it into the top 100 out of 200 contestants, helped him during the NCI Jam. “The Centennial Concert Hall

was 90 per cent full,” White said. “They were really loud.

When they start to yell like that, it really brings up the emotions inside. I only had four hours sleep that night before, but once I got up there (on stage), all that tiredness went away.”

White went to an after-event party at the Pyramid Cabaret, where he sang a duet called Forget About Me with Pic Mobert’s Candace Twance, who also participated in the NCI Jam. “We went to sing a song, a duet,” White said. “People started clapping. We’ve been friends for a long time.”

Twance also sang an original song, Dreams, at the NCI Jam. “They really liked it,” Twance said, explaining the audience was quiet at first but soon began clapping along with her. “They really enjoyed it.”

Twance said she is nervous when going up on stage, but she does it anyways.

“It just boosts my self confidence,” Twance said. “I believe in myself. I know if I keep taking these opportunities, I will get better and better.”

Twance is looking forward to

when the NCI Jam is aired on APTN. “It’s going to be shown on APTN at a later date,” Twance said. “The chance to be on national television singing my own song is a big deal for me.”

“It’s such a good opportunity.

I challenged myself and did it.”

Jade Turner, from Grand Rapids, was the first place winner; Jeremy Bone, from Keeseekoowenin, the second place winner; Sandra Lori Allan, from Fort Frances, the fourth place winner; and Richard McKay was the 2009 Listener’s choice Single of the Year winner with I Will Never Let You Go. The other contestants were Bruce Kakewash, from Fisher River, Mike Belfour, from Cross Lake, Michael Scott Boehner, from Brokenhead, Leonard Sumner, from Little Saskatchewan, Roxy Flett, from Chemawawin, Jessica Ferland, from Duck Bay, Jeremy Bone, from Keeseekoowenn, Carl Sanderson, from File Hills, John Letandre, from Pinaymootang, Arnold Sanderson, from Moose Lake, Elvis Maytawayashing, from Lake Manitoba, Ken Henderson, from Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Roxann Ranville, from Winnipeg, Patrick Roulette Jr., from Sandy Bay, Burnice Mattis, from Peguis, and Anda Simard, from Sagkeeng First Nations.

White said he took time off from the school tour he is doing across northwestern Ontario with musicians Shy-Anne Horvorka, Chris Sutherland and Missy Knott to attend the NCI Jam. “We are hitting schools to promote mother earth and healthy living,” White said.

“Monday we did a show at Pope John Paul (II Senior Elementary School) and right after that we did a show at St. Patrick High.”

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October is child abuse prevention month rally Rick Garrick Wawatay News

Drumming, singing and marching were featured during the October is Child Abuse Prevention Month Rally in Thunder Bay. “The kids aren’t going to say anything until we grow up and say something,” said Diane Ogima, one of the grandmothers who organized the Oct. 8 rally near the Victoriaville Mall. “I raised five children. I protected my children, now I’m protecting my grandchildren.”

Amanda Perreault drummed and sang a traditional song

while the group of supporters marched along the sidewalks around the Patterson Park boundary with signs held high to oncoming traffic, many of whom honked their horns in support.

“Where is the solution,” said Glenda Melvin, the other grandmother who organized the rally.

“Is there a solution?”

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Grandmothers Diane Ogima, with red sign, and Glenda Melvin, right, and a group of concerned citizens stood up for child abuse prevention at an Oct. 8 rally at Patterson Park in Thunder Bay.

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For almost ten years the NAN Decade for Youth Council has helped empower young First Nation people through leadership and mentoring opportunities, workshops, conferences, and traditional teachings.

We want your suggestions for a new name that will take the Youth Council into the future.

Submissions should: • Reflect the positive, forward-thinking vision of the Youth Council • Be original and unique to NAN • Include a brief explanation of the suggested new name • Be a NAN member • Be received by Friday October 30, 2009

For more information or to fax/e-mail your submission please contact: Jason Smallboy, A/Decade for Youth Coordinator, Tel. 807.623.8228, Fax. 807.623.7730 Email. jsmallboy@nan.on.ca www.nan.on.ca

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Elliott Doxtater-Wynn is an Olympic-calibre artist. The Six Nations member and Thunder Bay resident has two pieces of art which will be included in the display at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

“I can’t wait to see how they are going to look,” DoxtaterWynn said.

But he won’t have to wait long. The official opening of the arts showcase is slated for Oct. 16 so to not get overshadowed by the Games themselves.

The last time he saw the works he submitted, they were on sheets on paper no larger than 42 centimetres by 27 centimetres.

His art will be transformed into a doorway at one of the Olympic rinks and a second piece will be featured in a restaurant. The pieces, which Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) now maintains copyright over, feature DoxtaterWynn’s own style.

“I tried to include the spirit of challenge, adversity and camaraderie,” he said. With the pieces manufactured and knowing he’ll be seeing it shortly, Doxtater-Wynn said “it’s starting to feel real.

“I was just happy they sent me back proposals for some of the artwork.”

He actually submitted eight or nine pieces, of which two made the cut.

“This is an opportunity to show my art on the world stage,” he said. “It’s great. I’m representing myself, my city, province and First Nations to the world.”

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Elliott Doxtater-Wynn displays two paintings he submitted for display at the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

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Dakota Lands’ positive brand of hip hop music earned him top honours at the Aboriginal Music Tour in support of youth and Mother Earth.

“I’m sending out a positive message,” said the Eagle Lake hip hop artist who began singing about a year ago. “I’m influenced by stereotypes in Aboriginal people. I’m trying to get a message out to change that, to make people think twice about how they live.”

Lands placed first out of about 17 youth chosen to perform Oct. 3 at the Paramount Theatre in Thunder Bay by the Aboriginal Music Tour performers Shy-Anne Hovorka, Nylin White, Shibastik (Chris Sutherland) and Missy Knott during their tour of northwestern Ontario.

“I was asked by the (Winnipeg Harvest) food bank if we could find a way to inspire more people to give,” said Dave Courchene, an Elder from Manitoba who helped organize the Aboriginal Music Tour and the Oct. 10 Celebration of Giving event at Odena Circle at The Forks in Winnipeg. “It is open to all young people. We are all on one ship now – we have to find ways to support each other.”

Dakota’s efforts won him a free return trip on Bearskin Airways to Winnipeg for the Celebration of Giving, where he and the other four winners, Katelyn Shortreed, Cheynna Gardner, Graeme Doyle and Dean Mapeso, will be performing on stage with the Aboriginal Music Tour performers.

“I’m hoping he will be able to go out and do more shows,” said Angela Lands, Dakota’s mother.

“He hopes to record a CD.” Lands, who is looking to “make it big” in the music business, is currently working on a music video: Put Em Hands Up. “I’m so proud of my son,” Angela said. “He’s always had this gift. A lot of his music is based on living well.”

Angela said she has always taught him about the traditional Anishinabe culture and the teachings.

Hovorka, White, Shabastik and Knott, who opened for the young performers at the Oct. 3 event, will perform for about an hour at the Celebration of Giving event.

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Shy-Anne Hovorka and the other three Aboriginal Music Tour performers opened the Aboriginal Music Tour music contest Oct. 3 at the Paramount Theatre in Thunder Bay. Eagle Lake hip hop artist Dakota Lands earned top honours with his brand of positive music.

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Pelican Falls students raise funds for Terry Fox Foundation Debbie Mishibinijima Wawatay News

Pelican Falls First Nations High School students recently had an afternoon of activities to raise funds for the Terry Fox Foundation.

High school students at Pelican Falls raised $700 towards the Terry Fox Foundation.

Fox’s dream began in 1980 when he had a goal of raising $1 from each Canadian for can-

cer research.

He raised awareness his goal by running from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Fox made it as far as Thunder Bay where it was learned he had cancer of the lungs and could no longer continue.

The co-ordinated effort of about 200 students and 25 staff at Pelican Falls surpassed the goal of $1.00 per Canadian.

Entrepreneurship teacher Desta Buswa said “The students

and staff were very generous.”

The students and staff participated in either a 4.6-kilometre walk or a 10-kilometre run to raise funds.

“The choice was theirs,” Buswa said ecstatically.

The activities were organized by the Grade 11 entrepreneurship class, the Grade 11 leadership class and the empathy club.

Grade 11 entrepreneurship student Jamie Keeash, created a slide show presentation of Terry

Fox’s vision.

Other fundraising efforts included selling bottled water and pizza at the canteen.

Buswa and her students were thankful for donations received from their co-sponsors; Johnny’ Fresh Food Market and Dryden Pizza Hut. The grand finale to the activities was a basketball game between the students and staff.

The students won.

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LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS AND PAUINGASSI FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITY-BASED LAND USE PLANNING PROCESS Little Grand Rapids and Pauingassi First Nation are pleased to invite you to participate in this Community-based Land Use Planning process. These First Nation communities are working in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) to prepare a land use strategy that will support a balance among protection, traditional uses and development. The strategy will support the Ontario government’s Far North planning goals of ecosystem conservation, Aboriginal community involvement and environmentally sustainable economic development.

The prospects of exploring economic opportunities for these communities will be considered in this process, as it could support long-term community self-reliance in a manner consistent with Aboriginal cultural interests.

The planning area is based on the original trap line occupancy of the First Nation people. This area consists of lands that are an integral part of the cultural, economic and spiritual existence of Little Grand Rapids and Pauingassi First Nations. The MNR is working with Little Grand Rapids and Pauingassi First Nations to provide a land use plan for Ontarios portion of the planning area. Ontario’s portion of their traplines are north of the Area of the Undertaking (AOU) for Ontario’s Forest Class EA. A Terms of Reference has been prepared that describes a planning process, public consultation schedule, goals, principles, and desired outcomes.

We welcome and encourage you to participate. The rst open house/information centre(s) will be held at the following time(s) and location(s).

October 27th , 2009 October 28th , 2009 November 3, 2009

Little Grand Rapids, School gymnasium - 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Pauingassi, School gymnasium -11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Red Lake, ON, Red lake Heritage Centre - 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Contacts and Information Sources Information about our Community-Based Land Use Planning process, including the Terms of Reference, can be found on the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry at www.ene.gov.on.ca.

Little Grand Rapids First Nation and Pauingassi First Nation are working with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources which is collecting comments and information under the authority of the

Public Lands Act. Your comments and opinions will be kept on le during the planning process and may be included in documentation, which is made available for public review.

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 (MNR) to send you further information related to this planning exercise. If you have questions about use of your personal information, please contact either Lee Gerrish at (807) 727-1334 or Leah Gold at (807) 727-1358.

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Land Use Planning Coordinator Little Grand Rapids First Nation General Delivery Little Grand Rapids, MB R0B 0V0 Tel: (204) 397-2264

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Liberals ‘abandoned’ First Nation youth in child welfare custody: NDP leader James Thom Wawatay News

Ontario’s New Democratic Party leader Andrea Horwath is calling for the immediate reversal of the province’s $4.2million in funding cuts to First Nations child welfare agencies, including several in northern Ontario.

Speaking at the Ontario Legislature Oct. 7, Horwath called on Premier Dalton McGuinty to place a moratorium on any further cuts after many of Ontario’s Native leaders expressed alarm saying the cuts are creating a

crisis in the ability of agencies to serve the influx of children in their care.

“While squandering a billion health dollars, the McGuinty government has cut $4.2-million in funding from First Nations child welfare agencies,” she said during Question Period.

“There is a real crisis facing Ontario’s Native children and youth, but this government is shamefully reducing the resources that serve these vulnerable and disadvantaged young people.”

According to Horwath, Tiki-

nagan Child and Family Services has seen its funding cut by $2.1 million.

Payukotayno James & Hudson Bay Family Services suffered a funding loss of about $1-million while Weechiittewin Family Services’ funding was cut by more than $940,000.

“New Democrats are not prepared to stand by while vulnerable First Nations communities and children are abandoned by this government,” Horwath said.

“Adequately funding First Nations child welfare services is an obligation that must tran-

scend jurisdictional squabbles between the provincial Liberals and federal Conservatives.”

Horwath said social problems such as substance abuse, family violence, sexual abuse and youth suicide are much more prevalent among First Nations, and as such more resources, not fewer, need to be devoted to child welfare.

“It is reprehensible the Premier refuses to address the child welfare funding shortfall to ensure resources serving some of Ontario’s most vulnerable children are fully restored,” she said.

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As part of the settlement, which was approved by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, a written reprimand will be placed on Rybak’s record.

However, as part of the settlement, Police Services Act charges against Rybak were withdrawn.

Rybak had faced the hearing after the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services determined it was necessary following an internal investigation

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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Grade 12 or equivalent • College or university education an asset • Valid drivers license • Excellent computer skills • Excellent written and communication skills • Financial & personnel management knowledge and experience • Knowledge of the JMHC operations and functions • Knowledge of First Nation funding programs and reporting requirements • Demonstrate sound judgment, analytical and decisionmaking skills • Ability to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines and commitments • Excellent interpersonal skills and experience dealing with clients • Knowledge of First Nation Culture and Social Issues • Ability to communicate in Oji-Cree and/or Ojibway an asset DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Manage the Jane Mattinas Health Centre facilities, operations and staff • Manage and maintain all health and wellness programs and services • Develop and implement program policies and procedures • Manage health and wellness budgets and expenditures • Prepare funding applications and reports • Communicate with government, health and funding agencies • Work collaboratively with all related departments • Attend meetings. Travel may be required • Willing and able to work over-time when needed Please submit your resume, cover letter and 3 references either by mail, fax, in-person at the CLFN Band Ofce or by email to: Mike McGee, Executive Director Constance Lake First Nation P.0.Box 4000 CALSTOCK, Ontario P0L-1B0 Fax: 705-463-2222 Email: mike.mcgee@clfn.on.ca DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday, October 23rd , 2009 at 4:00pm May be extended until a suitable applicant is selected.

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Maintains all personnel files and manages the complete human resource functions in consultation with the Band Manager and Program managers. Benefit registration, INAC reporting requirements necessary.

Economic Development Manager Certification or diploma required. Oversee all economic development activities including various funding applications for programs. Knowledge of INAC reporting and community development essential.

Closing date October 25, 2009 For a detailed job description please contact the Mishkeegogamang First Nation Administration Office; forward resume, 3 references and police record check to: Clayton Kennedy, Band Manager General Delivery

Telephone 1-807-928-2414

Mishkeegogamang First Nation, ON P0V 2H0

Fax 1-807-928-2077

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NORTHERN NISHNAWBE EDUCATION COUNCIL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

POST SECONDARY PROGRAM COORDINATOR Native Early Childhood Education Program (NECE)

Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education & Training Institute, established by Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN), provides post-secondary education and training programs.

We offer choice, accessibility, flexibility, opportunities and support services for our students. The Institute currently has accredited program offerings in such areas as Business, Social Services, Pre-Health Sciences, Early Childhood Education and Academic Upgrading.

We are looking for a highly energetic and dynamic individual for the position of Post Secondary Program Coordinator for the Native Early Childhood Education Program. The successful candidate will have an exciting opportunity and responsibility in helping meet the needs of our students and increasing their educational growth and success.

Some of the responsibilities include daily monitoring of student progress, addressing student advocacy issues such as funding applications, registration process, and administrative functions in ensuring student success. Additionally, the PSPC will work closely with our partner Cambrian College and all faculty members in the delivery of this intensive Program. Travelling to the NAN communities is required in order to provide student support, instruction evaluation, consultation with local education authorities and program promotion.

QUALIFICATIONS: • Possess at a minimum an undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of education and related work experience. Preference will be given to those who have education/employment experience in Early Childhood Education.

• Consult with the Program & Student Services Coordinator on all aspects of program operations, including student services, program development and delivery.

• Understanding of distance education delivery, academic program development and scheduling.

• Knowledge of college practices in regards to registration, admissions, submission of marks etc.

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and respond to multitasked actions.

• Ability to teach in the program when required.

• Ability to liaise with college personnel, funders and First Nation political organizations.

• Knowledge of research and proposal development.

• Possess excellent evaluation, analytical and communication skills.

• Possess excellent verbal communication strategies and problem solving capabilities.

• Fluency in Oji-Cree, Ojibwe or Cree would be an asset.

If you are able, willing and confident that you can help increase the educational success of the people in Nishnawbe Aski Nation, we invite to submit your letter of interest and a resume, with three references, to: Oshki-Pimache-O-Win Education & Training Institute 106 Centennial Square, 3rd Floor Thunder Bay, ON P7E 1H3 Phone: (807) 626-1880 Fax: (807) 622-1818 Email: info@oshki.ca CLOSING DATE: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 5:00 pm While we appreciate all applications for this position, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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BACHELOR OF EDUCATION COORDINATOR GENERAL: Northern Nishnawbe Education Council seeks a Bachelor of Education Coordinator to coordinate operations of the Bachelor of Education Program in partnership with Brock University QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree, preferably with Junior qualifications • Member in good standing with the Ontario College of Teachers • Proven leadership experience in an education setting • Willingness to travel to remote First Nation communities • Strong initiative, organization, computer and data management skills • Advanced oral and written communication skills in English • A working knowledge of NNEC First Nation communities and education issues • Fluency in Oji-Cree, Cree or Ojibway is a very strong asset • NNEC requires a vulnerable person check to be completed for all staff at time of hiring ACCOUNTABILITY: The Bachelor of Education Coordinator will be directly accountable to the Director of Lifelong Learning LOCATION: Sioux Lookout, Ontario TERM: Annual Contract - renewable SALARY: Commensurate with experience and qualifications CLOSING: Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

NNEC requires a Vulnerable Persons Check to be completed for all staff at time of hiring.

Only those persons selected for an interview will be contacted Submit your resume, covering letter and written permission for NNEC to contact two employment references to Personnel Officer at NNEC: by fax at 807 582-3865 by postal mail at Box 1419, Sioux Lookout, Ontario, P8T 1B9 or by email at humanresources@nnec.on.ca For more information please contact: Personnel Officer, Dorothy Trout at 807 582-3245 www.nnec.on.ca

NORTHERN NISHNAWBE EDUCATION COUNCIL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

SECRETARY (EDUCATION) GENERAL: The Secretary provides secretarial and clerical support to the Director of Secondary Education and the Executive Secretary of the Northern Nishnawbe Education Council. Secretarial services include, but are not limited to, reception, secretarial, record keeping and bookkeeping duties. Secretaries are required to maintain confidentiality and to exhibit professionalism.

QUALIFICATIONS: • A two-year Post-Secondary degree/diploma in business and/or office administration and experience in secretarial and administration functions OR a minimum four years related work experience • Ability to communicate in Oji-Cree, Ojibwe or Cree is an asset • Must have excellent word-processing skills; knowledge of Word Perfect 9/10, MS Word and related computer software programs an asset • A co-operative attitude when working with the public, staff and, in particular, First Nation people of the Sioux Lookout District • Must be free to travel and to attend evening meetings • Must have excellent interpersonal, organizational and communications skills (oral & written) • Must have excellent minute taking skills RESPONSIBILITIES: • Word process reports, letters, memoranda, correspondence and other documents for Director of Secondary Education • Arrange travel for Director of Secondary Education • Provide assistance at Board, Committee and Annual General Meetings • Record, prepare and distribute materials as required • Photocopy, collate, and distribute materials as required • Maintain and update student information files (computer and paper files) • Perform other duties as required ACCOUNTABILITY: The secretary will be directly accountable to the Director of Secondary Education or designate.

LOCATION:

Sioux Lookout, Ontario

TERM:

One year renewable contract

SALARY:

$25,885 - $35,132 commensurate with education and experience.

NNEC requires a Vulnerable Persons Check to be completed for all staff at time of hiring.

Only those persons selected for an interview will be contacted Send resume with cover letter and permission for NNEC to contact three current references by 4:30 p.m. Friday, October 23rd, 2009: Northern Nishnawbe Education Council P.O.Box 1419, 21 King Street Sioux Lookout ON P8T 1B9 Attention: Dorothy Trout, Personnel Officer or fax to 807-582-3865 or by email: humanresources@nnec.on.ca

Windigo First Nations Council

TECHNICAL UNIT Position: Project Coordinator Location: Sioux Lookout Salary: Based on Qualifications Employment is for a full time 1 year contract position with the potential for renewal.

GENERAL DUTIES: - Reports to the Technical Unit Manager.

- Works with and among other Tech Unit staff.

- Assists other Tech Unit staff in specified project tasks.

- Provides technical support to Windigo First Nations on projects as assigned.

- Prepares reports, applications and correspondence related to assigned projects on behalf of WTU and First Nation.

- Assists First Nations in working with consultants and governments on projects as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS: - Post-Secondary School graduate from a recognized College or University.

- Graduate of a technical discipline considered an asset.

- Excellent English oral, written and communication skills an asset, - Experienced in the use of computer programs (Microsoft Windows, WORD, EXCEL, etc) - Knowledge of office procedures and experienced in the use of office equipment, - Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task is essential and considered an asset, - Ability to travel in small aircraft is a requirement.

Please submit your resume and three references no later than Friday Oct. 30th, 4 PM, to: Richard Habinski, P.Eng. Tech Unit Manager Windigo First Nations Council Box 299 Sioux Lookout, ON Or by e-mail: P8T 1A3 rhabinski@windigo.on.ca Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Console Operator Casual Wawatay Radio Network requires a console operator for live broadcasts during evening and weekend hours and for regular daytime programming as needed. Must ensure commercial advertising, public service announcements and station ID breaks occur during the scheduled times, fill out/sign broadcast reports and logs.

DUTIES: • Operate the QuickPix automation computer broadcast system.

• Operate the On-Air console and switch between music and live remote broadcast via telephone remote (training will be provided).

• Must monitor and ensure proper audio levels and clean sound are on the air waves at all times, and inform remote site of any problems to be corrected.

• Must notify supervisor of any technical problems as they occur.

• File live broadcast reports and help maintain flow of commercial advertising and public service announcement affidavits for each broadcast.

• Provide technical support for live broadcasts as needed (depending on experience).

• Must be at the station 30 minutes before live broadcasts.

• Ensure all programs are logged (via computer logger).

• Operate for producer/broadcasters when on-air.

• Follow scripts and formats of producer/broadcasters.

• Assist producer/broadcasters as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS: The Console Operator should be knowledgeable about radio, audio, music and DJing (D-Jaying) in general and have a strong interest in broadcasting. Understanding of the practices and technologies associated with the Canadian Broadcasting Industry would be considered an asset. The ability to work with little or no supervision within a wide range of environmental conditions, meet deadlines and be punctual. Understanding of the Aboriginal language and culture within Nishnawbe Aski Nation and Treaty 3 area would also be considered an asset. Must be highly self-motivated, trustworthy and willing to learn, and follow guidelines and broadcast standards.

Location: Sioux Lookout, ON Closing date: November 09, 2009 - 4:00PM CST To apply, send a cover letter and resume to: Attn: George Witham Director Of Technical Services Wawatay Native Communications Society Fax: (705) 360-1601 By email: georgew@wawatay.on.ca For additional information please call (705) 360-4556 Ext. 32

Employment Opportunity (Full-Time) RECEPTIONIST / CIRCULATION CLERK SUMMARY Wawatay Native Communications Society serves the communications needs of the people and communities in Northern Ontario. The Society does this through the provision of a variety of multimedia services, including but not limited to: a biweekly newspaper, daily native language radio programs, weekly television programming, audio streaming and regularly updated website.

These services help to preserve and enhance the languages and culture of the Aboriginal people in Northern Ontario.

RESPONSIBILITIES The Receptionist / Circulation Clerk’s function is: to operate the switchboard/telephone system, to answer, screen and forward all telephone calls, taking messages and providing basic information as required; greet visitors and guests at the reception area in a courteous and helpful manner; to gather and distribute mail, faxes and other material; and provide clerical assistance to the Management Team as requested. The Receptionist / Circulation Clerk is also expected to perform newspaper circulation tasks to ensure the timely distribution and circulation of the newspaper, maintenance of information relating to transactions for subscriptions, supervise contract distribution staff and associated transactions, compliance with circulation audit requirements, and achieve revenue targets.

QUALIFICATIONS: • Ability to work to work unsupervised.

• Previous reception experience an asset.

• The ability to communicate in Ojibway, Oji-Cree or Cree considered an asset.

• A high degree of initiative, motivation and the ability to observe strict confidentiality is essential.

• Excellent time management skills, including multi-tasking.

• The candidate must be willing to work overtime as required.

• A valid Ontario driver’s license preferred LOCATION: Sioux Lookout, Ontario CLOSING DATE: October 23rd 2009 Applicants can send their resume and cover letter to: Pierre Parsons Business Development Director Wawatay Native Communications Society P.O. Box 1180 Sioux Lookout, ON. P8T 1B7 Fax: 807-737-2263 Email: pierrep@wawatay.on.ca Note: Only applicants considered for an interview will be contacted.

Wawatay News OCTOBER 15, 2009 SIOUX LOOKOUT AREA MANAGEMENT BOARD (SLAAMB)

SIOUX LOOKOUT AREA MANAGEMENT BOARD (SLAAMB)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

JOB DESCRIPTION:

PROJECT RETENTION COUNSELLOR

PROJECT COORDINATOR

REVISION DATE: September 28,2009 JOB SUMMARY The Project Retention Counsellor is responsible for taking appropriate action to ensure participants of the two (2) employment/training projects (Wasaya Air & Health Centre) continue in their program successfully.

ACCOUNTABILITY The Project Retention Counsellor is accountable to the Project Coordinator and SLAAMB’s Executive Coordinator for all processes – forecast, budgets, reports and the day to day projects matters.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Will be responsible for taking appropriate action to ensure participants of the two (2) employment/training projects (Wasaya Air & Health Centre) continue in their program successfully.

2. Provides accurate and up-to-date forecasting, recording and reporting of all project participants.

3. Will report weekly on the participants’ progress to the Project Coordinator who together are responsible for taking appropriate action to ensure participants of the two (2) employment/training projects continue in their program successfully.

4. Responsible for conducting participant evaluation activities each month – surveys and focus groups by sector. The results of these formative evaluations will be presented to the Project Coordinator.

5. Will be in regular communication with the projects mentors, training organizations and all participants.

6. Visits the First Nation communities to hold information sessions and takes part in local community radio shows to promote the projects.

7. To reach youth, communicates with First Nation High Schools (Pelican Falls, Dennis Franklin Cromarty, KIHS, Wahsa and community schools to promote the projects.

8. Perform any other related duties, as required, to ensure the efficient operation of SLAAMB or as requested by the SLAAMB Coordinator.

STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE 1. Performs job and reporting functions in an accurate and timely manner.

2. Maintains accurate and up-to-date computerized records of all transactions.

3. Ensures proper filing procedures are in place and kept up-to-date.

4. In all contacts, treats clients and the public in a professional and courteous manner.

5. Treats confidential information appropriately.

6. Works effectively with a minimum of supervision and is proactive in identifying and solving problems on his/her own.

7. Works productively and professionally as a member of

8.

the SLAAMB team, actively participating in meetings as requested and maintaining co-operative working relationships with all SLAAMB staff and clients.

Is willing to acquire new skills and knowledge required to fulfill the position’s roles and responsibilities and sees learning and development as a part of his/her job.

9. Manages time effectively (manages workload efficiently, punctual, reliable attendance).

10. Works effectively with little supervision and makes decisions independently when appropriate.

11. Is able to adapt effectively to changes in workload or work environment.

QUALIFICATIONS 1. Grade 12 education or equivalent is required.

2. A minimum of one-year proven experience performing employment and/or training counseling and all other related duties is required.

3. Ability to type 30-40 WPM and proficiency in current versions of WordPerfect and Micro Soft Word is required, as well as working with Excel Spreadsheets.

4. Must have demonstrated self confidence and managerial skills.

5. Must have strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

6. Must have knowledge of and commitment to the services and programs provided by SLAAMB. 7. Must have knowledge of the people, culture and

geographic area of the Sioux Lookout Zone First Nations.

8. Ability to speak Oj-Cree, Ojibway or Cree is an asset.

9. Must live within commuting distance of Sioux Lookout.

NOTE: THIS IS A CONTRACT POSITION WITH SLAAMB FROM SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 UNTIL MARCH 31, 2011.

PAY UP TO $40,000/ANNUAL PLUS BENEFITS FOR EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS. THIS POSITION WILL BE BASED IN THUNDER BAY WITHIN THE WASAYA AIR OFFICES. Closing Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 Send Resume with three (3) references (marked confidential) to: Bob Bruyere SLAAMB Coordinator Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board P.O. Box 56 Sioux Lookout, ON. P8T 1A1 We want to thank everyone for applying. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

REVISION DATE: September 28,2009 JOB SUMMARY The Project Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the proper handling of all matters of the two (2) employment/training projects (Wasaya Air & Health Centre). The Project Coordinator provides accurate and up-to-date forecasting, recording and reporting of all project participants.

ACCOUNTABILITY The Project Coordinator is accountable to the Executive Coordinator for all processes – forecast, budgets, reports and the day to day projects matters.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Supervises the project staff on their duties. Assists with the projects’ quarterly/monthly narrative reports.

2. Responsible for conducting participant evaluation activities each month – surveys and focus groups by sector. The results of these formative evaluations will be presented to the Assessment Committee so they may “tweak” the project as necessary based on participant feedback.

3. Will be in regular communication with the projects mentors, training organizations and all participants.

4. Visits the First Nation communities to hold information sessions and takes part in local community radio shows to promote the projects.

5.To reach youth, communicates with First Nation High Schools (Pelican Falls, Dennis Franklin Cromarty, KIHS, Wahsa and community schools to promote the projects.

6. Ensure proper filing procedures are in place and kept up-to-date and verifies that all contract documents are signed by the proper designated signers.

7. Perform any other related duties, as required, to ensure the efficient operation of SLAAMB or as requested by the SLAAMB Coordinator.

STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE 1. Performs job and reporting functions in an accurate and timely manner.

2. Maintains accurate and up-to-date computerized records of all transactions.

3. Ensures proper filing procedures are in place and kept up-to-date.

4. In all contacts, treats clients and the public in a professional and courteous manner.

5. Treats confidential information appropriately.

6. Works effectively with a minimum of supervision and is proactive in identifying and solving problems on his/her own.

7. Works productively and professionally as a member of

8.

9.

the SLAAMB team, actively participating in meetings as requested and maintaining co-operative working relationships with all SLAAMB staff and clients.

Is willing to acquire new skills and knowledge required to fulfill the position’s roles and responsibilities and sees learning and development as a part of his/her job.

Manages time effectively (manages workload efficiently, punctual, reliable attendance).

10. Works effectively with little supervision and makes decisions independently when appropriate.

11. Is able to adapt effectively to changes in workload or work environment.

QUALIFICATIONS 1. Grade 12 education or equivalent is required.

2. Must have some financial background and experience with government accounting systems.

3. Must have experience doing financial forecasting (preparation of budgets and cashflows).

4. A minimum of one-year proven experience performing project coordination and all other related duties is required.

5. Ability to type 30-40 WPM and proficiency in current 6.

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versions of WordPerfect and Micro Soft Word is required, as well as working with Excel Spreadsheets.

Must have demonstrated self confidence, administration and managerial skills.

Must have strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Must have knowledge of and commitment to the services and programs provided by SLAAMB. Must have knowledge of the people, culture and geographic area of the Sioux Lookout Zone First Nations.

10. Ability to speak Oj-Cree, Ojibway or Cree is an asset.

11. Must live within commuting distance of Sioux Lookout.

NOTE: THIS IS A CONTRACT POSITION WITH SLAAMB FROM SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 UNTIL MARCH 31, 2011.

PAY UP TO $42,000/ANNUAL PLUS BENEFITS FOR EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS. Closing Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 Send Resume with three (3) references (marked confidential) to: Bob Bruyere SLAAMB Coordinator Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board P.O. Box 56 Sioux Lookout, ON. P8T 1A1 We want to thank everyone for applying. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

SIOUX LOOKOUT AREA MANAGEMENT BOARD (SLAAMB)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

SECRETARY/ RECEPTIONIST REVISION DATE: September 28,2009 JOB SUMMARY The Secretary/Receptionist is responsible for providing reception, clerical and administrative services for SLAAMB staff.

ACCOUNTABILITY The Secretary/Receptionist is directly accountable to the Finance Officer.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Provide reception Duties: 1.1 Greet visitors and clients and answer telephone promptly and courteously.

1.2 Answer general enquiries and/or refer inquiries to appropriate staff.

1.3 Take complete and accurate written messages for staff.

2. Provide clerical services for SLAAMB staff: 2.1 Type correspondence, reports or other documents as assigned.

2.2 Transcribe correspondence/reports using transcriber machine, as assigned 2.3 Photocopy and collate documents 2.4 File all documents received and give copies immediately to either Executive Coordinator or Assistant Coordinator, as appropriate 2.5 Prepare and/store (in files and on disk) office forms in a central location 2.6 Take minutes of meetings 2.7 Monitor and store supplies 3. Collect and distribute mail and faxes: 3.1 Pick up mail from and deliver mail to post office daily.

3.2 Open all envelopes and packages, stamp received date on each piece of mail.

3.3 Complete incoming and outgoing mail and fax log entries.

3.4 Distribute mail and faxes to appropriate staff appropriately.

3.5 Fax correspondence as assigned.

3.6 Stamp outgoing mail with appropriate postage.

3.7 Distribute internal correspondence appropriately and promptly as assigned.

4. Provide clerical services related to board meetings: 4.1 Assist in preparing board information – word processing, photocopying, collating.

4.2 Take and distribute minutes 5. Provide clerical support for recruitment and hiring processes as assigned: 5.1 Distribute Job Opening Notice appropriately for posting.

5.2 Notify candidates to be interviewed of date and time of interview as directed by Hiring Committee.

5.3 Prepare interview packages for Hiring Committee members.

STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE 1. Answers telephone and greets visitors/clients promptly and professionally; answers or refers enquiries appropriately and takes complete and accurate written messages.

2. Keeps SLAAMB filing system up-to-date and well organized.

3. Prepares meeting minutes which accurately summarizes the discussions and decisions and distributes minutes promptly (within 48 hours of meeting).

4. Prepares reports, correspondence, forms and other clerical assignments in an accurate and timely manner.

5. Ensures mail is picked up daily and distributed promptly and appropriately.

6. Treats confidential information in an appropriate manner.

7. Works effectively with a minimum of supervision and is proactive in identifying and solving problems on his/her own.

8. Works productively and professionally as a member of the SLAAMB team, actively participating in meetings as requested and maintain cooperative working relationships with all SLAAMB staff and clients.

9. Is willing to acquire new skills and knowledge required to fulfill the position’s roles and responsibilities and sees learning and development as a part of his/her job.

10. Manages time effectively (manages workload efficiently, punctual, reliable attendance.)

11. Is able to adapt effectively to changes in workload or work environment.

12. Must be able to work flexible hours out of the Sioux Lookout office.

QUALIFICATIONS 1. Grade 12 education or equivalent is required.

2. A minimum of two years previous reception/secretarial experience is required.

3. Must be familiar with general office procedures.

4. Must be able to type 30-40 WPM. 5. Familiarity with operation of computers and word processing software is required. Working experience with current versions of WordPerfect and Microsoft Word is required, as well as working with Excel Spreadsheets.

6. Must have strong English oral and written communication skills.

7. Must be able to prepare meeting minutes which accurately summarize discussions and decisions.

8. Ability to speak Oj-Cree, Ojibway or Cree is an asset.

9. Must have an understanding and appreciation of the culture, traditions and values of the First Nations people in the Sioux Lookout district.

10. Must live within commuting distance of Sioux Lookout.

11. Must have knowledge of and commitment to the services and programs provided by SLAAMB. NOTE: THIS IS A CONTRACT POSITION WITH SLAAMB FROM SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 UNTIL MARCH 31, 2011.

PAY UP TO $ 29,500/ANNUAL PLUS BENEFITS FOR EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS. Closing Date: Friday, October 23, 2009 Send Resume with three (3) references (marked confidential) to: Bob Bruyere SLAAMB Coordinator Sioux Lookout Area Aboriginal Management Board P.O. Box 56 Sioux Lookout, ON. P8T 1A1 We want to thank everyone for applying. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Justice Murray Sinclair delivers TRC speech at the University of Winnipeg Chris Kornacki Wawatay News

“Not all residential school survivors were victims of physical, sexual or psychological abuse but all of them suffered as a result of that experience,” said Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

“They were all abused by the institution and the system itself … the human rights of these children were taken away from them. They were punished by being placed in an institution.”

Sinclair delivered a speech at the University of Winnipeg Sept.

21. He spent nearly an hour talking to a crowd of students where he discussed the mandate of the TRC and explained what he and the other commissioners hope to accomplish over the next few years.

Sinclair’s speech was also web-cast live on the University of Winnipeg’s website so anyone interested in the work of the TRC could watch and listen in from anywhere in Canada and around the world.

Sinclair was Canada’s first Aboriginal judge and was co-

chairman of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry, which was appointed in the wake of the police killing of Native leader J.J. Harper. In early 2009 Ottawa appointed Sinclair, whose parents were both residential school survivors, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission after its first chairman quit in frustration.

“People need to be able to find peace within themselves.”

– Murray Sinclair

In his speech at the University of Winnipeg, Sinclair said the circle of violence that exists in today’s Aboriginal communities is a direct fallout from the residential school system noting “one of the goals of the commission is to help the survivors learn to deal with their own past, to reconcile themselves with the pain they’ve caused to others as a result of their residential school experience.”

“People need to be able to find peace within themselves

and between each other and we need to help them find it,” Sinclair said.

Sinclair went on to say the responsibility of the TRC is to create an historical record of the history and impact of the residential school system in Canada and to provide an opportunity for those people who participate in the TRC to heal. The TRC will be traveling across the country listening to residential school survivors talk about their experiences with the residential school system and how it affected their lives and the lives of their children and their children’s children.

Those who share their story with the TRC can also have it made public on the TRC’s website if they choose to.

Another goal of the TRC is to host five events over the next five years in different parts of Canada. These events will be residential school information events where the country can gather together and listen to stories, music, look at art work that all have to do with the residential school system.

Sinclair also said the TRC is planning to build a residential school museum and library.

While the location of this museum is still being discussed, it will be the centre where all the information that the TRC will be gathering over the next years will be located and made available to the public.

Sinclair also noted the unique aspect of the TRC is it was not created by Ottawa, but instead by the courts as a result of the settlement in the residential schools class-action lawsuit.

The survivors agreed to use $60 million of the settlement funds to build the TRC so all survivors would have the chance to share their experiences to Canada and to heal together.

“The government has taken the view that this is their commission but we’re constantly reminding them that this is survivor money,” Sinclair said.

Sinclair concluded by saying that there is a lot of work to be done in the process of healing, and he hopes that the TRC can start that process.

“Five years is not a very long time,” Sinclair said. “We’re not going to fix it in five years… what we are going to do though is engage the public in the issue and show the public how reconciliation can be done.”

Grassy Narrows fighting clear-cutting of its land Debbie Mishibinijima Wawatay News

Grassy Narrows is looking for a clear-cut victory in its court battle with the province over industrial logging.

The trial began Oct. 5 in Toronto at the Ontario Superior Court.

The First Nation is challenging Ontario’s right to approve industrial logging that interferes with constitutionally guaranteed treaty rights.

“We have never given our consent to clear-cut logging, and we have never given up our right to live off this land, but the government and the corporations choose to ignore this,” said Grassy Narrows representative Joseph Fobister in a release. “The logging is destroying a way of life for our people and we cannot allow that.”

According to the community, in March the province “unilaterally approved a plan that identifies 27 areas to be clear-cut on Grass Narrows territory, including 17 that will be more than 260 hectares in size.”

For nearly seven years, a peaceful grassroots protest on Highway 671 has prevented logging trucks from access to portions of the Whiskey Jack

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Anastasia Lintner, staff lawyer for Ecojustice, explained, “This historic test case will set a precedent for First Nation communities across the province whose lands are being clearcut, strip-mined and polluted for the benefit of multinational resource extraction companies.”

Gary Penner is the counsel for the federal government.

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NOTIFICATION A Hydro One Project Connecting Ontario’s Green Energy Future

Commencement of the Terms of Reference for the Environmental Assessment of the Northwest Transmission Expansion Project R E L I A B I L I T Y

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• Grid Reinforcement – Building the line would lay the groundwork for a future 230 kV connection between Dryden Transformer Station and the new station in the Pickle Lake area, creating a 230 kV ring and strengthening the grid’s capacity in the northwest.

• Economic Development – The project has the potential to create direct and indirect construction jobs, green jobs and related economic benefits for northwestern Ontario communities and businesses.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA) PROCESS The Northwest Transmission Expansion Project is being undertaken in accordance with the EA Act. The first step in the process is the preparation of a Terms of Reference ("ToR") to provide the framework for the preparation of the environmental assessment. The ToR will define Hydro One’s work plan for addressing the requirements of the EA Act when completing the environmental assessment. The ToR is subject to approval by the Minister of the Environment.

ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD (OEB) APPROVAL The project also requires Leave to Construct approval pursuant to section 92 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998. The OEB, as regulator of Ontario’s electricity industry, will determine whether the construction and operation of the proposed facilities are in the public interest.

CONSULTATION Hydro One is committed to developing this important project in full consultation with affected parties. First Nations and Métis communities, members of the public, government ministries and agencies and interested stakeholders are encouraged to actively participate in the environmental assessment process, including the development of the ToR. Consultation opportunities are planned throughout the region to support the EA and OEB processes.

Public Information Centres (PICs) will be one of the main tools used for consultation. We encourage you to attend one of the PICs, where you will have the opportunity to learn more about the project and reference corridor, provide input, and discuss any issues or concerns with our project team.

Hydro One Networks Inc. ("Hydro One") has initiated a project under Ontario’s Environmental Assessment Act (the "EA Act") to build an approximately 430kilometre, single-circuit 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line on a new corridor from near the Township of Nipigon to near the Township of Pickle Lake in northwestern Ontario. The project would also include building new stations near Nipigon and Pickle Lake and is estimated to be in-service in late 2013. A reference corridor, as shown above, will be studied by Hydro One to identify potential route alternatives and assess their potential environmental effects.

If approved, the Northwest Transmission Expansion Project would improve reliability and increase transmission capacity to meet existing and future electricity demand in northwestern Ontario. This project also supports the Province of Ontario’s vision under the Green Energy and Green Economy Act by providing the infrastructure needed to connect renewable generation to the provincial transmission system in the future.

The project would address a number of needs and provide critical benefits to the northwestern electricity system and communities: • Reliability – The existing 115 kV transmission line between Ear Falls and Pickle Lake (E1C) is aging and has a poor performance record. The new line would provide an alternate source of supply resulting in improved reliability.

• Capacity – Electricity growth is expected to increase beyond the capacity of E1C, and the new line would provide the opportunity for existing customers to grow and for future customers to be connected to the provincial electricity system.

• Renewables – Northwestern Ontario has significant renewable generation potential, including approximately 100 megawatts (MW) at Ontario Power Generation’s proposed Little Jackfish Hydroelectric Development and up to 280 MW of wind potential on the east side of Lake Nipigon. The line would provide the transmission capacity to develop this renewable generation.

• Remote Communities – The proposed line offers the opportunity for First Nations and other remote communities to connect to the grid in the future, reducing their dependency on diesel generation.

In addition, Hydro One is undertaking a consultation process with potentially affected First Nations and Métis communities. PICs will be conducted in these communities as requested.

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If you wish to be added to the project mailing list or would like further information about the project and future consultation opportunities, contact: Enza Cancilla, Manager, Public Affairs Corporate Communications Hydro One Networks Inc. Tel: 1-877-345-6799 Fax: (416) 345-6984 Email: community.relations@HydroOne.com Website: www.HydroOne.com/Northwest Unless otherwise stated in the submission, any personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location included in a submission will, pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, become part of the public record files for this matter and will be released, if requested, to any person.

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October 15, 2009 Northern Ontario’s First Nation Voice since 1974

The story of the Hunter’s Festival Results of the Michikan Lake 21st Hunter’s Festival

Joe Beardy/Special to Wawatay News

Dozens of participants and supporters fill their plates during the feast at the traditional grounds.

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loud bang on the door at 4:30 a.m. is very terrifying as I found out recently. Most of these early morning calls come with bad news.

But this specific Sept. 23 morning was the start of the Michikan Lake’s 21st Annual Hunters Festival.

I had been bugged to ducks end to participate but had refused quantum times due to work, the flu bug and just plain laziness, but I finally gave in. I figured this would be a great rabbit’s eye view of the hunt and get the story straight from the campfire.

This special Wednesday morning was cold with fog streaming through the community and it hung heavy along the Severn River where the main boat launch for the community is located. This is where the hunters depart from. Most arrived by 6 a.m. to load their boats and to fill up their gas tanks. The departure time is slated for 6:30 a.m. but most of the hunters are already in their boats idling about and waiting impatiently for the shot to ring off notifying the beginning of the hunt.

The night before, the Hunter’s committee called all the hunters to the local school gym to go over the rules and to find out each person’s destination in case of accidents. Hunter’s were also required to pay their $175 entry fee and prizes are also drawn from each payment given. This year sees a number of outsiders from neighbouring communities participating.

It’s still dark at 6 a.m. but it’s a great time to go from boat to boat visiting

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and trying to figure out who is who.

I teamed up with my little brother, Ivan. He is a cool character who moves about with confidence and speaks with very little words, if any at all. The bluish purple haze in the distance brings in light and the idling of the motors becomes impatiently noisy.

The firecracker noise of a gun sounds more like a cap gun than a 12-gauge shotgun and the roar of 27 motors speeding off is deafening. The hunters race out to the main river way of the Severn River. The waves created by so many outboards are dangerous and can at times flip a boat over.

Ten minutes into the ride the hunters come to the Kitaajiwan rapids, which is only wide enough for one boat. With careful idling and manoeuvring, the hunters pass safely through.

Then it’s a race along the river to each person’s destination. My partner and I are heading about one hour down river and are chasing seven boats with about five more behind us.

Twenty-five minutes into our drive the sun slowly peers over the treetops and the fog slowly rises and we can start to see the shorelines. Ivan is driving the motor and he turns into one of the smaller rivers that empties into the main river way. We slow down because of unseen rocks under the muddy waters of the Severn and hitting one of these would end our pursuit of the $10,000 prize that each boat, manned by two hunters, is gunning for.

We turn into another little creek and startle six mallards which fly off, they are a little too far for our guns. As we come out of the smaller creek we scare off an unexpected mallard and my partner fires off two shots but to no avail.

“What, you didn’t see that?” he says, almost startling me with words.

I turn around and reply, “Were you shooting at a duck?”

We move on along the main river and veer off into a few more creeks, which yield no ducks or moose along the brushes. A week before, news from the Muskrat Dam Hunters Festival had confirmed what everyone had predicted all along, very little sightings of ducks and geese. The rivers and remote lakes that the ducks and geese feed and rest along are all flooded over.

We arrive at our hunting destination within an hour and a half and cruise along the shorelines and bay area’s looking for places where we can wait for ducks that evening.

In one of the bays my partner stops at the shore and checks along the bushes for moose tracks which, if found, would allow us to wait and call for them using our under throat grunts to lure them out into the open area. This is also mating season for the moose so any kind of grunt my partner and I can create will arouse the moose’s suspicions.

My partner appears moments later from his trek to retrieve his gun and head back into the bush.

Five shots later from his shotgun he appears once again with a partridge somewhat torn up from the blasts. Partridges are on the scoreboard this year boasting a $350 prize for most killed.

Rabbits are also on the hunting board with most rabbits brought in carrying the same cash prize.

After a few hours of checking our surroundings we decide to have our lunch and to set some rabbit snares along a rocky shoreline. We set three snares each, then dine on the northern cuisine of fried bannock and pan heated Klik, topped off with hot tea.

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Joe Beardy/Special to Wawatay News

Eddie Brown and Bruce Kam, 2009 champs. hold two moose legs that the two had killed and won them the hunters fest.

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Rabbits, ducks and partridges add flavour to contest

Joe Beardy/Special to Wawatay News

Hunters prepare and wait in the early morning fog, just before the start of the hunt.

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We head off again to a look for a camping site close to where we would set up our blind and wait for ducks. We had spotted a bay earlier that looked to be a good spot so we cruise the shoreline looking for an open area and dry ground to sleep on.

We then set up our tent and we will be leaving most of our gear along with blankets and food inside of it. A half hour later we are back in our boat heading to a marsh area to wait in. We set up in a bush area that has been covered over by the high waters and cut down branches from nearby brushes to make our blind. We also set out our decoys of mallards and geese, which will help in attracting the ducks and geese that will be flying by.

It’s quite a revelation to find mosquitoes in large numbers still trying to get their fill of blood this time of the year. An hour into our wait the first duck glides ever so smoothly into our sights and is quickly overtaken by our marksmanship.

As the hours pass the clouds have formed overhead revealing rain. It comes down slowly but within a few minutes it is getting really wet. But this doesn’t faze my buddy who is focused on the idea that the master flock will fly in and we would quadruple our points. The ducks are flying one at a time and only one every hour.

The sun has now faded and darkness has been with us for over an hour. We have waited in our blind for six hours when my buddy decides to break his silence by uttering, “Well, guess they ain’t coming.”

“Really now?” I reply.

We arrive at our camp and proceed to make a fire but the wood and branches that we need to start the fire are all wet.

We eventually get a fire going but I am too tired to enjoy it and crawl into our tent. Wouldn’t you know, all my blankets are wet, but the long day has taken its toll on me and I crawl in and cover myself with spare clothes.

The early morning noise of geese circling our camp is annoying especially at 5 a.m. I close my eyes again and it only feels like a few minutes when I heard my buddy yell out.

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The time is 5:30 a.m. Still damp from my wet clothing and soaked sleeping bag I jump up fast to make the transition from warm covers to cold air. Surprisingly, it does work. The skyline is reddish with fog rising from the warm waters as we head to our blind. Our wait time this morning is four and a half hours with no fliers. see EARLY BIRD page B3

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Early bird gets the bird from B2 As we paddle out of the marsh area we spot some other hunters across the bay waving a red blanket. We decide to check on their situation. It’s that lone Chief from Kitchennuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Donny Morris, and his gun-slinging partner, Archie.

It’s an old trick to distract your competitors for a spell and treat them with warm almost cold coffee and week old bannock. The surprising fact is the two of them are just getting up and it’s 11 a.m.

Their hunting bag reveals one mallard. But the next trick you learn in the hunter’s manual is never to reveal how many ducks, geese or moose you have killed. This slows down your opponents who feel secure in their own hunt.

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We check our snares and have our meal along the same rocky shore before heading back home. We divert into each bay area trying to scare off ducks along the way. The drive is slow as we cruise the shorelines for any unexpected fliers to pop out of the marshes.

We arrive at the bottom of the Kitaajiwan rapids by 4 p.m. and make a fire. Here we gut our ducks and fill in a sheet that was given to us prior to leaving to indicate what we had shot.

My partner motions me to look at the paper and has counted 28 points, 12 ducks but no mallards.

As we lay about enjoying the hot sun and our freshly boiled tea, boat after boat of hunters stop to visit and tell us stories of their hunt, but it’s all the same.

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Jepita and Robert Mosquitoe inspect ducks as two of the judges at the 21st Michikan Lake Hunter’s Fest.

Team totals tallied from two day hunt from B3 It’s getting close to 6 p.m., the check in time, and we follow the crowd of last minute hunters up the rapids to the main boat launch where everyone must sign in before 6 p.m.

The shoreline is filled with spectators who are there to wait for their relations to arrive and also to peek into each hunter’s boat to see what they have brought in. The inspectors look over each hunter’s gun to see if there are any shells in the chamber or in their magazine. There is a penalty of 10 points deducted if any shells are found.

Load after load of bags from each of the boats are taken up to the main shack where points are added up. A total of six moose are counted, 20 geese and close to 50 ducks. Rabbits and partridges are also tallied up. The community members

have already started to make arrangements at the tepee site, adjacent to the main boat launch. Each hunter is escorted to their family tepee and fed and offered a hot cup of tea and in return they are required to tell stories of what happened during their two-day hunt. The award ceremony is slated for that Saturday where a feast will take place.

The feast lasts three days and this year a record number of people attend. Most are originally from the community but have moved to other communities, towns and cities and this is the best time for them to visit and see old faces and friends. This year’s hunt saw a total of six moose and two calves brought in plus a couple of caribou.

Most rabbits went to the team of Archie McKay and Donny Morris with a cash prize of $350. Archie and his buddy,

Donny also won the most species award carrying the same cash prize. The most partridges brought in were awarded to Wayne Brown and Henry McKay with a $350 cash prize.

The skunk prize also has a cash prize of $350 and a trophy and was shared by two groups of hunters, Wes Nothing and Norman Barratt and the team of Scott Nothing and James Beardy.

The 10th place winners, Ivan Beardy and Joe Beardy had a total of 28 points and received a cash prize of $350 and a trophy each.

Thanks to all those who participated and the volunteers who without their tireless work would not have made the Hunter’s Festival a reality. Also a KiChi-Meequetch to those who attended from other communities, Muskrat Dam and Big Trout Lake, and the many people who return home to visit each year.

ᐊᐧᐊᐧᑌ ᐊᓂᔑᓇᐯᒧᐃᐧᓂ ᐊᔭᒧᐃᐧᓂ ᐊᓄᑭᐃᐧᓇᐣ Wawatay Native Communications Society Our THUNDER BAY Bureau has expanded to a new and bigger location. The new office will be home to the following branches:

The website provides a unique perspective on the people, languages and culture of NAN and Treaty 3 in particular through multimedia content that combines photos, audio, video and text.

SEVEN Youth Media Network was created to represent and make an impact on the Seventh Generation. The name is influenced by the Seven Sacred Teachings and a Nishnawbe prophecy that said the Seventh Generation would be the one to turn things around for our people.

Published by Wawatay Native Communications Society since 1974, the bi-weekly newspaper is distributed to more than 80 First Nations across Northern Ontario and to Aboriginal people living in the region’s towns and cities. Wawatay News features Aboriginal news, people, culture and language.

A Wasaya Airways / Wawatay News Partnership. Publishing six times per year,this full colour,glossy magazine will be distributed on all Wasaya flights,in regional airports and in First Nation communities served by Wasaya.

The Print & Design department offers many services. For you next promotion, let us create an experience that will leave lasting and positive effects within our community.

From flyers to large format printing!

Our new address: 2nd Floor Royal Bank Building Suite 202 VictoriaVille Centre, 620 Victoria Ave. E. Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 1A9

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